Dr Who: Spearhead from Space: Blu Ray Review

Dr Who: Spearhead from Space: Blu Ray Review

Rating: PG
Released by BBC and Roadshow Home Entertainment

So, here it is.

In the 50th anniversary year, the first ever Blu Ray release for the classic Doctor Who range - and it's a classic serial which brought in a whole new era for the show.

Spearhead from Space sees the introduction of Jon Pertwee's dandy Doctor and also ushered in the colour years - much has been made of the change of pace all round and the Earth bound setting took a little while to find its feet but this serial has promise in spades and introduced the iconic Autons to the canon of Dr Who monsters.

Much has been made of this serial before - a confident start and a great introduction - but in its high definition outing, Spearhead from Space looks incredible; colours that were not there before are abundantly obvious and look fresh (an extra reveals the extent of the clean up of the print), giving the piece a more cinematic feel than it had before.

The extras from the DVD are ported over, and the doco looking back at Jon Pertwee as an actor is a great wee piece, full of charm, character and brilliant history of the man.

All in all, Spearhead from Space represents a step up for the classic range of Doctor Who adventures and we'll have to see where it goes from here.

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