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Doctor Who - Robots of Death
starring: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301801300
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 630180130X
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: August 24, 1994
Running Time: 91 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1975
Sales Rank: 28248

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
By Tom Baker's third season in the role the actor had become firmly established in the minds of many fans as the definitive Doctor. First broadcast in early 1977, "Robots of Death" follows on directly from "Face of Evil," which was writer Chris Boucher's debut and also that of Louise Jameson's Leela, the Doctor's most shapely companion (a kind of Neanderthal Seven of Nine if you will). Boucher's second Who story concerns an isolated mining ship on which a series of inexplicable deaths takes place--although as the Doctor opines, "nothing is inexplicable, only unexplained." The Doctor and Leela inevitably become embroiled in events, which soon turn into a sci-fi murder-mystery: imagine Isaac Asimov crossed with Agatha Christie in a Dune-like setting. Add an undercover robot sent by "the company" and the claustrophobic, not to say deadly, setting of the mining ship, and there is a fascinating foreshadowing of Alien, too. It is tightly plotted, intelligent Saturday afternoon entertainment (something that was possible then but is now an unthinkable oxymoron) with a typically strong cast of redoubtable thespians in supporting roles (not to mention extravagant costumes and garish makeup). There may be no Daleks or Cybermen, but this is vintage Who nonetheless. --Mark Walker

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- science fiction
tom baker as always gives great wit in his acting. Its fast paced and action is great it worth the price of a dvd, but comparing the old doctor who's to the new versions is interesting, you can tell by the sets how old it is but its good fun to watch

Rating:

- A pretty good story that holds up better on repeated viewings
The funny thing is that untill I bought the DVD I really didn't remember this story at all. Having seen all the Tom Baker stories many times over the years, this is one that for whatever reason, I just couldn't remember. Upon first viewing I thought bits might have looked familiar but I really didn't care for it...AT FIRST. I put it away and watched it again and my opinion has changed quite a bit. I still don't consider this as good as Doctor Who - The Talons of Weng-Chiang and Doctor Who - Horror of Fang Rock (Episode 92) but it does pick up quite nicely and the last couple of episodes are fun.

Rating:

- Very handsome robots indeed! A great entry!
This is one of the better Tom Baker entries. It ran in 1977 (January 29th - February 19th), and is 95 minutes in length (broken down into 4 episodes). It's full-screen and in color. The story was written by Chris Boucher (story No. 090) and this copy is nice and clear with no film scratch lines or other distortions. There are a few special features (photo gallery, commentary, and some really weird unused footage).

The story here is that The Doctor and Leela (she's very hot-looking as usual) land the Tardis on a desolate mining planet where a few humans (men and women) oversee lots of busy robots who do all the work, including running the huge juggernault of a machine that does the mining. In fact, almost all the sequences are filmed "inside" the big mining-ship.

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Rating:

- "I see. You're one of those boring maniacs who's going to gloat, hmm?"
Well, maniacs or no, the good folks involved in the production of this masterpiece of a "Doctor Who" storyline surely deserve to gloat a little. The story's concept is good solid science fiction at its very best, the characterization is psychologically complex and interesting and the acting top-notch and convincing. The plotline is pretty much flawless, starting on the right foot and never losing steam. And the very palpable level of suspense is probably a new benchmark in the show's long history--my wife and I were planning on watching the first two episodes of this DVD one day and the last two the next, but after the end of episode two my wife adamantly insisted on seeing it through to the end, and I wasn't hard to convince.

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Rating:

- Doctor Who meets Isaac Asimov meets Frank Herbert meets Agatha Christie
The Robots of Death is one of the best stories of Doctor Who's fourteenth season (Tom Baker's third as the Doctor), right behind The Talons of Weng-Chiang and The Deadly Assassin. Robots is a story that combines classic Doctor Who elements with elements of Isaac Asimov's Robot series, Frank Herbert's Dune saga and even an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery. The Fourth Doctor and Leela (Louise Jameson) find themselves on a sandminer vessel whose crew is being killed off one by one. The Doctor suspects that the robots aboard the vessel, but the crew dismisses the Time Lord's theory on the basis that the robots are programmed to serve humans, not harm them. Baker gives a fine performance as the Doctor. Other great perfomrances include Pamela Salem as Toos, David Baille as Dask/Taren Capel, David Collings ... Read More

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