Main menuBob Baker / Dave Martin, Doctor Who - The invisible enemy
Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - The invisible enemy | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Bob Baker / Dave Martin | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC DVD - BBCDVD 2799 | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1977 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | A0100964477-A911 16 IFPI L556 Sony DADC | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by |  2 entertain | ||||||||
| Page views: | 12126 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 34, rank in dvds is 5. | ||||||||
| 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 | - | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Amazon online shop | ||||||||||
| Where can I buy this release? | You may be able to purchase this release from the following websites (others are available!) | ||||||||||
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Tracks
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| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | Part 1 | 23.09 | |||||||||
| A2 | Part 2 | 25.13 | |||||||||
| A3 | Part 3 | 23.28 | |||||||||
| A4 | Part 4 | 21.22 | |||||||||
| A5 | Dreams and fantasy - Making The Invisible Enemy | 20.36 | |||||||||
| A6 | Studio sweepings | 20.34 | |||||||||
| A7 | Visual effect - The model work for The Invisible Enemy | 16.27 | |||||||||
| A8 | Blue Peter - Meeting K-9 | 4.32 | |||||||||
| A9 | Trailers and continuity | 3.48 | |||||||||
| A10 | Photo gallery | 5.06 | |||||||||
| A11 | Coming soon - The brain of Morbius | 1.00 | |||||||||
| A12 | Radio Times billings [PDF] | ||||||||||
| Total length of media 2:45:15. | |||||||||||
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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 | ||
StarringTom Baker (Fourth Doctor) Louise Jameson (Leela) John Leeson (Voice of K-9 Mk. I) Michael Sheard - Lowe Brian Grellis - Safran Jay Neill - Silvey Edmund Pegge - Meeker Anthony Rowlands - Crewman Frederick Jaeger - Professor Marius John Leeson - Nucleus Voice Roy Herrick - Parsons Elizabeth Norman, Nell Curran - Nurses Jim McManus - Ophthalmologist Roderick Smith - Cruikshank Kenneth Waller - Hedges Pat Gorman - A Medic John Scott Martin - Nucleus Written byBob Baker Dave Martin Produced byGraham Williams Directed byDerrick Goodwin SynopsisWhile answering a mayday from ma refuelling station on Saturn's largest moon, the TARDIS passes through a mysterious cloud. Alarmed, Leela senses a malevolent presence. The danger turns out to be an intelligent space virus, and the Doctor is soon infected and fighting for control of his mind. With the Time Lord incapacitated, Leela's only hope lies on a nearby medical satellite. There, help comes in the unlikely coupling of eccentric scientist Professor Marius and his dog-shaped computer, K-9 ... But can they save the Doctor before he is utterly consumed by the enemy within? BackgroundThe invisible Enemy is primarily remembered not for the fact it was Graham Williams' first fully-produced story or for the ambitious, extensive model-work, but for the introduction of a certain robot dog. Not the usual arbitrary sci-fi robot, he was to become one of the most popular and enduring of the Doctor's companions. The inspiration for K-9 (initially to be called FIDO) came about from Dave Martin's love of dogs. His own dog having been run over prior to starting the story, K-9 was by contrast the ultimate dog - super-intelligent, ultra-loyal and resistant to fatal accidents. The initial design fore K-9 was to have involved an actor dressed in a costume resembling an armoured Doberman. This was rejected by Graham Williams. Visual Effects Assistant, Tony Harding then came up with the design for the remote-controlled version that was to be used in the story. John Leeson was hired to voice the robot dog and, much to Tom Baker's approval, would crawl about on hands and knees during rehearsals. However, the prop suffered from numerous technical problems, the radio controls interfering with the studio cameras, and their cables in turn sending the dog off in all directions. It had not originally been intended for K-9 to join the TARDIS crew at the end of the story. But the well-received design and concept along with the rather expensive construction of the prop meant that the Doctor gained a new best friend as companion on his fantastic voyage through time and space. | ||
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