Main menuChris Boucher, Doctor Who - The robots of death
Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - The robots of death | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Chris Boucher | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC DVD - BBCDVD 1012 | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1977 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | DVD-2570-1/BBC1012B DO A | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by | BBC Worldwide Ltd | ||||||||
| Page views: | 2262 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 2400, rank in dvds is 105. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
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| Detail | Value | ||||||||||
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| Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| BBC records label code | A | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Other online shop | ||||||||||
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Tracks
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| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | Part 1 | 24.06 | |||||||||
| A2 | Part 2 | 24.15 | |||||||||
| A3 | Part 3 | 23.51 | |||||||||
| A4 | Part 4 | 23.42 | |||||||||
| A5 | Featurette | 9.56 | |||||||||
| A6 | Photo gallery | ||||||||||
| A7 | Studio plan | ||||||||||
| Total length of media 1:45:50. | |||||||||||
All release pictures
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Reviews
| Below is my review for this release and the ratings. | ||
| One of my favourite Doctor Who Tom Baker stories this one! I guess partly as I was into computers at the time and wonmdered about the future, but also because it did seem to have very good writing! When I got this released on video and later DVD, for it still passed the test of time. | ||
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| My rating | 5 | |
| Guest rating | Current average value is 3. To vote, please select one of these buttons: | |
Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts | ||
StarringTom Baker (Fourth Doctor) Louise Jameson (Leela) Russell Hunter - Uvanov Pamela Salem - Toos David Bailie - Dask David Collings - Poul Brian Croucher - Borg Tania Rogers - Zilda Rob Edwards - Chub Tariq Yunus - Cass Gregory de Polnay - D.84 Miles Fothergill - S.V.7 Mark Blackwell Baker, John Bleasdale, Mark Cooper, Peter Langtry, Jeremy Ranchev, Richard Seager Robots Written byChris Boucher Produced byPhilip Hincliffe Directed byMichael E Briant SynopsisOn a distant, barren planet, Storm Mine 4 trawls across bleak deserts and through fierce dust storms in search of rare and valuable metals. Onboard the Sandminer is a small skeleton crew, who alternate between indulgent relaxation and skilled mining work. The mundane, day-to-day duties of the mine are attended to by a much larger complement of servile robots. This is a society that is dependent on robots for all areas of life, the people comforted by the knowledge that the strictest safeguards are built into each and every robot's programming. So when one of the Sandminer crew is murdered, suspicion falls on two new arrivals ... The Doctor and Leela arrive on board, and are immediately accused of being the suspects. But the Doctor deduces that the killer is possibly not human. More deaths occur - can he persuade the remaining crew members that the killer may be a robot? Background'The Robots of Death' was written by Chris Boucher to follow directly on from his debut script for the show - 'The Face of Evil' - which introduced a new companion for the Doctor in the shape of Louise Jameson's Leela. Working closely with script editor Robert Holmes, Boucher came up with a classic whodunit story based loosely on Agatha Christie's 'Ten Little Indians'. with elements of 'Dune' and the works of Isaac Asimov also to the fore. Set in an isolated and claustrophobic environment, the story comes towards the end of Tom Baker's third series as the Doctor, and many regard this era in the show's history as a true pinnacle of excellence. The sumptuous set design and Art Deco look of the robots, coupled with top flight performances from the cast, all serve to make 'The Robots of Death' a classic piece of television. Saturday tea-times would never be the same again! | ||
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