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Survival
 

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Starring: Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Anthony Ainley & Lisa Bowerman
By:Rona Munro
Rating:   6.8  (54 votes)  Vote here
Review:  Survival was great!  Read more (3 in total)
Editions:  UK UK (DVD) | Australia Australia (DVD) | US US (DVD) | Germany Germany (Blu-ray)
Description:  DVD release of the 1989 Doctor Who TV story of the same name — the final classic series story to be broadcast.

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Edition: UK UK (DVD)
Released:  April 2007
Publisher:  BBC Video
Format: 2 x DVD
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Cover blurb:
The Doctor takes Ace back to her home town of Perivale, only to find that something is very, very wrong. Many of Ace’s old friends and neighbours have disappeared, whilst domistic pets become victims of unseen killers. Will the hunter become the hunted when only the fittest survive...?

Special Features:

  • Commentary by Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace) and Andrew Cartmel (script editor)
  • Fan Commentary by the winners of a recent Doctor Who Magazine competition (Ep. 3 only)
  • Cat Flap — a two part documentary covering the making of Survival
  • Deleted and Extended Scenes
  • Out-takes
  • Continuities
  • Photo Gallery
  • Isolated Score
  • Radio Times Listings
  • Programme Subtitles
  • Subtitle Production Notes
  • Endgame — a documentary delving into why Doctor Who was cancelled at the end of Season 26 and what might have been in store for the Doctor and Ace if the series had continued into Season 27
  • Search Out Science — a schools programme featuring the Doctor and Ace, with Stephen Johnson and K9
  • Little Girl Lost — a retrospective look at the development of Sophie Aldred’s character, Ace
  • Destiny of the Doctors — Anthony Ainley’s last appearance as The Master, in these links from the 1997 computer game.

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Edition: Australia Australia (DVD)
Released:  June 2007
Publisher:  BBC Video
Format: 2 x DVD
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Cover blurb:
Same as UK edition, except that “Programme Subtitles” are spelt “Program Subtitles” (even though that’s not the usual Australian English spelling).

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Edition: US US (DVD)
Released:  August 2007
Publisher:  BBC Video
Format: 2 x DVD
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Note:  The last line of the blurb mistakenly refers to “Destiny of the Daleks” instead of “Destiny of the Doctors”.

Cover blurb:
The Doctor takes Ace back to her hometown of Perivale, only to find that something is very, very wrong. Many of Ace’s old friends and neighbors have disappeared while domestic pets become victims of unseen killers. Will the hunter become the hunted when only the fittest survive?

DVD Extras Include:

  • Commentary by Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace) and Andrew Cartmel (script editor)
  • Fan Commentary by the winners of a recent Doctor Who Magazine Competition (Ep 3 only)
  • Cat Flap — Two-part commentary covering the making of Survival
  • Deleted and Extended Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Continuities
  • Photo Gallery
  • Isolated Score
  • Radio Times Listings
  • Subtitle Production Notes
  • Endgame — Documentary delving into why Doctor Who was cancelled at the end of Season 26 and what might have been in store for the Doctor and Ace if the series had continued into Season 27
  • Search Out Science — Schools program featuring the Doctor and Ace, with Shephen Johnson and K9
  • Little Girl Lost — Retrospective look at the development of Sophie Aldred’s character, Ace
  • Destiny of the Daleks — Anthony Ainley’s last appearance as the Master, in these links from the 1997 computer game

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Edition: Germany Germany (Blu-ray)
Title:  Der Tod auf Leisen Sohlen
Released:  August 2022
Publisher:  Pandastorm
Format: 2 x Blu-ray
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