Title | Doctor 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: | ![]() | ||||||||
Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
Country: | UK ![]() | ||||||||
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 by | ![]() | ||||||||
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 condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
BBC records label code | - | ||||||||||
Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
What type of seller was used | Friends and family | ||||||||||
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A1 | Part 1 | 24.21 | |||||||||
A2 | Part 2 | 24.30 | |||||||||
A3 | Part 3 | 24.50 | |||||||||
A4 | Part 4 | 24.30 | |||||||||
A5 | The village that came to life | 30.58 | |||||||||
A6 | Life after Who - Philip Hinchcliffe | 29.38 | |||||||||
A7 | Photo gallery | 4.52 | |||||||||
A8 | Weetabix advert - Daleks | 0.33 | |||||||||
A9 | Weetabix Doctor Who promotion 1975 [PDF] | ||||||||||
A10 | Weetabix Doctor Who promotion 1977 [PDF] | ||||||||||
A11 | Radio Times billings [PDF] | ||||||||||
A12 | Coming soon - The Sensorites | 0.59 | |||||||||
A13 | Easter egg - London sound rushes for the Android Invasion | 7.51 | |||||||||
Total length of media 2:53:02. |
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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) 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 byTerry Nation Produced byPhilip Hinchcliffe Directed byBarry Letts SynopsisWhen 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 ... BackgroundThe 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. | ||
Other versions | ||
I have the title track on these releases: | ||
[dvds] | BBCDVD 3376 | Doctor Who - U. N. I. T. files |
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