Doctor Who: Remembrance Of The Daleks (UK)

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The Sylvester McCoy years 1987-89
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 93 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Synopsis:
London 1963. The first Doctor is forced to leave Earth, After two teachers from his granddaughter`s school discover the `Tardis`, disguised as a police box, sitting in a junkyard...

London 1963. The seventh Doctor returns - with new companion Ace in tow and with unfinished business.

Not for the first time, unusual events are unfolding at Coal Hill School and at Totters Lane junkyard. The Doctor discovers that his oldest foes - the Daleks - are on the trail of hidden Time Lord technology. Technology that he himself left behind on Earth all those years ago. The Daleks are planning to perfect their own time-travel capability, in order to unleash themselves across all of time and space. Can the Doctor - with the help of the local military - stop the Daleks stealing the Gallifreyan secrets? Or are things much more complicated?

Two opposing Dalek factions meet in an explosive confrontation, with the fate of the entire Universe at stake...

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Extended and Deleted Scenes
2 Trailers
Alternative Angles
Out-takes Compilation
Photo Gallery
On-Screen Production Notes

Video Tracks:
Standard 1.33:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English

Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English

Directed By:
Andrew Morgan

Written By:

Starring:
Sylvester McCoy

Music From:
Keff McCulloch

Producer:
John Nathan-Turner

Distributor:
BBC

Your Opinions and Comments

9 / 10
Another good Dr who dvd. This is one of the better Sylvester McCoy storys. This was released only on a special Dalek video box set and not released generally. Good video and sound with a far amount of extras, including deleted scenes, out-takes(which are quite funny), music-only soundtrack, trailers, photo gallery and commentary from both Sylvester and Sophie. I liked it the first time around and still enjoy now, if your a Dr who fan than this should be in your collection.
posted by David Garner on 1/3/2001 00:16
8 / 10
I bought this late March after I enjoyed purchasing previous BBC DVD "The Robots Of Death."I myself am a Doctor Who fan and wanted to add to my collection of replacing VHS for DVD versions of the episodes. Personally I don`t enjoy most of Sylvester Mccoy`s era except this story. The archives have done a good job polishing the picture and sound but I would have preffered if they added more to the extras. They are plenty I know but they could have done a visual featurette with the actors and crew who brought us this particular story. The isolated score is clever and the BBC in future will most probably use it again.
posted by D.stent on 14/6/2001 01:53
9 / 10
I am new to the DVD revolution so took it upon myself to start with a few safe bets such as Dr Who. I don`t find myself ever going wrong with the good Doctor and so I was pleasently surprised with what can only be described as a gorgeous DVD.
It amased me how great the picture looked and the extras that were available. I loved the commentary as it was quite amusing to listen to. The menus are brilliantly devised and complement the whole DVD well. Shame the cover is poor!
The sound is good (I don`t have a 5.1 yet!) The extras were great and the trailers were interesting to watch. One I will watch again and again as it is so playable and accessible.
The story is good as the eighties for the DR began to take an upturn before it was ripped off our screens the next year in a lack of faith by the BBC. If these are selling well and I don`t see why they wouldn`t appeal to people as they are very impressive then maybe the BBC should think agin!
Its great I loved it, roll on the next, Caves of Androzani please!
posted by jbatty on 15/6/2001 19:34
10 / 10
This is an excellent DVD for a TV series that is 12 years old, and the extras are comparable (and even surpass) some of the discs offered on new films. The picture is of a high quality, with animated menus. The story does require you to have some previous knowledge of Doctor Who, but doesn`t exclude you completely if you don`t (I suggest you access the onscreen production notes, as these may help with some of the plot lines)

There has been a lot of time and effort put in to this disc and recommend it to the die hard fan, and casual veiwers alike.

Pity about the cover though!!
posted by andyuk70 on 21/6/2001 19:41