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All six episodes, including two that are animated due to their being missing from the BBC archives, of the second Doctor's classic 1967 adventure. In 'The Ice Warriors', the Doctor (Patrick Troughton), Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Victoria (Deborah Watling) arrive on Earth in the year 3000 AD - in the middle of the second Ice Age. At the Brittanicus Base, a team of scientists struggle to control the elements with a machine known as the Ioniser. When a body is found perfectly preserved in the ice barrier which surrounds the base, it is thawed out. The creature proves to be an Ice Warrior - one of an agressive reptilian race from Mars, intent on awakening its fellows and conquering the Earth.
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The third story of Patrick Troughton's second season as Doctor Who comes to DVD.
This was a six part black and white story. Parts two and three are no longer present in the bbc archives. The VHS release replaced those with a special edited reconstruction using the soundtrack and stills. This brings us the two lost episodes with their original soundtracks and the visuals done via animation.
This comes from a season known as 'the monster season' by many. Often involving the Doctor and friends getting involved with small groups of humans who came up against monsters. Here, the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive on Earth in the slightly near future. A world in the grip of a new ice age. Where the survival of humanity depends on the glaciers being held back. At a base which is losing this fight. The humans there are in desperate need of the assistance of Penley, a genius scientist who is living as a scavenger in the icy wastes rather than work for the inflexible Leader Clent.
But they have bigger problems when strange creatures are found frozen in the Ice. And one of them comes back to life...
Doctor Who of the time would always attract attention when it used new monsters. Would these be as popular and successful as the Daleks and the Cybermen? The production team did strike gold with the Ice Warriors. The armoured Martian reptiles with their hissing voices and sonic weapons were a hit. And have stayed in the memory ever since.
The Ice Warriors has other delights, though. It's a solid character drama with two superb guest star performances. Peter Barkworth as Clent and Peter Sallis as Penley really do deliver some excellent acting. Read more ›
This was a six part black and white story. Parts two and three are no longer present in the bbc archives. The VHS release replaced those with a special edited reconstruction using the soundtrack and stills. This brings us the two lost episodes with their original soundtracks and the visuals done via animation.
This comes from a season known as 'the monster season' by many. Often involving the Doctor and friends getting involved with small groups of humans who came up against monsters. Here, the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive on Earth in the slightly near future. A world in the grip of a new ice age. Where the survival of humanity depends on the glaciers being held back. At a base which is losing this fight. The humans there are in desperate need of the assistance of Penley, a genius scientist who is living as a scavenger in the icy wastes rather than work for the inflexible Leader Clent.
But they have bigger problems when strange creatures are found frozen in the Ice. And one of them comes back to life...
Doctor Who of the time would always attract attention when it used new monsters. Would these be as popular and successful as the Daleks and the Cybermen? The production team did strike gold with the Ice Warriors. The armoured Martian reptiles with their hissing voices and sonic weapons were a hit. And have stayed in the memory ever since.
The Ice Warriors has other delights, though. It's a solid character drama with two superb guest star performances. Peter Barkworth as Clent and Peter Sallis as Penley really do deliver some excellent acting. Read more ›
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Although I watched 'The Ice Warriors' when it was released on VHS, I feel as if I have just watched it for the first time. The picture quality, which was pretty grainy on tape, has been radically improved and with the addition of the two animated missing episodes, the story is complete at last.
It took me a little while to get used to the animation. The characters' movements seemed at little 'Mary, Mungo and Midge' after just watching the real actors, but the team behind the animation have done a really good job, superimposing cartoon figures on the original backgrounds in a way that is faithful to the episodes. With an audio track that has been superbly restored by Mark Ayres, I soon became completely absorbed by the story and forgot that I was watching a cartoon.
Indeed, the quality of the animation in 'The Ice Warriors' and 'Invasion' has reached a level where I think that it would be viable to release a whole story in this format. I'm sure that most fans of this era would rather rather an animated 'Evil of the Daleks' than nothing at all.
As for the story itself, I was amazed at how much the production team had achieved on a low budget. The sets and costumes were stunning (I'll turn a blind eye to Peter Sallis's very fake beard and the door on the Ice Warriors' space ship that only half shuts) and the cast give an imaginative script everything they've got.
It seems to be a given that the 'Classic' Doctor Who stories were much slower in pace, but 'The Ice Warriors' is anything but, plunging the viewer into the action from the very beginning. What this story does have that many modern episodes lack is that 'behind the sofa' feeling of menace. Read more ›
It took me a little while to get used to the animation. The characters' movements seemed at little 'Mary, Mungo and Midge' after just watching the real actors, but the team behind the animation have done a really good job, superimposing cartoon figures on the original backgrounds in a way that is faithful to the episodes. With an audio track that has been superbly restored by Mark Ayres, I soon became completely absorbed by the story and forgot that I was watching a cartoon.
Indeed, the quality of the animation in 'The Ice Warriors' and 'Invasion' has reached a level where I think that it would be viable to release a whole story in this format. I'm sure that most fans of this era would rather rather an animated 'Evil of the Daleks' than nothing at all.
As for the story itself, I was amazed at how much the production team had achieved on a low budget. The sets and costumes were stunning (I'll turn a blind eye to Peter Sallis's very fake beard and the door on the Ice Warriors' space ship that only half shuts) and the cast give an imaginative script everything they've got.
It seems to be a given that the 'Classic' Doctor Who stories were much slower in pace, but 'The Ice Warriors' is anything but, plunging the viewer into the action from the very beginning. What this story does have that many modern episodes lack is that 'behind the sofa' feeling of menace. Read more ›
22 of 31 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. R. G. Prizeman
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
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In 1976 Fury of the deep was the last Troughton story to be junked, leaving at the time a very small number of complete Troughton stories left in the archives of the BBC. Some like myself wonder why we have the Dominators and the Mind Robber, but not the Web of Fear or evil of the Daleks. For me the best Troughton season, was season five, which sadly now only has 13 episode out 42 left. The Ice Warriors, was originally completely missing, until the BBC changed residence and found four out of six of the episodes.
Here we now have the complete four episodes, with the two missing episodes 2 and 3 animated, or if you prefer the twenty minute tele-snap re construction from the VHS realises (which is on the second disc when I do feel it should have been on disc one). I am not keen on reviews prior to release but having recently seen this story restored at the 50th anniversary of the show,taking place in London along with the mind of evil in colour which was shown to represent Pertwee's era(that's another story). After the screening we were told of the extra's for this double disc issue, the commentary includes Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling, Sonny Caldinez, designer Jeremy Davies and grams operator Pat Heigham who provide the main commentary. Episode 2 made up of original archive recordings or readings of text written by Brian Hayles, Derek Martinus, Martin Baugh, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Barkworth, Wendy Gifford and Sylvia James. The Commentary for Episode 3 is with Patrick Troughton's son, Michael.
We were shown a little of Cold Fusion where Cast and crew look back at the making of the story, which is of the usual standard of who extras.
Beneath the Ice is a look at how the animated Ice Warrior episodes were done. Read more ›
Here we now have the complete four episodes, with the two missing episodes 2 and 3 animated, or if you prefer the twenty minute tele-snap re construction from the VHS realises (which is on the second disc when I do feel it should have been on disc one). I am not keen on reviews prior to release but having recently seen this story restored at the 50th anniversary of the show,taking place in London along with the mind of evil in colour which was shown to represent Pertwee's era(that's another story). After the screening we were told of the extra's for this double disc issue, the commentary includes Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling, Sonny Caldinez, designer Jeremy Davies and grams operator Pat Heigham who provide the main commentary. Episode 2 made up of original archive recordings or readings of text written by Brian Hayles, Derek Martinus, Martin Baugh, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Barkworth, Wendy Gifford and Sylvia James. The Commentary for Episode 3 is with Patrick Troughton's son, Michael.
We were shown a little of Cold Fusion where Cast and crew look back at the making of the story, which is of the usual standard of who extras.
Beneath the Ice is a look at how the animated Ice Warrior episodes were done. Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic who
The animated episodes are not as great as the cosgrove hall productions but they are still good and a real labour of love by the production team who made them.
Published 3 days ago by Mr. C. A. Moore
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Ice Warriors: A Restored Classic
This restoration of the Ice Warriors has many plus points; first is that it adds another serial to the ravaged Troughton years, second is that it now completes the Ice Warrior... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Dickie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Doctor Who - The Ice Warriors (1967) - When the 2nd Doctor, Jamie and...
At last an adventure I have not seen at all, this is the classic epic, its amazing who Doctor Who has come leaps and bounds, and with episodes 2 and 3 computer animated by Planet... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Mr G Turner
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cold as ice
The Ice Warriors, originally broadcast in November and December 1967, is a solid, if unremarkable story. Read more
Published 14 days ago by D. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
From beneath the ice
What a shame most of the Patrick Troughton era is missing as it looks like unless a miracle has happened and as always with these things there are rumours a miracle has indeed... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Mr. R. W. Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great addition to the range
With so many of the second Doctor's stories lost forever (unless you believe the 2013 rumours!) this was a welcome addition to the range. Read more
Published 16 days ago by M. Hevingham
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent
boy friend is yet to watch as only recived today and im pretty sure he will like it as he a doctor fan
Published 17 days ago by miss H o Cavill
5.0 out of 5 stars
warriors return
At last the Ice Warriors complete with the two missing episodes animated.
Plus plenty of extras including the reconstruction/linking material from the VHS release of the... Read more
Plus plenty of extras including the reconstruction/linking material from the VHS release of the... Read more
Published 18 days ago by MR DEAN FLETCHER
5.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining STORY & DVD SET!!
I originally saw 'The Ice Warriors' on the VHS released some years ago, with a linkage parts 2 & 3 to compensate the missing episodes. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Luke73
4.0 out of 5 stars
"...animation is superb...but the other Extras are predictable..."
Note to Amazon.co.uk Buyers - this review is based upon a Press Review two-disc set officially provided by BBC DVD (19.08. Read more
Published 25 days ago by The EYE OF HORUS Editor
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