Name: Doctor Who - Earthshock
Brand: BBC DVD
SKU: BBCDVD1153
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 3.00 (1 reviews)

Doctor Who - Earthshock (Eric Saward)

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Picture of BBCDVD 1153 Doctor Who - Earthshock by artist Eric Saward from the BBC records and Tapes library

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Release details

Detail			Value
Catalogue number			BBCDVD 1153
Title			Doctor Who - Earthshock
Artist(s)			Eric Saward
Cover condition			Near mint
Record condition			Near mint
BBC records label code			A
Item deleted?			Yes
Released			1982
Distributed / printed by			BBC Worldwide Ltd
Country of origin			UK
Media type			Primary
Media genre			Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi.
Run-off codes / Shop bar codes			A0100470574-A911 18 A 4
My rating			*****
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Number have			1
What type of seller was used?			Physical shop
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Label

Side & track	Track and Artist	Length
Tracks Below is a list of tracks for this release.
A1	Part 1	24.22
A2	Part 2	24.23
A3	Part 3	24.24
A4	Part 4	24.28
A5	Putting the shock into Earthshock	32.28
A6	40th anniversary celebrations	3.01
A7	Film sequences	8.48
A8	Did you see?	10.17
A9	Photo gallery	4.41
A10	Episode 5	1.40
Total length of media 2:38:32.

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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts
Starring Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor) Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka) James Warwick - Scott Clare Clifford - Kyle Steve Morley - Walters Suzi Arden - Snyder Ann Holloway - Mitchell Anne Clements, Mark Straker - Troopers Beryl Reid - Briggs June Bland - Berger Alec Sabin - Ringway Mark Fletcher, Christopher Whittingham - Crewmembers David Banks - Cyber Leader Mark Hardy - Cyber Lieutenant Written by Eric Saward Produced by John Nathan-Turner Directed by Peter Grimwade Synopsis The mysterious disappearance of an archaeological team is merely the prelude to a deadlier threat for the Doctor and his companions - the Cybermen want to destroy Earth, and will use any means at their disposal. The Doctor's ingenuity is sttetched to its very limits as he battles to defeat the Cyber army at any cost. But even he does not realise just how high the cost will be ... Background Anyone who watched Earthshock on its original transmission cannot fail to remember the huge impact it had at the time. The surprise re-appearance in the series of the Cybermen, after seven years away from our screens, was arguably Doctor Who's last well-kept secret, and the sheer pace of Eric Saward's script and Peter Grimwade's direction make for gripping viewing. The sleek, newly-designed Cybermen conveyed both power and menace, and the story managed to recapture the base-under-siege tension that had been a feature of some of the finest stories in the programme's past. At the same time, the show was trying to find a new direction with Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, after seven years with Tom Baker in the title role. No more would the Doctor be an all-knowing superhero, and the final scenes of Earthshock shattered once and for all the cosy air of invulnerability that had pervaded Doctor Who. The Doctor was fallible, and fail he occasionally does ...
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