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How could Doctor Who get out of the 1970s without doing a story about the perils of drug use? Nightmare of Eden may have its roots in gritty thrillers like The French Connection, but once the lumbering Mandrels enter the picture, things start to look more like Cocaine Bear. Despite the higher-than-average creativity — the ide of physically preserving environments in “laser crystal” storage is inspired — absolutely no one in the cast looks like they’re having any fun, which, if you think about it, makes Nightmare an apt meta-comment about drug culture. You might even call it a trip.
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Story Essentials: Nightmare of Eden
Season 17, Serial 4
Story number: 106, per the The Pull To Open Codex
Writers: Bob Baker
Director: Alan Bromly, Graham Williams
Producer: Graham Williams
Aired 24 November – 15 December 1979
Pull To Open: Nightmare of Eden
Season 4
Episode 49
Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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