Main menuGeoffrey Orme, Doctor Who - The underwater menace
Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - The underwater menace | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Geoffrey Orme | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC3 - BBCDVD 3691 | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1967 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | BBCDVD3691L1 01 | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | No | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by |  2 entertain | ||||||||
| Page views: | 2494 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 2224, rank in dvds is 94. | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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Tracks
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| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | Part 1 | 24.18 | |||||||||
| A2 | Part 2 | 25.00 | |||||||||
| A3 | Part 3 | 24.09 | |||||||||
| A4 | Part 4 | 23.20 | |||||||||
| A5 | A fishy tale - Making the Underwater Menace | 28.25 | |||||||||
| A6 | The Television Centre of the universe - Part two | 32.12 | |||||||||
| A7 | Censor clips - From parts 1 and 4 | 0.45 | |||||||||
| A8 | Photo gallery | 1.51 | |||||||||
| Total length of media 2:40:00. | |||||||||||
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 | ||
StarringPatrick Troughton (Second Doctor) Anneke Wills (Polly) Michael Craze (Ben Jackson) Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon) Joseph Furst - Zaroff Colin Jeavons - Damon Noel Johnson - King Thous Tom Watson - Ramo Peter Stephens - Lolem Gerald Taylor - Damon's Assistant Catherine Howe - Ara P.G. Stephens - Sean Paul Anil - Jacko Roma Woodnutt - Nola Graham Ashley - Overseer Tony Handy - Zaroff's Guard Written byGeoffrey Orme Produced byInnes Lloyd Directed byJulia Smith SynopsisThe TARDIS lands in the lost city of Atlantis, where the crazed Professor Zaroff has convinced the Atlanteans that he can raise their city from beneath the sea. But the Doctor discovers the terrible truth behind Zaroff's plan - he intends to destroy the entire planet. With the doomsday clock ticking, the Doctor and his companions must battle to prevent the apocalypse ... Episodes 2 and 3 of this adventure feature fully restored pictutre and audio. The missing episodes 1 and 4 are presented using photographic stills and a restored soundtrack. BackgroundThis is as close as Doctor Who ever got to a cartoon.It's unashamedly barking; the lost city of Atlantis, Fish People, a mad scientist, the end of the world. There's even a moment of high peril as the Doctor and his companions are suspended over a shark tank - you could be forgiven fpor thinking you've tuned into 1960s Batman. You may wish you had. In one of the maddest Doctor Who stories ever, writer Geoffrey Orme reimagines the programme as a heightened comic-bster movie on a shoestring budget, It's a bold move; one which has divided fans since 1967. There is still much to enjoy however; Patrick Troughton is finessing the role of the Second Doctor are there are some wonderful character moments throughout. Frazer Hines, shoehorned into the script after his last-minute addition to the TARDIS crew, is utterly likeable in the role of Jamie (his stronger Scottish accent will soon wear off), and Joseph Furst's Zaroff is deliciously OTT. On the downside, lovely Anneke Wills is criminally underused (writer Orme giving her character a personality transplant instead of gills) and the plot is utterly mental. For years, Episode 3 of this story was the lone survivor, until 2011 when Episode 2 was returned by private collector Terry Burnett. We love him. Episodes 1 & 4 remain missing, but have been recreated using photographer John Cura's wonderful off-air stills and a restored soundtrack. Finally we can complete our Doctor Who DVD collections with this special release. | ||
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