The Catacombs Reference Library
The Episode Critics
Compiled by Martin Willey

Click on episode title for comments by Johnny Byrne (Critical commentary, 1975), Richard Houldsworth (TV Zone, 1992+), Chris Bentley (SFX, 1996), John Kenneth Muir, James O'Neill (Sci-Fi On Tape, 1997), Anthony McKay (DWB, 1992+) and others.

Number Episode Johnny Byrne (out of 5) (1975) Dreamwatch (out of 10) (1996) Chris Bentley/ SFX (1996) Sci-Fi On Tape (out of 8) (1997) Bob Wood (out of 10)
(2002)
Bob Wood (out of 10)
(2010)
Alasdair Stuart (out of 5) (2007) Adrian Sherlock (out of 10) (2018-23)
1 Breakaway 4 7 A+ 6 8.5 8 4 10
2 Matter Of Life And Death 3 B- 5 8 7 4 8
3 Black Sun 4 8 A 5 9.5 9 3 10
4 Ring Around The Moon 3 3 C- 4 7 6 2 7
5 Earthbound 3 9 A 6 9 8 3 10
6 Another Time, Another Place 3 5 A+ 6 10 9.5 3 10
7 Missing Link 2 7 C+ 6 8.5 8 2 8
8 Guardian of Piri 2 3 A 4 9.5 9 3 9
9 Force Of Life 5 9 A- 5 9.5 9 3 9
10 Alpha Child 3 7 B- 5 6 5 4 8
11 The Last Sunset 3 7 A+ 4 9 7.5 4 9
12 Voyager's Return 3 9 B+ 4 8.5 7.5 4 10
13 Collision Course 5 4 B+ 5 10 9 3 10
14 Death's Other Dominion 5 10 A+ 5 10 8.5 3 10
15 The Full Circle 3 5 C 3 8 6.5 2 6
16 End Of Eternity 2 5 A 4 9 8 4 9
17 War Games 5 8 A- 4 10 9.5 5 8
18 The Last Enemy 1 C 4 7 5 3 9
19 The Troubled Spirit 4 A+ 5 10 9 2 9
20 Space Brain 3 B- 4 7 6.5 2 7
21 The Infernal Machine 4 A+ 5 9.5 9 3 9
22 Mission Of The Darians 5 A+ 5 10 9 3 9
23 Dragon's Domain 5 A+ 7 10 9 4 10
24 The Testament Of Arkadia 3 A+ 4 10 9 4 9
25 The Metamorph 8 A 6 9 8.5 9
26 The Exiles 3 B+ 5 9 8 8
27 One Moment Of Humanity 8 B 5 10 9 7
28 All That Glisters 6 D- 1 6.5 5.5 7
29 Journey To Where 7 A- 6 10 9 10
30 The Taybor 6 D- 4 6 5 7
31 The Rules Of Luton 7 D+ 5 5 4.5 7
32 The Mark Of Archanon 9 B+ 4 4 3.5 6
33 Brian The Brain 6 B+ 5.5 4 7
34 New Adam, New Eve 5 B 9 8 7
35 The Catacombs Of The Moon 7 B+ 8.5 8 7
36 The A B Chrysalis 5 A- 9 8.5 9
37 Seed Of Destruction 4 B+ 9 8 9
38 The Beta Cloud 2 C- 6 4 9
39 A Matter Of Balance D- 6.5 6 6
40 Space Warp 4 D 6.5 5.5 8
41 The Bringers Of Wonder 6 A 4 7 7.5 10
43 The Lambda Factor 5 A- 9 8 10
44 The Seance Spectre B- 9 8.5 8
45 Dorzak A- 8.5 7 9
46 Devil's Planet B+ 8 7 7
47 The Immunity Syndrome 7 B 9.5 9 10
48 The Dorcons 5 B+ 9 8 9