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  • Actors: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 18 Nov 2002
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006JI23
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The Doctor Who adventure "Resurrection of the Daleks" marked the Doctor's first encounter with his most famous foe since 1979's "Destiny of the Daleks" five years earlier, and Peter Davison's only full-scale battle with the cybernetic aliens. Weakened by a Movellan virus the Daleks assault a space station prison where Davros is being held. The Daleks plan to use duplicates of the Doctor and his companions to assassinate leading Timelords, and further duplicates to take over the Earth. The action is split between the space station and abandoned London riverside warehouses, and is notable for its grim tone and high body count. The duplicate police-assassins recall the Autons from the Jon Pertwee "Spearhead from Space" (1970) and proved controversial on original broadcast. Also notable is that although the show was designed as a four-part adventure it was transmitted in two double-length episodes.

This edition presents the story in the original four parts. Meanwhile there are more than the usual quota of name guest stars, including Rodney Bewes, Rula Lenska and Lesley Grantham. The tale also marks Janet Fielding's final appearance as Tegan. In every respect this is a key adventure in the history of Doctor Who, even if the tense, incident-packed story is ultimately weighed down by too many elements to resolve them all satisfactorily.

On the DVD: Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks is accompanied by a warm and highly jocular commentary from Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and director Mathew Robinson. A new 18-minute "On Location" documentary intriguingly revisits the now upmarket waterfront locations with interviews featuring producer John Nathan Turner, writer Eric Saward and Matthew Robinson. A seven-minute clip from Breakfast Time spotlights Janet Fielding and John Nathan-Turner, and composers Brian Hodgson and Malcolm Clarke. Also included are seven minutes of deleted and extended scenes, a BBC1 trailer and a photo gallery that plays automatically for three minutes, set to sound effects. There is optional on-screen information text and selectable subtitles for the programmes and commentary. The sound is available in broadcast mono, a remarkably effective Dolby Digital 5.1 remix, and as a mono music only track. TARDIS Cam No. 4 is a very short new digital animation. --Gary S Dalkin



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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Peter Davison's Doctor meets the Daleks, 6 April 2005
By D. Evans "dantheman95" (Southport) - See all my reviews
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The writer of Resurrection of the Daleks, Eric Saward, stated that his story was the worst one in the programmes history. This is far from true. Resurrection boasts some excellent scenes, an engaging if somewhat convoluted storyline and good pace direction from Matthew Robinson. Broadcast as part of Peter Davison's final and best season, Resurrection never pauses for breath, and is a real contrast to other stories from this period such as Terminus and Four to Doomsday which seemed slow moving and padded out. This probably makes it more appealing to viewers today who want to see fast moving television. The dark and gritty adventure has an air of gloominess about it, from the opening scene in which a group of escaped prisoners from the far future, are ruthlessly murdered by Police officers, in the derelict docklands of 1980s London, to the final scene in which long serving companion Tegan unhappily works away from her life with The Doctor. The docklands of London are a central location for this story, prior to their redevelopment as luxury apartment blocks. Here they present an image of a decaying, haunted area of London, abandoned for nearly a century. An ideal location then for The Daleks to hide some canister's of a virus, which has infected their race. Meanwhile in the far future, The Daleks rescue their creator Davros from his prison on a space station, with the intention of getting him to develop an antidote to this virus. The Doctor and his companions, having been dragged in the Tardis to modern day London via the Daleks time corridor, come across the lone survivor of the earlier massacre Stein, but is he all he seems, and why are The Daleks so intent on capturing The Doctor.
In contrast to his previous story, Earthshock, here the writer and also the script editor, Eric Saward, does compact too many story threads into this serial. Certainly, a few elements could have been eliminated from his script. It also has quite few famous faces, such as Rodney Bewes as Stein, Rula Lenska as Styles, and Leslie Grantham as a dalek mercenary, cast just months before he achieved national fame as Den Watts in EastEnders. Mel Smith was the original choice for the role of Stein and maybe would have been better than Bewes, who is often remembered by fans for the bad delivery of his line, "I can't stand the confusion in my mind".
All in all this is highly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Dark and depressing, 5 Mar 2003
By J. A. Eyers "jaeyers" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This is what the 1980s turned Doctor Who into. All of a sudden, after all the puns and clowning around we have this story, in which pretty much everyone dies and a pervading sense of hope is hard to find. Yet isn't that what the Daleks are about?

There's a moment here when the Doctor reaches the overrun space station, picks up a weapon and uncomfortably announces his intentions to kill Davros. This is a fine moment, both in terms of acting on Davison's part but also in Doctor Who chronology. The Daleks could easily have slipped into self-parody after two decades as TV's biggest bad guys, yet this injection of nihilism and fatalism reaffirms them as the baddest of the bad.

In terms of production values, they only get slightly creaky on the space station, but never to the point where it shatters the illusion of reality. This is an absorbing story, written and acted by people who totally believe in what they're doing. Those who accuse the series of being TV's answer to a Christmas panto need only watch this particular story.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best Peter Davidson story, 26 Jul 2004
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Resurrection of the Daleks kept me glued to the television when it was first aired in 1984 and I enjoyed it so much, I have been a life long Doctor Who fan ever since.

Peter Davidson is well into his stint as playing the Doctor in this story and he carries off the many dramatic moments of this story very well.

The daleks and Davros are never more menacing and the action is far more violent then in earlier stories. The plot also fits in very well with previous stories and the ones to come with Colin Baker.

The extras are outstanding and include plenty of new documentaries and material from the vaults. It is particularly interesting when they show Tower Bridge and the Docklands scene locations as they were in the 1980s and how they are today. Times have certainly moved on!

This is the best Peter Davidson story made and together with the Five Doctors, possibly one of the best stories made.

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2.0 out of 5 stars be careful what you want
Doctor who fans love continuity.

They love the daleks.

they love action adventure stories in the style of Doctor Who - Earthshock [DVD]

so... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Paul Tapner

3.0 out of 5 stars could be better
this was not so bad but for me i didnt take intrest i like the dlakes alot this one is sort of bad though wouldnt buy it is i were you
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. D. Wilson

1.0 out of 5 stars Frantic Nonsense!
For the most part, this story is people just rushing around all the time getting killed and is the worst Dalek story.. Yes.. Even worse than The Chase! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. R. Porter

3.0 out of 5 stars Custard Pie Fight of the Daleks!!!!
Sciptwriter Eric Saward was under a lot of pressure writing this adventure: he had a prickly relationship with series producer John Nathan-Turner, Who had lost viewers and fans... Read more
Published 15 months ago by D. Wright

3.0 out of 5 stars Peter Davison meets the Daleks
I'm a fan of Peter Davison's Doctor, but I'm afraid that I find this story to be a bit of a disappointment. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. Andrew Young

5.0 out of 5 stars The evil trickery of Davros and the Daleks returns!
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I found this a really intriguing serial, presenting Davros and the Daleks at their most sinister. Read more
Published 18 months ago by L. Green

1.0 out of 5 stars The Flop of the Daleks
I have to contradict the majority of the other reviewers for this and call it the worst Dalek story in the show's history, and possibly the worst story of the Fifth Doctor's era... Read more
Published 18 months ago by S. Thompson

4.0 out of 5 stars Not brilliant, but very good.
When broardacasted in 1984, this story marked the return of the daleks after a 5 year absence from the t.v. screen. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2007 by Dalek Matt

4.0 out of 5 stars Resurrection of an old foe!
Another great davison episode here. It marks the return of the daleks after the poor destiny of the daleks, which i quiet like but i felt underplayed the daleks. Read more
Published on 18 April 2007 by Mr. S. J. Elliot

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!!!
This is a 4 parter jeez.4 parts of excellence it is pure genius. I must admit if u have a short attention span u might get a bit bored and think "no i will watch it another time"... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2006 by Ben grant

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