Doctor Who - Silver Nemesis (The Extended Version) [1988] [VHS] [1963]: Sylvester McCoy, Sopjie Aldred, Anton Diffring, Courtney Pine, Fiona Walker, Gerard Murphy, Dolores Gray, Brian Orrell, Chris Clough: Amazon.co.uk: Video

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Featuring the episode 'Silver Nemesis' (containing previously untransmitted material) in which the Doctor attempts to prevent the power of life and death falling into the wrong hands and 'The Making Of Silver Nemesis' which features a behind the scenes look at rehearsals, costumes, interviews with stars and the technical people.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great - The Stuff of Comic Books, 29 Oct 2003

By	Mr D Holness (Co. Durham United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

Why moan about plot, poor scripts, etc. Silver Nemesis is pure comic book adventure. The Doctor and Ace are a great double act, neither of them worried about getting dirty or wet when diving for cover during the battle scenes. OK, the battle scenes in Silver Nemesis may not be on the scale of a Hollywood blockbuster, but remember, it was only a three episode BBC TV programme with a limited budget. Besides, who wants to see blood and guts all over the screen, AND it was also pre-watershed family viewing.
The Cybermen may not have been as menacing as in Earthshock, but if you recall, one of the Cybermen was killed by using Adric's gold star, so why shouldn't Ace be able to kill them with gold coins and a catapult!
I grew up watching Dr Who, I still remember watching the very first episode as a boy, and Silver Nemesis is good old-fashioned Dr Who fair at its best.
Did one reviewer get mixed up? The episode where the Doctor and Ace pay �5 for drinks was Battlefield.
When you watch Silver Nemesis listen out during the scene in the crypt where the German soldier knocks a Cyberman to the ground. I'm sure I heard the Cyberman say 'OW' as he hit the floor!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pure Silver, 5 May 2009

By	Barney McGrew "Charlie" (UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

It's a shame that Amazon's image for this is so poor - the box cover is green and silver and looks really cool.
I totally agree with BlindBadger on this one; it's an anniversary story and therefore should have as much packed in as possible - plot's not overly important in Doctor Who folks so it's no good us fans getting our knickers in a twist about it! What's important is colourful scintillating entertainment - and this VHS provides that in bucketfuls. With guest stars of the calibre of the (apparently very difficult to work with) Anton Diffring, as a Nazi war criminal, and Gerard Murphy as a man literally out of time, this is a top-notch adventure. Ok, I know the series was supposed to be fun AND educational, but surely we can forgive the production team here; at least it's fun!

Great making-of too; but Gary Downie really ought to have been censored for that terrible shirt!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Use your imagination :D, 5 May 2009

By	Blindbadger (UK) - See all my reviews

I dunno, I just don't get all this criticism. It's Doctor Who people, it's fun and exciting and has the best Doctor and companion pairing since, in my opinion, William Hartnell and Ian/Barbara.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this tale and since purchasing this video I know that it'll be a serial I'll watch more than just a couple of times. This video also made me realise why I'm not so much of a fan of these later Doctors because I think the charm that was Doctor Who seems to be seriously lacking. Oh they might have a joke here and there and all that, but it seems to me as if the PTBs (Russell T Davies at least) have decided to make it all rather serious and turn the Doctor into, primarily, an obvious, blatant, melancholic, hypocritical, wet blanket.

Bring back these fun filled, exciting adventures where you can just sit back and let your imagination run away with you, and not be steeped knee-deep in special effects that simply kills your imagination in an instant. Bring back this kind of Doctor where the melancholy and loneliness is subtle and not shoved in your face.

Anyway, sorry about the semi-rant, I do though highly recommend this video to anyone, especially for the "Making of" - It was very interesting to see the inner workings and what not, and you also get to see the fun everyone has while making it - and I think the frustrations as well.

High recommendation from me

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5.0 out of 5 stars This one is destined to be a classic
It's hard to believe that "Silver Nemesis" got less than 5 stars average rating. This is an exceptionally good show, especially when you consider that it comes from the Sylvester... Read more

Published on 22 Dec 2006 by oly!

2.0 out of 5 stars Silver Silliness
Aww, bless.
The Cybermen were trotted out one final time in the "original" series, to mark the 25th (that's Silver, folks) anniversary of the show. Read more

Published on 23 Nov 2006 by Falco

4.0 out of 5 stars I've never seen so many cybermen get destroyed before
The Silver Nemesis combines the struggle for total power between a 16th century Lady, a group of post-war Naxis and a large fleet of cybermen. Read more

Published on 16 Sep 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars One of the better examples of late '80s Who
By the late '80s, Doctor Who had long since degenerated into little more than juvenile pantomime with silly stories, ultra-camp performances, awful dialogue and casting decisions... Read more

Published on 7 Dec 2003 by Stephen Riley

2.0 out of 5 stars They paid somebody to write this?
This story seems to have gone straight from the inital brainstorming session in the pub to shooting with none of the usual boring bits such as working out a plot or characters... Read more

Published on 18 Sep 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars silver nemesis/making of silver nemesis
worth the purchase price to any doctor who fan purely for the 'making of...' documentary, which takes the viewer through the entire production process for the serial. Read more

Published on 31 Jul 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars A poor show
This story is the weakest of the McCoy years as Doctor Who and this is disappointing as it is also the last Cyberman adventure ever made. Read more

Published on 17 Mar 2002 by Alex

1.0 out of 5 stars Give it a miss.
This adventure is for the Cybermen what 'Death to the Daleks' was for the Daleks. The Cybermen's costumes have undergone slight modifications but nothing can change the fact that... Read more

Published on 13 Jan 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars not bad
This is an okay who adventure with my favourite after Tom Baker doctor, Sylvester McCoy and "Ace" are a nice couple!!!! Read more

Published on 23 Dec 2000 by rarobinson

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyably Watchable
For starters WHY do people insist on writing reviews when they don't even understand the history of what goes on?? Read more

Published on 29 Nov 2000 by Steve Cleaver

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