I do and don't recall the show at this time. I watched it when it originally aired on this side of the pond. When Who went into syndcation/repeats on PBS Saturday nights, we were more likely to see Four, Five, and Seven--especially Four as he was the most popular Doctor for Americans. However, this will give me an excuse to watch the pre-Jo episodes with Three as I'm gaining a new appreciation for this version of the Doctor.
I recently had the pleasure of watching the Classic Who episode where Three is introduced to Liz Shaw, Spearhead from Space (7.1, 1970). Three is brand new in this, his Tardis won't work, he steals a suit of clothes and a car, that sort of thing. Meeting Liz is a real highlight for him in a sea of fubar. I liked her professionalism, her resistance to being drafted by UNIT (she is a professor at Cambridge) and her scientific mind. Though in real life, Caroline John sent a bikini photo of herself to the BBC in hopes of landing a TV role (she worked at the National Theater under Lawrence Olivier), Liz Shaw was a modest dresser with a serious look. She was more of a Barbara than a Zoe, imho, and it's cool that the Doctor gets along with and appreciates all kinds of different women (and even a guy every so often
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I recently watched "Doctor Who and the Silurians," and one of the subplots involves the Doctor and Liz attempting to stop a bio-engineered apocalypse plague. Liz really, truly exudes science-y competence throughout.
For favorite moments: basically every single thing she says and does in Ambassadors of Death?
Despite spending most of that serial locked up, she still manages to be more than just a little composed (keeping calm and quiet while being threatened with a gun), crafty (an escape attempt that would've succeeded if not for an unforeseeable twist of fate) and a snarkfest all around (don't worry, I won't harm you, she says while being restrained by her guard).
Plus she gets to ride Bessie in a car chase. It's awesome.
Contains Spoilers for <i>Inferno</i>bloose09June 28 2012, 00:14:53 UTC
My favorite Liz Shaw moments are when she was Section Leader Liz Shaw (aka Fascist Liz) in Inferno. Caroline Johns plays her so deliciously evil and cold hearted. Who can ever forget the moment when she shoots the Brigadier Leader so that the Doctor can save the day?
I really enjoyed Liz Shaw as she was a true scientist, very competent, and more than a match for the Doctor. She hit the nail on the head with this quote, the Brig attributed to her, about the Doctor "...all the Doctor really needed was someone to pass him his test tubes and tell him how brilliant he was..."
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AWESOME!!!
edit: some sections of the Inferno are on youtube... he hasn't gone to the evil universe yet in the first half hour...:)
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Despite spending most of that serial locked up, she still manages to be more than just a little composed (keeping calm and quiet while being threatened with a gun), crafty (an escape attempt that would've succeeded if not for an unforeseeable twist of fate) and a snarkfest all around (don't worry, I won't harm you, she says while being restrained by her guard).
Plus she gets to ride Bessie in a car chase. It's awesome.
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I really enjoyed Liz Shaw as she was a true scientist, very competent, and more than a match for the Doctor. She hit the nail on the head with this quote, the Brig attributed to her, about the Doctor "...all the Doctor really needed was someone to pass him his test tubes and tell him how brilliant he was..."
I really enjoyed Liz Shaw's time on the show.
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