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List Price: $29.98 Our Price: $21.49 You Save: $8.49 Features • Closed-captioned • Color • DVD-Video • NTSC In Theaters : 1964 DVD Release : 07 October, 2003 |
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Doctor Who - The Dalek Invasion of Earth description The second story of season 2, Dalek Invasion of Earth sees William Hartnell's Doctor in a six-part adventure pitted against his greatest nemesis, the Daleks. The Doctor, Susan (Carol Ann Ford), Ian (William Russell), and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) arrive in the London of 2164, where the Nazi-like Daleks have turned the remnants of the human race into salve workers or "Robomen," who unfortunately foreshadow Monty Python's hilarious "Gumbies." The Daleks' plan involves a vast mine in Bedfordshire and the final destruction of the human race, while pitted against them is a World War II-style resistance movement led by Dortmun (Alan Judd) and David Campbell (Peter Fraser). One of the most famous of all Doctor Who stories, Dalek Invasion of Earth features such iconic moments as a dalek emerging from the Thames, and a remarkable flight across London showing daleks crossing Westminster Bridge and patrolling Trafalgar Square and the Albert Memorial. Terry Nation's story is almost insanely ambitious for the budget, and while sets and effects are primitive the location work is highly evocative. Lavishly remade for theaters as Daleks Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966), the plot here is more detailed and mercifully free of comic relief, and delivers a surprisingly sensitive ending to mark Carol Ann Ford's departure from the series. --Gary S. Dalkin |
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| "The Tenth Planet" is the only complete serial that I've seen with the original Doctor Who, William Hartnell. I've seen him (as well as all of his companions) in snippets from the original show and in later serials featuring other Doctors. When I heard that "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" was considered one of the greatest Who adventures of them all, I didn't hesitate to purchase this DVD as my first Hartnell serial.
The story takes place in and around London in 2164 A.D. The Doctor, Susan (Carol Ann Ford), Ian (William Russell) and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) land in London hoping that it's the 1960's. Ian and Barbara are longing for home. Unfortunately, the London they land in is well into the future and ruled by the Doctor's arch enemy: the Daleks. They have turned humans into slave "Robomen" and are forcing them to work in mines. Why they are working in the mines, the Doctor must find out. What it all boils down to is the Doctor and his friends joining up with a small band of rebels who are trying to thwart the Daleks plans. Will they succeed? You'll have to watch "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" in order to find out. The story moves at a decent clip and there is quite a bit of violence and death throughout. There's one major monster other than the Daleks who makes an appearance, but he doesn't play a very critical role in the story. The special effects, as expected, are poor, but this story's success is based on its script and direction. Richard Martin creates both tension and excellent action sequences despite a limited budget. This is a two disc set. The first disc is the actual serial with a few special features such as an excellent running commentary that features Ford, Russell, Martin, producer Verity Lambert, and "Who" authority, Gary Russell. The second disc features numerous featurettes that range from making Dalek cakes to finding out what happened to Susan after this serial came to a close. There's also the standard picture gallery and "Who's Who" feature. On a lighter note, fans of British comedy will recognize Nicholas Smith in a small but key role as one of the rebels. He played Mr. Rumbold on the wonderful series, "Are You Being Served?" This is an excellent addition to any "Who" collection. I plan on grabbing more of Hartnell's work after seeing this serial. Highly recommended. |
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