Doctor Who - The Five Doctors (Episode 130)

Starring:Peter Davison, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Richard Hurndall, William Hartnell, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Elisabeth Sladen, Carole Ann Ford, Nicholas Courtney, Lalla Ward, Anthony Ainley, Philip Latham, Dinah Sheridan, Paul Jerrico, David Banks, Mark Hardy, Richard Mathews, Frazer Hines
Director: Pennant Roberts, Peter Moffatt, John Nathan-Turner
Studio: BBC Warner
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com
Yes, "The Five Doctors" is the one that gathers together Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee, Baker, and Davison, dumps them on some moorland, and lets some of the Doctor's greatest enemies take potshots at them. Except, of course, William Hartnell had passed on by the time this series was made in 1983 (although his replacement Richard Hurndall does an excellent job), and Tom Baker was only featured as a patched-in cameo, apparently prevented from joining in by a temporal thingummy. However, this kind of creakiness comes with the territory and is soon forgotten. The assorted incarnations of the Doctor (together with a scattering of assistants) are drawn together through time and space to battle Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti--those weird androids that keep jumping into the air and disappearing--and many other old foes. They realize that they're on their home planet of Gallifrey and must eventually deal with the legacy of Rassilon, founder of the Time Lords. --Roger Thomas
Description
THE FIVE DOCTORS - "I am being diminished, whittled away piece by piece. A man is the sum of his memories you know, a Time Lord even more so." Someone is taking the Doctor's past selves out of time and space, placing in a vast wilderness - a battle arena with a sinister tower at its center. As the various incarnations of the Doctor join forces, they learn they are in the Death Zone on their home world of Gallifrey, fighting Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti - and a devious Time Lord Traitor who is using the Doctor and his companions to discover the ancient secrets of Rassilon, the first and most powerful ruler of Gallifrey.The Five Doctors was originally broadcast to celebrate the Twentieth Anniversary of Doctor Who in 1983. This new version of the story features extended scenes, previously unseen sequences, new visual effects and a stereo soundtrack. Not intended as a replacement for the original edition of the story, this is an alternative version which uses state-of-the-art technology to embellish and enlarge one of the greatest Doctor Who adventures ever.
THE KING'S DEMONS - "We sing in praise of total war; against the Saracen we abhor" It is thirteenth century England, and King John is visiting the castle stronghold of Sir Ranulf Fitzwilliam. Ranulf's personal fortune has dwindled away, freely donated to Kin John to help fund the Crusade. While staying with Ranulf, the King's greed is criticized by the baron's head-strong son, Hugh. As a result, Hugh is challenged to a duel by the monarch's enigmatic French Knight-at-Arms, Sir Giles Estram, a duel the young Englishman has little hope of surviving.When the TARDIS materializes and disturbs the joust, the Doctor's party are proclaimed friendly demons by the King, who seems strangely interested in their "blue engine." Before long the Doctor becomes embroiled in court politics, and he realizes that there is far more to the situation than a simple battle of honor between nobles.

DVD Features:
Deleted Scenes
Music Only Track

Doctor Who - The Five Doctors (Episode 130)

Average customer rating:

Not worth the "special edition" label or the expense
Fun but not essential
20th Anniversary Story
One of the best Doctor Who stories! Just as good as the 3 Doctors!
5 Doctors DVD?

Doctor Who - The Five Doctors (Episode 130)
Starring: Peter Davison , Patrick Troughton , Jon Pertwee , Tom Baker , and Richard Hurndall
Director: John Nathan-Turner , Pennant Roberts , and Peter Moffatt
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005LMAA
Release Date: 2001-09-11

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Yes, "The Five Doctors" is the one that gathers together Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee, Baker, and Davison, dumps them on some moorland, and lets some of the Doctor's greatest enemies take potshots at them. Except, of course, William Hartnell had passed on by the time this series was made in 1983 (although his replacement Richard Hurndall does an excellent job), and Tom Baker was only featured as a patched-in cameo, apparently prevented from joining in by a temporal thingummy. However, this kind of creakiness comes with the territory and is soon forgotten. The assorted incarnations of the Doctor (together with a scattering of assistants) are drawn together through time and space to battle Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti--those weird androids that keep jumping into the air and disappearing--and many other old foes. They realize that they're on their home planet of Gallifrey and must eventually deal with the legacy of Rassilon, founder of the Time Lords. --Roger Thomas

Description

THE FIVE DOCTORS - "I am being diminished, whittled away piece by piece. A man is the sum of his memories you know, a Time Lord even more so." Someone is taking the Doctor's past selves out of time and space, placing in a vast wilderness - a battle arena with a sinister tower at its center. As the various incarnations of the Doctor join forces, they learn they are in the Death Zone on their home world of Gallifrey, fighting Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti - and a devious Time Lord Traitor who is using the Doctor and his companions to discover the ancient secrets of Rassilon, the first and most powerful ruler of Gallifrey.The Five Doctors was originally broadcast to celebrate the Twentieth Anniversary of Doctor Who in 1983. This new version of the story features extended scenes, previously unseen sequences, new visual effects and a stereo soundtrack. Not intended as a replacement for the original edition of the story, this is an alternative version which uses state-of-the-art technology to embellish and enlarge one of the greatest Doctor Who adventures ever.
THE KING'S DEMONS - "We sing in praise of total war; against the Saracen we abhor" It is thirteenth century England, and King John is visiting the castle stronghold of Sir Ranulf Fitzwilliam. Ranulf's personal fortune has dwindled away, freely donated to Kin John to help fund the Crusade. While staying with Ranulf, the King's greed is criticized by the baron's head-strong son, Hugh. As a result, Hugh is challenged to a duel by the monarch's enigmatic French Knight-at-Arms, Sir Giles Estram, a duel the young Englishman has little hope of surviving.When the TARDIS materializes and disturbs the joust, the Doctor's party are proclaimed friendly demons by the King, who seems strangely interested in their "blue engine." Before long the Doctor becomes embroiled in court politics, and he realizes that there is far more to the situation than a simple battle of honor between nobles.

DVD Features:
Deleted Scenes
Music Only Track

Customer Reviews:

Not worth the "special edition" label or the expense.......2006-06-26

As a long time fan of Doctor Who I was looking forward to the "EXTRAS" that came with this edition of the Five Doctors. They are worthless. The audio commentary is trite and often difficult to hear and the updated special effects are terrible. If you already own a copy (even VHS) keep it and don't waste your money on this. The story is a romping good time of memories and companions as well as the first five of the Doctor's incarnations so, if you've never seen this episode before, try to get a copy that doesn't say "Special Edition."

Fun but not essential.......2006-06-21

The Five Doctors should really be called the Four Doctors and One That Never Shows Up. Without Tom Baker as number Four the movie cheats a little in its title. The number of characters that have to be handled in this movie make it a little frenzied with more focus on shoving familar faces in than created a solid storyline. Still, the episode is a fun trip down memory lane, bringing back many memorable friends and foes.

20th Anniversary Story.......2005-09-22

The Five Doctors aired in November 1983 as a 90 minute special to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Doctor Who. Then-current Doctor Peter Davison (Number Five) was joined by predecessors Patrick Troughton (Doctor Number Two) and Jon Pertwee (Number Three). The late William Hartnell had passed on nearly a decade earlier, but is seen at the very beginning of the episode in a clip from The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and Richard Hurndall does an admirable job stepping into Hartnell's shoes as the First Doctor. Tom Baker, the Fourth Doctor, was unavailable to do the anniversary story, but is seen in clips from the unfinished story Shada (along with Lalla Ward as Romana), doctored up with some special effects and the subplot of the Fourth Doctor being trapped in a time vortex as an explanation as to why that particular Doctor is not part of the action in the story. Several of the Doctor's companions put in appearances--most of them cameos--including Sarah Jane Smith (played by Elisabeth Sladen), K-9 (voiced by John Leeson), the Doctor's granddaughter Susan (Carole Ann Ford), Jamie McCrimmon (Fraser Hines), and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) among several others in addition to then-current companions Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) and Turlough (Mark Strickson). The story involves an area on the Doctor's homeworld of Gallifrey called the Death Zone. A member of the High Council of the Time Lords has reactivated the Death Zone and used a timescoop to lift the Doctor's earlier incarnations, along with several of his companions from their respective time streams and place them in the Zone. The Fifth Doctor and his companions are brought to the Death Zone when the TARDIS is caught in a tractor beam. Several of the Doctor's old enemies--Daleks, Yeti, Cybermen--have also been brought to the Zone. The Doctor's archenemy the Master (the late Anthony Ainley) is sent into the Zone by the High Council to rescue the Doctors. The Doctors and their companions must journey to a dark tower (the Tomb of Rassilon) at the center of the Zone to disable the tractor beam holding the TARDIS, and find out who has reactivated the Death Zone to play the Game of Rassilon. Yes, having so many characters involved does make this story a bit of a cluster, but The Five Doctors made a great celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth anniversary, and it's one of my favorite stories from the Peter Davison era.

One of the best Doctor Who stories! Just as good as the 3 Doctors!.......2005-08-22

I watched this at a time when I only had primary knowledge of Doctor Who when I only knew about Tom and Peter. So I fully enjoyed it! I just borrowed it from the video store ages ago and thought it would be a great deal of fun! ...How right I was! :)

It's an all out adventure that has all the usual elements, familar Doctor Who personalities, familiar creatures who stop the Doctors from going to tower where the master is keeping all the "minature Doctor forms..."

They were all there in one form or another. For example William died in 1975, but his replacement is cool! Did a fantastic job, but with little oddities like this, doesn't spoil the show! The script around all this was done extremely well! It was good seeing Sarah again -- Tom Baker's favorite companion! "Everything was good when Liz was around," as said on his website! :)

It's fast moving, 90 minute special only! Worked really well. All Doctor Who specials (like with the 3 doctors) are always, always good! Add this to your collection, not because all the Doctors are at it together because it's just a good story! :) This is towards the end of Peter's era...

Hmm, I wonder how this would have looked in Colins era... :)

5 Doctors DVD?.......2004-11-24

DVD means digitally versatile disk. This normally includes:
commentary,branching (watch as original or new enhanced version)
tv trailers,interviews & a photo gallery. Sometimes even an easter egg (hidden extra).

What you do get is some tedious muzak that you wouldn't give as a present to your least favourite in law.

I couldn't see much difference between the VHS tape & the supposed DVD version.

The actual story is quite good and was a special for the children in need charity telethon in the UK. If this was on VHS then it would have been worthwhile, but as a DVD it's an own goal.

Average customer rating:

Not worth the "special edition" label or the expense
Fun but not essential
20th Anniversary Story
One of the best Doctor Who stories! Just as good as the 3 Doctors!
5 Doctors DVD?

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors [Region 2]
Starring: Peter Davison , Patrick Troughton , Jon Pertwee , Tom Baker , and Richard Hurndall
Director: John Nathan-Turner , Pennant Roberts , and Peter Moffatt
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD