In a piece to camera, Fergus talks about the cavern under the church which is shrouded in stories of curses, pagans and witches and led to the barrow's name - the Devil's Hump. When Yates mentions it is in a village called Devil's End, the name sparks curiosity in the Doctor's mind and he agrees to watch the programme with them. Yates has come to pick Jo up so they can watch the broadcast of the opening of the barrow together. Mike Yates emerges and says that it must be magic, but the Doctor shows a remote control he had in his pocket. As he talks to her, Jo is surprised to see Bessie seemingly drive off around the yard by itself and even honk in communication with the Doctor.

The Doctor is exasperated saying that anything that seems magic or occult can be explained by science. In a UNIT garage, Jo talks to the Doctor about the occult whilst he tampers with Bessie. Outside a large hill, a TV crew is setting up a live broadcast, fronted by Alastair Fergus, where Professor Gilbert Horner is going to open the barrow. As Reeves drives off she implores him not to open the barrow. Hawthorne says she cast the runes this morning and knew that something bad was going to happen. His dog runs away into a graveyard, where he sees something that causes him to fall to the ground, dead.Įarly the next morning, Miss Olive Hawthorne tries to convince the village GP, Dr Reeves, that the man died of fright but Reeves is having none of it saying it was a simple heart attack. With the Master fully prepared to destroy the Earth, the Doctor and UNIT - aided by a benevolent practitioner of witchcraft - battle the wicked rites of a secret science wielded by an alien from another world.ĭuring a stormy night in a sleepy village, a man leaves a pub with his dog.

Dark elemental forces begin to disturb the village on the eve of May Day: unexplained murders, a stone gargoyle come to life, and a nigh-impenetrable infernal energy dome. Seeking to gain the ancient titan's demonic power, he gathers a cult and then corrupts or controls the residents of Devil's End to bow to his will. The Master, posing as a rural vicar, summons a cloven-hoofed demon-like creature named Azal in a church crypt.

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