Paradise Towers two elderly residents ("rezzies") live. Tilda and Tabby explain that all the able-bodied men left the Towers to fight a war, leaving behind only children and the elderly. The only other man still loose in the Towers is Pex, a would-be hero, who appoints himself Mel's guardian. At the Caretaker control centre, the Doctor meets the Chief Caretaker, who greets him as the Great Architect, designer of Paradise Towers, and then promptly calls for him to be killed The Doctor cites an imaginary rule from the Caretakers' manual, confusing them enough to make his escape. Mel and Pex meanwhile have
The Romans (Doctor Who) The Romans (Doctor Who) The Romans is the fourth serial of the second season in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 16 January to 6 February 1965. Set during the reign of the Roman Emperor Nero at the time of the Great Fire of Rome, the serial has the First Doctor (William Hartnell) and his new travelling companion Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) investigating intrigue surrounding the death of a lyre player who was on the way to perform at the palace of Nero (Derek Francis) in Rome. At the same