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Mechonoid
Mechonoids (sometimes spelled "Mechanoids") are fictional robots who appear in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', in episodes 5 and 6 of the 1965 serial "The Chase (Doctor Who), The Chase". They were conceived by writer Terry Nation, designed by Raymond Cusick, and built by Shawcraft Engineering. In the story, the Mechonoids are robots sent to the planet Mechanus to prepare for an Earth colony. The colonists never arrived, but the self-repairing robots built and maintained a city. When the First Doctor and his companions arrive on Mechanus, they struggle to communicate with the robots. A team of time-travelling Dalek, Daleks appears, pursuing the Doctor and his friends, and the Mechonoids defend their city in a ferocious battle. Both the Daleks and the Mechonoids are destroyed in the fight, allowing the Doctor and his companions to escape. Intended as an enemy of the series' most popular monsters, the Daleks, it was hoped that the Mechonoids would prove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chase (Doctor Who)
''The Chase'' is the eighth Serial (radio and television), serial of the Doctor Who (season 2), second season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Written by Terry Nation and directed by Richard Martin (British director), Richard Martin, the serial was broadcast on BBC in six weekly parts from 22 May to 26 June 1965. Set in multiple time periods on several different planets, including Aridius, Earth, and Mechanus, the serial features the Dalek race Time travel in fiction, travelling through time while pursuing the TARDIS and its occupants—the First Doctor (William Hartnell) and his Companion (Doctor Who), companions Ian Chesterton (William Russell (English actor), William Russell), Barbara Wright (Doctor Who), Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill), and Vicki (Doctor Who), Vicki (Maureen O'Brien)—to kill them and seize the TARDIS for themselves. The Doctor and companions encounter several characters, including monsters Count Dracula, Dracula (Malcolm R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |