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While experimenting on an orb from outer space, Doctor Sally Arnold
(Bryonie Priotchard) has somehow triggered something that killed her
assistant and best friend (Verona Chard), and now the UNO's unit for the
unexplained, conveniently called UNIT, moves in to take over, led by the
unlikeable Lockwood (Michael Wade), who basically blames her for what has
happened - even though UNIT has provided her with way too little
information to properly assess the situation in the first place. Anyways,
the death of Doc Arnold's assistant is only where problems start, not
where they come to an end, because the orb has since called its
reinforcements, the Autons, plastic men that were for some reason stored
away in Doc Arnold's storage holds and that can assume the form of
any human taken over by its collective consciousness, the Nestene -
including Doc Arnold's right hand man Winslet (George Telfer). What now
ensues is a battle humans versus Autons, with only Lockwood keeping a
clear head and finding the one weapon able to kill Autons - which
apparently was left here by Doctor
Who himself, as is made pretty clear in a reference. But
before he can put it into action, he is captured by the Autons, and now he
has to relie on Doc Arnold to save his hide. This doesn't stop the
Auton-invasion for good though, but puts their plans to a temporary
standstill - but at least now UNIT is better prepared, and to further
increase UNIT'S fighting chance, Lockwood hires Doc Arnold on the spot. Cheaply
made but pretty decent sci-fi-thriller of the alien invasion variety, that
might not be great on action or special effects, but features a bunch of
very well-developed characters to make up for it.That's not to say that
Auton isn't without its letdowns, its direction is flat and it could have
done with a few more shocks and suspense, but it's a well-told tale, and
the Auton-concept originally presented in the Doctor
Who episode Spearhead
from Space has lost little of its appeal over the years ...
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