Doctor Who - Cold War Review
Mark Gatiss' chilly thriller falls just short of greatness After last week's divisive The Rings Of Akhaten , Cold War finds Doctor Who on much more familiar ground. Familiar, but wonderfully entertaining. It's 1983 and a Soviet submarine crew uncover what they believe to be a mammoth. Except it's very much not a mammoth, it's a Martian Ice Warrior. Living underneath the ice for nearly 5000 years, the Ice Warrior is lost and confused. The Doctor and Clara arrive just in time to see the Russian crew provoke the Ice Warrior, turning the proud soldier into a very dangerous foe. Last year, Doctor Who delivered an episode called Dinosaurs On A Spaceship , and Cold War could easily be re-titled Alien On A Submarine as not only does the episode take place within the confines of the underwater vessel, but it bears a significant resemblance to Ridley Scott's 70's masterpiece ( Alien) . It's behind you... and slightly to your right