The Three Doctors was a story the BBC made to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the show in 1973. Jon Pertwee was Doctor at the time and this reunited the show with its original Doctor (Hartnell) and second Doctor (Patrick Troughton).
William Hartnell was ill at the time of filming with arteriosclerosis, and that is the reason you do not see much of him in the story. But do not let that put you off. This is still a very entertaining story with 3 loveable performances from the Doctors - especially scenes which sees Troughton and Pertwee's Doctors arguing .
The story itself sees Omega, the Timelord who gave his people time travel technology, return after being long presumed dead. Problem is, he's pretty angry and plotting revenge from an anti-matter universe in which he has been trapped. His plans are too devious for one Doctor alone to fight, and that's where the others come in. In its day this was one extremely ambitious story as it required far too many special effects. But somehow they pulled it off! And the restoration team have ensured it stands up on DVD today.
The extras will appeal to anyone. And even if you already own the story on video and aren't convinced about upgrading to DVD, the extras really do make it worth your while. They aren't just there for the sake of it and its obvious the Beeb have actually invested money in this one. There's the restoration of original footage not to mention an insightful audio commentary from Barry Letts, Katy Manning and Nicholas Courtney. There are many extras and a list of them can be found on any website selling the DVD but one of my favourites was 30 minutes of the 1993 Panopticon SF convention caught on camera. Pertwee, Manning and Courtney are all at the convention and it will have you laughing out loud.
Manning and Courtney also star as Jo Grant and the Brigadier, adding wonderful support to what is a great and ambitious story for its day.
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