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Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen

Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen

Starring: Sylvester McCoy , Bonnie Langford

Directed by: Chris Clough

Produced by: John Nathan-Turner

Written by: Malcolm Kohll

The seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Mel (Bonnie Langford) win a holiday at a Welsh tourist camp where they befriend a Chimeron queen named Delta who is attempting to evade the rampaging Bannermen. Abundant extras include commentary by Sylvester McCoy. Digitally remastered picture and sound quality.

Item Number: 15284

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Format:
DVD Fullscreen
Region:
1 - More Details
Run time:
About 1 1/4 Hours
Number of Discs:
1
Special Features:

English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

Audio Commentary by actors Sylvester McCoy (the Doctor) and Sara Griffiths (Ray), director Chris Clough and script editor Andrew Cartmel

But First This Andi Peters hosts a location feature with the cast (6 mins)

Interview rushes from But First This with Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford (Mel) and Ken Dodd (Tollmaster) (16 mins)

Wales Today BBC Wales news report on the making of the program (2 mins)

Episode 1 - first edit (30 mins)

Hugh and Us Interview with Hugh Lloyd (Goronwy) (7 mins)

Clown Court Outtakes with Sylvester McCoy from The Noel

Edmonds Saturday Roadshow (5 mins)

Stripped for Action - The Seventh Doctor Comic strip retrospective (21 mins)

Trails and Continuity (3 mins)

Photo Gallery (8 mins)

Radio Times Listings (PDF DVD-ROM)

Production Note Subtitles

Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

 

The seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Mel (Bonnie Langford) win a holiday at a Welsh tourist camp where they befriend a Chimeron queen named Delta who is attempting to evade the rampaging Bannermen. Abundant extras include commentary by Sylvester McCoy. Digitally remastered picture and sound quality.

A Chimeron queen called Delta, the last surviving member of her race, is being pursued by the evil Gavrok and his Bannermen, intent on a mission of genocide. Delta finds herself on board a space bus of tourists en route to Earth when it is knocked off course by an American satellite and ends up at a Welsh holiday camp in 1959.
The Doctor and Mel, having won a holiday with the tourists, help Delta to evade the rampaging Bannermen long enough to allow her child to hatch from its egg and grow to maturity. She, her daughter and a young man named Billy - who sacrifices his humanity to be with her - then escape to start a new life and ensure the continuation of the Chimeron race.

The Doctor --- Sylvester McCoy
Melanie --- Bonnie Langford
Adlon --- Leslie Meadows
Arrex --- Richard Mitchley
Billy --- David Kinder
Bollitt --- Anita Graham
Burton --- Richard Davies
Callon --- Clive Condon
Chima --- Tim Scott
Chimeron Princess --- Laura Collins
Chimeron Princess --- Carley Joseph
Delta --- Belinda Mayne
Gavrok --- Don Henderson
Goronwy --- Hugh Lloyd
Hawk --- Morgan Deare
Keillor --- Brian Hibbard
Murray --- Johnny Dennis
Ray --- Sara Griffiths
The Lorells --- Robin Aspland
The Lorells --- Keff McCulloch
The Lorells --- Justin Myers
The Lorells --- Ralph Salmins
Tollmaster --- Ken Dodd
Vinny --- Martyn Geraint
Weismuller --- Stubby Kaye
Young Chimeron --- Jessica McGough
Young Chimeron --- Amy Osborn


Directed by Chris Clough
Costumes by Richard Croft
Incidental Music by Keff McCulloch
Produced by John Nathan-Turner
Script Editing by Andrew Cartmel
Title Music by Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, arranged by Keff McCulloch
Visual Effects by Andy McVean
Written by Malcolm Kohll

Don Henderson, well known for his role as George Bulman in The XYY Man and its spin offs, and latterly for his co-starring role as Frank Kane in the BBC drama The Paradise Club, appears here as Gavrok.

There are guest appearances for a number of popular actors better known for their comedy and variety work, including Ken Dodd, Hugh Lloyd, Stubby Kaye and Richard Davies.

The scenes set in the Shangri-La holiday camp were filmed at Butlins in Barry Island, South Wales.

The Doctor's distinctive question-mark handle umbrella makes its first appearance.

Sylvester McCoy can be seen wearing his glasses - normally removed before recording - in some long shots of him riding a motor bike.

Keillor, the alien bounty hunter, is never referred to by name in the story's dialogue; his name is given only in the closing credits.