The lush world of Deva Loka may seem like the purest of places, but even there hides darkness and evil, a threat once thought banished but now unleashed through the abilities of an accidental 'dreamer' in The Doctor's 'mouth on legs' companion Tegan. Christopher Bailey's complex sc-fi parable Kinda, in its original 1982 twice-weekly episode transmissions, was certainly unlike anything fan and regular viewers had seen in either Doctor Who or British science fiction television at that time, and was a story commission from departing script editor Christopher H. Bidmead (with input from successors Antony Root and Eric Saward) to savour, what with its rich story, strong characters, great performances (especially from Janet Fielding as the possessed and sexually charged Tegan) and a memorable monster, later successfully realized with an improved CGI makeover: the Mara.
Great art for the story's 90's VHS video release, from Colin Howard.
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