looking forward to it
This is one of the better Davison stories and thus a fit selection for the special edition treatment. I like these SEs; I have no regret over getting The Aztecs and The Ark in Space as they both look incredible.
They seem to have extra-care taken with the presentation; updated information and documentaries are always welcome, especially now that almost all the telly serials have been released. The covers look great, too!
A whiny reviewer accused 2Entertain of trying to get as much money as they could from fans but in fact 2Entertain doesn't exist anymore. BBC keeps releasing these new editions because they know the fans want them!
Your mileage may vary
I consider this serial to be middling, neither awful or exceptional. The story is fun enough by Classic Who standards, especially if you like the genre in which the Doctor turns out to have been involved in a major historic event (which I do). Peter Davison is charming in it, the plot hangs together (although episode 3 drags a bit as Nyssa takes seemingly forever to construct what amounts to a big vibrator) and the guest character of the actor/highwayman is amusing. Unfortunately, it's directed by Peter Moffatt, whose work on Doctor Who is completely uninspired. There are better Who stories, but it's worth seeing for fans of Davison's Doctor. However, if you already have the 2004 DVD release you probably don't need to buy this one. The commentary is the same. The new material consists of a visit by the main cast (Davison, Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton, accompanied by Mark Strickson) to the location where the episode was filmed, and a field trip by the same group to BBC Television...
Dr. Who With a Historical Twist - Special Edition
The Doctor plans to take Tegan home, to 1981 Heathrow, where she was on her way to interview for an airline attendant position before she made a detour onto the TARDIS. With impeccable skill, the Doctor lands at Heathrow's exact position. With typical misadventure, though, he lands them in 1666, not 1981. The Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa and Adric stroll through the woods outside the TARDIS, only to be attacked by masked men. Our heroes are temporarily rescued by a well-spoken rogue, who introduces himself, "A gentleman of the road, Madam. Richard Mace at your service."
Mace tells them that their attackers are normally law-abiding villagers. But the plague has hit, and strangers possibly carrying the pestilence are run off. The plague came on the heels of a blazing comet a few weeks before. "A portent of doom if ever I saw one," Mace tells them. "It's aurora barely faded from the sky before the first local case was reported."
The Doctor is puzzled, "They're not due for a...
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