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Dr Who - The Mutants [VHS] [1972]

VHS ~ Jon Pertwee
3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Jon Pertwee
  • Format: PAL
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • VHS Release Date: 17 Feb 2003
  • Run Time: 150 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000087LOO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 274 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Jon Pertwee's Doctor is sent by the Time Lords to deliver a mysterious sealed container to an unknown recipient. So begins The Mutants, the penultimate adventure in the ninth series of Doctor Who (1972), a run that also included The Sea Devils and The Day of the Daleks. The Doctor and Jo (Katy Manning), find themselves on a space station belonging to Earth's crumbling 30th-century empire, while below the planet Solos is on the verge of independence, a situation the corrupt Marshal (Paul Whitsun-Jones) is at pains to avert. What follows is a tale of opposing factions, assassination, genetic mutations and running around in caves. The story concerns the aftermath of empire, a topic very relevant in the Britain of 1972, and the devastating environmental effects of industrial development (though with the ecology movement then gathering force, the following year's The Green Death addressed similar topics far more effectively).

There are plenty of elements packed into The Mutants, yet the story feels padded and, the mutant costumes apart, is not helped by weak production values. Though far from a classic, this is still an entertaining Doctor Who adventure with Geoffrey Palmer in a small supporting role and a startling homage to the Monty Python "It's" man. The video quality is variable, not because of a tape fault but due to the source material. --Gary S Dalkin

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The Doctor and Jo are sent on a mission to deliver a message pod to an unknown party aboard a Skybase in the 30th century.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars treading water., 31 May 2004
I have a lot of time for Jon Pertwee. Like Peter Davison, he is a moral and serious Doctor with a humane and caring quality I always enjoy. He also shares Davison's heroic streak. And as one of my favourite Doctors, I find I can happily watch most of his stories, and enjoy them, even the most derided efforts, like The Time Monster or Monster of Peladon. But The Mutants is a tough one to sit through, I have to confess. The acting and production values are no worse than usual and in some parts is quite good. There's an intelligent SF plot about a race who change drastically to adapt to their environmental changes. There's a socal satire with a potent point to make about the black and white seperatism in South Africa, another worthy element. Paul Whitsun-Jones, who guest stars as the Marshal, is a top actor and makes a distinctive character of the main villain. But...and this is a hard thing to have to admit, the Mutants somehow comes accross as tedious and boring, long winded, uninvolving and flat, not all the time, but most of the time. Many of the supporting characters are singularly uninteresting and fail to engage or be likeable, the action, while competent, is all routine and lacks any kind of suspense. There is little or no wit and no sense of cliff hanging suspense or danger. It is sad, but true, that this is a workmanlike and worthy story which largely fails to entertain or engage on almost any level at all. The writers have a great idea, but they are just treaing water in the shallow end of the pool, and six episodes is way too long!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Evolving and changing, 10 April 2008
By Binro The Heretic "mattieboyz" (Hillsborough, Sheffield) - See all my reviews
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I have extremely fond memories of the Target novelisation of this Third Doctor and Jo Grant adventure, set on the misty jungle planet of Solos and the Skybase on which its Earth `Overlords' rule. The malignant Marshall and his pet scientist Jaeger are conducting experiments in order to change the climate of the planet Solos and thereby make it more suitable for human habitation. This inevitably brings the Overlords into conflict with the Solonians - and their main progtagonist Ky. When Ky is framed for murder, he escapes the skybase using Jo as a human shield and The Doctor is faced with the task of rescuing his companions and thwarting the Marshall's sinister plans.
Whilst the story is essentially a thinly-veiled allegory concerning British imperialism and South African racism, it is also a great action adventure with a host of memorable characters. Two of these are Sybase guards `Cotton' and `Stubbs', genuine humans who gradually tire of the Marshall's bullying and eventually come over to The Doctor's way of thinking. I remember them being brilliant characters in the novel and Rick James and Christopher Coll bring them to life admirably. The eponymous mutants are very well-realised `monsters' for the period and Christopher Barry's direction allows the story to flow nicely. Another classic release that's screaming out for DVD treatment, the story is a definite highlight after several Earthbound adventures for the Third Doctor.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars This is good stuff!, 17 Sep 2003
By Andrew Kyle "Fangg" (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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Its episodes like these that remind you of two things: why Dr Who was so popular in its prime and also that science fiction these days doesn't hold a candle to the classics! The story starts with a fantastic premise - the Time Lords giving the Doctor a device to deliver to someone, but without explanation, and the story just peels out from that with twists, turns, a downright bad villain, and some classic dr who monsters. At six parts long in one video its also a great value buy. There are a few ropey special effects but for dr who fans this should not be a problem! Jon Pertwee shines as the Doctor once again, acting like its all actually happening and making the whole thing entertaining and believable. A great story and one to add to the list of the best. Recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite of the Pertwee era
I thought this a fantastic story. It had an excellent well-paced and rather menacing build-up of "what's going on"-ness with the sense-of wonder of a strange world. Read more
Published on 19 April 2007 by H. W. Davies

5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated 3rd Doctor story
Not one of the best remembered 3rd Doctor stories, but still a lovely slice of nostalgia for those weaned on Jon Pertwee's portrayal of the Doctor.
Published on 13 Aug 2003

2.0 out of 5 stars humdrum
Not one of the best Pertwee stories, although certainly far from being the worst. There are some good ideas about freedom, imperialism, segregation and ecology floating around... Read more
Published on 28 Jul 2003

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