The newly-regenerated Doctor takes on the Master on the turn of the millennium, 31 December 1999.The newly-regenerated Doctor takes on the Master on the turn of the millennium, 31 December 1999.The newly-regenerated Doctor takes on the Master on the turn of the millennium, 31 December 1999.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Catherine Lough Haggquist
- Wheeler
- (as Catherine Lough)
Will Sasso
- Pete
- (as William Sasso)
David Hurtubise
- Professor Wagg
- (as Dave Hurtubise)
- Director
- Writers
- Matthew Jacobs
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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- TriviaWhen The Doctor rifles through a locker looking for clothes, we see him momentarily admiring a long scarf. Doctor Who (1963)'s Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, wore a long scarf in his regular costume.
- GoofsAt the start of the movie, when The Seventh Doctor seals The Master's remains shut with the sonic screwdriver, the head of the screwdriver is slightly out of focus. This is explained in a 2005 interview by Sylvester McCoy; he was holding it the wrong way around.
- Quotes
The Doctor: Wait, I remember. I'm with my father, we're lying back in the grass, it's a warm Gallifreyan night...
Grace: Gallifreyan?
The Doctor: Gallifrey. Yes, this must be where I live. Now where is that?
Grace: I've never heard of it. What do you remember?
The Doctor: A meteor storm. The sky above us was dancing with lights. Purple, green, brilliant yellow. Yes!
Grace: What?
The Doctor: These shoes. They fit perfectly!
- Crazy creditsThe UK television broadcast ended with a dedication to Jon Pertwee, the third actor to play the Doctor in Doctor Who (1963) (and one of the most popular), who had died a week earlier.
- Alternate versionsThe version broadcast and released on video by the BBC in 1996 had the following cuts (totalling 1 min 6 secs):
- The caption "Based on the original series broadcast by the BBC" is removed, although no footage is edited.
- Chang Lee's gang firing at the departing car.
- Chang Lee's two friends being shot.
- The third and fourth gunmen aiming at Chang Lee.
- The gunmen firing at the TARDIS.
- The operating scene is heavily edited with many cuts of Grace and her attempts to retrieve the probe from the Doctor's body. The sound of the Doctor's final scream was also removed.
- A closeup of Chang Lee's neck being twisted and the sound of Bruce's wife's neck snapping. These cuts were waived for the 2001 DVD release.
- ConnectionsEdited into Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death (1999)
- SoundtracksIn A Dream (I Called Out Your Name)
Written by Barbara L. Jordan and William Peterkin
Performed by Pat Hodges
Courtesy of Heavy Hitters Music
Played on a grammophone when the Doctor is sitting in the lounge of his Tardis, just before the Master escaped
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When's he coming back? It's overtime
Not that bad really. Or at least the plus points outnumber the bad points. The major factor in favour of the movie was the inspired casting of Paul McGann as the Doctor. Paul McGann is probably the best actor to play Doctor Who (apologies to fans of William Hartnell and Peter Cushing), and his Doctor has more depth of character than the others. If only he would agree to do reprise the role (or the BBC if it comes to that). The dialogue was not to great, but better than the series frequently had. The same could be said of the plot, however the series also turned out some of the best stories and ideas to grace science fiction in any form, so the film loses out on that point. A popular criticism is the Americanisation and emphasis on high-speed action. Such thins are out of place in Doctor Who, but I believe they are misplaced in this case. The best two examples are the kiss and the car chases. I thought the kiss really added to this Doctor's character, but only because he then left her behind on Earth. Anyone who thought there was too much action obviously cannot remember the Jon Pertwee era when Doctor Who could hardly go an episode without high speed antics of some sort. Who thinks Jon Pertwee was a bad Doctor? No one, and quite rightly too.
The only real disappointment was the way Sylvester McCoy was killed. Doctor Who has got out of more unwinable situations than expendable extras on Star Trek, and needs a special end to each of his lives. This one just didn't pass mustard, although I wish whoever wrote it in does.
All in all the film is not bad, but hardly classic Doctor Who.
6/10
P.S. The new Tardis interior design is stunning.
The only real disappointment was the way Sylvester McCoy was killed. Doctor Who has got out of more unwinable situations than expendable extras on Star Trek, and needs a special end to each of his lives. This one just didn't pass mustard, although I wish whoever wrote it in does.
All in all the film is not bad, but hardly classic Doctor Who.
6/10
P.S. The new Tardis interior design is stunning.
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