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  • Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 8 April 2002
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005Y41J
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,901 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Tom Baker's second outing as the renegade Time Lord is a solid entry in the Doctor Who saga. Fan favourite Robert Holmes penned "The Ark in Space", which places the Doctor and his companions Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) and Harry (Ian Marter) on a seemingly deserted space station many years in the future. Station Nerva is not as empty as it appears, though, since on board are the cryogenically preserved survivors of Earth's destruction, as well as an insect-like alien race, the Wirrin, determined to use the humans--and the Doctor--as hosts to grow their monstrous larvae. Holmes' well-paced script (which, like Alien, bears a resemblance to the AE van Vogt story "Black Destroyer") allows Baker to flesh out his well-loved take on the Doctor, as well as considerable suspense.

On the DVD: "The Ark in Space" DVD's obvious highlight is an audio commentary track featuring Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, and producer Phillip Hinchcliffe. Though Baker's contributions to the track are sporadic, his participation is valuable nonetheless, considering that his involvement with the series since his 1981 departure has been infrequent at best. The full-frame mono presentation also includes two interviews, one with Baker on the set of another episode in 1975 and the other with designer Roger Murray Leach, who discusses his long involvement with the series. Also included is the episode's BBC1 trailer, an unused title sequence, new CGI special effects produced by the BBC's visual effects department and an optional information track, which provides running background information and trivia that should prove valuable for series completists. A trio of Easter eggs reveal Baker's typically eclectic promotions for the Doctor Who exhibition in Blackpool. --Paul Gaita, Amazon.com

Special Features
4:3
DVD 9
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Mono English
Dolby Digital Mono
Commentary
Original Trailer
1974 News Interview
Unused title Sequence
Replacement Model Sequences
Effects Roll
Tardis Cam Feature
Featurette
3D Schematics
Photo Gallery
Easter Eggs


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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Tom comes up trumps, 29 Jan 2002
An early outing for Tom baker as the Doctor ably assisted by Elisabeth Sladen and the late Ian Marter as Sarah and Harry. This horror story in space centres around a space station in orbit of the earth in the distant future. This ark holds the remaining members of the human race awaiting to return to Earth after it has become habitable again. The problem involves creatures who have invaded the station. I will leave the rest of the story to you but some of it is generally unsettling for what many regard as a childrens programme. The DVD includes new special effects which are seamlessly inserted into the story. However this is not the only reason to buy this the acting is excellent and the story is generally gripping. A definite buy for any fan.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Giant space weevils of doom, 11 April 2006
By M. Wilberforce "mwilberforce" (Bristol, England) - See all my reviews
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Story: 4/5 - Extras: 3/5

Tom Baker's second story in the role (although The Sontaran Experiment was filmed first) is vintage Who. Scripted by prolific Who writer Robert Holmes, The Ark in Space is one of those entirely studio-bound stories with shonky model work and a rubber monster. As such, the futuristic setting looks pretty dated, but as the story relies as much on character work as it does on conventional sci-fi conceits, it doesn't really matter.
Even at this early stage, the Fourth Doctor's character is becoming well-established, complete with Tom Baker's trademark toothy grins and effective put-downs, and Ian Marter is very proper and British as over-his-head Naval medic Harry Sullivan. Only Elisabeth Sladen's Sarah Jane Smith gets a poor treatment here, made to act even more terrified and hopeless than usual (not to mention spending half of the first two episodes in cryogenic sleep).
The small guest cast is well performed, particularly Wendy Williams' Vira, whose certainty of and adherance to the established rules gradually unravels as the story continues. Kenton Moore as Noah and Richardson Morgan as Rogin are decent if more forgettable characters, with Noah's struggle against possession by the Wirrn being reasonably well-played.
Despite the obvious use of bubble wrap in the construction of the Wirrn larvae, The Ark in Space holds together well as a story. I always prefer my Who when it goes on location, but with a decent script a limited set budget can be overcome; maybe, however, the lighting could have been more moody. The model footage is looking old, but as a feature of the DVD one can enable a series of replacement CGI footage that looks pretty good.
In terms of special features, the leading feature is a moderately entertaining commentary by Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen and producer Philip Hinchcliffe. As well as the traditional photo gallery, there are a couple of interviews; some unused title sequence footage and model shots; a couple of related cuttings from the BBC archives; and of course the usual informative on-screen production notes. Not a bad package overall.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars 101 Thing to Do with Bubble wrap, 18 Nov 2004
By JA Fairhurst "johnfair" (Edgeley, Stockport) - See all my reviews
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This was Tom Baker's second outing as the Doctor and he'd clearly got up to speed.
The Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan find themselves on an apparently deserted space station. While the Doctor and Harry are trying to outwit the station's defence systems, Sarah Jane is teleported away to be prepared for deep freeze. The Doctor and Harry search the station looking for the missing Sarah and stumble upon its true purpose; a cryogenic storage place for the remnants of humanity after earth had been destroyed by solar flare activity. This gave the Doctor one of his best ever speeches in extolling the virtues of Homo Sapiens. but there's a bug in the system, and it's a damned big one. Here the designers verged on the borders of disbelief as infected humans are woken only to start transforming into insects with the aid of green painted bubble wrap. Rather surprisingly, it isn't that bad, though, as the horror of the transformation overcomes that initial disbelief - largely down to the ability of the actors involved of course.
The Space Station is a bit ropey by today's standards, but as one of the DVD options, you can have an updated version, though it's not much of an improvement.The fully transformed wirrn are also a bit iffy, especially when making their way through space.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great story - creaky special effects
I have always loved this story - it's a first outing for Harry Sullivan in the TARDIS, some interesting supporting characters and a really exciting story involving crawling... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Annie

4.0 out of 5 stars The Lark In Space!
Ok, I've been meaning to a review on this one for quite some time!

Only the 2nd Story of Tom's Billion year turn at the Doctor sees him take good old Harry into the... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Mr. R. Porter

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT THE BEST BUT NOT THE WORST!!
The jury is still out for me on this - the story is a bit muddled particularly towards the climax but the premise; Space station orbiting Earth and under attack by Alien Insect... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Adam Jackson

4.0 out of 5 stars "Attack of the Killer Space Wasps"
After a shaky start in Robot, this is the story that for many made Uncle Tom, the Doctor. He gets lots to do, joining his mind to the Wirrn, reasoning with a xenphobic and later... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Bob Marlowe

2.0 out of 5 stars Stop humping the gun with no laser!
Ok, uuuh. I usually enjoy Dr Who. Have already bought the superior "Pyramids of Mars", and the very good "Horror on Fang Rock".
I decided I wanted to try this one. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2007 by Christian Lowensprung

3.0 out of 5 stars Good DVD release
It is strange to me that this story was released so early, especially when so many other options were available. Nonethe less, this is a sory that has many nice features. Read more
Published on 19 Jul 2006 by Mr. Stuart R. Chandler

4.0 out of 5 stars aka the man in green bubble wrap attacks
fundamentally, this is a good story.
dated by todays special effects and pace, but must have been quite striking at the time. Read more
Published on 28 May 2006 by dazza

4.0 out of 5 stars '2001 - A Space Odyssey' meets 'Alien'
This story is the second Tom Baker episode and the first one that went out under the new (at the time) producer Philip Hinchcliffe. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars '2001 - A Space Odyssey' meets 'Alien'
This story is the second Tom Baker episode and the first one that went out under the new (at the time) producer Philip Hinchcliffe. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
"The Ark in Space" is an excellent Tom Baker adventure, and a real Doctor Who classic. The plot is well-paced, and the main trio of Baker, Elizabeth Sladen and Ian Marter are all... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2005

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