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Doctor Who: Series 1 (TV) (2005)
Christopher Eccleston stars as the Doctor in the new BBC series.Director: Keith Boak, Euros Lyn, Joe Ahearne, Brian Grant, James Hawes
Year of Copyright: 2005
Year of Production: 2004-05
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes (Play All - 133:46):
- "Rose" (44:12)
- "The End of the World" (44:45)
- "The Unquiet Dead" (44:49)
Audio commentary on "Rose" with Russell T. Davis, Phil Collinson and Julie Gardner (2005)
Audio commentary on "The End of the World" with Phil Collinson and Will Cohen (2005)
Audio commentary on "The Unquiet Dead" with Mark Gatiss, Euros Lyn and actor Simon Callow (2005)
2005 BBC Breakfest Interview with Christopher Eccleston (11:44)
"Destroying the Lair" 2005 featurette (3:24)
"Making Doctor Who with Russell T. Davis" 2005 featurette (15:33)
"Waking the Dead: Mark Gatiss on Writing for Doctor Who" 2005 featurette (18:09)
"Laying Ghosts: The Origins of The Unquiet Dead" 2005 featurette (8:24)
"Doctor Who Trailer - Storyboard Artist: Jonathan Marris" 2005 featurette (0:49)
2005 Launch Trailers (x4) (2:16)
DISC TWO
Episodes (Play All - 133:18):
- "Aliens of London" (45:03)
- "World War Three" (42:57)
- "Dalek" (45:19)
Audio commentary on "Aliens of London" with David Verrey, Julie Gardner and Will Cohen (2005)
Audio commentary on "World War Three" with Annette Badland, Phil Collinson and Helen Raynor (2005)
Audio commentary on "Dalek" with Robert Shearman, Dave Houghton, Nicholas Briggs and actor Bruno Langley (2005)
"Deconstructing Big Ben" 2005 featurette (4:52)
"On Set with Billie Piper" 2005 featurette (19:03)
Trailers (x 4) (1:02)
DISC THREE
Episodes (Play All - 172:02):
- "The Long Game" (44:29)
- "Father's Day" (42:56)
- "The Empty Child" (41:46)
- "The Doctor Dances" (42:51)
Audio commentary on "The Long Game" with Brian Grant, Christine Adams and Bruno Langley (2005)
Audio commentary on "Father's Day" with Billie Piper, Phil Collinson, Shaun Dingwall and Paul Cornell (2005)
Audio commentary on "The Empty Child" with Steven Moffat, John Barrowman and Dave Houghton (2005)
Audio commentary on "The Doctor Dances" with Steven Moffat, John Barrowman and Dave Houghton (2005)
"Mike Tucker's Mocks of Balloons" 2005 featurette (5:32)
DISC FOUR
Episodes (Play All - 131:41):
- "Boom Town" (43:19)
- "Bad Wolf" (42:51)
- "Parting of the Ways" (45:31)
Audio commentary on "Boom Town" with Annette Badland, John Barrowman and Phil Collinson (2005)
Audio commentary on "Bad Wolf" with Russell T. Davis, Phil Collinson and Julie Gardner (2005)
Audio commentary on "Parting of the Ways" with Julie Gardner, John Barrowman and Billie Piper (2005)
"Designing Doctor Who" 2005 featurette (20:51)
"The Adventures of Captain Jack" 2005 featurette (8:30)
Trailers (x7) (2:28)
DISC FIVE
Doctor Who Confidential: Cutdown (Play All - 165:58):
- 1. "Bringing Back the Doctor" (11:56)
- 2. "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" (11:06)
- 3. "TARDIS Tales" (11:04)
- 4. "I Get a Side-Kick Out of You" (10:48)
- 5."Why on Earth" (13:03)
- 6. "Dalek" (10:46)
- 7."The Dark Side" (11:29)
- 8. "Time Trouble" (12:46)
- 9. "Special Effects" (14:03)
- 10. "Weird Science" (13:11)
- 11. "Unsung Hereos & Violent Death" (12:31)
- 12. "The World of Who" (13:20)
- 13. "The Last Battle" (9:32)
- 14. "Backstage at Christmas" (9:18) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes with a liner notes booklet.
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "Rose" (44:16)
- "The End of the World" (44:47)
- "The Unquiet Dead" (44:52)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Aliens of London" (45:06)
- "World War Three" (42:59)
- "Dalek" (45:23)
DISC THREE
Episodes:
- "The Long Game" (44:30)
- "Father’s Day" (42:57)
- "The Empty Child" (41:52)
- "The Doctor Dances" (42:57)
DISC FOUR
Episodes:
- "Boom Town" (43:20)
- "Bad Wolf" (42:52)
- "Parting of the Ways" (45:34) -
Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:4-disc Scanavo case.
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes (Play All - 133:52):
- "Rose" (44:15)
- "The End of the World" (44:46)
- "The Unquiet Dead" (44:51)
Audio commentary on "Rose" with Russell T. Davis, Phil Collinson and Julie Gardner (2005)
Audio commentary on "The End of the World" with Phil Collinson and Will Cohen (2005)
Audio commentary on "The Unquiet Dead" with Mark Gatiss, Euros Lyn and actor Simon Callow (2005)
2005 BBC Breakfest Interview with Christopher Eccleston (11:44)
"Destroying the Lair" 2005 featurette (3:22)
"Making Doctor Who with Russell T. Davis" 2005 featurette (15:32)
"Waking the Dead: Mark Gatiss on Writing for Doctor Who" 2005 featurette (18:10)
"Laying Ghosts: The Origins of The Unquiet Dead" 2005 featurette (8:25)
"Doctor Who Trailer - Storyboard Artist: Jonathan Marris" 2005 featurette (0:47)
2005 Launch Trailers (x4) (2:18)
DISC TWO
Episodes (Play All - 133:25):
- "Aliens of London" (45:05)
- "World War Three" (42:58 )
- "Dalek" (45:22)
Audio commentary on "Aliens of London" with David Verrey, Julie Gardner and Will Cohen (2005)
Audio commentary on "World War Three" with Annette Badland, Phil Collinson and Helen Raynor (2005)
Audio commentary on "Dalek" with Robert Shearman, Dave Houghton, Nicholas Briggs and actor Bruno Langley (2005)
"Deconstructing Big Ben" 2005 featurette (4:51)
"On Set with Billie Piper" 2005 featurette (19:04)
Trailers (x 4) (1:00)
DISC THREE
Episodes (Play All - 172:12):
- "The Long Game" (44:29)
- "Father's Day" (42:56)
- "The Empty Child" (41:51)
- "The Doctor Dances" (42:56)
Audio commentary on "The Long Game" with Brian Grant, Christine Adams and Bruno Langley (2005)
Audio commentary on "Father's Day" with Billie Piper, Phil Collinson, Shaun Dingwall and Paul Cornell (2005)
Audio commentary on "The Empty Child" with Steven Moffat, John Barrowman and Dave Houghton (2005)
Audio commentary on "The Doctor Dances" with Steven Moffat, John Barrowman and Dave Houghton (2005)
"Mike Tucker's Mocks of Balloons" 2005 featurette (5:32)
DISC FOUR
Episodes (Play All - 131:43):
- "Boom Town" (43:19)
- "Bad Wolf" (42:51)
- "Parting of the Ways" (45:33)
Audio commentary on "Boom Town" with Annette Badland, John Barrowman and Phil Collinson (2005)
Audio commentary on "Bad Wolf" with Russell T. Davis, Phil Collinson and Julie Gardner (2005)
Audio commentary on "Parting of the Ways" with Julie Gardner, John Barrowman and Billie Piper (2005)
"Designing Doctor Who" 2005 featurette (20:52)
"The Adventures of Captain Jack" 2005 featurette (8:31)
Trailers (x7) (2:27)
DISC FIVE
Doctor Who Confidential: Cutdown (Play All - 166:25):
- 1. "Bringing Back the Doctor" (12:05)
- 2. "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" (11:17)
- 3. "TARDIS Tales" (11:09)
- 4. "I Get a Side-Kick Out of You" (10:59)
- 5. "Why on Earth" (13:09)
- 6. "Dalek" (10:51)
- 7. "The Dark Side" (11:38)
- 8. "Time Trouble" (12:54)
- 9. "Special Effects" (14:10)
- 10. "Weird Science" (13:14)
- 11. "Unsung Hereos & Violent Death" (12:36)
- 12. "The World of Who" (13:24)
- 13. "The Last Battle" (9:40)
- 14. "Backstage at Christmas" (9:18) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Initially came in a large boxset in the shape of the TARDIS but re-issues are in a flat digipack.
Comes with 16-page liner notes booklet "Collectors' Edition Episode Guide" with introduction by Russell T. Davis including breakdown of disc contents.
Regions 2/4 encoded. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Between R1 and R2 UK for their wealth of extras.
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CUTS:
- R1 The Complete First Series America- BBC - No cuts (570:47 PAL > NTSC)
- R2 The Complete First Series Scandinavia- Svensk Filmindustri - No cuts (570:52 PAL)
- R2 The Complete First Series United Kingdom- BBC - No cuts (571:12 PAL)
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Comparison added by Gary_Jukes on 24/04/06
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 22/05/21UPDATE LOG:
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