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051: Spearhead from Space - Special Edition; By Robert Holmes
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BBFC: PG.

Exile! The Time Lords have banished the newly regenerated Doctor to Earth...

But the Doctor isn't the only alien to have arrived, as a swarm of meteoriteshave crashed into the sleepy English countryside, bringing with them a terrible new threat to mankind.

As the Nestene plan takes shape, UNIT, the Doctor and his newly appointed scientific advisor, Liz Shaw, race against time to stop humanity being replace by a terrifying plastic facsimile race...

Extras:
- Commentaries:
-- Original By Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier) & Caroline John (Liz Shaw)
-- Newly Recorded By Derrick Sherwin (Producer) and Terrance Dicks (Script Editor)
- Down to Earth: (New Documentary) Cast and crew look back at the making of this story and how a strike at the BBC studios inadvertently created the only classic series story to be made entirely on film. With actor Jon Pertwee, producers Derrick Sherwin and Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks, costume designer Christine Rawlins and assistant script editor (and inadvertent Auton actor) Robin Squire. Narrated by Carl Kennedy.
- Regenerations: From Black and White to Colour (New Documentary) – ‘Spearhead from Space’ marked not only the arrival of a new Doctor but also the transition from black and white to colour. This documentary looks at the challenges faced by programme makers during this period. With actors Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury, producer Derrick Sherwin, script editor Terrance Dicks, directors Timothy Combe, Christopher Barry and Michael Ferguson, designer Roger Cheveley and graphic designer Bernard Lodge.
- UNIT Recruitment Film: a spoof army recruitment film put together for BBC transmission during Doctor Who’s 30th anniversary celebrations in 1993.
- Trailers: Two trailers for the 1999 BBC2 transmission of the story and for ‘Doctor Who Night’ from the same year.
- Photo Gallery Production, design and publicity photos from the story.
- Coming Soon - Trailer for a forthcoming DVD release.
- Radio Times Listings in Adobe PDF format.
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