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- THE SAVAGES. Written by Ian Stuart Black. 4 episodes.
- 28th May - 18th June 1966.
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- COMPANIONS:- Steven and Dodo.
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- The Doctor and his companions land on a barren sandy planet inhabited
- by two races, the Elders and the Savages. The TARDIS crew are taken to the
- Elders' capital to meet Jano, leader of the city. The Elders appear to
- have reached the peak of civilisation being strong, healthy, intelligent
- and tanned. In contrast, the Savages are a pale, timid folk eking out an
- existence and living in fear of the Elders.
- Dodo and Steven are taken on a tour of the Elders city and Dodo wanders
- off. She comes across a laboratory where the Elders' secret is revealed.
- They are strong and vibrant because they are draining the life force and
- energy from the Savages.
- The Doctor refuses to believe this story until Jano drains some of his
- life force into his body. Jano inherits some of the characteristics of the
- Doctor and develops a conscience. He goes to the Savages and leads them in
- an attack to destroy the transferrence lab. The Elders and Savages choose
- Steven to be their leader and the Doctor and Dodo leave him to his task.
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