Doctor Who: Series 1-4 Blu Ray Review

Doctor Who: Series 1-4 Blu Ray Review

Rating: PG
Released by BBC And Roadshow Home Entertainment

The first 4 seasons of the relaunched Doctor Who get a Blu Ray Release in time for Christmas.

Each individual set collects together all 13 episodes from the tenures of Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant and remind you why the revamp of the show was so successful in 2005. It's Eccleston's era which has been longest neglected by this reviewer in the endless Tennant repeats, so heading back to the beginning again is a great reminder of why it worked so well - an actor who was so committed to the role, who brought austerity and heart and helped the show find another life.

From the final scenes when Eccleston's Doctor goes to the opening moments when he's full of life and freshly regenerated, there's a joie de vivre that's encased in the heavy heart of the last of the Timelords - something which is ramped up to a degree in David Tennant's time in the TARDIS. There's a carefree selfishness that manifests itself in his time and it certainly makes for a more lively time during the 3 series that are released here. Of these, School Reunion which reunites him with Sarah Jane Smith is just heart warmingly poignant and beautiful - a reminder of how old school Who can be effortlessly woven in.

Each set's packed with extras, Doctor Who Confidential (oh, how we miss you), behind the scenes stuff, deleted scenes and trailers - well worth diving into as there's some 60 hours of viewing here.

A must for any collector of Who - but no new material to speak of.

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