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Doctor Who - The Sun Makers [VHS] [1977]

VHS ~ Tom Baker
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson
  • Directors: Pennant Roberts
  • Format: PAL
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • VHS Release Date: 9 Jul 2001
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005CC0B
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 882 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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    #24 in  Video > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Doctor Who
    #27 in  Video > Television & Documentary > Science Fiction & Fantasy
    #36 in  Video > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction

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Tom Baker's fourth season of Doctor Who marked a change from the exploration of Gothic horror. The unusually satirical "The Sun Makers" finds the Doctor, Leela (Louise Jameson) and robot dog K9 involved in a struggle against capitalism-gone-mad at the outer limits of the solar system. The Earth exhausted, mankind has colonised Pluto and lives in six vast "megropoli" lit by artificial suns. These colonies are run by The Company, with drugged human "work units" slaving simply to pay their funeral expenses. With video monitors, brain-washing and ruthless repression there is an obvious a debt to 1984, the white corridors echoing George Lucas' THX 1138 (1970) and the action a low-rent Star Wars. Michael Keating, who played a rebel in Dalek creator Terry Nation's Blake's 7 (1978-1981), is similarly cast as a reluctant freedom fighter. There are plentiful pot-shots at over-zealous taxation and bureaucracy--Robert Holmes wrote the story as revenge on the Inland Revenue after a frustrating VAT audit--and splendidly theatrical performances from Richard Leech and Henry Woolf as the ultra-capitalist villains. With no monsters and little conventional horror, Baker is on fine form in a briskly directed four-part comedy-thriller distinguished by its political edge. --Gary S Dalkin


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The Doctor and Leela join forces with a band of rebels on the planet Pluto where the Tardis has arrived far into the future.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Staring at the sun, 19 April 2009
By Barney McGrew "Charlie" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This political satire probably won't rate that highly on most fans' lists of favourite stories; often dismissed as a generic 'running down corridors' story from the mid-70s, it features Tom Baker's Doctor and his companion Leela. However, I really like it; The Collector is a great character and his demise is brilliantly executed. Leela narrowly avoids being flattened and The Doctor outwits the corporation; K9 does his bit too and the results are great fun.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Doctor Who at its multi-layered best!, 11 Jul 2001
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Writer Robert Holmes came up with one of his wittiest Doctor Who stories here, a much neglected gem littered with references to the tax system and assorted financial shenanigans - "P45 return route" indeed!. The whole story is perfectly played by the cast and helped by some very effective location work. This is a classic example of how Doctor Who could work at several different levels at once. High budget it is not, but who cares?
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A brill class flaming cool story, one of the best ever..., 23 Aug 2007
Bob Holmes always was a great Doctor Who writer, in my opinion still better than Russel T Davies, and he always had memorable characters in every single one of his scripts.

Well, who would have thought that a story about tax could be so flaming cool! But as i said, you can be assured that with Rob Holmes, you will always get a brilliant story with funny dialogue but also some great horror touches. And isnt Henry Woolf flipping brilliant as the Collector? One of the best villians ever on Doctor Who! And Louise Jameson is as strong as ever, and has a lot to do for once! A flaming cool Doctor Who story!!!!
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