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Sylvester McCoy stars as the renegade Time Lord in the last ever new story to air on television. It focuses on the Doctor and Ace in their battle against the Cheetah People who are abducting people from all over West London, and with the help of the Doctor's nemisis The Master, taking them to a distant planet.
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'Life's not a game. I'm teaching you the art of survival - I'm teaching you to fight back.'
The Doctor takes Ace back home to Perivale so she can catch up with her old friends. But Perivale has changed, the old gang has split up, and some of them have vanished without trace. They are not the only ones - West London is plagued by unexplained disappearances.
Before long the mysterious kidnappers make themselves known. A race of galactic hunters called the Cheetah people have found a way to transport themselves to Earth - and the entire human race is their prey. They have been shown the doorway to the planet by an old foe of the Doctor, a bitter and desperate enemy who needs the Doctor's help to free him from a diabolic enchantment.
As the Doctor tries to unravel the mystery, Ace finds some of her old friends, trapped on the savage and beautiful world of the Cheetah People. But the only way she can lead them to safety is to allow herself to succumb, like so many before her, to the curse of the planet. The Doctor realises that Ace's new powers will provide the only route home, but it will mean the sacrifice of her humanity to the most bestial and dark side of human nature...
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By D. Evans
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Although the last story to be broadcast after Doctor Who's original 26 year run, before the series was quietly dropped by BBC executives, it has no feeling of a programme which has become tired and uninspired. Indeed Season 26 is easily the best series in 5 years, with 3 of its 4 stories now highly regarded by fans of the series. Survival as one of this 3 stories features the return of The Master, finally potrayed in a more serious and straight manner, than the somewhat pantomime version of recent years. Indeed the late Anthony Ainley's final and indeed best performance as the Doctor's Timelord nemesis, evokes memories of the definite incarnation potrayred by Roger Delegado. Although the monsters are less successful, nowadays the Cheetah people look more cuddly than menacing, this shortcoming is lessened by an intelligent script, concerning The Doctor being transported to a Planet in which captured humans are hunted by the Cheetah people race.
Amongst the supporting cast, Julian Holloway is superb as Sergeant Peterson, a survival expert and Youth Club teacher, whose ideals ultimately affect what happens to him. This story is certainly worthy of a DVD release, and is a good example of one which can help lead to a revaluation of this period in the shows history.
Amongst the supporting cast, Julian Holloway is superb as Sergeant Peterson, a survival expert and Youth Club teacher, whose ideals ultimately affect what happens to him. This story is certainly worthy of a DVD release, and is a good example of one which can help lead to a revaluation of this period in the shows history.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
I ordered this video a few days ago and when I sat down and watched it I was not surprised by it's quality. It's so sad that they had to end the Dr Who series, but what a way to end. It leaves possibilities open for new stories. Please bring more videos out like this BBC is what I say. Jack
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By "cliveya"
In many ways Doctor Who finished on a high with 'Survival'. It has many things going for it. Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred are brilliant (his last season was his finest), the Master returns for a grand finale, the plot is interesting, the location for the alien planet is one of the best Doctor Who ever produced and Julian Holloway gives a good character performance as Sergeant Paterson. The only problem is the Cheetah People themselves. The idea was good but clearly not practical: they look like Puss in Boots and I know for a fact that writer Rona Munro was unhappy with them. On the whole, though, it's well worthwhile and you should look out for an appearance by a young Adele Silva (Kelly Glover in Emmerdale).
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