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1.Doctor Who - The Brain Of Morbius [1976] starring: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen directed by: Christopher Barry July 21, 2008
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This has got to be one of the worst Doctor Who stories I have watched for some time and had me questioning not just the story itself but why I am collecting Doctor Who at all. There is probably about 35 minutes of story stretched out into 4 x 25 minute episodes. I was waiting for it to end by the end of the second episode but we just had endless story progressions revolving around things like the characters moving back and forth between the sisterhood and the castle. The only thing worth watching here is Elisabeth Sladen.

2.Doctor Who - The Beginning (An Unearthly Child [1963] / The Daleks [1963] / The Edge of Destruction [1964]) starring: William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell directed by: Waris Hussein, Richard Martin, Christopher Barry, Frank Cox January 30, 2006
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This is real telly history. The whole Doctor Who/Tardis concept still astounds me with the imagination that went into its creation. The original mass of sound effects that was the opening theme was changed years ago, but not for the better. The light distortions the bass sounds and the asthmatic Tardis sounds, with howling ,fading echo were all there and gave the show a totally original look and feel . The'unearthly child, both versions are good to watch. Introducing a great cast headed by the wonderful William Hartnell. The stone age story was alright, although the arrival in the middle of nowhere by the Tardis at the beginning was visually stunning. As was the arrival in the petrified forest in the Dalek story, that ... Read More:

3.Doctor Who - Robot [1974] [1963] starring: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison directed by: Christopher Barry June 04, 2007
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I didn't expect a lot from this tale but was pleasantly suprised to find that this is one of the best old school Doctor Who tales I have viewed in some time. Tom Baker is excellent as The Doctor and comes out of the starting blocks with a fully formed character right from the start. I would reccomend this one to fans of the new series who would like to check out the old stuff as the feel is quite similar in tone. We have Sarah Jane Smith on her own quest much like the modern Sarah Jane Adventures and the Doctor's eccentric behaviour after his regeneration reminded me a lot of David Tennant's performance in 'The Christmas Invasion'. Harry is introduced to the team (yay) and the Brig is left behind as the doctor leaves earth at the end of episode ... Read More:

4.Poldark - Series 1 - Part 2 [1975] starring: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Clive Francis, Jill Townsend, Jacky Allouis directed by: Christopher Barry, Kenneth Ives, Paul Annett, Philip Dudley, Roger Jenkins July 07, 2003
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I didn't expect a lot from this tale but was pleasantly suprised to find that this is one of the best old school Doctor Who tales I have viewed in some time. Tom Baker is excellent as The Doctor and comes out of the starting blocks with a fully formed character right from the start. I would reccomend this one to fans of the new series who would like to check out the old stuff as the feel is quite similar in tone. We have Sarah Jane Smith on her own quest much like the modern Sarah Jane Adventures and the Doctor's eccentric behaviour after his regeneration reminded me a lot of David Tennant's performance in 'The Christmas Invasion'. Harry is introduced to the team (yay) and the Brig is left behind as the doctor leaves earth at the end of episode ... Read More:

5.Homicide: Life on the Street: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2 (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Ned Beatty, Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson directed by: Alan Taylor, Barry Levinson, Bruce Paltrow, Christopher Menaul, John McNaughton May 27, 2003
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I have been waiting to buy this since first seeing an episode of Homicide whilst on holiday in Canada in 1999. First they showed it on UK tv at a ludicrously early hour in the morning and wondered why no-one watched it. Now they tempt us with a dvd in a format we cannot watch. Is this some kind of conspiracy to stop the Brits seeing the finest, grittiest, hardest-edged US cop drama ever produced. It has been so long that Pembleton has turned into a crook and Kellerman has been shot dead by Vic Mackey. And while I am on the soapbox: give us The Shield series 3 in region 2 format.

6.Doctor Who - The Daemons [1971] starring: Jon Pertwee directed by: Christopher Barry February 13, 1995
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This is the best Jon Pertwee Doctor Who series you can can buy. Some of the special effects look dated now, but the brooding atmosphere and demonic creatures left an indelible mark on me as a 10 year old. Another reason for its excellence was one of the earliest appearances of the Master, who was marvellously played by Roger Delgado. Sadly this still isn't available on DVD. However when it is eventually released it will hopefully include a documentary that was made in the early 1990's when the cast revisted the location the series was filmed at. If you can get the video at a decent price its definetly worth getting, but I'm waiting for the DVD which will undoubtably be remastered and include the usual quota of commentaries and extras.

7.Juliet Bravo - Series 2 [1980] starring: Stephanie Turner, Noel Collins, David Ellison, Gerard Kelly, Jayne Linton directed by: Ben Rea, Christopher Barry, Derek Lister, Geraint Morris, Jonathan Alwyn November 14, 2005
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If you want to know what this series is like, read the reviews for season I. Nothing much has changed - the exteriors are still as relentlessly miserable and overcast, the buildings and streets still as grubby, and the three-wall studio sets are still as unrealistic and blatantly theatrical. And Stephanie Turner and a couple of the other actors still turn in good performances, and that's what makes it watchable and credible. And it gives you an idea of what the police used to do all those years ago. If they made a series like this again these days, the police would be arresting and DNA sampling children for playing conkers.

8.The Onedin Line - Series 1 - Part 2 [1971] starring: Warren Clarke, James Hayter directed by: Andrew Morgan, Ben Rea, Christopher Barry, Cyril Coke, Darrol Blake May 05, 2003
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If you want to know what this series is like, read the reviews for season I. Nothing much has changed - the exteriors are still as relentlessly miserable and overcast, the buildings and streets still as grubby, and the three-wall studio sets are still as unrealistic and blatantly theatrical. And Stephanie Turner and a couple of the other actors still turn in good performances, and that's what makes it watchable and credible. And it gives you an idea of what the police used to do all those years ago. If they made a series like this again these days, the police would be arresting and DNA sampling children for playing conkers.

9.Downtime starring: Nicholas Courtney, Elisabeth Sladen, Debbie Watling, Jack Watling directed by: Christopher Barry January 24, 2000
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Interesting story, fun run-around, good to see the brig and sarah re-united, and victoria is great! Debbie Watling really excels as the older Victoria, and is given a lot better than she did in the series. Anyway. Maybe its just me.

10.The Onedin Line - Series 1 (Part 1) [1971] starring: Warren Clarke, James Hayter directed by: Andrew Morgan, Ben Rea, Christopher Barry, Cyril Coke, Darrol Blake April 07, 2003
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I settled in to watch a series I remembered as gripping the whole family when I was a child. I wasn't disappointed at all, it's a wonderful drama. It only drops one star in my estimation because as noted by other reviewers, someone thought it would be a good idea to re edit it out of episode format into a strange cobbled together single 'film' of great length. I couldn't believe it when I got to the end of disk two only to find that there were no more. I searched around on the net and I wrote to the BBC shop. Then I discovered this website which suggests and address to write to if you want to see more Onedin Line episodes released on DVD: http://www.michaelbriant.com/onedin_line.htm The address given is: BBC Commissioning ... Read More:

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