Audience Rating: Parental Guidance
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5014503121327
Format: PAL
Label: 2 Entertain Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: 2 Entertain Video
Region Code: 2
Release Date: September 08, 2003
Running Time: 134 minutes
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1975

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors is one of those occasional adventures in which the then-current Doctor joins forces with one of his former incarnations, here Colin Baker's sixth Doctor with Patrick Troughton's second Doctor. In the epic Three Doctors (1972-3) such a team-up faced a suitably overwhelming danger; here the threat is rather less impressive. This adventure starts encouragingly enough, with Troughton and Jamie (Frazer Hines) investigating time-travel experiments on a space station, which endanger the fabric of the universe. Baker's Doctor and Peri (Nichola Bryant) arrive in the aftermath of a massacre and suspect the Timelords; but events lead them to Spain and old enemies the Sontarans. Also involved is alien schemer Chessene (Jacqueline Pearce) in a role not dissimilar to her Servalan from Blake's 7, while John Stratton as Shockeye, a food-obsessed alien "Androgum" chef is vastly entertaining.

Despite location filming in Seville, the three 45-minute episodes eventually stretch the material too thinly, degenerating into some of the most farcical scenes in the history of Who. The story becomes a repetitive series of double-crosses, escapes and pursuits, featuring an unnecessary obsession with cannibalistic comedy-horror. Despite many fine moments along the way The Two Doctors ultimately leaves a Bad Taste.

On the DVD: Doctor Who: The Two Doctors is offered with an as-good-as-possible 4:3 picture, which exposes the limitations of the original video footage. The sound is excellent mono and the first disc also offers an isolated track of Peter Howell's striking musical score and an engaging commentary with director Peter Moffatt, Frazer Hines and Jacqueline Pearce. A Fix with Sontarans (9 mins) is a specially made mini-adventure, with Colin Baker and Janet Fielding returning as Tegan, made for the then hugely popular Jim'll Fix It.

The highlight of Disc Two is Behind the Sofa: Robert Holmes and Doctor Who a new 45-minute documentary with series luminaries Chris Boucher, Terrance Dicks, Philip Hinchcliffe, Barry Letts and Eric Saward remembering the writer. Of more specialist interest to would-be programme makers is Adventures in Time and Spain (29 mins), in which Production Manager Gary Downie charmingly recalls the problems of finding the Spanish locations. Beneath the Lights is a 27-minute compilation of studio footage centred on Baker and Bryant filming three scenes, while Beneath the Sun complies video location rushes, which at 36 minutes with poor picture quality is for completists only. Wavelength (1984) is an interesting 29-minute edition of the BBC Schools radio documentary series giving an in-depth look at the making of Doctor Who in general. Finally there's an animated, scored photo gallery. Overall this is an exhaustively comprehensive presentation that will satisfy the even the most serious Who fan. --Gary S Dalkin




Rating: - Timelords behaving badly"
I'm afraid that this is really not the best of Robert Holmes, Colin Baker, Patrick Trougton or JNT stories in general. There is a lot to enjoy, Patrick Troughton is always good, and whether you agree with me or not, so's Colin B, but this is a padded story that is less than a work of genius.
It might have been a lot better over 2x45 minute episodes instead of 3. The 1st episode is the most padded as Troughton and Jamie go to a space station and then after an argument, Jamie escapes while Troughton's ... Read More

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Rating: - Poor- and it's the writer's fault
The Two Doctors is probably the worst story in Colin Baker's brief tenure as the Doctor and the fault lies squarely with script writer Robert Holmes. Despite many's determination to cast the blame on production values, these are frankly no worse than at any other period in the series history. The cannibalism theme was a major error of judgment. Holmes has written some wonderful scripts for Dr. Who. Sadly this was not one of them

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Rating: - Two great Doctors for the price of one!
The Two Doctors was a highlight of Doctor Who's classic 22nd series. It featured the surprise return of the 2nd Doctor Who, played as always by the lovely Patrick Troughton, who we discovered had grey hair (his previous stories were black and white.) Also back are the Sontarans, one of the top 10 monsters in the history of the show and as evil as ever here. The other thing the story is famous for is that it was filmed in Spain. This adds a real touch of class to the proceedings and the visuals are sumptuous, ... Read More

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Rating: - The Two Doctors
Okay, first of all lets get something out of the way. Think Three Doctors - think 10th anniversary, think Five Doctors - think 20th anniversary, think Two Doctors think no anniversary. This may seem that I'm stating the obvious however it is something that needs to be said as quite a few people come into this story knowing of multi doctors, a script written by Robert Holmes and knowing of the returning Sontarans that they immediately think rip roaring epic anniversary tale and come away disappointed. There are other ... Read More

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Rating: - Violence and cannibalism in sunny Spain
Story: 4/5 - Extras: 5/5

Colin Baker's era of the TV series, and in particular season twenty-two, often comes under fire from fans as being badly written, thoughtless, bombastic and violent, with an unlikeable protagonist. However, I must confess a sneaking enjoyment of Colin Baker's era and nowhere more so than in Robert Holmes' The Two Doctors, which is by far the best of the original series' multi-Doctor stories.
The story isn't perfect: episode one drags, and there are some problems with the effects, ... Read More

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