{"product_id":"doctor-who-survival","title":"DOCTOR WHO: SURVIVAL DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSylvester McCoy stars as the renegade Time Lord in the last ever new story to air on television. It focuses on the Doctor and Ace in their battle against the Cheetah People who are abducting people from all over West London, and with the help of the Doctor's nemisis The Master, taking them to a distant planet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe final serial in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's original run on the BBC (before it was revived in 2005), this three-episode story stars Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor, who brings his companion Ace (Sophie Aldred) back to Earth, only to discover that a race of feline aliens have turned the planet into their private hunting ground. The aliens, called Cheetah People, are traveling between their dying planet and Earth to kidnap humans for food--and lurking behind the whole scheme is none other than the Doctor's arch enemy, the Master (Anthony Ainsley in his final TV performance as the character). Despite the relative lack of quality of its video cinematography, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSurvival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a sold serial from the McCoy era, with some genuine suspense and an affectionate (if temporary) send-off for the venerable sci-fi hero.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe two-disc set of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSurvival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is typical of the impressive presentations that the Doctor's adventures have received on DVD. Two commentary tracks have been recorded--one featuring McCoy, Aldred, and script editor Andrew Cartmel, and the other by the winners of a contest sponsored by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine (this appears only for episode 3). The hour-long, two-part \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCat Flap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (one of the original titles for the serial) covers the making of the serial from start to finish, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEndgame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an intriguing look at how the program might've continued after \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSurvival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e had it not been cancelled in 1989. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLittle Girl Lost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a 15-minute exploration of Ace's character from her debut story until \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSurvival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDestiny of the Doctors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features footage of Ainley as the Master taken from the 1997 computer game of the same name. The extras are rounded out by several deleted and extended scenes, a round of outtakes, the standard photo gallery, text-only commentary track, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRadio Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e listings (in DVD-ROM format), and a 20-minute episode of a U.K. educational program called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSearch Out Science\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which features McCoy and Aldred as their characters in a discussion of (what else?) time and space. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e--Paul Gaita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BBC \/ 2Entertain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000380768430,"sku":"BBCDVD1834","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/SURVIVAL-LIME-LIGHT.jpg?v=1761302636","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/doctor-who-survival","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}