Having not originally been impressed with its singular surviving episode when I first saw it back in the late eighties, basically out of story context (and not having read the later novelisation of it, either), my opinion of the penultimate Troughton era tale The Space Pirates has actually improved over the last few years, as I finally made it my mission-statement to listen to the complete story on audio and rewatch episode two once again. It's far too long at six episodes, apparently expanded from four by production necessity back in the day. But like The Krotons before it, many of the classic Robert Holmes storytelling aspects are present, alongside good characterisations.
The story, now in its fiftieth anniversary, was noted for its strong and realist post-2001: A Space Odyssey model work too- some of those space vehicles of which prove well represented in this exciting art for Doctor Who: The Complete History partwork series.
Wendy Padbury talks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5tFOiwlttk
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