Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Colin Teague - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: John Simm, John Barrowman, Freema Agyeman, David Tennant more
Fourth volume of the third series finds the Doctor and his able assistant Martha Jones battling against the dastardly Master. Includes 'Utopia', 'Sound Of Drums' and 'Last Of The Timelords'.
adventures in time and space.The Family Of Blood:1913, and war comes to England, a year in advance, as the terrifying Family hunt for the Doctor.Blink:In an old, abandoned house, the Weeping Angels wait. Only the Doctor can stop them, but he's lost in time.
stranger called the Doctor, and her life with never be the same again.THE SHAKESPEARE CODE: The Doctor takes Martha to Elizabethan England, where William Shakespeare us under the control of deadly witch-like creatures.GRIDLOCK: The Doctor takes Martha to New Earth, in the far future, only to find that an entire city has become a deadly trap.
Building, the Doctor's oldest enemies are at work.Evolution Of The Daleks.As a new Dalek Empire rises in 1930s New York, the Doctor must enter an unholy alliance.The Lazarus ExperimentMartha returns home, but has to save her family from the schemes of the monstrous Professor Lazarus.42 As a spaceship hurtles towards the sun, the Doctor and Martha have only 42 minutes to save the day!
TARDIS is thrown to the end of the universe itself.The Sound Of Drums: Harry Saxon becomes Prime Minister, and his reign of terror begins. But his dark ambitions reach beyond the stars...Last Of The Time Lords: Earth has been conquered and the Master rules supreme, with the Doctor his prisoner. Only Martha Jones can save the world...
Production Year: 2006 - Science Fiction - Director: James Hawes - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Noel Clarke, Camille Coduri, Penelope Wilton, David Tennant, Billie Piper
Production Year: 2004 - Science Fiction - Director: Alex Proyas - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, Alan Tudyk
Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
A review by blissman70 on Doctor Who - Series 3 Vol.4 (DVD) September 19th, 2008
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Writer: Russell T. Davis. Directors: Graeme Harper and Colin Teague. Producers: Phil Collinson, Russell T. Davis and Julie Gardner.
This final volume in the third series sees the Doctor, (played by David Tennant) being reunited with a friend from his distant passed… only for the reunion to cause the near annihilation of the human race…
This disc contains the only three parter in the Doctor Who series and when you begin to watch the first you will soon realise that the story being told is way too extravagant for a simple two parter…
With a massive cast brought in for these episodes we see the return of a few familiar characters, some thought dead and buried… some who don't realise who they are…
The first episode uncovers who's who and the episode thereafter simply enthral the audience with such brilliant drama and thrills like no other… and once the truth is discovered the frightening reality rears its ugly head for all to fear…
** BRIEF PLOTS **
* UTOPIA (16th June 2007) ( part 1 of 3 )
As the TARDIS makes a brief visit to the Cardiff, refuelling from the rift, it soon attracts an old friend of the Doctors, Captain Jack Harkness, (played by John Barrowman), who is determined to contact the Doctor, what ever it takes…
The TARDIS immediately sees Jack as a threat, (due to a drastic transformation he undertook in the series 1 final episode 'Parting of the Ways' and his encounter with the Daleks and Rose Tyler), and attempts to elude him, fleeing to the ends of the universe, (where no Time Lord has been before), to the year 100 trillion, only for the determined Jack to follow by clinging to the side of the blue box, of which no mortal man can survive…
On landing at the end of the universe the Doctor soon discovers that human kind has almost gone, the only survivors living in fear from a cannibal tribe of interbred human types, hiding away inside a silo where a scientist called Professor Yana, (played by Derek Jacobi) and his insectoid assistant Chanto, (played by Chipo Chung), hoping to find the power to launch a rocket to take the surviving humans to a place called Utopia… the land of hope and glory, somewhere out on another galaxy…
With the doctors brains and the professors imagination the pair work together to get the spaceship ready to fly, needing the special skills of Captain Jack to make the final connection… sending the ship with the remaining human race towards Utopia…
As the beginning of the ideal future for the human race nears the true identity of the Professor unravel, revealing its ugly head to the astonishment of the Doctor, leaving the him and his two companions at the mercy of the 'future kind'…
(to be continued…)
* Other characters in this episode….
René Zagger as Padra Neil Reidman as Lieutenant Atillo Paul Marc Davies as Chieftain Robert Forknall as Guard John Bell as Creet Deborah Maclaren as Kistane Abigail Canton as Wiry Woman
* introducing John Simm as The Master
* THE SOUND OF DRUMS (23rd June 2007) ( part 2 of 3 )
With the master, (played by John Simm), stealing the TARDIS and using it to travel back to the 21st century, he wastes no time in settling in… changing his name and becoming the a man with so much power… using his own technology to hypnotising the world to believe he is the man to trust…
When the Doctor, Jack and Martha managing to escape the terrors of the end of the universe it doesn't take long for them to realise who the master is, but what they can not figure out is what he is up to…
With the Doctor and the Master now at arms with each other the trouble escalates, putting Martha's entire family in danger, not to mention the entire human race…
The real hope on discovering the TARDIS is short lived as it soon becomes apparent that it is not the same machine it once was… it is now the master machine to help him with his evil plans…
With a failed attempt to reveal the true man behind the Masters Mask it is the Doctor whose existence is erratically changed by the Masters sonic device… leaving the world defenceless…allowing the rather weird Toclafane, the new friends of the Master, to help him in his conquest to become the Ruler of the Earth and beyond…
So as the ball shaped killing machines descend upon the population of the planet there looks like little hope for mankind… only one person can now save the world from total destruction… Martha Jones… the only hope of salvation…
( to be continued…. )
* Other characters in this episode…
Adjoa Andoh as Francine Jones Trevor Laird as Clive Jones Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Tish Jones Reggie Yates as Leo Jones Alexandra Moen as Lucy Saxon Elize du Toit as Sinister Woman Nichola McAuliffe as Vivien Rook Nicholas Gecks as Albert Dumfries Colin Stinton as President
* With Zoe Thorne, Gerard Logan, and Johnnie Lyne-Pirkis as the voices of the Toclafane
Guest appearences by Sharon Osbourne, McFly and Ann Widdecombe
* LAST OF THE TIME LORDS (30th June 2007) ( part 3 of 3 )
A year has passed since the Master took control of the world with the help of the blood thirsty Toclafane, who have spent there time controlling civilisation under the threat of death…
With the Doctor indisposed, helplessly sitting in a wheel chair at the mercy of the Master, the freedom of the entire world still rests on the shoulders of Martha Jones, who has spent the last year walking the globe in the hope of finding the answer to help defeat the evil master, bringing hope to the entire planet….
As Martha returns to the shores of England she joins up with Doctor Thomas Milligan, (played by Tom Ellis) and a small resistance group who are intent on stopping the Master before he completes his final plans…
Meanwhile, with the Master having total control over the world, and the Doctor, it looks like the end of the world is nearer than anticipated and the Masters plan of Universal domination is adamant…
Only the bravery of Martha, together with the combining of minds united onto one fixed point can save the world from obliteration…. But can the Master be brought down before his plan becomes reality…?
* Other characters in this episode…
John Simm as The Master Alexandra Moen as Lucy Saxon Adjoa Andoh as Francine Jones Trevor Laird as Clive Jones Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Tish Jones Reggie Yates as Leo Jones Ellie Haddington as Professor Docherty Tom Golding as Lad Natasha
*with Zoe Thorne, Gerard Logan, and Johnnie Lyne-Pirkis as the Toclafane voices
** IN CONCLUSION **
What a fantastic finale to a very interesting series…
With the Doctor only really starring in two of the three episodes, not quite being himself in the last episode, the finale is really up to the acting skills of the recently acquired companion Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones…
... And what an excellent job she does with it, shouldering the responsibility with ease, bringing the storyline into reality, giving a perfect performance and giving herself a lot of credit for future projects…
I have to admit that when Freema first came into this series as the Doctor new assistant I was very unsure as to how she would cope with the pressure, co-starring in what was the viewers choice for a Saturday evening television, but my expectations were soon met as she began her quest to overthrow the companions great reputation left by her predecessor Billie Piper (as Rose Tyler)… Freema stepped into the role perfectly, confidently, without over shadowing the main stars…( it would have been interesting to see how she and Christopher Eccleston would have been as a partnership…).
As freema is the star of the very last episode she knows she has a great responsibility with most of the nations eyes on her. The critics, with their pens already in hand, waiting for the slightest mistake from the young actress… but she performs a great job.. To the disgust of the critics… giving the thousands of Doctor Who fans a brilliant memory of a fantastic finale with her as the companion…
But enough about Freema, I feel I have clearly stated how good she performs her part in these episodes, and throughout the entire third series…
Let us move on to the brilliant John Simm as the Master… he performs his part exceptionally well, his comically mad man approach to his character really giving the episodes that injection of witty banter which all good show require to keep the audience entertained… I have seen Simm in other shows, like Life on Mars, and I was in no doubt that he would give it all in his performance… and how right I was… pure genius is the word I'd use to best describe this man… (For the record…If Simm had not played the Master he would be a brilliant replacement for a regenerated Doctor… he has that daft Doctor mannerism..)
In fact, the entire cast, and there is a lot of them, combine to give a fantastic performance, telling the thrilling and action packed storyline in a gripping way… entertainment from start to finish.
It is good to see the smarmy, arrogant but very friendly Captain Jack Harkness back on the scene, performed by the ever so brilliant John Barrowman…. He certainly brings a different approach to any new stories…
Considering this IS a three parter, and expecting the action to diminish somewhere in the middle of it all, it doesn't lose anything at all… it is 142 minutes of brilliant action, entertainment, suspense and much more.
The imagination used to create this story is second to none, using a hell of a twist from the future to bring the threat to the present had to be written carefully, and it was. Russell T. Davis and his crew certainly thought long and hard about this entire series as each episode has little hidden secrets to entwine with other episodes… only really visible after you've watched the lot over and over again, then the show really does begin to make sense… sort of…
In all it is without doubt the finest volume created so far, (on Par with the excellent 2 parter in series 1, starring Eccleston and Piper.. The empty child and the doctor dances).
The special effects are exceptionally done, not too over the top, considering what they could have done, so as not to spoil the outcome of the episodes… giving great viewing pleasure for all.
This triple delight has everything even a good Hollywood blockbuster offers… pure brilliance…
*Would I recommend this…?
Yes I certainly would…. Even if you're not a Doctor Who fan, it is still brilliant entertainment with many stunning scenes…
What more can I say… give it a try and you'll no doubt be impressed…
You can get a copy from www.amazon.co.uk for less than £9.00 or even go for the box set of this series for a mere £34.98.
Advantages: The best series ending of all time Disadvantages: The arrival of more long term stories
...wrap up series 3 of Doctor Who’s reviews; and impressed as I was with the third volume of releases this forth volume blew me away.
For the first time in the series the 3 stories actually run very much as if they are all one, in stead of the usual two parter’s Utopia, The Sound Of Drums, and The Last Of The Timelords become a three part “Epic”.
Utopia
Having hitched his way on the side of the Tardis the Doctor, Martha, AND NOW Captain Jack arrive ... ...Torchwood) as he and the Doctor strive to ensure that the humans get to Utopia. All the time leaving Martha to unwittingly cause someone from the Doctor’s past to return; memories can be a terrible thing especially when the only key to your past is a watch.
In Utopia rather like the episode 42, you have 38 minutes building up to an event. This incredibly well crafted story is a build up, to the shows final five minutes. The result of this makes ...
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Ultra-Sonic! Review ofDoctor Who - Series 3 Vol.4 (DVD)by
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Advantages: Unique, great to see Jack back! Challenging! Disadvantages: Bit disappointing ending
...very long time, isn't it?! Doctor Who has been around for over four decades now, and it is stronger than ever now! The show was first welcomed to BBC Television in 1963, with William Hartnell playing the Doctor! But more recently, we have enjoyed the adventures of this TimeLord, alongside some fresh, new companions! In 2005, Doctor Who was brought back to our screens, introducing us to the 9th Doctor, Chris Eccleston! He starred alongside Billie ... ...Doctor regenerated, revealing 10th Doctor David Tennant to star in Series 2! He worked alongside Billie until it was time for Series 3...where we are now! Our latest Doctor remained in the clasp of Tennant, but we were introduced to new companion Martha Jones, played by the wonderful Freema Agyeman!
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The last DVD in the Series 3 collection is quite different! All three episodes are connected, which is quite unusual as, until now, Doctor Who ...
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Advantages: Great storylines in a 3 parter Disadvantages: Disappointing ending
...installment of series 3 of Doctor Who does something we haven't seen before: it gives us a 3 part episode. This having been said, it is also the end of season finale, and as such it is going to be hard to review this disc without giving some of the plot away. So, if you are planning on watching this, be warned I may give away a little. It's necessary, I'm afraid.
Up until now in the third series, we have seen a mix of episodes in terms of quality. ... ...three is Utopia, with the Doctor and Martha being transported forward in time by the Tardis to the end of the universe, the year something trillion, something unimaginable to us. Upon landing, they find they have a stowaway - Captain Jack Harkness of Torchwood, who has been searching for the Doctor ever since they parted company way back at the end of Series 1, when Christopher Eccleston was still the Doctor. Jack pauses briefly to flirt with Martha ...
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Advantages: Excellent pace, acting, directing, music. Will keep you on the edge of your seat. Disadvantages: A couple of cheesy alien side-kicks, and a slightly unbelievable future.
The Doctor Who season 3 finale is definitely one to watch. Combining an excellent story along with brilliant acting, directing and music, too make it a thrilling 2 hours of entertainment. This is the first 3-part storyline since Doctor Who was brought back in 2005 and consists of the episodes 'Utopia', 'The Sound of Drums', and 'Last of the Time Lords'. Often Doctor Who episodes can be a little childish and cheesy, but for these 3 the series becomes ... ...tracks down and rejoins the doctor when he lands the Tardis in Cardiff to refuel. They accidentally wind up in the year 100 trillion and find a professor trying to build a spaceship to take the remains of the human race to a place called Utopia. All is not as it seems though when Martha discovers a fob watch identical to the John Smiths timepiece in earlier episode 'Human Nature' which contained the Doctor's Timelord essence. As the true meaning ...
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Advantages: Great acting and writing Disadvantages: None really
...all round, with particularly good performances in the Hitchcock-like drama Midnight. All the cast are top drawer in this, and it gets a bit scary in places.
The DVD is available from amazon.co.uk for £11.98. As with all individual DVD releases for DoctorWho, this has no extras. They are all saved for the complete seriesDVD.
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Advantages: great entertaining scares Disadvantages: Midnight lets it down slightly
...Writers: Steven Moffat and Russell T. Davis.
Directors: Euros Lyn and Alice Troughton.
Producers: Phil Collinson, Russell T. Davis and Julie Gardner
This third volume of the fourth series shows another two parter, followed by a rather complex and slow episode?involving just one member of the TARDIS duo..
** BRIEF PLOTS **
* SILENCE IN THE LIBRARY ( 31st May 2008 ) ( part 1 of 2 )
This fantastic first episode is the start to what turns out to be the most frightening episodes from the recent DoctorWho saga? revealing the dark secrets of a futuristic Library which holds every book ever penned from the beginning of time?
The TARDIS lands in the year 51st century on a planet named the Library, (which speaks for itself?), a call for help coming through via the Doctors Psychic paper.
Before too long the Doctor...
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Advantages: great cast, soundtrack, price Disadvantages: one weak episode
...th Doctor Christmas 2005. Since then Tennant has taken us through three full series', all of which are available to buy on DVD.
One of the DVDs is Series4: Volume 3. It can be identified by it's blue cover. On the front there is a picture of the Doctor, Donna and River Song. They are huddled quite close together, leaning towards us. Actually, it looks quite sinister! Underneath them there is a faint eerie picture of one of the creatures, the Vashta Nerada, with books flying fiercely around him. It definitely is enough to frighten! Turning onto the back of the DVD cover you will find a few screen snaps from the episodes. They look quite peculiar, not giving any revealing incidents away. There is also three little descriptions of the three episodes' synopsis.
I decided it was time to put the DVD in, so I popped in into the laptop...
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Consumer Advice: Contains mild threat and fantasy violence
Video Category: Television
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
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DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO; SONY DADC
DVD Description
Fourth volume of the third series finds the Doctor and his able assistant Martha Jones battling against the dastardly Master. Includes 'Utopia', 'Sound Of Drums' and 'Last Of The Timelords'.
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
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