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A mysterious light in the sky, an unnatural glow in the ocean and a thick fog bring terror to the lighthouse keepers of Fang Rock. When the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Leela (Louise Jameson) arrive, the first death has already cast doubt on the safety of the lighthouse. But the Doctor discovers something more terrifying and evil than even he could have imagined. - Director:
- Paddy Russell
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, Sean Caffrey, Louise Jameson
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In order to escape an attack in space, the Tardis makes an unscheduled landing and ends up deep inside the London Underground. Here the travellers soon find themselves engulfed in a thrilling battle with the Great Intelligence and the Yeti, a deadly enemy set to invade the Earth. But as events take a turn for the worse, it becomes clear that the golden prize is not just the Earth, but the Doctor's mind too... - Director:
- Douglas Camfield
- Cast:
- Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling
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In the distant future, Earth faces a new Ice Age. While a dedicated team of scientists battle to hold the approaching glaciers at bay, a startling discovery is made deep within the ice... an alien warrior, frozen for millennia. When the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive they soon discover Earth is under threat from the Ice Warriors - fearsome Martians intent on conquering our planet for themselves... - Director:
- Derek Martinus
- Cast:
- Patrick Troughton, Deborah Watling, Frazer Hines
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London 1963. The first Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) is forced to leave Earth, after two teachers from his granddaughter's school discover the Tardis, disguised as a police box, sitting in a junkyard...London 1963. The seventh Doctor returns - with new companion Ace (Sophie Aldred) in tow and with unfinished business. Not for the first time, unusual events are unfolding at Coal Hill School and at Totters Lane junkyard. The Doctor discovers that his oldest foes - the Daleks - are on the trail of hidden Time Lord technology. Technology that he himself left behind on Earth all those years ago. The Daleks are planning to perfect their own time-travel capability, in order to unleash themselves across all of time and space. Can the Doctor - with the help of the local military - stop the Daleks stealing the Gallifreyan secrets? Or are things much more complicated? Two opposing Dalek factions meet in an explosive confrontation, with the fate of the entire Universe at stake... - Director:
- Andrew Morgan
- Cast:
- Sylvester McCoy, Roy Skelton, Sophie Aldred
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Taking a test flight in the Tardis, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) make an inelegant landing on the planet Peladon. Mistaken for representatives from Earth, the Doctor soon finds himself chairing the committee of alien delegates assessing Peladon's petition to join the Galactic Federation. When one of the King's advisors is killed, the High Priest fears the ancient Curse of Aggedor is at work, but the Doctor suspects his old enemies the Ice Warriors are to blame. Can the Doctor and Jo uncover the identity of the saboteurs before a major diplomatic incident plunges them into war? - Director:
- Lennie Mayne
- Cast:
- Jon Pertwee, Terry Bale, Katy Manning
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The Time Lords have taken control of the Tardis, sending the Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith into dangerous territory... On the graveyard planet of Karn, the eternal Sisterhood fights to keep the sacred flame alive. High in the castle, the brilliant surgeon Mehendri Solon conducts gruesome experiments on living flesh. And as a storm approaches, evil from the depths of Time Lord history plots its return to the land of the living. But is even the Doctor's mind a match for the Brain of Morbius? - Director:
- Christopher Barry
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Colin Fay
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When the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) arrive at a secret military base during Word War II, they discover that a centuries-old Viking curse is bringing terror to its inhabitants. As hideous vampires rise from the sea and Russian commandoes begin to close in, they are confronted not only with a mystery from the distant past, but also a terrifying vision of mankind's future... - Director:
- Nicholas Mallet
- Cast:
- Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Dinsdale Landen
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The 'Tardis' lands at the South Pole in 1986. The arrival coincides with the appearance of Earth's forgotten twin planet Mondas along with visitors from that world - the emotionless Cybermen. It's up to the Doctor and his friends to stop the creatures before they convert Earth's population into similar cyber creations - but the encounter will have a devastating effect on the Doctor... - Director:
- Derek Martinus
- Cast:
- Peter Hawkins, William Hartnell, Michael Craze
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The holidays have finally arrived and Julian, Dick and Ann are looking forward to spending a long hot summer with their feisty tomboy cousin Georgina - or George, as she prefers to be known. But picnics and bike rides are put on hold when George and her new pal Timmy the dog share the secret of a mysterious shipwreck with the others. An exciting discovery is in store for the intrepid Five - but they are not alone!
Adapted from the first of Enid Blyton's perennially popular 'Famous Five' stories, this ripping adventure tale in eight thrilling instalments is great fun for all the family. Enid Blyton herself was on hand to cast the film which follows the Five as they investigate the secret of the wreck. Chock-full of cliffhangers and mystery, the popular Children's Film Foundation serial remains close to the spirit of the book. With enthusiastic performances from some well-cast young actors, these are delightful films which every fan of the 'Famous Five' will want to treasure.- Director:
- Gerald Landau
- Cast:
- Rel Grainer, Richard Palmer, Gillian Harrison
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London, 1983: an old house mysteriously burns to the ground. One hundred years earlier, the Doctor and Ace arrive at a sinister mansion in the rural hamlet of Perivale. Horrors old and new await the Doctor amongst the peculiar residents of Gabriel Chase... but it is Ace who must confront her own worst nightmares when she discovers that her past and the house's future are inextricably linked... - Director:
- Alan Wareing
- Cast:
- Sylvester McCoy, John Hallam, Ian Hogg
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When the Famous Five are asked to look after Wilfred, a lonely orphan with a magical ability to communicate with animals, they have no idea of what exciting adventures lie in store. Wilfred is determined to investigate rumours of dastardly deeds at a supposed animal 'sanctuary' on the mysterious Whispering Island. He sets off to investigate with four-footed Famous Five member Tim the dog, and the rest of the gang are not far behind. But will they be in time to save the day?
In this second splendid 'Famous Five' cliffhanger adventure from the Children's Film Foundation, villainous gamekeepers, perilous cliffs, secret passages, hidden treasure, buns and cocoa await the Kirrin cousins as they join forces with animal-loving Wilfred to explore the mysteries of eerie Whispering Island.- Director:
- Ernest Morris
- Cast:
- David Palmer, Darryl Read, Mandy Harper
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Violently wrenched out of time, the Tardis is brought crashing down onto the planet Lakertya by the villainous Rani (Kate O'Mara). Caught within the maelstrom, the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) is farced to regenerate...Imprisoning the Doctor in her stronghold, the Rani seizes upon his vulnerable state. By impersonating his friend Mel (Bonnie Langford), the Rani deceives the unwitting Doctor into helping her achieve her audacious plan - Just what is she up to? Why has she enslaved Albert Einstein and a host of geniuses? And as an asteroid composed of Strange Matter approaches Lakertya, can a weakened Doctor save the universe when he has little idea of who he really is? - Director:
- Andrew Morgan
- Cast:
- Sylvester McCoy, Peter Tuddenham, Bonnie Langford
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The Doctor and UNIT are called in to investigate a series of mysterious deaths at a disused mine in South Wales, where all the victims were found with their skin glowing green... As the Doctor becomes suspicious of the nearby Global Chemicals factory and its mysterious 'Boss', his assistant, Jo Grant, becomes trapped underground - in an abandoned mine infested with deadly giant maggots! - Director:
- Michael E. Briant
- Cast:
- Jon Pertwee, John Dearth, Katy Manning
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Doctor Who: Battlefield (1989)Doctor Who Battlefield: Part One
Responding to a distress signal, the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) arrive near the village of Carbury, where a nuclear missile convoy has run into difficulties. The peace of the English countryside is shattered as UNIT troops are besieged by armoured knights from another dimension. As the crisis deepens, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) is called out of retirement to join the battle. Together, he and the Doctor must face the Destroyer, a fearsome demon summoned by the witch queen Morgaine (Jean Marsh) to devour the world... - Director:
- Michael Kerrigan
- Cast:
- Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Jean Marsh
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The Call of the Wild (1997)The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
TV movie adaptation of Jack London's classic gold prospecting novel. Buck the dog has not had an easy life; stolen from his original kindly owners in California, he is mistreated and beaten before being sold to French Canadian guide Perrault (Luc Morrissette). Taken to Yukon, Buck finds a place in Perrault's dog team, delivering messages to Dawson City. It is there that Buck is taken under the wing of John Thornton (Rutger Hauer) and his niece, Helen, who are off to search for gold in the Klondike. They are joined by widowed saloon owner, Maggie (Lynne Adams), and her son, Josh, and together set off to seek their fortunes. - Director:
- Peter Svatek
- Cast:
- Rutger Hauer, Bronwen Booth, Charles Edwin Powell
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