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The Time Lords discover that the Master has stolen their secret file on the Doomsday Weapon and decide to send the Doctor to retrieve it for them. The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Jo to the desolate planet Uxarieus in the year 2472. There they become involved in a dispute between some beleaguered colonists and the crew of an Interplanetary Mining Corporation (IMC) spaceship over the ownership rights to the planet. The Doctor learns that the indigenous Primitives and their High Priests worship a large machine tended by a creature called the Guardian.
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• Commentaries with cast and crew
• Documentaries
• Photo Gallery
• Coming Soon Trailer
• PDF Material and Production Information Subtitles
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
Special Features
• Commentaries with cast and crew
• Documentaries
• Photo Gallery
• Coming Soon Trailer
• PDF Material and Production Information Subtitles
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I only got to see Colony In Space for the first time quite recently and its fan reputation went before it -overlong, drab, bit of a runaround in a quarry... And yes, to an extent these criticisms are valid, but I still enjoyed it. For me, the DVD releases have benefited the Pertwee era most of all. As I watch the stories again and the accompanying extras, I'm appreciating the work that went into this experimental era.
This is Pertwee's first space adventure, which already (like The Mutants) makes it feel a bit special. The Doctor and Jo are sent to a colony in space (you see?) to stop the Master finding a doomsday weapon, but on the way get caught up in a dispute between colonists and an unscrupulous mining corporation. As another reviewer has stated, the doomsday weapon plot is actually the less successful of the two, but we do get some interesting-looking aliens (and a funny but cute puppet with a normal-sized head). Yes the visuals are fairly colourless but then that's the point - this is a tough, harsh vision of the future (like Frontios) where life is hard. Malcolm Hulke's writing is always strong as well as thought-provoking, and I have grown to love Jo Grant in recent years - here she has to deal with an unexpected trip to another planet. The Master was overused this season, but at least this time they let the plot develop for a bit before they bring him in to complicate matters for the Doctor.
Yes like most Pertwee six-parters (to be fair, most six-parters in general) there is padding, but watch it in installments and enjoy a bit more Pertwee in space...
This is Pertwee's first space adventure, which already (like The Mutants) makes it feel a bit special. The Doctor and Jo are sent to a colony in space (you see?) to stop the Master finding a doomsday weapon, but on the way get caught up in a dispute between colonists and an unscrupulous mining corporation. As another reviewer has stated, the doomsday weapon plot is actually the less successful of the two, but we do get some interesting-looking aliens (and a funny but cute puppet with a normal-sized head). Yes the visuals are fairly colourless but then that's the point - this is a tough, harsh vision of the future (like Frontios) where life is hard. Malcolm Hulke's writing is always strong as well as thought-provoking, and I have grown to love Jo Grant in recent years - here she has to deal with an unexpected trip to another planet. The Master was overused this season, but at least this time they let the plot develop for a bit before they bring him in to complicate matters for the Doctor.
Yes like most Pertwee six-parters (to be fair, most six-parters in general) there is padding, but watch it in installments and enjoy a bit more Pertwee in space...
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Running for six episodes, this story has drama, action and adventure. A really great storyline and great location work. There's time travel, alien world, fight scenes and explosions. What a brilliant Dr Who story. You may recognized many faces from this show, notably a very young Helen Worth (Gail from 'Coronation Street)
I vaguely remember the first broadcast, but when this was repeated on UK Gold in the early 1990s I was impressed by the story and production values.
The DVD may not have many extras but those that are featured are real gems.
IMC Needs You! is the making of Colony In Space really absorbing; the interviews from Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks and Katy Manning are well informative and entertaining also Michael Briant (Director of another Jon Pertwee classic 'The Sea Devils') and Graeme Harper (Classic/New Series Director). My only gripe is the cartoonish characters dipicted at the beginning of the programme I thought was rather silly and gimmicky.
'From the Cutting Room Floor' is probally worth the price of the DVD alone. This was absolutely fantastic!! that showed Jon Pertwee, Roger Delgado and others from unused film footage. Running for over 12 mins. Absolute gem!
The Photo Gallery was quite impressive with some great shots.
The coming soon trailer features a very impressive combined trailer for Invasion of the Dinosaurs and The Android Invasion. I think many people may watch this trailer again and again!
This DVD is a must buy. Fantastic viewing.
I vaguely remember the first broadcast, but when this was repeated on UK Gold in the early 1990s I was impressed by the story and production values.
The DVD may not have many extras but those that are featured are real gems.
IMC Needs You! is the making of Colony In Space really absorbing; the interviews from Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks and Katy Manning are well informative and entertaining also Michael Briant (Director of another Jon Pertwee classic 'The Sea Devils') and Graeme Harper (Classic/New Series Director). My only gripe is the cartoonish characters dipicted at the beginning of the programme I thought was rather silly and gimmicky.
'From the Cutting Room Floor' is probally worth the price of the DVD alone. This was absolutely fantastic!! that showed Jon Pertwee, Roger Delgado and others from unused film footage. Running for over 12 mins. Absolute gem!
The Photo Gallery was quite impressive with some great shots.
The coming soon trailer features a very impressive combined trailer for Invasion of the Dinosaurs and The Android Invasion. I think many people may watch this trailer again and again!
This DVD is a must buy. Fantastic viewing.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Colony in Space was the 4th Master story in a Master-full season, this story features Jon Pertwee's first off-world adventure in the TARDIS since The War Games, it's a 6-parter and as such, this story does suffer from a little padding, but only a little. As stated above, this is Jon Pertwee's first trip into space as the third doctor, also note that this is the first time Jo Grant ventures into the mysterious blue box, as she enters, the usual words come to mind {bigger on the inside}. However, she displays genuine fear that the Doctor was actually telling the truth about being an ancient alien Time Lord who travels around in time and space in a police box.
The relationship between the Doctor and Jo definately strengthens throughout the story as she comes to terms with the reality of the situation. This is played very well by Katy Manning. Shame really, the Master is introduced in the fourth episode and was only brought in to keep the story running for another couple of episodes. I.M.C. is a great evil-corporation villain and really brings a sense of danger to proceedings. Caldwell is brilliantly played by Bernard Kay in his last apperance in Doctor Who. Generally, Colony in Space is a brilliant start to Jon Pertwee's "mission for the Time-Lords" series of stories.
Now then, on to the DVD, yet again the BBC, 2-Entertain and the restoration team have done a wonderful job in restoring this classic serial for DVD, it is a budget 1 disc release and is light on special features but does the job admirably, the documentary I.M.C. needs you is a typical making of doc about the production, but, as usual I find these things very interesting and find they add to the experience of the feature itself. Please note that because the master tapes were wipped by the BBC for reuse in the 1970s, the episodes have been returned from canada, the picture is not as great as stories with masters held in England, but it does not detract from the programme.
All in all, Colony in Space is a fine edition to an ever growing selection of Doctor Who DVD's being released now-a-days, so go ahead and order this Pertwee classic and enjoy some vintage haircuts.
Story - 9/10
DVD - 9/10
Features - 7/10
All in all GREAT STUFF.
The relationship between the Doctor and Jo definately strengthens throughout the story as she comes to terms with the reality of the situation. This is played very well by Katy Manning. Shame really, the Master is introduced in the fourth episode and was only brought in to keep the story running for another couple of episodes. I.M.C. is a great evil-corporation villain and really brings a sense of danger to proceedings. Caldwell is brilliantly played by Bernard Kay in his last apperance in Doctor Who. Generally, Colony in Space is a brilliant start to Jon Pertwee's "mission for the Time-Lords" series of stories.
Now then, on to the DVD, yet again the BBC, 2-Entertain and the restoration team have done a wonderful job in restoring this classic serial for DVD, it is a budget 1 disc release and is light on special features but does the job admirably, the documentary I.M.C. needs you is a typical making of doc about the production, but, as usual I find these things very interesting and find they add to the experience of the feature itself. Please note that because the master tapes were wipped by the BBC for reuse in the 1970s, the episodes have been returned from canada, the picture is not as great as stories with masters held in England, but it does not detract from the programme.
All in all, Colony in Space is a fine edition to an ever growing selection of Doctor Who DVD's being released now-a-days, so go ahead and order this Pertwee classic and enjoy some vintage haircuts.
Story - 9/10
DVD - 9/10
Features - 7/10
All in all GREAT STUFF.
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Great story
I fully enjoyed this DVD. Great story, great acting and a few twists as well. The extra scenes included were great to see in the bonus section. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Bring_back_the_60s
You know... This isn't half bad
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Published 4 months ago by Shaun Cryer
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Published 6 months ago by Koopatroopa
Love dr who
Quick delivery and in full working order it's great classic John pert wee
Not a bad story the first dr I remember before repeats
Not a bad story the first dr I remember before repeats
Published 6 months ago by Dawn
Good solid storytelling and characterisation
In the last few years the Pertwee era is really beginning to shine. The classic stories such as Spearhead from Space just look even better than before and the supposed weak stories... Read more
Published 6 months ago by R. Le Quin
Hammersman
This story I think is niether bad or good, but as usual the Doc, Jo, The Master & Brig are fab.
Published 7 months ago by HAMMERSMAN
Colony in Space (1971) .... The Third Doctor and Jo first trip in The...
The BBC where geniuses in 1971 by sending exiled The Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo Grant (Katy Manning) into space for the first time by taken the controls of the TARDIS to the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr G Turner
"Cowboys & Aliens"
A fun & qute rich story from the pen of Malcolm Hulke, a notch or 2 down from classic status. Colonists scratching a living on a planet are threatened by the arrival of a Mining... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Bob Marlowe
THE GOOD.THE BAD AND THE UGLY!...AND,AHEM,THE MASTER!!
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