Stars: David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Billie Piper, Freema Agyeman, John Barrowman

Summary: DOCTOR WHO returns for a fourth instalment with a familiar face alongside the Doctor. Award-winning comedienne Catherine Tate returns as the Doctor's new companion, revisiting her 'Christmas Special' role as Donna Noble. This release includes the episodes 'Turn Left', 'The Stolen Earth', and the heart-stopping series finale 'Journey's End'.

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Since Doctor Who came back to our screens in 2005, have we had a season finale quite like the one that saw out the triumphant fourth series since its revival? Certainly the final three episodes, brought together here on one DVD, saw the show out with one mighty bang.

First up is Turn Left, an episode where the Doctor himself is left on the sidelines to allow Catherine Tate’s Donna to take centre stage. It proves a wise choice, as Donna has to face tough choices and extreme danger on the way, when a strange encounter at the start of the episode puts the Doctor and many of his allies in mortal danger. Well constructed and as hard-faced as any episode in the series, Turn Left also manages to squeeze in the return of Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and set things up for the even greater dangers that lie ahead.

Those dangers really come to a head in The Stolen Earth, a hugely ambitious blockbuster of an episode that throws in a stunning cliffhanger to top things off. It brings back the likes of Martha Jones, Captain Jack Harkness and Sarah-Jane Smith, but ultimately finds the Doctor facing one of his deadliest enemies, in the shape of the maniacally evil Davros (with a little help from his new army of Daleks).

And if the cliffhanger is squandered a little by Journey’s End, the final episode of the series, there’s so much crammed in that it’s hard to quarrel too much. It’s a boisterous, ambitious 65 minutes with action, resolution and one or two clumsy steps. Yet while it doesn’t quite measure up to the majesty of The Stolen Earth, repeated viewings do show it to be a good conclusion to a terrific series.

With regular episodes of Doctor Who now off our screens until 2010, this superb DVD--while bereft of extra features--could prove to a very strong way to help bridge the gap. Strongly recommended. --Jon Foster

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	2008
Release Date:	September 1, 2008
Runtime:	135 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B B C D V D 2608
Keywords:	English, Who, General, Doctor, Series, Fiction, Science, Vol
Genre:	Science Fiction