Terror of the Vervoids [SEP] series
Terror of the Vervoids
Terror of the Vervoids is the third serial of the larger narrative known as "The Trial of a Time Lord" which encompasses the whole of the 23rd season of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 1 to 22 November 1986. The title "Terror of the Vervoids" is never used on screen and was first used in relation to these episodes for the 1987 novelisation, with the four episodes that comprise the season being
and is the penultimate companion of the classic series.
Character biography.
Mel first appears in the serial "Terror of the Vervoids", part of the 14-part story "The Trial of a Time Lord". At this point, she and the Sixth Doctor have been travelling together for some time. The events of "Vervoids" are shown as part of a Matrix projection of future events being shown by the Sixth Doctor to the court, so from his point of view, he is seeing an adventure he will