Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

New to DVD! Digitally remastered Doctor Who classic Silver Nemesis! The Doctor and Ace visit England in 1988, where three rival factions - the Cybermen, a group of Nazis and a 17th Century sorceress named Lady Peinforte - are attempting to gain control of a statue made of a living metal, validium, that was created by Rassilon as the ultimate defence for Gallifrey.
The statue has three components - a bow, an arrow and the figure itself - that must be brought together in order for it to be activated. They have been separated since 1638 when, in order to foil the first attempt by Peinforte to seize it, the Doctor launched the figure into orbit in a powered asteroid.

First Transmitted
1 - 23/11/1988 19:35
2 - 30/11/1988 19:35
3 - 07/12/1988 19:35

The Doctor and Ace visit England in 1988, where three rival factions - the Cybermen, a group of Nazis and a 17th Century sorceress named Lady Peinforte - are attempting to gain control of a statue made of a living metal, validium, that was created by Rassilon as the ultimate defence for Gallifrey.
The statue has three components - a bow, an arrow and the figure itself - that must be brought together in order for it to be activated. They have been separated since 1638 when, in order to foil the first attempt by Peinforte to seize it, the Doctor launched the figure into orbit in a powered asteroid.
This asteroid has been approaching the Earth at twenty-five yearly intervals ever since, leaving a succession of disasters in its wake, and has now crash-landed near Windsor Castle.
The Doctor plays the three factions off against one other and eventually appears to concede defeat to the Cyber Leader. However, this is just part of a carefully-laid trap, and the Cybermen's fleet is totally wiped out by the statue.

Directed by Chris Clough
Written by Kevin Clarke
Produced by John Nathan-Turner
Costume Design by Richard Croft

Celebrated British jazz artist Courtney Pine and his group appear as themselves in Part One, in a scene where the Doctor admits a love for this form of music.
There is a humorous scene in which the Doctor and Ace narrowly avoid bumping into the Queen (played by lookalike Mary Reynolds) and her corgis at Windsor Castle.
Ace wears on her jacket an earring that she will not be seen to acquire until the next story, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy - a continuity error caused by a late change in the season's transmission order, made by John Nathan-Turner so that the first episode of Silver Nemesis would be seen on the actual twenty-fifth anniversary date.
Cameo appearances as extras are made by a number of Doctor Who luminaries from in front of and behind the cameras, including actor Nicholas Courtney, director Peter Moffatt and writer Kevin Clarke.
Anton Diffring, well known for his numerous roles as German officers in Second World War films, appears here as de Flores.
Lady Peinforte's mathematician is played by Leslie French, one of the actors considered for the role of the first Doctor in 1963.
A brief guest appearance as American tourist Mrs Remington is made by 'golden age' Hollywood film star Dolores Gray.
The gasworks location where some of the key scenes of this story were recorded subsequently became the site of the Government's controversial Millenium Dome.