Reference » BBC DVD Guide » Deadly Assassin (The)
| Adittional Info |
Number of DVDs: 1
DVD Number : TBA
Released by: 2 Entertain
Certification: PG
Duration: 100 Minutes
Format: DVD
Region: 1
| Summary |
Following a summons to Gallifrey at the end of The Hand of Fear, the Doctor is soon framed for the murder of the new Time Lord President. It soon transpires that an old and bitter enemy has returned, desperate for both life and revenge....
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| Special Features |
- Commentary by Tom Baker, Bernard Horsfall and Philip Hinchcliffe
- The Frighton Factor - (dur. 16' 36") - what exactly is Doctor Who's 'Frighten Factor'? A diverse panel of experts try to answer the question for featurette producer Brendan Sheppard. With producer Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks, education psychologist Lucy Lewis, church minister Peter Cavanna, Doctor Who Magazine's editor Tom Spilsbury and assistant editor Peter Ware, Doctor Who Adventures magazine editor Moray Laing and head writer Annabel Gibson, writer John Dorney, television archivist Jim Sangster and Doctor Who expert Alex Lydiate. Narrated by Simon Ockendon.
- The Matrix Revisited - (dur. 29' 16") - cast, crew and critics look back at the making of the story in this documentary from Paul Vanezis. With actors Tom Baker, Bernard Horsfall, producer Philip Hinchcliffe, director David Maloney, designer Roger Murray-Leach, founding president of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society Jan Vincent-Rudzki, and the founder of the National Viewers and Listeners Association Mary Whitehouse. Narrated by Sarah Griffiths.
- The Gallifreyan Candidate - (dur. 10' 30") - this featurette from Dene Films looks at Richard Condon's novel 'The Manchurian Candidate', adapted in 1962 into a film thriller starring Frank Sinatra, which is often cited as being a major influence on the plot of 'The Deadly Assassin'. With Newcastle University's Stacy Gillis and Oxford University's Andrew Shail.
- Isolated music score
- Trails and continuity
- Radio times billings
- Photo gallery
- Coming soon trailer
- Production information subtitles
- Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
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