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Terry Nation, Doctor Who - The android invasion

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TitleDoctor Who - The android invasion
Artist(s):Terry Nation
Category:BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.)
Label and catalogue number:Picture of images/labels/BBC3.jpg labelBBC3 - BBCDVD 3376B
Format:Disc DVD's
Country:UK UK flag
Released:1976
Genre:Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi.
Run-off codes:A0101886154-A911 23 IFPI L556 Sony DADC
Item deleted?No
Distributed / printed byPicture of images/labels/2 entertain.jpg label2 entertain
Page views:1810 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 3041, rank in dvds is 175.
My rating:*****
Guest rating:*****

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Cover conditionNear mint
Record conditionNear mint
BBC records label code-
Number have1
What type of seller was usedFriends and family
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Tracks

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Side & track noTrack and ArtistLength
A1Part 124.21
A2Part 224.30
A3Part 324.50
A4Part 424.30
A5The village that came to life30.58
A6Life after Who - Philip Hinchcliffe29.38
A7Photo gallery4.52
A8Weetabix advert - Daleks0.33
A9Weetabix Doctor Who promotion 1975 [PDF]
A10Weetabix Doctor Who promotion 1977 [PDF]
A11Radio Times billings [PDF]
A12Coming soon - The Sensorites0.59
A13Easter egg - London sound rushes for the Android Invasion7.51
Total length of media 2:53:02.

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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts


Starring



Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor)

Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)

Ian Marter - Harry Sullivan

John Levene - RSM Benton

Milton Johns - Guy Crayford

Martin Friend - Styggron

Roy Skelton - Chedaki

Stuart Fell - Kraal

Peter Welch - Morgan

Max Faulkner - Corporal Adams

Dave Carter - Grierson

Patrick Newell - Colonel Faraday

Hugh Lund - Matthews

Heather Emmanuel - Tessa


Written by



Terry Nation


Produced by



Philip Hinchcliffe


Directed by



Barry Letts


Synopsis



When the TARDIS lands in the sleepy English village of Devesham, Sarah thinks the Doctor has finally got her home. But all is not as it seems - the village is unusually deserted and deadly white-suited spacemen patrol the countryside. When the dead begin to come back to life, the Doctor decides to contact UNIT. But their friends are dangerously changed.

Who is Senior Defence Astronaut, Guy Crayford, and why is he in charge of UNIT? Who are his true masters, the Kraals and what insidious plans are they concocting behind the scenes? The Doctor soon discovers the invasion of Earth has already begun, and if he doesn't stop it mankind will be utterly wipped out ...


Background



The Android Invasion is Terry Nation's second script for the series not to feature the Daleks (the first being the 1964 William Hartnell story The Keys of Marinus). Despite this, it is a quintessentially Nation experience, containing many if his usual obsessions - radiation, countdowns, viruses and duplications. Sandwiched between two Season Thirteen classics the story is rather incongruous, seeming to hark back to the Jon Pertwee era, with a quaint English village, UNIT playing a large role in the story, alien threat via the British Space Program, and even Pertwee producer Barry Letts as director.

The concert of duplication is nothing new for Doctor Who, indeed it is a staple, with Autons or Daleks seemingly trying it on every second week. Yet there is something particularly eerie about The Android Invasion that takes it beyond its cliches and formulaic plot and produces some iconic Doctor Who moments. Much of this is due to the beautiful yet sinister location filming and the intriguing set-up. Clearly based on Invasion of the Body Snatchers, it takes the threat of replacement and doubles and twists it neatly. It is always unsettling to see the moral Doctor or his companions playing the villian.

Unfortunately it does fall down somewhat as, despite their technology and intelligence, the Kraal's plans are convoluted and full of logical holes. UNIT's last hurrah is also a bit limp without Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney was unavailable to play the role). But amidst the rather stern stories that surround it, The Android Invasion is a refreshing, fun, and often surprising adventure.
 

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