Quote Originally Posted by comicshorse View Post
BBC special effects, still famous through-out the world
Indeed! S'funny, some of the effects in Classic Who are surprisingly good*, and I flag a few of these up in future recommendations. Other times they're... not so good. One of the most terrible is a kind of pantomime horse monster in one of the Fifth Doctor serials (with Silurians in it). I can't recall the name of the monster or the episode offhand. It didn't help that the thing was shown brightly lit, in full shot, so all its sheer rubbishness was clearly on display.

*As noted by an American comedian whose name I can't remember**, only the English would have a saying like "surprisingly good", owing to our national assumption that things are going to be a disappointment.

**I'm having trouble with names today!