Doctor Who. State of decay /
The Doctor, Romana and K-9 are trapped in E-Space, a strange alternative universe. They are unable to find an escape, and do not realize that a young boy called Adric has stowed away aboard the TARDIS. Arriving on a primitive planet where the local inhabitants fear the Three Who Rule, they soon find...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English with English subtitles for the hard of hearing. |
| Published: |
[United Kingdom] : Burbank, CA :
BBC Video ; Warner Home Video,
[2009]
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| Series: | Tom Baker years, 1974-1981 ;
story no. 113. |
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| Summary: | The Doctor, Romana and K-9 are trapped in E-Space, a strange alternative universe. They are unable to find an escape, and do not realize that a young boy called Adric has stowed away aboard the TARDIS. Arriving on a primitive planet where the local inhabitants fear the Three Who Rule, they soon find themselves facing a hideous creature from Time Lord legends that was long thought dead. Soon the Doctor must confront a blood-sucking monster that is very much alive. |
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| Item Description: | "Story number 113"--Container. Originally broadcast November 22-December 13, 1980. Special features include: Audio commentary by actor Matthew Waterhouse, director Peter Moffat and writer Terrance Dicks; "The vampire lovers state of decay" making of featuring Lalla Ward, John Leeson, Clinton Greyn, script editor Christopher H. Bidmead and designer Christine Ruscoe (20 min.); film trims from model effects filming (5 min.); "Leaves of blood" history of vampires in literature (17 min.); "The blood show:" the use and meaning of blood in society and culture (10 min.); "The frayling reading" Christopher Frayling examines State of decay (4 min.); isolated music score; trails and continuity (3 min.); photo gallery (4 min.); production note option; DVD-ROM PC/Mac feature Radio Times billings. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, NTSC, full screen presentation ; Dolby digital mono (All titles). |
| Production Credits: | Incidental music by Paddy Kingsland. |
| ISBN: | 1419881027 (set) 9781419881022 (set) |