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Doctor Who - Inferno [DVD] [1970]

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  • Actors: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney
  • Directors: Douglas Camfield
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 19 Jun 2006
  • Run Time: 167 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000EZ7VG2
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,977 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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An experiment gone awry sends the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) to a parallel universe where his friends and companions are members of a fascist regime in this thrilling and popular episode from the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who. Inferno is the name of a project designed to drill into the Earth's core and release a powerful energy source called Stahlman's Gas; what's yielded instead is an insidious substance that transforms men into monsters. The resulting chaos interrupts the Doctor's travel in the TARDIS and knocks him into an alternate Earth run by a military dictatorship, and where Project Inferno's progress threatens to bring about an apocalypse. This seven-part story arc from 1970 is a high-water mark for the already superb Pertwee-era Doctor, a tense, imaginative adventure that evokes the U.K.'s chilling Quatermass TV productions and movies in its mix of science fiction and horror. Fans will particularly appreciate the opportunities afforded to longtime Who supporting players Nicholas Courtney (as the Brigadier) and Caroline John (as the Doctor's companion Liz) to step outside their usual roles and essay memorably villainous turns as their parallel-Earth selves.

The double-disc presentation of Inferno offers the by-now-standard wealth of extras, including commentary by Courtney, script editor Terrance Dicks, producer/director Barry Letts, and co-star John Levene (Sgt. Benton) and lengthy featurettes on the making of the story and the UNIT brigade during Pertwee's tenure (the latter featuring interviews with much of the supporting cast and crew). A short deleted scene from the episode (featuring Pertwee in a rare second turn as the voice of a radio announcer), a promo film for the BBC Visual Effects Department (which features clips from the Who stories Ambassadors of Death, Caves of Steel, and a missing episode from Doomwatch), and PDF files of the 1971 Doctor Who Annual and Radio Times round out the supplemental features. --Paul Gaita

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John Pertwee stars as the Doctor, who is called to Earth to oversee the secret drilling operation conducted by mad scientist Stahlman.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Too hot to handle!, 18 May 2006
By A. Clarke "northants1841" (Blisworth) - See all my reviews
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One of the finest Pertwee stories finally comes to DVD. The only story where you get to see the regular cast in a parrallel universe [that is until 'Rise of the Cybermen], this makes for an exciting adventure as there are two [count 'em] end of the world scenarios. Nicholas Courtney does a fine job as the alternative Brigadier with eye patch. Some of these earlier stories are padded but Inferno avoids this with it's clever plotting, an essential purchase if you like serious, scientific Who.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wolfmen Attack!!!, 22 Jun 2006
By Mr. D. Swan "manmonkey" - See all my reviews
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Long ago there was a time were the Doctor was a man, a serious man, he acted like a dignified hero and not like an over excited teenager that's just got a new Raleigh Grifter, That's a little Jib at David Tennant by the by. Ah gone are those days but we can still take a peak with BBC's DVD releases and this one, Inferno is an absolute gem, Yes it's from a different time, 1970, with different standards in special effect and production but if you're the kind of person that doesn't have the imagination to see beyond the clunky unconvincing special effects you've no business watching it.
This 7 parter tells the story of a British government sponsored Drilling experiment, The rather obtuse Scientist in charge believes that drilling through the earths crust would tap into reserves of a super gas that could cheaply fuel the UK for years to come, The Doctors involved as an adviser and as far as the chief scientist is concerned an unwelcome one, Whilst tinkering with his own experiment off activating the Tardis's Main console he quickly becomes concerned by the drilling and the sudden appearance of members of staff who after coming in contact with a mysterious green Goo have turned into bizarre green versions of Lon Chaney Jr. Later whilst the Doctor is using the Tardis console he accidentally gets transported to a parallel universe, in this universe the drilling experiment is under way in a UK governed by a 1984 Big Brother style government. In this parallel UK they successfully drill through the earths crust unleashing all sorts of bad stuff, bad stuff like the world blowing up, The doctor of course escapes back to his own universe to prevent the drilling and the same thing happening to his UK.
The Lon Chaney jr monsters running around are obviously an after thought, you get the impression they probably wrote it and thought " Bugger we've no monsters, here's 50p!! , down the corner shop and get some Green poster paint and a wolfman mask", never the less this really doesn't detract from the story, it adds a little excitement, even if it is a little bewildering. There are a few other flaws, not massive ones, I accuse myself of petty niggling to even think of them, just ignore all that and enjoy!, enjoy a ripping good Dr Who story from a time that's lost to us, savour it.

Special mention has to go to the Doctors assistant Caroline John who ( Shock horror) unlike Katy manning can Actually act!!.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of The Best Doctor Whos?, 24 Jun 2006
By E. A. Redfearn "eredfearn2" (Middlesbrough) - See all my reviews
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I recall seeing the first transmission of this superb series and always believed it to be one of the very best of Doctor Who. Now, thanks to the wonders of DVD, it can be seen by a wider audience and a new generation of Doctor Who fans. A drilling operation is being conducted on a research centre which goes horribly wrong. The Doctor, wonderfully played by the late Jon Pertwee, finds himself in an alternative Universe struggling to convince the scientists that what they are doing could destroy the earth. The alternative universe is run by the military, brash and uncompromising, unwilling to listen to the doctors warnings. The scenes here have to be seen to be believed. Both Nicholas Courtney and the lovely Caroline John play their respective counter parts wonderfully well. It is only when the doctor emerges back in the normal Universe that the action really excites to a brilliant ending. A great series all around. And to make it much better for viewers, numerous extras abound on disc 2 which will keep not only fans, but television historians glued to the screen for hours. Sadly, it was Caroline John's last appearance in Doctor Who, so its one to treasure. During her interview, she reveals the reasons why she left the series, and it was not difficult to notice that her leaving did have an emotional effect on her.

As for the Picture, it is good, but not brilliant, although sound in a Home Cinema system is more than adequate.

One of those great Doctor Who series you should not miss.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Infernally Good, or Infernal Disaster?
This story is not one of my favourites, as I am not keen on green lion men chasing Jon Pertwee around a research centre. Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Howell

5.0 out of 5 stars "The one with the eyepatch"
Classic story battling with Spearhead from Space for the best of Pertwee's 1st series. An obsessive twit scientist is drilling into the Earth's crust, causing concern for the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bob Marlowe

5.0 out of 5 stars Blowing Hot and Cold
One of the most striking things about this 7-part serial from 1970 isn't just how different it is from contemporary Doctor Who, but how unusual it is even when compared to most... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Steve Groves

5.0 out of 5 stars Eye Eye Brigadier
Jon Pertwee had just begun to settle into the role of The Doctor when this epic 7 part serial was transmitted. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Binro The Heretic

5.0 out of 5 stars A true masterpiece of a story
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Having just watched this serial, sitting back and reflecting, it is clear Inferno represents some of the best Doctor Who as a series has to... Read more
Published 6 months ago by L. Green

4.0 out of 5 stars A Classic .....But Not 5 stars.
The 3rd Doctor is at his best here- grumpy but gallant in the midst of an apocalyptic trip into an alternate dimension. Read more
Published 11 months ago by D. Wright

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular: The best of Doctor Who
This was one of the first classic Doctor Who episodes I watched, and after viewing more than 40 others, this is still my favourite. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Andrew Dodds

5.0 out of 5 stars Ultimate Pertwee
Jon Pertwee IS The Doctor for me. His era is imply the greatest for me. Woth Pertwee, we get UNIT, the Brig, Jo Grant (lovely) and Sarah-Jane. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Calculus

5.0 out of 5 stars A sure fire classic.
I always feel uncomfortable with 'gritty realism' tag of series 7. Anyone one who finds the concept of shop dummies coming to life, lizard men living underground and sabotaging... Read more
Published on 23 April 2007 by Mr. I. Clarke

5.0 out of 5 stars Top class "serious" Doctor Who
"Inferno", by Don Houghton, is another popular candidate for "best Doctor Who story ever made". It would certainly appear to be the best entry in the "gritty realism" phase that... Read more
Published on 22 April 2007 by M. Wilberforce

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