Main menuIan Briggs, Doctor Who - The curse of Fenric
Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - The curse of Fenric | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Ian Briggs | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC DVD - BBCDVD 1154 | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1989 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | A0100479987-A911 17 A 0 A0100479990-A911 18 A 1 | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by | BBC Worldwide Ltd | ||||||||
| Page views: | 1942 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 2707, rank in dvds is 121. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
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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 | 24.23 | |||||||||
| A2 | Part 2 | 24.09 | |||||||||
| A3 | Part 3 | 24.11 | |||||||||
| A4 | Part 4 | 24.16 | |||||||||
| A5 | Modelling the dead (From 1990 BSB Doctor Who weekend) | 5.11 | |||||||||
| A6 | Claws and effects | 17.39 | |||||||||
| A7 | Title sequences - 5.1 surround mix | 2.10 | |||||||||
| A8 | Title sequences - Original stereo | 2.10 | |||||||||
| A9 | Photo gallery | 5.45 | |||||||||
| A10 | Nebula '90 (From 1990 'Nebula' convention) | 20.47 | |||||||||
| A11 | Take two - The wolves of Fenric | 4.31 | |||||||||
| B1 | Shattering the chains - Ian Briggs | 24.52 | |||||||||
| B2 | Recutting the Runes - The making of the special edition | 15.06 | |||||||||
| B3 | 40th anniversary celebrations | 3.00 | |||||||||
| B4 | Costume design | 17.05 | |||||||||
| B5 | The Curse of Fenric - Special edition | 103.45 | |||||||||
| Total length of media 5:19:00. | |||||||||||
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 | ||
StarringSylvester McCoy (Seventh Doctor) Sophie Aldred (Ace) Dinsdale Landen - Dr Judson Alfred Lynch - Commander Millington Stevan Rimkus - Captain Bates Marcus Hutton - Sgt Leigh Christien Anholt - Perkins Tomek Bork - Captain Sorin Peter Czajowski - Sgt Prozorov Marek Anton - Vershinin Mark Conrad - Petrossian Nicholas Parsons - Rev Wainwright Janet Henfrey - Miss Hardaker Joann Kenny - Jean Joanne Bell - Phyllis Anne Reid - Nurse Crane Cory Pulman - Kathleen Dudman Aaron Hanley - Baby Audrey Raymond Trickett - Ancient Haemovore Written byIan Briggs Produced byJohn Nathan-Turner Directed byNicholas Mallett SynopsisWhen the Doctor and Ace arrive at a secret military base during World War II, they discover that a centuries-old Viking curse is bringing terror to its inhabitants. As hideous vampires rise from the sea and Russian commandos begin to close in, they are confronted not only with a mystery from the distant past, but also a terrifying vision of mankind's future ... BackgroundIn the late 1980s, Doctor Who was caught in a period of transition, as new script editor Andrew Cartmel, alongside a reinvigorated John Nathan-Turner as Producer, struggled to breathe fresh life into the series. Against a backdrop of curtailed episode counts and competitive scheduling on BBC1, Doctor Who was perhaps only just beginning to find its feet again when the series was taken off the air. The Curse of Fenrtic was the penultimate story shown by the BBC, and ably demonstrates the direction in which Doctor Who was moving and evolving. The character of the Doctor was darkened, and the character of Ace was given more development than most previous companions had enjoyed. The Curse of Fenric bravely attempts to hint at a conceptio | ||
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