Jack Watling

Okay.

Travers, as played by Jack Watling, always kind of had a bit of an uncanny performance to him, if you know what I mean.

And I think that it works really well for him like playing possessed, especially with like his old age makeup too.

So yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Deborah Watling and her real-life father, Jack Watling, both appear again.

This is his last role ever where he reprises the role of Professor Travers.

Interestingly enough, at one point, Sarah Jane and the Brig are using the codes NN and QQ.

I would maybe even watch this again.

you know um um the the yetis are just the you know the yetis um it's they don't really have the punch but you know what they never had any sort of punch in the in in um abominable snowman and web of fear like you know what i mean like they never really like filmed them in a way that made them monstrous or creepy that's just you know what i mean they're always walking around in broad daylight and stuff you know and they don't they never really do much of anything maybe when they were down in the suit or in the the sewers or whatever that was in web affair you know but i don't know it's just funny it's cute to see them again and especially the silver balls rolling around and with that particular sound effect you know and and that sort of thing um What's Watling's first name, Professor Travers? Oh, Jack.

Jack Watling.

He's not much better than his daughter in terms of he's really playing it very broadly and over the top.

Uh, I do think that's a really good look for him.

Um, uh, but yes, Professor, Professor Watkins, uh, was supposed to be, did I mention this before? Was, was originally going to be Professor Travers, but then the part was so reduced that they felt it would, uh, it would be obtuse to ask Jack Watling to come and take part.

Uh, uh, I think this was at the storylining stage, which is why y- you...

An- Anne Travers wouldn't have suddenly become a fashion pho- that would've been a real, that would've been a real undermining of Anne Travers' brilliant bit in "The Web of Fear" where she goes, "When I was a little girl, I wanted to become a scientist, so I became a scientist.

This seems good for a few reasons.

One, I was so thrilled to see Jack Watling back.

A few moments ago I talked about Professor Travers returning is the kind of memory that I really enjoy from New Who, like really surfacing here in Classic Who.

So I was happy to see him back.

Kapow." And then a little sort of paranoid conspiracy thriller bit for a moment, just to let us know that everything's not quite right.

Uh, and, uh, now we're in London, supposed to be with Professor Travers and Anne Travers, but during rewrites it was decided that, uh, the role of the professor was not going to be big enough to justify calling in Jack Watling.

So, uh, so here we have Isabel, the fashion photographer, and a, uh, uh, feminist, uh, wannabe, uh, uh, wannabe, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, and, uh, yes, let's see how, how that goes down, 'cause it's a very strident characteristic of hers.

Uh, and of course Derek, 'cause D- Derek Sherwin is the writer, and he's an interesting voice for Doctor Who.