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Doctor Who fans can continue to build their own home archive on Blu-ray with an EIGHT DISC box set of the explosive 25th Season, starring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor. * REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS * THE HAPPINESS PATROL * SILVER NEMESIS * THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE GALAXY These stories feature Sophie Aldred as Ace, the iconic 80s companion who returned to the programme in 2022, joining the Doctor to battle Daleks, Cybermen, the murderous Happiness Patrol and the evil forces of the Psychic Circus. PLUS, fans can experience this season like never before, with brand new extended Special Editions of ALL FOUR adventures, exclusive to this Blu-ray set. • REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS: SPECIAL EDITION • THE HAPPINESS PATROL: SPECIAL EDITION • SILVER NEMESIS: SPECIAL EDITION • THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE GALAXY: SPECIAL EDITION The four Special Editions feature unseen footage, updated special effects, immersive surround sound, and surprises. All episodes have been newly remastered from the best available sources – these classic adventures have never looked or sounded so good on home media. The Collection: Season 25 is also jam-packed with hours of new and exclusive material including: • UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS - Exclusive to Blu-ray, on the original broadcast versions of Remembrance of The Daleks, Silver Nemesis and The Greatest Show in The Galaxy • BEHIND THE SOFA - New episodes with Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Bonnie Langford (Mel), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Dame Sheila Hancock (Helen A), Jessica Martin (Mags), Karen Gledhill (Allison) and Mark Hardy (Cyber-Lieutenant) • IN CONVERSATION - Three new episodes, with Sophie Aldred, script editor Andrew Cartmel and director Chris Clough • LOOKING FOR DURSLEY - A documentary looking back at the life and career of Dursley McLinden (Mike) • THE MAKING OF DOCTOR WHO - A rare vintage documentary from 1988, previously only available on VHS • SILVER NEMESIS – VHS EXTENDED VERSION - A version of the story originally released on VHS with extra footage • SILVER NEMESIS – SPECIAL EDITION OMNIBUS - A special cut-down feature-length version of this adventure, in the tradition of the 1970s Christmas repeats • THE COLLECTORS – THE 1980s - Host Emily Cook chats to Doctor Who collectors about their 1980s treasures • THE DOCTOR WHO ESCAPE ROOM – TEAM SEVENTH DOCTOR - Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred and Bonnie Langford attempt to escape the room of doom • WHEN SOPHIE MET LESLEY - Sophie Aldred chats to Lesley Dunlop, her co-star from The Happiness Patrol who also appeared in the Fifth Doctor story Frontios (1984) • STEPHEN MANSFIELD INTERVIEW - The practical effects genius looks back on his Season 25 work • STUDIO & LOCATION FOOTAGE - Hours of raw footage and outtakes captured during the making of all four stories • 5.1 SURROUND SOUND • RARE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL FROM THE BBC VAULTS • EXCLUSIVE CONVENTION FOOTAGE • HD PHOTO GALLERIES • NFO TEXT • PDF ARCHIVE • PLUS LOTS MORE! This eight-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including Documentaries, Featurettes, Audio Commentaries and more. Review: 1988 again - In terms of extras and enhanced optional features this is perhaps the best you can expect for any Doctor Who The collection Blu-ray release The picture is as good as can be expected from the source, the audio has great optional surround mixes, which is not featured as prominently on most other releases from this range. There is a vast amount of raw location and studio footage, that’s not even mentioning some excellent new documentaries and previously unavailable content, as well as the previous bonus features from the DVD releases. The stories themselves are mostly exceptional; Remembrance of the Daleks, a classic, with a great new cut for Blu-Ray, and a moving tribute to guest actor Dursley McLinden amongst extras. The Happiness Patrol has an excellent new cut, giving extra depth to a very underrated Doctor Who story. Silver Nemesis is the weak link in the chain of season 25, though the extended cut doesn’t seem to vastly improve, it was a pretty good effort. The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, is a story that lives up to its name. The set comprises some of the best stories of Doctor Who in the Eighties and very extensive extras both old and new. There are literally a dozen or more hours of raw footage from behind the scenes, making this set perhaps the most extensive insight into how Doctor Who was made. Review: Normal High Quality Release - For once I really enjoyed the special editions, a stronger narrative and the additional content works well for these stories. Not sure I'll watch the originals again. That said, I don't think I'll watch Silver Nemesis ever again in any form unless it is cut down to just the Courtney Pine bit. Can we not just have 90 minutes of great music as opposed to such a terrible story?! The Behind the Sofa extra was much improved by having some of the guest cast sit in for their stories although the money would have been much better spent on interviewing them properly. The Escape Room extra seems to be just a load of actors getting cross with each other. I can't imagine anyone will watch this twice. Rest is all excellent as usual, special mention for the 'Looking for Dursley' and 'In Conversation' extras which were full of insight.
| Contributor | Bonnie Langford, Chris Clough, Dame Sheila Hancock, Sophie Aldred, Sylvester McCoy |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 234 Reviews |
| Format | Blu-ray |
| Genre | Action & Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | BBC |
| Number of discs | 8 |
| Publication date | 28 Oct. 2024 |
| Runtime | 9 hours and 48 minutes |
| Season ID | 25th |
M**J
1988 again
In terms of extras and enhanced optional features this is perhaps the best you can expect for any Doctor Who The collection Blu-ray release The picture is as good as can be expected from the source, the audio has great optional surround mixes, which is not featured as prominently on most other releases from this range. There is a vast amount of raw location and studio footage, that’s not even mentioning some excellent new documentaries and previously unavailable content, as well as the previous bonus features from the DVD releases. The stories themselves are mostly exceptional; Remembrance of the Daleks, a classic, with a great new cut for Blu-Ray, and a moving tribute to guest actor Dursley McLinden amongst extras. The Happiness Patrol has an excellent new cut, giving extra depth to a very underrated Doctor Who story. Silver Nemesis is the weak link in the chain of season 25, though the extended cut doesn’t seem to vastly improve, it was a pretty good effort. The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, is a story that lives up to its name. The set comprises some of the best stories of Doctor Who in the Eighties and very extensive extras both old and new. There are literally a dozen or more hours of raw footage from behind the scenes, making this set perhaps the most extensive insight into how Doctor Who was made.
T**D
Normal High Quality Release
For once I really enjoyed the special editions, a stronger narrative and the additional content works well for these stories. Not sure I'll watch the originals again. That said, I don't think I'll watch Silver Nemesis ever again in any form unless it is cut down to just the Courtney Pine bit. Can we not just have 90 minutes of great music as opposed to such a terrible story?! The Behind the Sofa extra was much improved by having some of the guest cast sit in for their stories although the money would have been much better spent on interviewing them properly. The Escape Room extra seems to be just a load of actors getting cross with each other. I can't imagine anyone will watch this twice. Rest is all excellent as usual, special mention for the 'Looking for Dursley' and 'In Conversation' extras which were full of insight.
J**G
exterminate
another set complete some added new special effects, goud extras
M**Y
Incredible addition to the range
On original broadcast, the stories felt a little choppy and under developed. Now we know why - so much material was cut from the episodes to make them fit the time slot! The Collection series has set the bar high already, Season 23 being a particular favourite (every episode has a special edition and Terror of the Vervoids has a special edit to remove the trial scenes, glorious! ) But this time , they’ve excelled themselves. Each of the four stories has a Special Edition. Each special edition has been crafted allowing the scenes and characters to breathe a little more, featuring new special effects faithful to the original but better , untransmitted material cut for timing reason and a 5.1 sound mix which admittedly is a little uneven at times. The biggest leap is for Happiness Patrol. It’s astonishing what they’ve managed to achieve - and I’m not just talking about the incredible world building effects shots almost seamlessly added in. Not only are all of the characters better served by reinstating what feels like another 50% of scenes, the story itself has a real, palpable sense of menace and by the end you really do feel that Terra Alpha is descending into chaos as the Doctor and Ace leave. Special features are always superb and this box set is right up there, giving us - amongst other gems - the NJN making of for the first time since the VHS. Some say if you’ve got the DVDs don’t bother. I say, I recorded the stories on original transmission (in stereo!!) bought the VHS, then the DVDs … and I am blown away by the Blu-Rays. A great Christmas gift for a Who fan. Even if it’s just for the Happiness Patrol. I’m happy . And you’ll be glad.
P**L
Item damaged once again by poor Amazon packaging
The collection is excellent, improved visuals 5.1 sound and special editions of the stories. Lots and lots of extras, roll on the next collection box set. Sadly as with the last 3 items from Amazon the contents were damaged, due to poor packaging my £54 item had bashed and dented corners, not happy at all.
C**N
Great 👍👍👍👍👍👍
The Optical video cleanup makes these episodes. Amazing. Great acting great directing great stories. I’ll watch it again.
G**K
An Imprsssive Presentation Of The McCoy Years.
This is a fine collection of four of the Sylvester McCoy version of the Doctor. The BBC have done a fine job of presenting the set in all their glory. Each of the four have extra scenes and enhanced special effects. Totally recommended.
J**Y
Silver Doctor!
The collection sets are a must have for any fan of Dr Who. Each story has a special edition exclusive to this set as well as the original broadcast versions. Packed full of interviews and documentaries, this is top quality stuff!
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