Doctor Who: Timelash -Story 142
by Pennant Roberts
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Actor: Colin Baker, Eric Deacon, Jeananne Crowley, Nicola Bryant, Paul DarrowDirector: Pennant Roberts
Brand: Warner Brothers
Editor: John Dunstan
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Writer: Glen McCoy
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Subtitled
Picture Format: Widescreen, 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Worldwide
Product features:
- A stowaway named Herbert takes inspiration for his first novel from this adventure with the sixth Doctor.Running Time: 90 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION Rating: NR Age: 883929003914 UPC: 883929003914 Manufacturer No: 1000035899
Movie Reviews of Doctor Who: Timelash -Story 142
Movie Review: "You microcephalic apostate"
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm glad BBC video doesn't listen to Doctor Who fandom, otherwise a story such as Timelash would never see a DVD release. I must admit, as much as I like the Colin Baker era, this ranks as my favorite C. Baker story! It always has, even way back in the 80s when it was first released. Yet, many disregard Timelash as mindless junk, a notion reinforced in the DVD extra, "The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: The making of Timelash". Even those involved with the story don't regard it highly.
In trying to pinpoint why exactly I enjoy Timelash so much, I came up with simply that it is the Colin Baker story most reminiscent of the pre-JNT, post- Phillip Hinchliffe Tom Baker era, the Graham Williams stories of the late 70s. One could easily imagine this story being part of season 17, coincidentally another much maligned era of Doctor Who. Try to imagine the sets in Timelash without the actors, and you could easily imagine that you are watching Invisible Enemy, The Sun Makers, Invasion of Time, or Nightmare of Eden. I realize that only one of the aforementioned stories is actually from season 17, but all of them are from the Graham Williams era, which is my point.
Another aspect that fits in with this theory is the tone of Timelash. In a season teeming with excessively dark, adult-in-nature stories, Timelash represents a departure from this, back to a time when Doctor Who was made for children. It is strategically sandwiched between two stories of a gloomy nature with very adult themes, The Two Doctors and Revelation of The Daleks, with both containing strong undertones of cannibalism. Here we have a light-hearted, old-school adventure as a bit of comic relief. Comedy has always worked in Doctor Who. Without comedic moments, Doctor Who would become Star Trek. GASP.
Something else Doctor Who does very well is using its mythology to explain earth history. Timelash proves no exception. In fact it offers two explanations into real-life events. The obvious one is that the Doctor & his Tardis spurred H.G. Wells to greatness. Also, an explanation is given of reasons for sightings of the Loch Ness monster. Other reasons to recommend Timelash include Colin Baker's shameless portrayal of the Doctor, which I have always found quite enjoyable. So what if he yells a lot? His banter with the curious and spunky Herbert, excellently portrayed by David Chandler, is priceless. Admittedly, Peri is whiny, but she is one of the better-looking companions in Doctor Who history. And anything with Paul Darrow is a can't-miss. He is well-casted as the secondary villain, Maylin Tekker. As always, Darrow plays a character you just love to hate, fresh off his Avon role in Blake's 7. We naturally cheer when the villain "buys it", however, when Tekker gets killed you can't help but feel a bit of sorrow for him. As evil as he was throughout the entire story, he had that brief moment of conscience before his death when he realized what the Borad was really up to, sticking up for his people.
Timelash also contains a well-hidden moral message. If you are ugly, you can't just go around killing all the beautiful people and re-populating your world with other repulsive creatures such as yourself just to be able to show yourself in public. If you try, the Doctor will stop you! In the end, Timelash is unfairly maligned by Whonatics everywhere. However, for me, it represents what classic Doctor Who is all about. It's a story that although made in the 80s, takes me back to the best Doctor Who decade, the 70s.
Summary of Doctor Who: Timelash -Story 142
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