tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post2134449517330136299..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #582: Earthshock Part 2Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-73818625315968272322013-06-26T17:01:44.675-03:002013-06-26T17:01:44.675-03:00Beryl Reid was a long-established comedy actress h...Beryl Reid was a long-established comedy actress here in the UK when it was announced she was guest-starring in this, and it caused some consternation when we learned she was playing a tough starship captain.. She has always played dotty and silly characters and we were dreading this but she wasn't too bad.<br />Unfortunately her success here then paved the way for JNT to invite more stunt-casting for other comedians to appear in the show, turning it into more of a pantomime than it already was.karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07814365568280298681noreply@blogger.com