Stars: Jon Pertwee

Director: Derek Martinus

Summary: Another exciting Doctor Who adventure featuring the menacing Autons.

Doctor Who (Jon Pertwee) is hurled into one of his most exciting and terrifying adventures when he battles an army of murderous plastic mannequins who have been programmed to destroy planet Earth.

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on April 28, 2006 1:17 PM

One of the best Doctors , Jon Pertwee is both very funny and extremely cynical in his delivery of the Time Lord . Exiled to Earth in the late 20th century by his own people - the Time Lords - the newly
regenerated Doctor arrives inOxley Woods alongside a shower of mysterious meteorites . Investigating these unusual occurrences is
the newly - formed United Nations Intelligence Taskforce - UNIT for
short . Lead by Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge - Stewart , UNIT
are soon called into action when people and meteorites start going
missing . Stars Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and Caroline John as Liz Shaw . Woooooooooooooooooooooooooowooooooooo!

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"Spearhead from Space" launched Doctor Who into the 1970s with not only a new Doctor, Jon Pertwee, but a new assistant, the scientist Liz Shaw (Caroline John) and a regular place in the show for UNIT and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney). It also marked the debut of the programme in colour and saw the Doctor stranded on Earth after Patrick Troughton's last adventure, "The War Games" (1969). Not only that, but it proved the only serial in the show's history to be entirely shot both on film and location, giving it a uniquely cinematic feel. Regenerating in a country hospital, the Doctor finds himself helping the Brigadier investigate an unusual meteorite and its links with a sinister doll factory. The Autons are cybernetic killers--anticipating The Terminator by some 15 years--and the sequence in which they break through high-street shop windows to slaughter pedestrians remains a chilling highpoint of Doctor Who's entire history. Things do turn silly with a subplot involving a waxworks museum, while the ultimate battle with the Nestine consciousness is more likely to induce laughter than fear, but as vintage television nostalgia this is fast-moving splendidly characterised entertainment. --Gary S. Dalkin

On the DVD: The remastered picture and sound are exceptional for a 1970 TV show. Obviously in 4:3 and mono, this DVD offers technical quality easily as good as many feature films. There is a very friendly, if not especially informative, commentary from Nicholas Courtney and Caroline John, and subtitles that offer background facts and figures. With an amusing five-minute recruiting film for UNIT, repeat trailers and a gallery including previously unpublished photos, this excellent DVD is a Doctor Who fan's dream come true. --Gary S. Dalkin

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary - 1. Nicholas Courtney, 2. Caroline John, Trailers, Photo Gallery
Year:	1970
Release Date:	January 29, 2001
Runtime:	97 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B B C D V D 1033
Keywords:	Who, General, Doctor, Space, Fiction, Science, From, Tv, Horror, Sci, Fi, Spearhead
Genre:	Science Fiction