Doctor Who Season 1
- Publication: Ultimate DVD
- Date: Nov. 2005
- Author: Richard Houldsworth
- Page: 102
- Language: English
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Doctor Who Season 1
The Episodes
Who'd have thought that Doctor Who, which vanished so ignobly from BBC screens in 1989, would be reinvented in 2005 as one of the channel's flagship series? Yet Russell T Davies's reworking has found a whole generation of new fans, boldly taking the essence of the original and anchoring it into the everyday life of ordinary girl Rose Tyler (Piper), who joins Eccleston's bonkers Doctor on an exhilarating journey through time. Funny, thrilling, heart-rending and culminating in a war with half a million Daleks, Doctor Who places British science fiction on the map.
The extras
DVD extras as they should be - entertaining and illuminating in equal measure, they take the viewer into the heart of the show's production. Davies, Piper and writer Mark Gatiss all provide video diaries which capture the excitement, hard work and friendships behind the scenes.
Designer Edward Thomas discusses his work and takes us on a set tour of the TARDIS, model expert Mike Tucker deconstructs his effects sequences, and there are additional interviews and trailers. All 13 instalments of BBC3's superb Doctor Who Confidential are collected on one disc, sadly edited for reasons of space. together with a special preview of the forthcoming The Christmas Invasion.
Every episode has a Commentary with producers, writers, directors and actors; just don't expect Eccleston to put in an appearance...
Cast Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, John Barrowman
Directors Various Year 2005 Screen Ratio 1.78:1 Anamorphic Yes
Audio DD 5.1 Discs 5 Cert 12 Release Date November 21 0 Distributor BBC Price £69.99
Extras at a glance: Audio Commentaries • Destroying the Lair • Video Diaries • Mike Tucker's Mocks of Balloons • Designing Doctor Who • Laying Ghosts • The Origins of the Unquiet Dead • Deconstructing Big Ben • The Adventures of Captain Jack • BBC Breakfast interview with Christopher Eccleston M• aking Doctor Who • Doctor Who Confidential • Trailers
Episodes ★★★★★ Extras ★★★★★
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