Although "genuinely disturbing", this episode is, all in all, a "stone-cold classic piece of British TV sci-fi", said Robinson, and one that is sure to win over "even people who hate 'Doctor Who'".

And in 1982's Earthshock, the almost universally unloved Adric was atomised, leaving the Doctor and the audience surprisingly devastated. But now we've seen poor goofy Rory "die" three times in ...