Doctor Who - Resurrection Of The Daleks DVD

Advantages: Plenty of extras; looks fairly convincing
Disadvantages: Plot is more than a litle rubbish

Peter Davison’s first last, and therefore, unsurprisingly, only encounter with the Daleks is quite simply, a disappointment. Resurrection of the Daleks certainly makes a lot of noise, but that’s just to distract us hapless viewers from the fact that the plot’s a load of rubbish. Maybe the best thing that can be said about it is that the work that went into answering that ever so important question: “So how do we kill this pointless extra?” certainly ...
...coils in some imaginative ways. Eric Saward’s (a chap who seems to like mercenaries better than the Doctor) plot is really the main culprit for this story’s problems (that and whoever approved that brilliant idea of the Thunderbirds outfits for the spaceship crew.) Our pepper pot friends have certainly been busy since they were last sighted some years ago in Destiny of the Daleks: they’ve got human clones on Earth; are working to exact revenge for ... Read review

Advantages: Again, again with the Daleks. You may be a fan.
Disadvantages: A disappointing confrontation for Davison's Doctor.

...his departure. After Tom Baker's Doctor succeeded in beating him a second time, the megalomaniac cyborg was sentenced to imprisonment in suspended animation - not execution of course, as that would prevent him from acquiring an inevitable means of escape at a later date and permitting the Doctor Who writers another desperate attempt to win back viewers with the ever-popular enemies. The Daleks' motive in 'Resurrection,' under the leadership of the ...
...evil Dalek scheme, the Fifth Doctor begins to regret his predecessor's decision not to wipe them out when he had the chance. He vows not to make the same mistake the next time he comes face-to-face with Davros, which is bound to happen sooner rather than later, as the thawed evil genius hatches a plot to duplicate the Doctor's body and send his clone to the High Council of the Time Lords on a mission of assassination... As may be clear from the ... Read review

Advantages: Good range and quality of extra features.
Disadvantages: Not as good as some of the other Dr Who releases. Slightly complex storyline.

...This story sees the fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) and his current companions, Tegan (Janet Fielding) and Turlough (Mark Strickson) on contemporary Earth ~ contemporary at the time being 1984. They have been forced to land there after getting caught in Time Corridor; which we later learn has been created by the Daleks to free their creator (the thoroughly evil Davros). Davros has been imprisoned and held in cryogenic suspension for nearly 100 years, ...
...sees an emotional farewell! The Doctor also has another chance to kill Davros and destroy the Daleks, but once again he doesn't take it! The story itself is slightly complicated ~ the Daleks fight amongst themselves, the Daleks fight Davros (and his own loyal Dalek army), and the Daleks fight the Doctor! Meanwhile the Doctor must foil Davros' plot to replace him with a replica to help destroy the Doctor's home planet of Gallifrey (while the Daleks ... Read review

Advantages: The best Davison story, great action, non stop pace
Disadvantages: Some plot holes

This is probably the best Davison story, up there with Caves of Androzani, Enligthenment and Earthshock. The Daleks are excellent, Terry Molloy takes over the role of Davros with gusto. The regulars are on top form especially Peter Davison and Janet Fielding though Mark Strickson does not have that much to do. There are a lot of guest stars, most of whom meet a grisly end, I especially liked Rula Lenska' performance. There are some plot holes, the ... Read review