Customer Reviews
Dr Who series 3 - By: emhjl, 22 Feb 2010 
Great series, very much enjoyed by alll the family.
Product arrived in good time & in good condition.
Amazing! - By: Prue mason, 08 Feb 2010 David Tennant again shows why he is the Doctor, & the script writers do not let anyone down. A good dynamic with the Doctor & the Master, but David never gets out acted. I'm still blown away with the power of the show to be both full of action, but also emotional & funny.
The Best Yet - By: A. Ison, 24 Jan 2010 I bought this collection recently not having seen any of these episodes since they were first broadcast. Watching them again, you realise just how good they are. I actuallly bought them for my son to watch, but I enjoy watching them just as much as he does. There are some truly classic episodes in this series & I think that they bring back the the golden age of Doctor Who that I can remember from my childhood.
Throughout we find the ingredients that make Doctor Who great, suspense, mystery & an occasional edginess. The storylines are original, fast paced & David Tennant brings real life & vitality to the lead role. The originality of some of the villains & locations are perhaps what brings the episodes to life, particularly in "The Shakespeare Code" & "Blink", which are I think amongst the most exciting episodes in the series. Almost alll the villains are entirely original, & it's good to meet some baddies we've never encountered before, rather than villains we're familiar with. In the final, climactic episodes, John Simm is simply fantastic, clearly enjoying himself as an unhinged Master, bent on universal domination!
Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones is one of the better companions of The Doctor & there is some good dialogue between them. Martha Jones is a medical student & she brings an intellectual edge that Rose Tyler lacked in the previous series.
For any parents unfamiliar with Doctor Who & thinking of buying this collection, I can honestly say that there is nothing here that is unsuitable for children in any way, quite the opposite. One can safely leave the children alone to watch. Doctor Who makes for perfect family viewing & there is plenty of action & adventure to keep young viewers interested. The programme is perfectly enjoyable for adults too. All in alll, Doctor Who is very enjoyable & jolly good fun. I can't recommend it highly enough.
"Life after Rose" - By: Bob Marlowe, 11 Jan 2010 This series the show leaves the powerhouse characterisation of Rose Tyler behind & builds on its strengths. 2 regular compaions for the price of 1 as Donna debuts 1st in "The Runaway Bride." She's rather more strident than in seies 4, but for 1 or 2 moments where we see there's more to her than attitude. Catherine Tate creates a memorable character & makes a good 40's screwballl comedy pairing with David Tennant. Fast paced romp with a great Spider monster (metebelis 3 eat your heart out!).
Series 3 proper begins with the Space 1999ish "Smith & Jones" where rhino headed space filth/group 4 security the Judoon (a great creation) transport a hospital to the moon to hunt for a fugitive. A fun & strong debut for Martha who emerges as better educated but not smarter than Rose.
Celebrity historical "The Shakespeare Code" offers a witty romp with alien witches, sci-fi sorcery & a lost play. Still Gareth Roberts' best script.
"Gridlock" takes us back, (err forward?), to the world of the Face of Boe who is dying & has a last message for the Doctor. As for S & J the writer is Russell T Davies who gives us fun concepts a permanent traffic jam & the return of an old Troughton monster (even if the script's a little muddled).
The Daleks are back in Helen Raynor's "The Daleks in Manhattan" (which almost sounds like a musical)& "Evolution of the Daleks." many didn't like this but I think it's fun in a Peter Cushing Dalek film kind of way, the trailer would go like this "A flight into the Fantastic 30's. See the Empire State Building, the terrible pig slaves & the Dalek Sec mutant!" A mix of Frankenstein & Phantom of the Opera, with a great recreation of 30's Manhattan.
Stephen Greenhorn's "The Lazarus Experiment" offers nothing new in its tale of a scientist seeking eternal youth who unleashes a monster but it is done with enough panache to still be good.
"42" from Chris Chibnalll with a ship on the edge of destruction & a malign alien force is good but a bit too like the previous series' "Impossible Planet/ Satan Pit" & just like "24", the real time I did not find convincing.
Paul Cornell triumphantly returns adapting his earlier Dr Who novel as "Human Nature/The Family of Blood". Another high spot as the Doctor turns himself human & hides his memory to protect him & Martha rom an agressive species, giving a different role for DT to play. Poignant & rich.
"Blink" is not just another high spot but the high spot of the series as Stephen Moffat makes a virtue of the Dr-lite episode with one off character Sallly Sparrow batting scary alien statues guided by DVD easter eggs of the Doctor. Great performance by Carey Mulligan & what a fascinating new alien-no wonder they're coming back!
Russell T Davies gives a 3 part end with "Utopia"/"The Sound of Drums/The Last of The Timelords" providing a rousing conclusion. From the end of the Universe back to earth he brings back Captain Jack who was issues about being left behind previously & the return of the Master. The Master becomes the British PM & drags the whole world into oppression & near destruction. John Simm is the maddest Master yet & while some would say he's OTT, the script alllows for this, it works & more subtle playing would never have served it. Again no surprise he returned later.
The best story arc yet suggest the Master may have been pulling a few strings alll season.
David Tennant gives such good portrayals he's offering a serious challlenge to Sir Tom Baker's hold on the public imagination. High spots are where he is reacing out to The Master & when he becomes John Smith temporarily.
Freema Agyeman is great as Martha & makes her a very sensitive character which is served by the theme of unrequited love for the Doctor , even if his lack of awareness makes him almost gittish at times.
John Barrowman always makes the most of good material, & here is no exception.
Martha's family are perhaps too numerous. While Adjoah Andoh's bitter mum Francine & sister Tish (she needs a good employment agency since she only ever takes jobs with nutters)as played by Gugu Mbatha Raw both make agood impression, but the dad & brother get little to do.
A great selection of guest artists e.g. Spooks' Miranda Raison & Sir Derek Jacobi & a great deal of care taken with nuances e.g. the dalekified humans have Tommy guns with exterminators on the end.
The Confidential cut downs are up to the usual informative standard & offer a standout as David T investigates "the fan". He also provides some marvellous video diaries e.g. topless Daleks as rehreasals see the operators glide about in skirt sections & is a major & welcome contributor to commentaries always funny & self effacing e.g. pointing out a spot on his face. There are plenty of others on the commentaries e.g Russell T & Steven Moffat.
There are deleted scenes a particularly good one being from The Shakespeare Code & outtakes (in the grand tradition of Star Trek they were probably funnier if you were there.).
Freeam Agyeman turns prsenter to give us a tour of the studios.
A great package & recommended for alll fans.
amazing serie - By: B. Joan, 10 Jan 2010 the best doctor who serie so far, the stories are awesome -like BLINK- & intense, I LOVE IT!
