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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rated by buyers NR (Not Rated)
Type of bind: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN num: 0794051273123
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Quantity: 1
Publishing house: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 07, 2006
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sale Popularity Level: 7387
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1975
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After a freak accident in the inevitable quarry, Sarah Jane emerges clutching a stone hand which holds a strange power over her.
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Doctor Who fans must take the bittersweet with the suspenseful in this four-part story arc from 1976, which pits the Doctor (Tom Baker) and companion Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) against the fossilized hand of an alien criminal which possesses a hideous will to live again. Discovered by the Doctor and Sarah during a trip to Earth that puts them in the middle of a mining blast, the hand belongs to Eldrad, a fugitive criminal from the planet Kastria who desires to regain his bodily form and return to his home. To do so, he possesses Sarah and the staff of a nearby nuclear reactor in order to use its power to regenerate, which leads to several eerie scenes with the reanimated hand that nicely evoke British horror features from the '60s and '70s. Well-liked by Baker-era fans, The Hand of Fear is best remembered as Sladen's final turn as Sarah (though she has frequently returned to the role on both radio and TV), and her final scenes with Baker (largely written by the two actors) have an endearing sort of wistfulness.
As with all Doctor Who DVD releases, The Hand of Fear features a number of well-produced extras that flesh out the production history of the episodes. The commentary by Baker, Sladen, co-star Judith Paris (who plays the reconfigured Eldrad in an early female form), co-author Bob Baker, and producer Phillip Hinchcliffe is an excellent place to start for first-time viewers and longtime fans; all except Paris are also featured in an informative 50-minute featurette titled 'Changing Time,' which illuminates the warm working relationship between Baker and Sladen, as well as her reasons for departing the series. An 11-minute videotape clip from the U.K. children's show Swap Shop featuring Baker and Sladen before the broadcast of The Hand of Fear is also included, as well as the now-standard photo gallery, text-only commentary, and PDF of the 1977 Doctor Who Annual and Radio Times. --Paul Gaita
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Personally, I thought this was the best interaction between Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen of their entire story arcs.
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Rather than dwell on the specifics of the episode, which is a solid mid-tenure Tom Baker episode, but nothing more, I want to point out the excellence of the bonus material.
Not all DVDs feature Tom Baker on commentary or in interview form, but here we have both. The in-depth documentary on the making of the episode provides lengthy interview material with Liz Sladen and Tom Baker that extend beyond simply commenting on this episode. Indeed, they both recount how they came about to be chosen for their roles.
The real gem is the short (11 minute) video from a British children's tv show, which features Tom and Liz back then. This is priceless.
So, even if this particular episode does not stick out in your memory (I could name about 30 Baker episodes I prefer), if you are a doctor who fan - especially the 4th doctor era - the extras are among the best out there for this DVD series so far.
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...and then it just kind of peters out. It starts out with an ominous premise (alien genes infect a beloved principal character), a setting apropos to that portentousness (a nuclear reactor), a committed supporting cast (a possessed doctor and a plant foreman with a steel spine), and a villain engaging enough to be able to play on our loyalties like a violin. But as soon as it moves into Act III, where we expect to see enough of a payoff to justify the setup, the story turns into a cheap Atari video game as the characters putter through an unscary obstacle course to a denoument we frankly saw coming. It's as though the production team had a lofty vision in their heads, and lacked the budget and technology to realize any more than a ghost of it. While fans of Sarah Jane may like watching this one to see her final farewell, this episode arc is meant for hardcore fans only; not recommended for casual viewers or neophytes.
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I admit it. I am a die hard Baker fan. I am a die hard Sara Jane fan, so this episode could have been horrible, and I still would probably have given it a positive review. But not only is it not terrible, it is wonderful. The story is suspenseful from start to finsih, and oh what an ending. Any fan of the show, and particularly of Ms. Smith will need Kleenex bfore the credits role. I still get choked up watching this one. This one truly marked the end of an era in Who history.
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I've been a Dr Who Fan since the 60's and have truly enjoyed each and every episode. I hope you'll keep these episodes available for years to come.
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