With william hartnell, william russell, jacqueline hill, carole ann ford. Originally put forward as the first doctor who serial, this story opened the second series but took around two and a half decades to be novelised for the target range. Doctor who planet of giants 43 broadcast date 31 october 1964. In 1977, 16mm film prints of the serial were discovered at bbc enterprises. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Negative film prints of all three episodes were recovered in 1978. Doctor who classic episode guide planet of giants details bbc. Whilst trying to return ian and barbara to the 20th century, the doctor attempts an unorthodox new technique, causing the tardis doors to open in midnight, setting alarms ringing inside the craft. The story opens with the doctor once more trying to get ian and barbara back home to the 1960s.
Pdf doctor who planet of giants download full pdf book. When they arrive on earth, they uncover a murderous plot. Which makes returning to planet of giants all the more interesting. Planet of giants the dalek invasion of earth the rescue the romans the web. Products show submenu for products apparel accessories books. The first two episodes were broadcast from twoinch quad tapes. Programme documents much of the original paperwork for the production of doctor. Planet of giants on dvd 883929248650 from bbc home video. A tardis malfunction has left the travellers an inch high and they have landed in the cracks in a garden path.
Doctor who planet of giants dvd, 2012 for sale online. But when he and his companions venture outside, they are soon lost in a maze of ravines and menaced by gigantic insects. Ian chesterton tells the tale of his adventures with the doctor in palestine. Planet of giants is the first serial of the second season in the british science fiction television.
Planet of giants full movie in hd visit the doors of the tardis open of. And the insects are dying every living thing is dying. Planet of giants was the first serial of season 2 of doctor who. Planet of giants is released on a duallayered dvd encoded for region 2 only. The team behind the reconstruction explain how it was put together. Originally filmed as four episodes, but cut to three to quicken the pace of episodes three and four, planet of giants saw the tardis crew reduced to not much more than the size of. Before jon pertwees socially aware scifi serials, there was planet of giants.
Harry potter complete 8 film collection dvd us shipping. Planet of giants is the first doctor who serial to feature the work of incidental music composer dudley simpson. Doctor who planet of the giants, doctor who, patrick troughton planet of giants is the first serial of the second season in the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from 31 october to 14 november 1964. The doctor at last succeeds in returning ian and barbara to 1960s england but a fault occurs during materialisation and the tardis and its occupants are. Similar in a lot of ways to the us series that would come later, this story that opened the second season of the longrunning bbc show featured the first doctor, william hartnell and his companions only an. When they arrive on earth, they uncover a murderous plot involving a new insecticide but how can they stop the crime in their. They begin to clear up the evidence, including taking farrows briefcase, complete with barbara and ian, and.
Four years before irwin allen brought a team of space explorers to a planet inhabited by giants in land of the giants, doctor who covered the same territory in planet of the giants. Planet of giants was the first commissioned serial of doctor whos second season and it was duly anticipated by viewers in 1964, according to the radio times at least. The dvd itself contains the complete serial, at approximately 73 minutes in. Planet of giants tv story tardis fandom tardis wiki. Special feature the budget doctor who planet of giants bbc.
Webber for the doctor who pilot, writer louis marks claimed the. As broadcast in 1964, planet of giants is a respectable but not overly exciting artifact of the first doctor era, talkier and duller than a singlesentence synopsis makes it sound. Bbc doctor who classic episode guide planet of giants. The tardis crew has to stop a murderer and avert an. In that regard, whatever its faults, planet of the giants is a worthy prelude indeed for the simultaneously postmodern and mythic second season to follow. Planet of giants is an unusual story for classic doctor who in that its set on modern day earth and doesnt feature any time travel. Staring william hartnell, carole ann ford, jacqueline hill and william russell. Doctor who classic 02x01 part 1 planet of giants planet of giants. This was the first doctor who 1963 to be directed by douglas camfield. There is a sense that it has just been produced in an effort to complete the range. Planet of giants 1 planet of giants video dailymotion. I m slightly surprised to report that doctor who planet of giants is not bad at all, perhaps because it had only three episodes on tv and therefore dicks has had to pad rather than summarise. The last two episodes of the original doctor who serial planet of the giants are recreated by vocal actors and surviving cast members william russell and carole ann ford. As usual, the doctor suspects something is awry and his investigation reveals that not all is as it seems.
Actress carole ann ford recalls working on classic doctor who miniseries planet of giants, first screened by the bbc back in 1964. Planet of giants was recorded in its original fourepisode length using 405line video cameras. What makes the story stand out is that due to technical reasons, the tardis and her crew are shrunk during materialisation, and the doctor, ian, barbara and susan are reduced to less than an inch in height. Special feature planet of giants recreated planet of.
And the videolook and cleanup job that the doctor who restoration team did is wonderful, giving a very sharp visual feel to the adventure, approximating the lost video look all bw doctor. Doctor who planet of giants tv episode 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Doctor who an adventures in space and tme 011 planet of giants. Though, nothing to scream about, this 3 part serial can be very enjoyable.
The fourth dimension find out more about planet of giants. Carole ann ford talks about her role as the doctors granddaughter and the. Planet of giants doctor who dvd special features index wiki. This is the first time doctor who feels like it has a spring in its step, like its found a baseline functionality and has room to be playful towards the viewers expectations. Planet of giants was a novelisation based on the 1964 television serial planet of giants. The bbcs audience research report on the first episode was similarly full of. Doctor who season 2, planet of giants, planet of giants. Planet of giants full movie in hd visit the doors of the tardis open of their own accord just befo. Doctor who saison 11 streaming, film complet streaming vf, doctor who regardez tout le film sans limitation. Bbc one doctor who, season 2, planet of giants, planet. Whitaker commissioned marks for the serial in may 1964, then titled the planet of giants.
I have previously owned the vhs version of this serial, which was the first to receive the vidfire process, and i always thought that it was an interesting story, though maybe a. As usual with the who dvd range, there is an audiodescriptive menu option. It is a quite a halfhearted, lacklustre effort from dicks. Doctor who producer verity lambert discusses the benefits to receiving a small budget. The special effect inserts of a cat were filmed on 30 july 1964 using silent 35mm film, with sound added later during a studio recording. Eve online full cinematic story movie 2019 4k new eden duration. Special feature making planet of giants doctor who.
I have previously owned the vhs version of this serial, which was the first to receive the vidfire process, and i always thought that it was an interesting story, though maybe a little too convoluted as a. The stories are listed in order of broadcasting, starting with the first episode broadcast in 1963. When the tardis malfunctions and the doors open in the time vortex, the travelers and their ship shrink to the size of insects. Special feature making planet of giants doctor who planet of giants bbc. Planet of giants is an odd tale in itself the idea may not lend itself to doctor who mythos easily, but the execution and production of the story proves what a versatile format the show is. Planet of giants was an ambitious story, beautifully realized on what was undoubtedly a budget almost as minute as the doctor and his companions were in the serial. The doctor, barbara wright and ian chesterton, the remaining companions, land on the planet and encounter koquillion, who is terrorizing the survivors, ostensibly to protect them from the inhabitants of the planet. Ford, mervyn pinfield, douglas camfield, verity lambert, louis marks. The doctor who programme guide is the complete guide to every doctor who story shown on television. The tale itself entertains effortlessly, and most of the extras are great. Learn more about planet of giants and releases of this film on dvd, bluray, vhs and more on filmogs. Each entry includes the storyline, the cast list, and the names of the producer, script editor, writer and director, and the details of.
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