Doctor Who: Survival

Comedy duo Hale and Pace make a cameo appearance, playing shopkeepers Harvey and Len. Hale and Pace swapped roles shortly before recording - Hale was originally to have played Harvey and Pace was originally to have played Len.

SURVIVAL - A story of mystery and peril on 2 worlds. Something savage is stalking the streets of London, and humans are its prey. People are vanishing. But only young, healthy people. When the Doctor takes Ace on a sentimental journey to her old neighbourhood, they discover all her friends are missing. The Doctor and Ace are drawn into investigating, and become prey themselves. They are carried away to another planet - the Hunting World. A violent wasteland, where human beings are hunted by the Cheetah People. The Cheetah People are ruthless, ancient and implacable creatures, but the real enemy is an old acquaintance of the Doctor's. It is the Master who has brought the Doctor here, but for once he is not seeking the Doctor's destruction. The Master is trapped on the Hunting World and unless the Doctor can discover a means of escape, they all face death.

The final story broadcast in the classic series is now digitally remastered and available on DVD! The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) takes Ace back to her hometown of Perivale, only to find that something is very, very wrong. Many of Ace's old friends and neighbors have disappeared while domestic pets become victims of unseen killers. Will the hunter become the hunted when only the fittest survive? Abundant extras include audio commentary by actors Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred plus script editor Andrew Cartmel; Cat Flap, a new 60- minute "making-of " featurette; deleted and extended scenes and outtakes; Endgame featurette on the conclusion of the original series; Little Girl Lost, an Ace retrospective; and much, much more.

Cast
The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
Ace - Sophie Aldred
Ange - Kate Eaton
Derek - David John
Harvey - Norman Pace
Karra - Lisa Bowerman
Len - Gareth Hale
Midge - William Barton
Neighbour - Michelle Martin
Paterson - Julian Holloway
Shreela - Sakuntala Ramanee
Squeak - Adele Silva
Stuart - Sean Oliver
The Master - Anthony Ainley
Woman - Kathleen Bidmead
Production Credits
Director - Alan Wareing
Assistant Floor Manager - Stephen Garwood
Assistant Floor Manager - Leigh Poole
Costumes - Ken Trew
Designer - Nick Somerville
Incidental Music - Dominic Glynn
Make-Up - Joan Stribling
OB Cameraman - Paul Harding
OB Cameraman - Alan Jessop
Producer - John Nathan-Turner
Production Assistant - Valerie Whiston
Production Associate - June Collins
Script Editor - Andrew Cartmel
Special Sounds - Dick Mills
Stunt Arranger - Paul Heasman
Stunt Arranger - Tip Tipping
Title Music - Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, arranged by Keff McCulloch
Visual Effects - Malcolm James
Writer - Rona Munro