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This is the first story featuring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor to make it on to DVD, and it’s a classic! Unfortunately, very few of his stories have survived in the BBC archives, and indeed, this particular four part adventure, broadcast in the UK in the fall of 1967, was wiped and presumed lost after it’s one and only UK transmission. Remarkably, prints of the tapes turned up in Hong Kong in 1992 and were returned to BBC Video, who cleaned them up and rush released them on home VHS. This edition has been digitally remastered and transformed once more, allowing for a very sharp picture and soundtrack which must be as good as the original ever was. A demonstration of the clean-up and results is included as an extra on the disc. The other extras are somewhat disappointing in certain respects. First of all, the commentary provided by Frazer Hines and (the irritatingly theatrical) Deborah Watling, who star alongside the second Doctor as his companions Jamie and Victoria. Newcomers to the show will doubtless be entertained by the warm and jovial chit-chat between the two, but those of us familiar with the world of Doctor Who will recognize their dialogue from numerous interviews the two have given over the years. Indeed the contrived “spontaneity” of their banter is now beginning to irritate me. This is highlighted by another extra on the disc, a taped panel discussion recorded in 1992, with virtually all the surviving cast and production team. Here Deborah and Frazer go through almost exactly the same “spontaneous” routine once more. This thirty minute background to the show is fascinating, if only to see how all the cast have aged over the years! Also here is an introduction from Director Morris Barry, a brief piece to camera originally recorded for the video tape release. There are a couple of fun “Easter Eggs” to find, one of which shows a scene from the show that has been restored to almost the original broadcast video quality. I’m confused as to why the entire story hasn’t been restored in this way, since the picture is considerably better in this clip than the entire DVD. Test titles, a brief look at the visual effects modelling and a clip from the preceding story are also included. The story itself is very tense and well constructed, and the Cybermen very menacing. The technology of the day means that there are the inevitable fluffs and goofs, but that’s almost what makes Doctor Who the cult classic that it is. The on screen captions and the commentary help to identify some of the biggest blunders. It’s certainly the best Troughton story available in its entirety, which doesn’t bode well for future DVD releases.
The second doctor is the least known, since all but 5 of his stories were destroyed or mutilated by a house-cleaning at the BBC in the 1970s (the other intact Troughton stories are: “The Seeds of Doom,” “The War Games,” “The Mind Robber,” and “The Dominators”). Troughton’s doctor is one of the most appealing incarnations of the character. He’s smart (of course), but also vaguely vulnerable and child-like. He has a good sense of humor and fun. And he handles all sorts of evil monsters with aplomb. It is a crying shame so many of his stories are gone completely, or mostly gone.
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I was only a kid when this aired, and I can’t recall it all (but I do remember the Ice Warriors from “The Seeds of Doom”). Now I have 6-year-old myself,and he *loves* Dr. Who, esp. this doctor, despite the fact that it’s in black and white. Also, the title music during this phase of the show was at its very best. My son rocks out to it when it comes on!
Don’t listen to the nay-sayers who complain about lack of production values. This is 40 years old, for f**** sake! What matters in Dr. Who is not set-design or the tiny budgets, but the active use of your imagination, great writing, appealing characters, thorougly evil monsters, and solid acting. “Tomb” has all of these traits in abundance. I love this version of the Cybermen, with their metallic voices and three fingers. They may be the best yet (though I’ve not seen the newest version of them yet).
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All in all, an unreserved recommendation. I’ve watched it (with my lad, and a second who is approaching Who-worthy age) at least three times and loved every minute of it.
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