Question regarding The Deadly Assassin 13.11.76

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Apr 28, 2024 23:53:07 GMT Rob Moss said:

Apr 27, 2024 16:25:19 GMT @angelamezquita said:

Canada and the United States.

Ian's off-air U-Matic tape was made by copying Tom Lundie's Betamax recording. Lundie is the same American fam that provided off-air color copies of many 3rd Doctor episodes. Lundie gave all his Betamax tapes to Ian, who them made U-Matic tapes for the BBC to have in their collection. He still haves the original Betamax tapes to this day.

No it wasn't - you're thinking of the colour Pertwees.

The original uncut Deadly Assassin 3 was only ever shown once in the whole world - in the UK, on BBC1, and that's where Ian recorded it from, because shortly after transmission, the master tape was edited. Any repeats or overseas sales were made from the edited master tape, up to the point where the cliffhanger was restored for the DVD.

Oh yea, sorry for my mistake. Thank you for correcting me.

[robkeeley]

The cliffhanger to Episode Three was restored as far back as the VHS release - I still have a copy! But likely in better quality for the DVD.

[Rob Moss]

May 3, 2024 14:48:18 GMT robkeeley said:

The cliffhanger to Episode Three was restored as far back as the VHS release - I still have a copy! But likely in better quality for the DVD.

Thanks for clarifying!