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In the peaceful village of Devil’s End something very strange is happening. A professor is preparing to open a nearby burial mound and a local white has foresees death and disaster. Meanwhile, the new vicar looks suspiciously like the Master and he is using black magic to conjure up an ancient Dæmon.
Can the Doctor, Jo and UNIT stop their old enemy before he succeeds?
Special Features
• Commentary
• The Devil Rides Out Cast and crew talk about the making of the story.
• Remembering Barry Letts A look at the life and work of Barry Letts.
• Location Film A mute amateur 8mm film shot in the village of Aldbourne during the location filming.
• Colourisation Test The original colourisation test version of episode one from 1992.
• Tomorrow’s World An article on the technology used in the restoration.
• Radio Times listings
• Programme subtitles
• Production information subtitles
• Photo gallery
• Coming soon trailer
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
Can the Doctor, Jo and UNIT stop their old enemy before he succeeds?
Special Features
• Commentary
• The Devil Rides Out Cast and crew talk about the making of the story.
• Remembering Barry Letts A look at the life and work of Barry Letts.
• Location Film A mute amateur 8mm film shot in the village of Aldbourne during the location filming.
• Colourisation Test The original colourisation test version of episode one from 1992.
• Tomorrow’s World An article on the technology used in the restoration.
• Radio Times listings
• Programme subtitles
• Production information subtitles
• Photo gallery
• Coming soon trailer
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
By pertweefan
Format:DVD
The Pertwee era is my favourite from Doctor Who - although the Tom era runs it close. The Daemons epitomises my first-hand memories of the show when I was a child - the Doctor/Jo pairing, the Master, Unit, but all fans of the show will know the plot.
The restoration is a step up again from the previous attempt 20 years ago - advances in technology having made this possible. For the first time, we see the raw material they had to work with and appreciate how much work has gone into this. See the decidedly mediocre picture quality on the Tomorrow's World clips, the terrible picture sparkle on the closing stages of the restoration test, and hear the wobbly sound particularly on the closing credits !.
To be picky, in general I think the location material looks a little inferior to the parts recorded in studio - just a little grainy, but nothing to worry about.
The extras are very well done. It's a pity that rights issues prevented Return to Devils End being included, but in its absense a nice "making of" story has been assembled - featuring some of the surviving cast and crew (but why no Stephen Thorne, who gave a good contribution to the recent Three Doctors rerelease ?). The tribute to Barry Letts is a fitting one to the late producer whom Who fans have much to thank for. And like the similar Hinchcliffe feature from the recently-released "Android Invasion" it prominently features his children, who knew him best. Some nice colour film from location,
the Tomorrow's World feature and colourisation test I have already mentioned and the usual photos and trailer (in this case for Nightmare of Eden) round things off.
Thoroughly recommended.
The restoration is a step up again from the previous attempt 20 years ago - advances in technology having made this possible. For the first time, we see the raw material they had to work with and appreciate how much work has gone into this. See the decidedly mediocre picture quality on the Tomorrow's World clips, the terrible picture sparkle on the closing stages of the restoration test, and hear the wobbly sound particularly on the closing credits !.
To be picky, in general I think the location material looks a little inferior to the parts recorded in studio - just a little grainy, but nothing to worry about.
The extras are very well done. It's a pity that rights issues prevented Return to Devils End being included, but in its absense a nice "making of" story has been assembled - featuring some of the surviving cast and crew (but why no Stephen Thorne, who gave a good contribution to the recent Three Doctors rerelease ?). The tribute to Barry Letts is a fitting one to the late producer whom Who fans have much to thank for. And like the similar Hinchcliffe feature from the recently-released "Android Invasion" it prominently features his children, who knew him best. Some nice colour film from location,
the Tomorrow's World feature and colourisation test I have already mentioned and the usual photos and trailer (in this case for Nightmare of Eden) round things off.
Thoroughly recommended.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The fifth and final story from Jon Pertwee's second year as Doctor Who comes to DVD, with all five episodes on one disc. Plus a second disc full of extras.
At this time in the show's history, the Doctor was still exiled to Earth, and was working with U.N.I.T. to combat menaces that came their way. Such as rogue Timelord the Master. Who was up to no good in every story of the season.
In the usually quiet village of Devil's End, strange things are going on. An archaeological dig is about to open up an ancient burial site. One local eccentric predicts trouble will follow, but nobody takes her seriously. The new Vicar though looks a lot like the Master, and is very interested in what the dig will unearth. A deadly threat to all life on Earth.
Can the Doctor and U.N.I.T. save the day?
There comes a point in the life of many TV shows when they know exactly what they are doing and all involved, as a result, are at the top of their game. Thus whatever the quality of the script, anything they produce will always be something worth watching.
The Daemons does have a very good script. Coupled in this instance with a cast and production team who had settled into their roles and were producing quality work, the Daemons is a classic of the show because of that. With great moments for all the regular characters, a good setting, memorable monsters, and some very quotable lines of dialogue, the Daemons is a perfect example of the best of it's era. And it was a very good era. So it's a great story as a result.
For many years, as a result of the old BBC practice of wiping video tape they thought they'd never need to use again, the original colour copies of almost all of the Daemons were no longer with us.... Read more ›
At this time in the show's history, the Doctor was still exiled to Earth, and was working with U.N.I.T. to combat menaces that came their way. Such as rogue Timelord the Master. Who was up to no good in every story of the season.
In the usually quiet village of Devil's End, strange things are going on. An archaeological dig is about to open up an ancient burial site. One local eccentric predicts trouble will follow, but nobody takes her seriously. The new Vicar though looks a lot like the Master, and is very interested in what the dig will unearth. A deadly threat to all life on Earth.
Can the Doctor and U.N.I.T. save the day?
There comes a point in the life of many TV shows when they know exactly what they are doing and all involved, as a result, are at the top of their game. Thus whatever the quality of the script, anything they produce will always be something worth watching.
The Daemons does have a very good script. Coupled in this instance with a cast and production team who had settled into their roles and were producing quality work, the Daemons is a classic of the show because of that. With great moments for all the regular characters, a good setting, memorable monsters, and some very quotable lines of dialogue, the Daemons is a perfect example of the best of it's era. And it was a very good era. So it's a great story as a result.
For many years, as a result of the old BBC practice of wiping video tape they thought they'd never need to use again, the original colour copies of almost all of the Daemons were no longer with us.... Read more ›
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By sean cutter
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Long-awaited DVD and a story that holds a special place in my memory. Still think it's a great story and I have had to struggle to make it 4 rather than 5 stars. It made quite an impact on first viewing back in 1971 but now I cannot quite shake off some niggles (and I am being pedantic now) such as why the Doctor held back so long before confronting The Master when he'd worked out early on who the vicar was and the Morris dancers' scene just doesn't have the same impact as I recall (of course in the intervening years we've all seen The Wicker Man - the original is a superb horror film by the way). OK niggles over. This story has some great characters and some great scenes; I worried that Azal might look superimposed in colour but it looks pretty good after all these years (no cringing needed). We get to see more of Sgt Benton and Capt Yates than normal. The action scenes are very well done and the excellent use of a helicopter and RAF jet scenes reminded me of the classic 1968 Invasion story. It feels now like a period piece with traditional local English villagers but that's to be expected - it's 40 years' old! Oh how I wish we could have had a few Boks running amok but the one used works well on screen with horrid little jerky movements like a monkey wanting to please its Master. I liked the sinister images of normal people being taken over by "evil" influence. If you like the Pertwee era then this has to go into your collection. The restoration team have given us back a classic and it's one that I will watch more than once.
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The Daemons is, in my humble opinion, one of the higher ranking stories during the Pertwee Era. I'm not going to recap this story, because any web search on this will give you approximately four hundred million billion hits. Research the story line elsewhere if you must, but I'm not going to beat a dead horse, or sacrifice a live goat. I will tell you one thing about this story though, for all of you Bible thumpers out there, no churches were blown up in the making of this story.
The picture quality of this DVD has improved considerably, as we would hope it would. Additionally, the text and audio commentaries, as well as the other special features, do their usual job of enchancing the viewing of this story which I appreciate. Regarding the audio commentary, it consists of director Christopher Barry, and the actors, Katy Manning, (Jo Grant), Richard Franklin, (Captain Mike Yates), and Damaris Hayman, (Miss Hawthorne, the white witch). Listening to these four was delightful, insightful, and entertaining. Better still, Toby Hadoke was NOT in any way a part of the commentary.
Now as much as I love to gripe about 2|entertain, I have to say that this release did make it over the Devil's Hump, but just. It's too bad that they were not able to include "Return to Devil's End" with this release. Although from what I understand, it couldn't be included due to some copyright matter. In its place, a `making of' feature is included which helped to partially fill that void. I feel that the most notable extra is a tribute to Barry Letts. At the time of writing this, it has been a little over two years since he was given his own TARDIS, and departed from us. You may think me strange for saying this, but I truly miss this man whom I never met.... Read more ›
The picture quality of this DVD has improved considerably, as we would hope it would. Additionally, the text and audio commentaries, as well as the other special features, do their usual job of enchancing the viewing of this story which I appreciate. Regarding the audio commentary, it consists of director Christopher Barry, and the actors, Katy Manning, (Jo Grant), Richard Franklin, (Captain Mike Yates), and Damaris Hayman, (Miss Hawthorne, the white witch). Listening to these four was delightful, insightful, and entertaining. Better still, Toby Hadoke was NOT in any way a part of the commentary.
Now as much as I love to gripe about 2|entertain, I have to say that this release did make it over the Devil's Hump, but just. It's too bad that they were not able to include "Return to Devil's End" with this release. Although from what I understand, it couldn't be included due to some copyright matter. In its place, a `making of' feature is included which helped to partially fill that void. I feel that the most notable extra is a tribute to Barry Letts. At the time of writing this, it has been a little over two years since he was given his own TARDIS, and departed from us. You may think me strange for saying this, but I truly miss this man whom I never met.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
classic who
classic doctor who from a classic era ,jon pertwee's third dr ,jo grant the unit family and the first and arguably the best master roger delgado!!! what more can any fan want
Published 19 days ago by very good great time passer
5.0 out of 5 stars
devilish delgado
A great doctor who adventure of supernatural terror and delgado at his menacing best, do not let this one slip by you.
Published 1 month ago by Mocata
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best Pertwee just got better
A superb story, cleaned up, colourised with an excellent tranche of extras (or Value Added Material as they are now!)
Published 1 month ago by William S Lowery
5.0 out of 5 stars
Doctor Who The Daemons
The Dæmons is the fifth and final serial of the eighth season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in five weekly parts from 22... Read more
Published 2 months ago by The Man
4.0 out of 5 stars
Re-Mastered
The Daemons (where's the symbol to combine the a and e?) is often held up as a classic example of good 70s Doctor Who, and I am in full agreement. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Stevos
4.0 out of 5 stars
classic pertwee.
this story from jon pertwees second season of doctor who is at times incredibly inventive and for smaller children quite scary. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Pn Earle
4.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect Pertwee
After watching a later story titled 'The Time Warrior' also starring Jon Pertwee as the third Doctor, and loving it immensely; I thought that I would try watching 'The Daemons' and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Doctorq96
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Restoration
This one from the Pertwee era that I remember from it's original broadcast way back in 1971 and one that always stuck in my mind. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. B. J. Weatherup
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best!
If you want to watch some classic Doctor Who this story is one of the best! The restoration is amazing and much improved on the VHS.
Published 4 months ago by R. Adams
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best of the Jon Pertwee era Dr. Who
The Daemons has to be one of the best of the Jon Pertwee ear Dr. Who! The only catch is that the color restoration does look very shacky at times.
Published 5 months ago by EvanderJR
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