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