Post by Alan Grover on Dec 15, 2011 13:38:30 GMT
Happy news, all! The very first Doctor Who story to be colourised by the Restoration Team, back in the early nineties, The Dæmons, from 1971, has been confirmed for DVD release at the end of March.
The five part story stars the third Doctor, Jon Pertwee, in one of the stories most loved by fans and production staff alike and Jon Pertwee often named it as his favorite Doctor Who story.
The Doctor is joined by Katy Manning, playing Jo Grant, as well as UNIT regulars Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin and John Levene with Roger Delgado appearing as the main villain of the piece.
Christopher Barry directed the story, which was written by Barry Letts and Robert Sloman.
The story brought to an end the eighth series of the show. Its popularity saw it repeated the following Christmas in an omnibus form. It received a further repeat in 1992 when the restored versions of each episode were repeated on BBC2 on consecutive Fridays.
Extras on the disc include The Devil Rides Out, a twenty nine minute documentary on the making of the story, an unabridged colourisation test of episode one, the five minute Tomorrow's World extract, a seven minute feature currently titled The BBC's Doctor Who - on Location - at Aldbourne (further details are unknown), a six minute photo gallery and Remembering Barry Letts, a thirty three minute feature on the much loved Doctor Who producer. There will be more features confirmed shortly.
The DVD is released in the United Kingdom on twenty sixth of March and around the world shortly afterward.
The five part story stars the third Doctor, Jon Pertwee, in one of the stories most loved by fans and production staff alike and Jon Pertwee often named it as his favorite Doctor Who story.
The Doctor is joined by Katy Manning, playing Jo Grant, as well as UNIT regulars Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin and John Levene with Roger Delgado appearing as the main villain of the piece.
Christopher Barry directed the story, which was written by Barry Letts and Robert Sloman.
The story brought to an end the eighth series of the show. Its popularity saw it repeated the following Christmas in an omnibus form. It received a further repeat in 1992 when the restored versions of each episode were repeated on BBC2 on consecutive Fridays.
Extras on the disc include The Devil Rides Out, a twenty nine minute documentary on the making of the story, an unabridged colourisation test of episode one, the five minute Tomorrow's World extract, a seven minute feature currently titled The BBC's Doctor Who - on Location - at Aldbourne (further details are unknown), a six minute photo gallery and Remembering Barry Letts, a thirty three minute feature on the much loved Doctor Who producer. There will be more features confirmed shortly.
The DVD is released in the United Kingdom on twenty sixth of March and around the world shortly afterward.
