Doctor Who - The Caves Of Androzani (DVD)

...of mine. However, it’s still Doctor Who and I still love it. When hubby received the DVD for his birthday, I knew I would be reviewing it. While not jumping up and down with excitement (as I would be at the prospect of closely examining The Three Doctors or Tomb of the Cybermen), it seemed like a good reason to sit down for a few hours and indulge myself with a little ‘80s sci-fi. Here, then, are my musings on this four-parter from 1984… STORY This ...
...a regeneration scene as the Doctor ‘dies’ and changes into a different body. In this case, he added a few stone in weight and several hundred more brain cells and became Colin Baker ;-) So, Doctor Number 5 (Peter) and pert American companion Peri (Nicola Bryant) arrive on the planet of Androzani Minor. They find themselves in the midst of a complicated political situation full of intrigue and corruption. The twin planets of Minor and Major are contrasting ...

KarenUK 21.04.2003 (09.06.2004) · Read full review
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...Peter Davison as the fifth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as his companion, Peri. (If you still don’t know much about Doctor Who then you’ve obviously not been reading my earlier ops. Alternatively, have a look at tange’s overview on the series.) It was written by the late, great Robert Holmes (sadly, he IS deceased), often regarded as the finest writer Who ever had. As my best friend once pointed out to me, technically this story should ...
...keep one step ahead. The Doctor and Peri unwittingly become part of the twisted political, economic and military manoeuvrings as they stumble into a nest of raw spectrox, a web-like substance secreted by the huge Queen bats that inhabit the system of caves. In its pure form it is quite lethal, the only cure being the milk of the said bats, although they are unreachable as they have descended into the depths of the planet as part of their lifecycle. ...

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...a surprise! The fifth Doctor (played by Peter Davison) and his companion Peri find themselves on the extremely inhospitable planet of Androzani Minor and pretty much immediately end up in the middle of an underground war. Troops and gunrunners, from the neighbouring world of Androzani Major, are battling to the death ~ all in the name of military supremacy and the control of a life-prolonging substance called Spectrox. Spectrox is produced by a ...
...on the planet. The Doctor and Peri, as per usual, find themselves slap bang in this conflict! Jek becomes infatuated with Peri (because of her beauty and vibrant life-force), they fight androids, cheat execution and generally end up fighting for their lives. It turns out that the weapons used by Jek to fight the establishment are actually being supplied by the man who is responsible for his disfigurement (a powerful magnate on Androzani Major called ...

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...of this conflict arrive the Doctor and companion Peri. Immediately in danger after Peri falls into a toxic patch of raw spectrox. Searching for an antidote the pair become prisoners of the army, suspecting them of being spies for Jek, and who intend to shoot them on such charges. Jek, who surrounds himself with an army of androids, which he has constructed himself, has an ace up his sleeve though, he is also able to construct lifelike androids and ...
...is therefore well aware of every move the army makes, and also their capture of the Doctor, and more interestingly Peri. He rescues them, but their worries are only just beginning. Hidden beneath a leather mask, and always of the brink of mania, Jek intends to keep them prisoner for ever, devoid of human company and beauty, he has no desire to let them leave. The rest? Well, I'll encourage the reader to search out the DVD, because the story steps ...

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...and such, there are many Doctor Who stories that are simply outstanding and The Caves Of Androzani is one of them, its got lots going for it, there’s the fact that the Doctor and Peri are dying throughout (after having come into contract with a deadly poison), there’s plenty of action, gun running, double crossing and such, a really good script and some great location settings, and much more. Doctor Who Made by the BBC from 1963 to 1989, ...
...now as ever. The Doctor is a renegade, he left his home planet of Gallifrey in a stolen space/time ship (called the TARDIS), and travels through space and time having many adventures, he has the ability to regenerate, thus giving him a change of appearance and a new lease of life, the Doctor always fights for good and is the all round hero. Many episodes of Doctor Who were destroyed in the seventies, and the BBC and all the fans would dearly love ...

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...a departure from the many Doctor Who stories that have come before. It is much more intense and you really feel like time is of the essence, this story by no means plods onto to its conclusion. I believe that when an actor plays the Doctor their final story should be as good if not better than their debut story, The Caves of Androzani is a prime example of this. Davison plays the classic good guy in giving up his fifth incarnation to save his young ...
...I liked about Peter Davison's doctor is the fact that he isn't flawless and he appears vulnerable, what is wonderful in this story is that he begins to show arrogance in confronting Sharaz Jek, it was a pity that he didn't have the chance to carry on and show this more. By the end of the story he appears cut, bruised, his coat dirty which makes the story much more gritty and believable. It is ironic that throughout the story the Doctor hasn't really ...

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...the story where Peter Davison's Doctor finally hangs up his sonic screwdriver after his time at the helm of the Tardis. Off to a planet where there are drugs, bats & a madman. You won't notice this if your male as you will most likely spend a lot of this story watching Peri (played blindingly well by the stunningly lovely Nicola Bryant who I was passionately in love with) and her amazing cleavage and tight fitting outfits. Peter has a great death ...
...as she leans over the Doctor as he's dying. Watch it with the commntary on and everyone mentions it! The story isn't brilliant, the characters aren't brilliant but it's classic Doctor Who and you can never expect to much from it. Be happy you have Nicola Bryant and her amazing busom to watch if your a guy. Enjoy Peter Davison's performance if your a lady. ...

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the end of the davison years. brilliant story. outrageous body count. christopher gable as sharaz jek was very intense to the point of psychosis. we finally find out about the celery. loved the commentary track the cave monster was a bit funny though. morgas was a nasty piece of work but a great character. worth every penny. ...

otterboy 22.03.2008
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...in the glory days of Doctor Who. Unfortunatley the accent of Peri brown is not too great as there are some words that are clearly spoken in a very English accent, but all in all the acting is satisfactory. Without divulging the plot too greatley it seems that each episodes hallmark cliffhanger is exactly that, from disease, executions to space ships crashing, they do rather keep you watching. And the mystery of the celery is finally solved! ...

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