Doctor Who - The Robots of Death ( The Robots of Death ) ( Doctor Who: The Robots of Death )

Doctor Who - The Robots of Death (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Robots of Death
Alternate Title: Doctor Who: The Robots of Death
Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1977 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Michael E. Briant

Written By:
Chris Boucher

Actors:
Tom Baker ..... Doctor Who
Louise Jameson ..... Leela
Russell Hunter ..... Uvanov
Pamela Salem ..... Toos
David Bailie ..... Dask
David Collings ..... Poul
Brian Croucher ..... Borg
Tania Rogers ..... Zilda
Tariq Yunus ..... Cass
Rob Edwards ..... Chub
Gregory de Polnay ..... D.84
Miles Fothergill ..... S.V.7
Mark Blackwell Baker ..... Robot
John Bleasdale ..... Robot
Mark Cooper ..... Robot
Peter Langtry ..... Robot
Jeremy Ranchev ..... Robot
Richard Seager ..... Robot

Synopsis:

First broadcast in early 1977, "Robots of Death" follows on directly from "Face of Evil," which was writer Chris Boucher's debut and also that of Louise Jameson's Leela, the Doctor's most shapely companion (a kind of Neanderthal Seven of Nine if you will). Boucher's second Who story concerns an isolated mining ship on which a series of inexplicable deaths takes place--although as the Doctor opines, "nothing is inexplicable, only unexplained." The Doctor and Leela inevitably become embroiled in events, which soon turn into a sci-fi murder-mystery: imagine Isaac Asimov crossed with Agatha Christie in a Dune-like setting. Add an undercover robot sent by "the company" and the claustrophobic, not to say deadly, setting of the mining ship, and there is a fascinating foreshadowing of Alien, too. It is tightly plotted, intelligent Saturday afternoon entertainment (something that was possible then but is now an unthinkable oxymoron) with a typically strong cast of redoubtable thespians in supporting roles (not to mention extravagant costumes and garish makeup). There may be no Daleks or Cybermen, but this is vintage Who nonetheless.

The TARDIS materialize aboard a sandminer, a mining ship on a desert planet run by a robot labor force headed by a fairly small but sniping human crew. As one crewman is discovered strangled to death, the Doctor and Leela arrive just in time to become the prime suspects.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 29 July, 2011.