Doctor Who The Edge of Destruction and The Pilot Episode [1963] | ![Doctor Who The Edge of Destruction and The Pilot Episode [1963]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FWR1EKT2L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: Video
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1547
Format: Black & White, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 85 Minutes
EAN: 5024165886380
ASIN: B00004SX7G
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1975
Release Date: May 2, 2000
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Condition: Still sealed in its plastic wrapper
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Amazon.co.uk Review
One of the rarest of the early Doctor Who series, with William Hartnell as the crusty old Doctor, "Edge of Destruction" is entirely based in the Tardis, which has stopped somewhere between worlds and times. The Doctor blames Ian and Barbara, the two teachers who came aboard in search for answers about his granddaughter, Susan, assuming they have committed sabotage in an attempt to return to their own time. They, in turn, in spite of recent shared escapes from Cavemen and Daleks, have no particular reason to trust his sanity. Something is causing one after another of them to act with violent irrationality, and the clock is ticking towards their destruction... This is a claustrophobic two-episode plot in which the series examines closely some of its more beloved assumptions. For example, who, in this situation, is good and who dangerous--the restriction to a single set may have started as an economy measure but virtue is made of necessity.Also included is the original pilot episode, "An Unearthly Child", with several retakes. --Roz Kaveney
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Classic May 13, 2000
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The pilot episode is interesting if little else, but inside the spaceship / the edge of destruction (whichever title you prefer) gives us the first real chance to see the original TARDIS crew as characters in their own right, instead of just Dalek-chasers. Yes the Daleks made Dr. Who a household name, but does anyone really believe the series would have lasted so long without stories of this calibre? True sci-fi, real characters and not a BEM to be seen.
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