Name: Doctor Who - The visitation
Brand: BBC DVD
SKU: BBCDVD3690
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Doctor Who - The visitation (Eric Saward)

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Release details

Detail			Value
Catalogue number			BBCDVD 3690
Title			Doctor Who - The visitation
Artist(s)			Eric Saward
Cover condition			Near mint
Record condition			Near mint
BBC records label code			-
Item deleted?			Yes
Released			1982
Distributed / printed by			2 entertain
Country of origin			UK
Format			Special edition
Media type			Primary
Media genre			Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi.
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Side & track	Track and Artist	Length
Tracks Below is a list of tracks for this release.
A1	Part 1 [Eric Saward]	24.11
A2	Part 2 [Eric Saward]	24.26
A3	Part 3 [Eric Saward]	24.24
A4	Part 4 [Eric Saward]	23.32
A5	Film trims [Eric Saward]	5.33
A6	Directing Who - Peter Moffatt [Peter Moffatt]	26.15
A7	Writing a final Visitation [Eric Saward]	12.52
A8	Scoring The Visitation [Paddy Kingsland]	16.20
A9	Photo gallery [Eric Saward]	5.13
A10	Easter egg (Titles) [Eric Saward]	1.28
B1	Grim tales (Revisiting the visitation) [Various]	45.10
B2	The Television Centre of the Universe - Part one [Various]	32.13
B3	Doctor forever - The apocalypse element [Various]	27.31
B4	Radio Times listings [PDF materials] [Eric Saward]
B5	BBC Enterprises sales sheet [PDF materials] [Eric Saward]
B6	Coming soon - Inferno [Don Houghton]	1.04
Total length of media 4:30:12.

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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) Michael Robbins - Richard Mace Michael Melia - Terileptil Leader Peter Van Dissel - Android James Charlton - The Miller Neil West - The Poacher Eric Dodson - The Headman John Savident - The Squire Anthony Calf - Charles John Baker - Ralph Valerie Fyfer - Elizabeth Richard Hampton - Villager Written by Terence Dudley Produced by John Nathan-Turner Directed by John Black Background In 1980, Eric Saward submitted a story idea to the Doctor Who production office iidea centred around the Great Plague. When the resulting scripts impressed producer John Nathan-Turner, he was not only rewarded with a slot in the Season 19 but was also invited to become the series' scriptr editor. The controversial team of Saward and Nathan-Turner would go on to define 1980's Doctpor Who, and their partnership begins here - with a story strangely atypical of the rest of their time on the series. Harking back in style to previous eras of the programme, The Visitation is a classic mix of adventure, humour and jeopardy which reinstates historical England as a regular setting for the Doctor's adventures after a four-year absence. It's Peter Davison's second recorded story and he's already found the Fifth Doctor - his confidence visibly ramping up a notch between location and studio material. Davidson's Doctor is fresh, engagfing and energetic, always centre of our attention despite competing for screentime with three companions. Guest actor Michael Robbins relishes his role as fruity Richard Mace, while Michael Melia acts his blackened socks off behind three inches of rubber as the Terilepil leader. Lush location filming (beautifully restored for this Special Edition), groundbreaking creature design and impressive matte shots add to the story's gloss. The Visitation is often overshadowed by two other stories from that year - the bold, imaginative Kinda and the fan-pleasing Earthshock, but for those of us who grew up with Peter Davison's Doctor, the Visitation is vintage chocolaste-box Doctor Who. Best enjoyed in the dark ...
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