Main menuEric Saward, Doctor Who - Earthshock
Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - Earthshock | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Eric Saward | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC DVD - BBCDVD 1153 | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1982 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | A0100470574-A911 18 A 4 | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by | BBC Worldwide Ltd | ||||||||
| Page views: | 5956 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 611, rank in dvds is 47. | ||||||||
| 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 | Physical shop | ||||||||||
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Tracks
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| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | Part 1 | 24.22 | |||||||||
| A2 | Part 2 | 24.23 | |||||||||
| A3 | Part 3 | 24.24 | |||||||||
| A4 | Part 4 | 24.28 | |||||||||
| A5 | Putting the shock into Earthshock | 32.28 | |||||||||
| A6 | 40th anniversary celebrations | 3.01 | |||||||||
| A7 | Film sequences | 8.48 | |||||||||
| A8 | Did you see? | 10.17 | |||||||||
| A9 | Photo gallery | 4.41 | |||||||||
| A10 | Episode 5 | 1.40 | |||||||||
| Total length of media 2:38:32. | |||||||||||
All release pictures
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Reviews
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| My rating | 3 | |
| 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 | ||
StarringPeter Davison (Fifth Doctor) Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka) James Warwick - Scott Clare Clifford - Kyle Steve Morley - Walters Suzi Arden - Snyder Ann Holloway - Mitchell Anne Clements, Mark Straker - Troopers Beryl Reid - Briggs June Bland - Berger Alec Sabin - Ringway Mark Fletcher, Christopher Whittingham - Crewmembers David Banks - Cyber Leader Mark Hardy - Cyber Lieutenant Written byEric Saward Produced byJohn Nathan-Turner Directed byPeter Grimwade SynopsisThe mysterious disappearance of an archaeological team is merely the prelude to a deadlier threat for the Doctor and his companions - the Cybermen want to destroy Earth, and will use any means at their disposal. The Doctor's ingenuity is stretched to its very limits as he battles to defeat the Cyber army at any cost. But even he does not realise just how high the cost will be ... BackgroundAnyone who watched Earthshock on its original transmission cannot fail to remember the huge impact it had at the time. The surprise re-appearance in the series of the Cybermen, after seven years away from our screens, was arguably Doctor Who's last well-kept secret, and the sheer pace of Eric Saward's script and Peter Grimwade's direction make for gripping viewing. The sleek, newly-designed Cybermen conveyed both power and menace, and the story managed to recapture the base-under-siege tension that had been a feature of some of the finest stories in the programme's past. At the same time, the show was trying to find a new direction with Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, after seven years with Tom Baker in the title role. No more would the Doctor be an all-knowing superhero, and the final scenes of Earthshock shattered once and for all the cosy air of invulnerability that had pervaded Doctor Who. The Doctor was fallible, and fail he occasionally does ... | ||
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