Dr Who - The Ark: DVD Review
Dr Who - the Ark
Rating: PG
Released by BBC And Roadshow
Back to 1966 for this four part black and white adventure starring William
Hartnell as the Doctor.
The TARDIS crew arrive on a massive spaceship carrying the final members of
the human race as they head to a new home in space.
But a plague inadvertently brought by the Doc and his companions threatens
their future - and their actions have shocking repercussions for all of
mankind.
The Ark is known with Who circles for the Monoids - a race of rubber like
aliens with one eye and a Beatles style moptop haircut. One of the less
successful creatures (they can only communicate initially by sign language -
which at times resembles the hand jive and other groovy dances of the sixties)
they're a brave attempt at something different which sadly fail.
The story itself isn't too bad but isn't one of the strongest in the show's
history- and came at a time when Who was facing the axe. Creatively it's an
interesting premise which doesn't quite gel because of production failures and
story issues.
Extras: Commentary, a look at HG Wells' influence on the
show, One Hit wonder looks at the relative failure of the Monoids and a great
doco explores the venue for the filming of many Who stories in the 1960s.
Rating: 5/10
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