{"product_id":"doctor-who-dalek-invasion-of-earth","title":"DOCTOR WHO: DALEK INVASION OF EARTH DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tardis materialises in London sometime after the year 2164. Dalek invaders are now ruling the Earth with the aid of humans converted into zombie-like Robomen, but they are opposed by a group of resistance fighters led by the wheelchair-using Dortmun. The travellers discover that the Daleks have established a huge mine in Bedfordshire, their aim being to remove the Earth's core using a huge bomb and replace it with a powerful drive system so that they can pilot the planet around the galaxy. Ian manages to create a barrier in the shaft in order to intercept the bomb. The resulting explosion destroys the Daleks and their mine and creates a huge volcanic eruption. Susan has fallen in love with resistance fighter David Campbell, and the Doctor decides to leave her on Earth to find a new life with him, while he continues on his travels with Ian and Barbara.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRunning Time: 150 minutes approx.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second story of series two, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDoctor Who--Dalek Invasion of Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sees William Hartnell's Doctor in a six-part adventure pitted against his greatest nemesis, the Daleks. The Doctor, Susan (Carol Ann Ford), Ian (William Russell) and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) arrive in the London of 2164, where the Nazi-like Dalek's have turned the remnants of the human race into slave workers or \"Robomen\", who unfortunately foreshadow Monty Python's hilarious \"Gumbies\". The Dalek's plan involves a vast mine in Bedfordshire and the final destruction of the human race, while pitted against them is a WWII-style resistance movement led by Dortmun (Alan Judd) and David Campbell (Peter Fraser). One of the most famous of all Doctor Who stories, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDalek Invasion of Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features such iconic moments as a dalek emerging from the Thames, and a remarkable flight across London showing daleks crossing Westminster Bridge and patrolling Trafalgar Square and the Albert Memorial. Terry Nation's story is almost insanely ambitious for the budget, and while sets and effects are primitive, the location work is highly evocative. Lavishly remade for the cinema as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00006CFJM\/$%7B0%7D\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDaleks Invasion Earth: 2150AD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1966), the plot here is more detailed, mercifully free of comic relief, and delivers a surprisingly sensitive ending to mark Carol Ann Ford's departure from the series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOn The DVD:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDoctor Who--Dalek Invasion of Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a comprehensive two-disc set with a generally excellent black-and-white 4:3 picture and mono sound. The highlight of Disc One is a warm and very informative commentary hosted by Gary Russell and featuring director Richard Martin (all episodes), producer Verity Lambert (5 episodes), Carol Ann Ford and William Russell (4 episodes each). There are optional subtitles for the episodes, as well as for the commentary, and further text titles giving detailed background information. Optional new CGI-effects shots have been added, which via seamless branching can be selected over the original 1964 model work. The new material obviously lacks authenticity, but looks about 1000 times better. Disc Two offers an abundance of extras including an amusing extract from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlue Peter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (6 min) showing how to make edible Daleks. There is a photo gallery and some very poor quality \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRehearsal Footage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but most fun of all is a 27 minute 1994 BBC spoof radio documentary which asks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhatever Happened to Susan Foreman?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Jane Asher plays Susan in an SF comedy as ingenious as it amusing and irreverent. This is a remarkable set, which belongs in any Who fan's collection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGary S Dalkin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BBC \/ 2Entertain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000388796590,"sku":"BBCDVD1156","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/DOCTORWHO-LIME-LIGHT_aa961ac8-cf51-456f-9009-c5009d712f85.jpg?v=1761054078","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/doctor-who-dalek-invasion-of-earth","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}