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Doctor Who - Arc Of Infinity [1983] [VHS]
 
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Doctor Who - Arc Of Infinity [1983] [VHS]

VHS ~ Peter Davison
4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Peter Davison, Colin Baker
  • Directors: Ron Jones
  • Format: HiFi Sound, PAL, Colour, Full Screen
  • Language English
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • VHS Release Date: 7 Mar 1994
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CODV
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,572 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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The Doctor comes under attack and the Tardis is recalled to Gallifrey.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Peter Davison!, 12 May 2004
The Fifth Doctor is the best, by a country mile, and this is a fairly solid story from his era. The fact that Gallifrey is involved always conjurs comaparison with Deadly Assassin, but apart from THAT one, most Gallifey stories are terrible! Considering the rambling tin foil epic of Invasion of Time, this is an improvement. The story also features Omega, last seen in Three Doctors. A close inspection of Three Doctors reveals that, apart from the titular trio of Doctors, the rest was pretty poor with Omega a ranting, raving loony villain in a mask.
Here, Johnny Byrne (Space:1999) contributes a story where Omega is treated in similar fashion to the space probe pilot in his screenplay for the 1999 episode "Matter of Life and Death", who also becomes anti-matter. In both cases, Byrne paints them as sympathetic characters, unable to return to their own world now they're anti-matter.
In this case Byrne evokes the classic teen horror movie with tourists encountering a monster while spending a night in a crypt. Tegan (left on Earth at the end of Time Flight), is just a regular human who is related to one of the young men and gets involved, ultimately meeting the Doctor a second time, this time joining the crew of the Tardis voluntarily and in good spirits!
Nyssa is allowed to be the solo companion (and since Tegan's possessed in the next story Snakedance, she remians so for a while, really)for most of the story and she and Davison are a great duo. The middle episodes, set on Gallifrey, are pretty standard, nothing spectacular but not terrible either. The final episode is very good, with much location film material. Omega succeeds in creating a new body and lo and behold, its a copy of the Doctor's! This allows Davison a chance to shine brightly, evoking the sympathetic side of Omega. Suddenly, joy turns to horror as the new body begins to decay in the manner of the Quatermass Experiment and Davison hunts him down, gun in hand, to do what must be done. Overall, much better than it's reputation. Not a classic, but a good honest Dr.Who story!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly gripping, 29 Nov 2003
Considering this was made a little over 20 years ago this story remains engaging and tense. Ignoring the slightly laughable acting from the lads in Amsterdam, the supporting cast of Time Lords is impressive and the special effects are not so overpowering as to be too distracting. Definitely worth watching.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Some noteworthy stuff, 11 Mar 2000
By Faiz79 "Faiz79" (Berkshire, UK) - See all my reviews
Four episodes in which you get Peter Davison in two roles, Colin Baker (first appearance in DW, but not as the sixth Doctor), big baddie Omega, Michael Gough, location work in Amsterdam and a major chunk of action on Gallifrey. The story's quite fast paced, has some solid Radiophonic music, and (as always) an excellent performance by Davison. The Gallifrey sets are a little uninspired, not as bold and scary as they could be. The location scenes are a welcome addition. Despite all the ingrediants, it not particularly meaty story, and certainly not the heavy weight you'd expect from a Gallifrey romp. But, it is an enjoyable start to the 20th anniversary season.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly good.
Arc of Infinity features good performances from the regular actors as you would expect, an excellent guest appearance by Michael Gough and the rare treat of overseas location... Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2000 by paul.nash2@btinternet.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Another great Davidson story. Once again the doctor returns to Gallifrey and faces Omega. This is a welcome return for Omega as we last seen him in the The Three Doctors... Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars All I can say is 'Oh dear!'
The concept for the story may have been interesting on paper: An old enemy, a return to Gallifrey, a location in Amsterdam. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A exiting start to Doctor Who's Twentieth anniversary season
With the story spread out in different places, mystery and a old enemy this story is worthy of the twentieth anniversary season. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2000

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