Doctor Who - The Green Death (DVD)

The Green Death is the last serial in what is probably my favourite period of Doctor Who. This story sees the end of the run for the pairing of the Third Doctor and Jo Grant, these two were the pair from my childhood and I don't think anyone worked quite as well with Jon Pertwee as the quirky Katy Manning. This serial also arrived at a time when the traditional UNIT stories were winding down. The 10th series began with The Three Doctors, a story in which the Doctor's exile on earth was lifted and he was free to explore again. The other stories, Carnival of Monsters, Frontier in Space and Planet of the Daleks are all reflective of where Doctor Who was heading ...  Read the complete review

With the Tardis now fully operational and the Doctor free to travel where and when he chooses, the Time Lord is determined to make the most of his regained freedom with a visit to Metebelis Three. Extending an invitation to Jo Grant, his companion and member of Unit, he is somewhat surprised when she adamantly refuses and insists, instead, that she will be going to South Wales. An article concerning the intention of a large corporation, Global Chemicals, to commence drilling for oil in the area of a former coal mine appalls Jo, who believes such an action would be disastrous and she thus makes the decision to attempt to personally dissuade them from their actions, ...  Read the complete review

I have been pining for Dr Who since the end of the most recent series starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper. My hubby has banned me from watching the DVDs of that series until a suitable time has elapsed, so I have been watching my classic Who DVD collection for the umpteenth time. I realised that I hadn't yet done a review of a couple of them…so here goes with Dr Who and the Green Death DVD! My copy of Green Death came from play.com and cost me £12.99, a saving of seven quid on the cover price of £19.99. This Dr Who adventure stars Jon Pertwee as the third Doctor, with Katy Manning alongside him for her last appearance as Jo Grant. This is also the ...  Read the complete review

In The Green Death the third Doctor and UNIT investigate a series of mysterious deaths at a disused mine in Llainfairfach, South Wales. Global Chemicals is working on a refining process for creating more fuel from crude oil (The Stevens Process - named after Global Chemicals' director) and are dumping the pollution in the mine. Professor Cliff Jones (Stewart Bevan) and the Wholeweal community are campaigning against the pollution caused and developing alternative energies. The pollution causes maggots to grow to giant size. They then turn into giant flies. (We do get to see one of these at the end of the story but its design is not that convincing.) Joselyn ...  Read the complete review