BBCDVD 1154 Doctor Who - The curse of Fenric by Ian Briggs


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Release details

DetailValue
Catalogue numberBBCDVD 1154
TitleDoctor Who - The curse of Fenric
Artist(s)Ian Briggs
Cover conditionNear mint
Record conditionNear mint
BBC records label codeA
Item deleted?Yes
Released1989
Distributed / printed byBBC Worldwide Ltd
Country of originUK UK flag
Media typePrimary
Media genreDramas - Sci-fi
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Run-off codes / Shop bar codesA0100479987-A911 17 A 0
A0100479990-A911 18 A 1
My rating*****
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Tracks

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Side & trackTrack and ArtistLength
A1Part 124.23
A2Part 224.09
A3Part 324.11
A4Part 424.16
A5Modelling the dead (From 1990 BSB Doctor Who weekend)5.11
A6Claws and effects17.39
A7Title sequences - 5.1 surround mix2.10
A8Title sequences - Original stereo2.10
A9Photo gallery5.45
A10Nebula '90 (From 1990 'Nebula' convention)20.47
A11Take two - The wolves of Fenric4.31
B1Shattering the chains - Ian Briggs24.52
B2Recutting the Runes - The making of the special edition15.06
B340th anniversary celebrations3.00
B4Costume design17.05
B5The Curse of Fenric - Special edition103.45
Total length of media 5:19:00.

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Starring


Sylvester McCoy (Seventh Doctor)
Sophie Aldred (Ace)
Dinsdale Landen - Dr Judson
Alfred Lynch - Commander Millington
Stevan Rimkus - Captain Bates
Marcus Hutton - Sgt Leigh
Christien Anholt - Perkins
Tomek Bork - Captain Sorin
Peter Czajowski - Sgt Prozorov
Marek Anton - Vershinin
Mark Conrad - Petrossian
Nicholas Parsons - Rev Wainwright
Janet Henfrey - Miss Hardaker
Joann Kenny - Jean
Joanne Bell - Phyllis
Anne Reid - Nurse Crane
Cory Pulman - Kathleen Dudman
Aaron Hanley - Baby Audrey
Raymond Trickett - Ancient Haemovore

Written by


Ian Briggs

Produced by


John Nathan-Turner

Directed by


Nicholas Mallett

Synopsis


When the Doctor and Ace arrive at a secret military base during World War II, they discover that a centuries-old Viking curse is bringing terror to its inhabitants. As hideous vampires rise from the sea and Russian commandos begin to close in, they are confronted not only with a mystery from the distant past, but also a terrifying vision of mankind's future ...

Background


In the late 1980s, Doctor Who was caught in a period of transition, as new script editor Andrew Cartmel, alongside a reinvigorated John Nathan-Turner as Producer, struggled to breathe fresh life into the series. Against a backdrop of curtailed episode counts and competitive scheduling on BBC1, Doctor Who was perhaps only just beginning to find its feet again when the series was taken off the air. The Curse of Fenrtic was the penultimate story shown by the BBC, and ably demonstrates the direction in which Doctor Who was moving and evolving.

The character of the Doctor was darkened, and the character of Ace was given more development than most previous companions had enjoyed. The Curse of Fenric bravely attempts to hint at a conceptio

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