Release date: 1993-07-05
Run time: 167 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £8.50
Review Doctor Who - Doctor Who And The Silurians / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Planet Of Fire [1984]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HWR3TV8VL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Nicola Bryant
- Peter Moffatt
- Peter Davison
Run time: 98 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £29.99
Review Doctor Who - Planet Of Fire [1984] / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who Terror of the Zygons [1963]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5143TW4JZ7L._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Ian Marter
- Nicholas Courtney
- John Gorrie
- Elizabeth Sladen
- Tom Baker
- Richard Martin (IV)
Run time: 91 min.
Price: £10.99
Review Doctor Who Terror of the Zygons [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:Loch Ness is the setting of this very traditional 1975 Doctor Who monster story, even though it was actually filmed in southern England with local atmosphere provided by Scottish character actor Angus Lennie (The Great Escape). The Doctor (Tom Baker) is called in to investigate a mystery involving the destruction of several oil rigs and it's not too long before the Loch Ness Monster is revealed as the culprit. But it's actually just a biomechanical weapon being manipulated by the evil Zygons who have been living at the bottom of the Loch plotting world domination. The organically designed sets and monsters are very striking, as are the visual effects with one notable exception: Really Big Creatures have always been a bane for the series with its limited budget to pull off and this story's reliance on an obvious puppet monster, especially during the climax, diminishes its impact. But there is still much to relish, particularly the dialogue of writer Robert Banks Stewart (who would go on to create the long-running BBC series Bergerac) that provides a number of gems including the Doctor admonishing the Zygons that if they succeed in their plans, "you'll have to come out on the balcony sometimes and wave a tentacle". With much derring-do, the Doctor saves the day as usual but not before four exciting episodes of fun and action. -Ryan K. Johnson.
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [1963]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41VPQGXSYPL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Chris Jury
- T.P. McKenna
- Ricco Ross
- Sylvester McCoy
- Peggy Mount
- Alan Wareing
Run time: 100 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £19.99
Review Doctor Who The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:Doctor Who isn't really known for its villains having a high level of creepiness for anyone over the age of 10 but if you have any sort of clown phobia, this adventure is sure to confirm your worst fears about them. The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and his companion Ace land on a barren planet that is hosting the Psychic Circus, which has fallen on hard times. Now, any soul unfortunate enough to stumble into the big top is forced to entertain in the centre ring with typically fatal results. The Doctor tries to find out who or what is behind it all and the resulting story comes off like an allegory for the series itself. After a creative slump in the mid-1980s, Doctor Who was finding its footing again, although the story is burdened by throwing as many disparate elements as possible (including an animated corpse, a wolf girl and even the Gods of Ragnarok) into the mix. The Gods, not unlike the audience, demand to be kept entertained, but for the most part the best the Doctor can do is some cheap conjuring tricks while waiting for the inevitable climax. The most effective element throughout is the menace provided by Ian Reddingon (a regular on EastEnders) as the Chief Clown, sending victims to their doom with wave of his hand and a perpetual smile painted on his face. -Ryan K. Johnson.
Release date: 2001-09-17
Price: £49.90
Review Doctor Who - Davros Box Set / 2 Entertain Video:
Release date: 1993-10-04
Run time: 350 min.
RRP: £34.99
Price: £49.99
Review Doctor Who - The Trial Of A Timelord / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - The Ark [1966]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510P3EC5PHL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Peter Purves
- Michael Imison
- William Hartnell
Run time: 98 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £14.99
Review Doctor Who - The Ark [1966] / 2 Entertain Video:
Actors & Directors
- Colin Baker
- William Hartnell
Run time: 280 min.
Price: £24.99
Review Doctor Who - Cybermen (Limited Edition) / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who The Face of Evil [1963]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5199NC9Q1ML._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Leslie Schofield
- Louise Jameson
- Pamela Salem
- David Garfield
- Tom Baker
- Pennant Roberts
Run time: 103 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £14.98
Review Doctor Who The Face of Evil [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:"The Face of Evil" (1976) was the fourth story in the 14th season of Dr Who. Tom Baker was well and truly established in the role of the heroic Time Lord, but the Doctor's popular assistant, Sarah Jane Smith played by Elizabeth Sladen had departed at the end of "The Hand of Fear". This story was inspired by HG Wells' The Time Machine (filmed in 1960) with its future society split in two: one group descended into primitive superstition the other surviving as a technological elite. Adding a crashed spaceship, a computer with multiple personalities and a mysterious carving of the Doctor, this would have been a routine adventure but for one thing; the first appearance of a new assistant played by Louise Jameson. An instant hit with the audience, Leela was a different kind of Dr Who companion. Confident, not adverse to violent self-defence, scantily-clad and unselfconsciously sexy, Leela was part-way between Tarzan's Jane and The Avengers' Emma Peel. Writer Chris Boucher acknowledged The Avengers influence, also noting that he named the character after Palestinian hijacker Leila Khaled! Leela stayed with the Doctor until the end of "The Invasion of Time" (1978). -Gary S. Dalkin.
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Dragonfire [1987]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RKE04SYZL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Chris Clough
- Sylvester McCoy
Run time: 73 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £9.99
Review Doctor Who - Dragonfire [1987] / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who Earthshock [1982] [1963]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N15BK7YZL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Peter Davison
- Peter Grimwade
Run time: 97 min.
RRP: £7.99
Price: £2.98
Review Doctor Who Earthshock [1982] [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - The Creature From The Pit [1979]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZJS5JNP3L._SL160_.jpg)
Release date: 2002-07-15
Run time: 97 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £12.99
Review Doctor Who - The Creature From The Pit [1979] / 2 Entertain Video:The 1979 Doctor Who adventure "The Creature from the Pit" finds Tom Baker's fourth Doctor in decidedly tongue-in-cheek mode on the planet Cloris, a world where metal is in such short supply its possession means power, and where a very large green alien is annoyed at being kept prisoner in a pit. As so often the Doctor gets caught between two feuding parties, here the power-crazed Lady Adrasta (Myra Frances) and her court, and a bunch of Pythonesque bandits led by John Bryans. This motley crew reveal the influence of script editor Douglas Adams, while more fun is to had from Baker's interaction with the astrologer Organon, played by Geoffrey "Catweazle" Bayldon in a role which recalls Adams' Slartibartfast from The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. At four episodes a thin story is over-stretched, the finale seems tacked on, and the shoddy creature effects are more remarkably phallic than anything in the same year's cinema release, Alien. On the plus side, Lalla Ward in her third story grows nicely into her role as Romana, David Brierley takes over from John Leeson as the voice of robot dog K-9 and the set design and costumes are well up to the show's late-70s high standards. Not a patch on the immediately preceding "City of Death", but an entertaining Whovian pantomime nonetheless. -Gary S Dalkin.
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Battlefield [1989]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Z5MHXVBCL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Sylvester McCoy
- Michael Kerrigan
Run time: 99 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £24.99
Review Doctor Who - Battlefield [1989] / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Silver Nemesis (The Extended Version) [1988] [1963]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41THR3X529L._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Sylvester McCoy
- Anton Diffring
- Chris Clough
- Courtney Pine
- Fiona Walker
- Sopjie Aldred
Run time: 139 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £16.99
Review Doctor Who - Silver Nemesis (The Extended Version) [1988] [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - The Ribos Operation [1978]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ETT8NE0WL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Mary Tamm
- George Spenton-Foster
- Tom Baker
Run time: 99 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £6.79
Review Doctor Who - The Ribos Operation [1978] / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - The Curse of Peladon [1963]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WGM3Z1WRL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- David Troughton
- Barry Letts
- Katy Manning
- Lennie Manyne
- Jon Pertwee
Run time: 98 min.
RRP: £7.99
Price: £17.99
Review Doctor Who - The Curse of Peladon [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Death To The Daleks [1974] [1963]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NB1YWT2JL._SL160_.jpg)
Release date: 1995-02-13
Run time: 90 min.
Price: £7.99
Review Doctor Who - Death To The Daleks [1974] [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:
Actors & Directors
- Paul Bernard
- Jon Pertwee
- Katy Manning
Price: £10.99
Review Doctor Who - The Day Of The Daleks [1972] / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Planet Of Giants [1964]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TRS4M9HCL._SL160_.jpg)
Release date: 2002-01-14
Run time: 75 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £16.99
Review Doctor Who - Planet Of Giants [1964] / 2 Entertain Video:"Planet of the Giants" opened the second season of Doctor Who with William Hartnell's Doctor and companions Susan, Barbara and Ian finding themselves in a mysterious labyrinth filled with dead giant ants. A TARDIS malfunction has left the travellers an inch high and they have landed in the cracks in a garden path, part of a testing ground for an insecticide which could trigger a biological apocalypse. The plot combines the urgent warning of Rachel Carson's 1962 environmental landmark Silent Spring, with the basic scenario of Richard Matheson's The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), the characters facing similar hazards including being menaced by a domestic cat. The low budget means the huge props necessary to realise the story are limited, but what there are prove surprisingly good. Even the over-size ants and a big fly look fairly impressive. The story maintains an unsettling mood, with an effective cliff-hanger involving the laboratory sink. Continuity problems stem from the original four-episode story being re-edited into three parts prior to transmission, but this is still a superior example of early Doctor Who, predating the popular American TV series Land of the Giants (1968) by four years. Lindsay Gutteridge's once popular 1973 novel Cold War in a Country Garden owed much to the story. -Gary S Dalkin.
Release date: 1995-02-13
Run time: 95 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £14.88
Review Doctor Who - The Deadly Assassin [1976] / 2 Entertain Video:
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