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Avengers (The): Series 4 (TV) (1965-1966)
A quirky spy show of the adventures of an eccentricly suave British agent and his predominately female partners.Director: Peter Hammond, Robert Fuest, Bill Bain & Roy Ward Baker
OVERALL: R2-
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Extras:(SET ONE) 65'
DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "The Town of No Return"
- "The Gravediggers"
- "The Cybernauts"
Photo gallery
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Death at Bargain Prices"
- "Castle De'ath"
- "The Master Minds"
Photo gallery
(SET TWO) 65'
DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "The Murder Market"
- "A Surfeit of H2O"
- "The Hour That Never Was"
Photo gallery
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Dial a Deadly Number"
- "Man-Eater of Surrey Green"
- "Two's A Crowd"
Photo gallery
(SET ONE) 66'
DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "Too Many Christmas Trees"
- "Silent Dust"
- "The Girl from Auntie"
Photo gallery
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "The Thirteenth Hole"
- "Quick-Quick Slow Death"
- "The Danger Makers"
- "The House That Jack Built"
Photo gallery
(SET TWO) 66'
DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "Room Without A View"
- "Small Game for Big Hunters"
- "A Touch of Brimstone"
Photo gallery
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "What the Butler Saw"
- "A Sense of History"
- "How to Succeed... at Murder"
- "Honey for the Prince"
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Originally released in sets, then as part of a 16 disc Emma Peel Megaset. This was followed by a 17 disc set which contained a bonus disc of surviving series 1 episodes.
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "The Town of No Return" (50:05)
- "The Gravediggers" (49:38)
- "The Cybernauts" (50:12)
Interview with director Laurence Bourne & producer Brian Clemens
Exclusive interview with Patrick Macnee
Photo gallery
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Death at Bargain Prices" (49:53)
- "Castle De'ath" (48:00)
- "The Master Minds" (49:57)
Photo gallery
DISC THREE
Episodes:
- "The Murder Market" (50:09)
- "A Surfeit of H2O" (50:08)
- "The Hour That Never Was" (49:40)
Photo gallery
DISC FOUR
Episodes:
- "Dial a Deadly Number" (50:03)
- "Man-Eater of Surrey Green" (50:09)
- "Two's A Crowd" (50:08)
- "Too Many Christmas Trees" (49:52)
Photo gallery
DISC FIVE
Episodes:
- "Silent Dust" (49:56)
- "Room Without A View" (49:49)
- "Small Game for Big Hunters" (49:18)
Photo gallery
DISC SIX
Episodes:
- "The Girl from Auntie" (50:05)
- "The Thirteenth Hole" (49:04)
- "Quick-Quick Slow Death" (48:29)
Photo gallery
DISC SEVEN
Episodes:
- "The Danger Makers" (49:40)
- "A Touch of Brimstone" (49:50)
- "What the Butler Saw" (50:04)
Photo gallery
DISC EIGHT
Episodes:
- "The House That Jack Built" (49:38)
- "A Sense of History" (50:04)
- "How to Succeed... at Murder" (50:09)
- "Honey for the Prince" (50:03)
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Subtitles:English & French
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Extras:Deleted Scenes from 4 episodes
Short Film: Chessboard sequence
German leader
Trailer
Booklet with information about the series and episode guide
DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "The Town of No Return" (50:05)
- "The Gravediggers"
- "The Cybernauts" (50:12)
Photo gallery
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Death at Bargain Prices" (49:53)
- "Castle De'ath"
- "The Master Minds" (49:57)
Photo gallery
DISC THREE
Episodes:
- "The Murder Market" (50:09)
- "A Surfeit of H2O" (50:08)
- "The Hour That Never Was" (49:40)
Photo gallery
DISC FOUR
Episodes:
- "Dial a Deadly Number" (50:03)
- "Man-Eater of Surrey Green" (50:09)
- "Two's A Crowd" (50:08)
Photo gallery
DISC FIVE
Episodes:
- "Too Many Christmas Trees" (49:52)
- "Silent Dust" (49:56)
- "Room Without A View" (49:49)
Photo gallery
DISC SIX
Episodes:
- "Small Game for Big Hunters" (49:18)
- "The Girl from Auntie" (50:05)
- "The Thirteenth Hole"
Photo gallery
DISC SEVEN
Episodes:
- "Quick-Quick Slow Death" (48:29)
- "The Danger Makers" (49:40)
- "A Touch of Brimstone" (49:50)
Photo gallery
DISC EIGHT
Episodes:
- "What the Butler Saw" (50:04)
- "The House That Jack Built" (49:38)
- "A Sense of History" (50:04)
- "How to Succeed... at Murder" (50:09)
- "Honey for the Prince" (50:03)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Three episodes on this DVD set, The Gravediggers, Castle De'ath and The Thirteenth Hole were issued in heavily edited versions. Kinowelt included the missing sequences in the extras as deleted scenes and added a bonus disc to the following 9 disc 'Avengers set containing these three episodes in their unedited forms.
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "The Town of No Return" (50:05)
- "The Gravediggers" (49:38)
- "The Cybernauts" (50:12)
- "Death at Bargain Prices" (49:53)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Castle De'ath" (48:00)
- "The Master Minds" (49:57)
- "The Murder Market" (50:09)
- "A Surfeit of H2O" (50:08)
DISC THREE
Episodes:
- "The Hour That Never Was" (49:40)
- "Dial a Deadly Number" (50:03)
- "Man-Eater of Surrey Green" (50:09)
- "Two's A Crowd" (50:08)
DISC FOUR
Episodes:
- "Too Many Christmas Trees" (49:52)
- "Silent Dust" (49:56)
- "Room Without A View" (49:49)
- "Small Game for Big Hunters" (49:18)
DISC FIVE
Episodes:
- "The Girl from Auntie" (50:05)
- "The Thirteenth Hole" (49:04)
- "Quick-Quick Slow Death" (48:29)
- "The Danger Makers" (49:40)
DISC SIX
Episodes:
- "A Touch of Brimstone" (49:50)
- "What the Butler Saw" (50:04)
- "The House That Jack Built" (49:38)
DISC SEVEN
Episodes:
- "A Sense of History" (50:04)
- "How to Succeed... at Murder" (50:09)
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Four slim keepcases in a slip.
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Extras:(SET ONE) 65'
DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "The Town of No Return" (50:05)
- "The Gravediggers" (49:38)
- "The Cybernauts" (50:12)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Death at Bargain Prices" (49:53)
- "Castle De'ath" (48:00)
- "The Master Minds" (49:57)
(SET TWO) 65'
DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "The Murder Market" (50:09)
- "A Surfeit of H2O" (50:08)
- "The Hour That Never Was" (49:40)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Dial a Deadly Number" (50:03)
- "Man-Eater of Surrey Green" (50:09)
- "Two's A Crowd" (50:08)
(SET THREE) 66'
DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "Too Many Christmas Trees" (49:52)
- "Silent Dust" (49:56)
- "The Girl from Auntie" (50:05)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "The Thirteenth Hole" (49:04)
- "Quick-Quick Slow Death" (48:29)
- "The Danger Makers" (49:40)
- "The House That Jack Built" (49:38)
(SET FOUR) 66'
DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "Room With A View" (49:49
- "Small Game For Big Hunters" (49:18)
- "A Touch of Brimstone" (49:50)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "What the Butler Saw" (50:04)
- "A Sense of History" (50:04)
- "How to Succeed... at Murder" (50:09)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Extras:DISC ONE - Series 1 Surviving Episodes
DISCS TWO - EIGHT - Series 2
DISCS NINE - FIFTEEN - Series 3
DISC SIXTEEN
Episodes (Play All - 150:32):
- 4.1 "The Town of No Return" (50:23)
- 4.2: "The Murder Market" (50:07)
- 4.3: "The Master Minds" (50:01)
Audio commentary on "The Town of No Return'" by director Roy Ward Baker and writer Brian Clemens (2010)
Audio commentary on "The Master Minds" by writer Robert Banks Stewart (2010)
"The Avengers Starring Elizabeth Shepherd as Emma Peel: The Series of No Return - A Telephone Interview with the Original Mrs. Peel" audio interview set to stills conducted on 29.1.2010 (10:40)
"Armchair Theatre: The Hothouse" 1964 TV episode (53:13)
"The Master Minds" alternate UK Opening and Closing Credits (3:22)
"The Master Minds" alternate UK Bumper Slate (0:25)
Standard UK Bumper Slate (0:18)
USA Chessboard opening sequence (0:30)
Image Galleries:
- The Town of No Return: Elizabeth Shepherd
- The Town of No Return: Diana Rigg
- The Murder Market
- The Master Minds
DVD-Rom - PDF files
DISC SEVENTEEN
Episodes (Play All - 200:03):
- 4.4: "Dial a Deadly Number" (50:03)
- 4.5: "Death at Bargain Prices" (49:51)
- 4.6: "Too Many Christmas Trees" (49:53)
- 4.7: "The Cybernauts" (50:14)
Audio commentary on "Dial a Deadly Number" by writer Roger Marshall (2010)
Colourised test footage from "Death at Bargain Prices" (1:11)
Alternative end tag from "Death at Bargain Prices" (1:20)
Image Galleries:
- Dial a Deadly Number
- Death at Bargain Prices
- Too Many Christmas Trees
- The Cybernauts
DVD-Rom - PDF material
DISC EIGHTEEN
Episodes (Play All - 200:41):
- 4.8: "The Gravediggers" (50:06)
- 4.9: "Room Without a View" (50:13)
- 4.10: "A Surfeit of H2O" (50:08)
- 4.11: "Two's a Crowd" (50:12)
Variant opening title credits for "The Gravediggers" (3:00)
German opening titles (0:48)
French opening / closing titles (1:50)
Image Galleries:
- The Gravediggers
- Room Without a View
- A Surfeit of H2O
- Two's a Crowd
DVD-Rom - PDF files
DISC NINETEEN
Episodes (Play All - 200:03):
- 4.12: "Man-Eater of Surrey Green" (50:08)
- 4.13: "Silent Dust" (49:58)
- 4.14: "The Hour That Never Was" (49:39)
- 4.15: "Castle De'ath" (50:16)
Audio commentary on "The Hour That Never Was" by director Gerry O'Hara
"The Avengers Reconstructed: Kill the King" (14:30)
Image Galleries:
- Man-Eater of Surrey Green
- Silent Dust
- The Hour That Never Was
- Castle De'ath
DVD-Rom - PDF files
DISC TWENTY
Episodes (Play All - 199:19):
- 4.16: "The Thirteenth Hole" (50:05)
- 4.17: "Small Game for Big Hunters" (49:21)
- 4.18: "The Girl from Auntie" (50:06)
- 4.19: "Quick-Quick Slow Death" (48:46)
ITN Newsreel footage:
- Fashion Show (0:50)
- Patrick Macnee's Wedding (0:32)
- Diana Rigg Interview (0:38)
- Avengers Sold to USA (0:13)
"The Avengers Reconstructed: Dead of Winter" (14:22)
"The Avengers are Back!" Series 4 Trailer Reconstruction (0:45)
Image Galleries:
- The Thirteenth Hole
- Small Game for Big Hunters
- The Girl from Auntie
- Quick-Quick Slow Death
DVD-Rom - PDF files
DISC TWENTY ONE
Episodes (Play All - 200:00):
- 4.20: "The Danger Makers" (50:00)
- 4.21: "A Touch of Brimstone" (49:53)
- 4.22: "What the Butler Saw" (50:02)
- 4.23: "The House That Jack Built" (50:04)
Audio commentary on "The House That Jack Built" by director Don Leaver
Colourised test footage from "A Touch of Brimstone" (1:38)
Image Galleries:
- The Danger Makers
- A Touch of Brimstone
- What the Butler Saw
- The House That Jack Built
DVD-Rom - PDF files
DISC TWENTY TWO
Episodes (Play All - 150:08):
- 4.24: "A Sense of History" (50:01)
- 4.25: "How to Succeed ... at Murder" (50:07)
- 4.26: "Honey for the Prince" (49:59)
"The Avengers: The Strange Case of the Missing Corpse" unused 1966 US Promo (3:09)
Image Galleries:
- A Sense of History
- How to Succeed ... at Murder
- Honey for the Prince
- Publicity Stills
- The Strange Case of the Missing Corpse
DVD-Rom - PDF files
DISCS TWENTY THREE - TWENTY NINE - Series 5
DISCS THIRTY - THIRTY EIGHT - Series 6
DISC THIRTY NINE
Series 1:
- Episode Reconstructions:
-- "The Avengers Reconstructed: Hot Snow" (25:21)
-- "The Avengers Reconstructed: Toy Trap" (15:21)
Series 3:
- "Destination Series: Interview with Laurence Bourne (Avengers Director)" (July 1992 on Canal Jimmy) (French and English with subtitles) (4:57)
Series 4:
- "Death at Bargain Prices" Alternative End Tag (1:33)
Series 5:
- Archival Trailer (1:30)
- German Cinema Trailer (1:49)
Series 6:
- "Wish You Were Here?: The Top 10 London Locations" 2010 featurette (14:47)
"Minikillers" 1969 short films:
- “1: Operation Costa Brava” (10:20)
- “2: Heroin” (10:05)
- “3: Macabre” (10:00)
- “4. Flamenco” (11:30)
"Der Goldene Schlüssel [The Golden Key]" 1966 short film (6:47)
DVD-Rom - PDF Files
IN THE CASE
4-page leaflet with listings of episodes and extras
20-page hardback book of rare photos; the discs slot into the pages which are thick, heavy card
Mini "Diana" 8 page magazine reproduction featuring reproduced 1967 Avengers comic strip -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Easter eggs:DISC TWO:
Tab down on the extras menu until a bowler hat is highlighted.
"London Line - Behind the Scenes of The Cybernauts" 2010 featurette (1:04)
DISC SEVEN:
Tab down on the extras menu until a bowler hat is highlighted.
"Diana Rigg in the Diadem" 1969 short (20:57) -
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes (Play All - 150:32):
- 4.1 "The Town of No Return" (50:23)
- 4.2: "The Murder Market" (50:07)
- 4.3: "The Master Minds" (50:01)
Audio commentary on "The Town of No Return'" by director Roy Ward Baker and writer Brian Clemens (2010)
Audio commentary on "The Master Minds" by writer Robert Banks Stewart (2010)
"The Avengers Starring Elizabeth Shepherd as Emma Peel: The Series of No Return - A Telephone Interview with the Original Mrs. Peel" audio interview set to stills conducted on 29.1.2010 (10:40)
"Armchair Theatre: The Hothouse" 1964 TV episode (53:13)
"The Master Minds" alternate UK Opening and Closing Credits (3:22)
"The Master Minds" alternate UK Bumper Slate (0:25)
Standard UK Bumper Slate (0:18)
USA Chessboard opening sequence (0:30)
Image Galleries:
- The Town of No Return: Elizabeth Shepherd
- The Town of No Return: Diana Rigg
- The Murder Market
- The Master Minds
DVD-Rom - PDF files
DISC TWO
Episodes (Play All - 200:03):
- 4.4: "Dial a Deadly Number" (50:03)
- 4.5: "Death at Bargain Prices" (49:51)
- 4.6: "Too Many Christmas Trees" (49:53)
- 4.7: "The Cybernauts" (50:14)
Audio commentary on "Dial a Deadly Number" by writer Roger Marshall (2010)
Colourised test footage from "Death at Bargain Prices" (1:11)
Alternative end tag from "Death at Bargain Prices" (1:20)
Image Galleries:
- Dial a Deadly Number
- Death at Bargain Prices
- Too Many Christmas Trees
- The Cybernauts
DVD-Rom - PDF material
DISC THREE
Episodes (Play All - 200:41):
- 4.8: "The Gravediggers" (50:06)
- 4.9: "Room Without a View" (50:13)
- 4.10: "A Surfeit of H2O" (50:08)
- 4.11: "Two's a Crowd" (50:12)
Variant opening title credits for "The Gravediggers" (3:00)
German opening titles (0:48)
French opening / closing titles (1:50)
Image Galleries:
- The Gravediggers
- Room Without a View
- A Surfeit of H2O
- Two's a Crowd
DVD-Rom - PDF files
DISC FOUR
Episodes (Play All - 200:03):
- 4.12: "Man-Eater of Surrey Green" (50:08)
- 4.13: "Silent Dust" (49:58)
- 4.14: "The Hour That Never Was" (49:39)
- 4.15: "Castle De'ath" (50:16)
Audio commentary on "The Hour That Never Was" by director Gerry O'Hara
"The Avengers Reconstructed: Kill the King" (14:30)
Image Galleries:
- Man-Eater of Surrey Green
- Silent Dust
- The Hour That Never Was
- Castle De'ath
DVD-Rom - PDF files
DISC FIVE
Episodes (Play All - 199:19):
- 4.16: "The Thirteenth Hole" (50:05)
- 4.17: "Small Game for Big Hunters" (49:21)
- 4.18: "The Girl from Auntie" (50:06)
- 4.19: "Quick-Quick Slow Death" (48:46)
ITN Newsreel footage:
- Fashion Show (0:50)
- Patrick Macnee's Wedding (0:32)
- Diana Rigg Interview (0:38)
- Avengers Sold to USA (0:13)
"The Avengers Reconstructed: Dead of Winter" (14:22)
"The Avengers are Back!" Series 4 Trailer Reconstruction (0:45)
Image Galleries:
- The Thirteenth Hole
- Small Game for Big Hunters
- The Girl from Auntie
- Quick-Quick Slow Death
DVD-Rom - PDF files
DISC SIX
Episodes (Play All - 200:00):
- 4.20: "The Danger Makers" (50:00)
- 4.21: "A Touch of Brimstone" (49:53)
- 4.22: "What the Butler Saw" (50:02)
- 4.23: "The House That Jack Built" (50:04)
Audio commentary on "The House That Jack Built" by director Don Leaver
Colourised test footage from "A Touch of Brimstone" (1:38)
Image Galleries:
- The Danger Makers
- A Touch of Brimstone
- What the Butler Saw
- The House That Jack Built
DVD-Rom - PDF files
DISC SEVEN
Episodes (Play All - 150:08):
- 4.24: "A Sense of History" (50:01)
- 4.25: "How to Succeed ... at Murder" (50:07)
- 4.26: "Honey for the Prince" (49:59)
"The Avengers: The Strange Case of the Missing Corpse" unused 1966 US Promo (3:09)
Image Galleries:
- A Sense of History
- How to Succeed ... at Murder
- Honey for the Prince
- Publicity Stills
- The Strange Case of the Missing Corpse
DVD-Rom - PDF files -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:The first pressing of this release had problems affecting Discs 3 and 7. Corrected replacements for Discs 3 (picture freeze at 43:20 in The Gravediggers) and 7 (digital drop-out in The Strange Case of the Missing Corpse) were made available.
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Easter eggs:DISC TWO:
Tab down on the extras menu until a bowler hat is highlighted.
"London Line - Behind the Scenes of The Cybernauts" 2010 featurette (1:04)
DISC SEVEN:
Tab down on the extras menu until a bowler hat is highlighted.
"Diana Rigg in the Diadem" 1969 short (20:57) -
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OVERALL: R2
UK 50th Anniversary Box for the extras.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- A&E Video - No cuts
- R2 France- Studio Canal - No cuts.
- R2 Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No cuts
- R2 Holland- A-Film - No cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- Contender Entertainment Group - No cuts
- R2 50th Anniversary Collector's Box Set United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts (1201:47 PAL)
- R2 The Complete Series 4 United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts (1201:47 PAL)
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Comparison added by Mark_Meakin on 04/12/12
Comparison last updated by Samuel_Scott on 10/10/16UPDATE LOG:
04/12/12: Initial entry.
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06/12/12: Contender sets added.
20/09/16: Added UK 50th Anniversary.
10/10/16: Minor tweaks.
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