The official Forbidden Planet website has released information about a new ‘Vengeance on Varos’ action figure set, which includes the Sixth Doctor’s companion Peri Brown and the sly reptilian Sil. This is the first set to contain a companion from the classic era of Doctor Who.
“The Sixth Doctor and Peri visit the planet Varos to obtain supplies of a rare ore called Zeiton 7, vital to the functioning of the TARDIS. Varos was once a colony for the criminally insane and the descendants of the original guards still rule, while the poverty-stricken people are kept entertained by screenings of public torture from the Punishment Dome.
Their Governor has been trying to negotiate a better export price for zeiton ore from Sil, an envoy of the Galatron Mining Corporation, whose reptilian body is supported and kept cool by a mobile water tank.”
The new set is now available to pre-order at the price of £24.99 from
Forbidden Planet, and is expected to arrive at their warehouse on 7th December 2010.
The two stories to feature Sil in the classic era of Doctor Who were called ‘Vengeance on Varos’ and ‘Mindwarp’, and starred Nabil Shaban. It was planned for Sil to appear alongside the Ice Warriors in ‘Mission to Magnus’, which was eventually abandoned when the series was put on hiatus.
What were the names of the two stories to feature Sil in the classic era of Doctor Who, who played the character, and what enemy was it planned for Sil to appear alongside in the abandoned Season 23 story ‘Mission to Magnus’?
The official Forbidden Planet website has released information about a new ‘Vengeance on Varos’ action figure set, which includes the Sixth Doctor’s companion Peri Brown and the sly reptilian Sil. This is the first set to contain a companion from the classic era of Doctor Who.