STORY PLOTLINE

The TARDIS arrives on Earth in the middle of a meteorite shower and the Doctor is found by UNIT troops and taken to a nearby hospital. The Brigadier is faced with having to cope not only with the mysterious meteorites but also with Ransome, an ex-employee of a local factory, who claims he has seen a walking mannequin.

The meteorites turn out to be hollow globes containing the Nestene agent, Channing, has infiltrated the plastics factory and is using energy from the globes to animate Autons - mannequin-like figures and realistic replicas of senior establishment figures - with the aim of colonising the Earth.

Aided by newly recruited UNIT scientist Dr Elizabeth Shaw, the Doctor sets out to thwart this scheme.

DVD EXTRAS

• STUDIO COMMENTARY Nicholas Courtney and Caroline John
• JOIN UNIT Original UNIT Recruitment film
• Unused Third Doctor title sequence
• Location Notes and Production Notes

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