Rent Doctor Who: Colony in Space (1971)
3.7 of 5 from 66 ratings
2h 25min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
- The Time Lords discover that the Master (Roger Delgado) has stolen secret information about a device called the Doomsday Weapon and realise they need the exiled Doctor's help. They send the Tardis, along with the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and his assistant Jo Grant (Katy Manning), to the bleak planet Uxarieus in the middle of the 25th century where all is not well. What is attacking the colonists and can the Doctor stop his old enemy from finding the dangerous weapon before it is too late?
- Actors:
- Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Katy Manning, Nicholas Pennell, John Ringham, David Webb, Sheila Grant, Roy Skelton, Helen Worth, John Line, Mitzi McKenzie, Pat Gorman, John Scott Martin, Peter Forbes-Robertson, John Baker, Graham Leaman, Les Clark, Ian Elliot, Brian Gilmar, Mike Horsburgh
- Directors:
- Michael E. Briant
- Producers:
- Barry Letts
- Creators:
- Sydney Newman
- Writers:
- Malcolm Hulke, Sydney Newman
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Action & Adventure, TV Children & Family, TV Classics, TV Dramas, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/03/2021
- Run Time:
- 145 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- In Conversation - Matthew Sweet chats to actor Katy Manning (Jo Grant)
- Behind the Sofa - Five new episodes with stars of Doctor Who past and present
- Terrance and Me with Frank Skinner - A look back at one of the most beloved behind-the-scenes contributors
- The Direct Route - Directors Michael Ferguson, Timothy Combe and Graeme Harper revisit locations from Season 8
- Archive Treats
- Blu-Ray Trailer
- PDF Written Archive - Scripts and rare archival material
- Making Of Documentaries
- Featurettes
- Studio Footage
- Audio Commentaries
- Info Text
- And Much More
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes episodes 1 - 6
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes episodes 1 - 6 (2011 DVD Restoration)
- Special Features
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Reviews (1) of Doctor Who: Colony in Space
An unusually bleak peek into 70s angst - Doctor Who: Colony in Space review by NW
Colony in Space is a bleak and anxiety riven addition to the Whovian oeuvre. Temporarily released from his Earthbound constraint, Who and his companion the ever delightful Jo Grant, journey to a bleak planet where a handful of colonists fight for their right to remain against the grasping intentions of mining conglomerate IMC. With no monsters as such, the six part adventure which deploys unusual levels of violence, speaks to the faceless power of capitalism, early environmentalism and the rights of communities. It's chief joy are the playful scenes between Pertwee's Dr Who and the Master played by the wonderful Roger Delgado, who pretends to be the adjudicator in the dispute between the colony and the company. Their scenes are a cocktail of ideas and exchanges that lift the hum drum, somewhat bleak story to the next level.
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