Product Details

• Actors: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison
• Writers: Sydney Newman
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: August 24, 1994
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302541778
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,597 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Jon Pertwee, the third actor to play the title role, introduces an exclusive-to-video feature-length program devoted to his portrayal of the BBC's most famous time traveler. The tape, which is dominated by three complete episodes that were each the final part of a serial, would have been more comprehensible with the inclusion of plot synopses. "Inferno" (1970) is a tale of environmental peril involving a project to drill into the Earth's core; "Frontier in Space" (1973) showcases the last performance by the original Master, Roger Delgado; "The Daemons" (1971) is chosen as the climax of Pertwee's own favorite Doctor Who story. It should be noted this episode is in black and white, as the BBC wiped the color original from the archive.

There are very few personal reminiscences of the kind found in this video's companion volume, The Colin Baker Years, though there are more diverse clips than in The Troughton Years. These include Pertwee's first appearance as the Doctor in "Spearhead from Space" (1970), an unused test version of a new title sequence, footage shot at a 20th-anniversary celebration at Longleat in 1983, and a very entertaining introduction to the "Whomobile" from 1973. --Gary S. Dalkin

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor lack-luster offering, January 27, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Doctor Who - The Pertwee Years [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Jon Pertwee was easily the most 'beleivable'
Doctor, and as such, is my favorite. So I
was really disappointed by this 'effort' from
the bbc. Most of this tape consists of whole
episodes taken from three of Pertwee's best - there
is little from the Man himself, unfortunately, and
one can't help feeling it was a waste of time when
all is said and done.
No interviews, and very little in terms of 'best
memories' from Jon. Perhaps it was Mt. Pertwee
himself who wasn't in a mind to go all out for this,
I don't know, but I can only recommend this to the
diehard Pertwee fan. There is an alternative take
on the theme which is interesting (and kinda scarey,
and a few minutes of Pertwee showing off the Whomobile).
Pertwee deserved a better tribute than this....

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good video..., March 29, 2007

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This review is from: Doctor Who - The Pertwee Years [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I enjoyed this video. The only drawback that I saw to it was that it featured mostly bits and pieces of episodes. I would have liked to have seen more behind the scenes and interviews with the casts (Jon Pertwee...Katy Manning...Elisabeth Sladen...Nicholas Courtney...)

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars fan fodder plus., July 15, 1999

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This review is from: Doctor Who - The Pertwee Years [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This 1992 release contains, among other things, interesting unused title sequences and three episodes that exemplify the Pertwee era nicely. Episode 6 of the magnificent "Frontier in Space" is likely the best of those, although episode 7 of the overrated "Inferno" is more popular. I have a few quibbles, though. One, no color print of "The Ambassadors of Death" episode 1? Also, the other episode contained herein, "The Daemons" episode 5, is the B/W print, even though it had been recolorized in 1989. Mainly for diehard Pertwee fans; for the curious, try "Doctor Who and the Silurians." Or "The Daemons." Or "Spearhead from Space." Or...