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Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
Starring: William Hartnell , Peter Purves
Directed by: Douglas Camfield
Produced by: Verity Lambert
Written by: Dennis Spooner
The TARDIS lands on an English coastline where new companion Steven (Peter Purves) discovers a Viking helmet. Soon the Doctor (William Hartnell) deduces that it's the year 1066-and that one of his own people, the Monk, is conspiring to wipe out a Viking fleet.
Item Number: 14690
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 1 2/3 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 1
- Special Features:
Subtitles in English for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Audio Commentary by producer Verity Lambert, Peter Purves (Steven Taylor), story editor Donald Tosh and designer Barry Newbery , moderated by Clayton Hickman
Verity Lambert Obituary - A concise essay looking back at the career of one of Doctor Who's co-creators
The Lost Twelve Seconds - A small part of Episode Four is still missing, and this short item uses an off-air audio recording and an original script to place the missing 12 seconds in context (1 min)
Restoration - Featurette showing the techniques used in the restoration of this story (5 mins)
Stripped for Action - The First Doctor - A look back at the First
Doctor's colorful comic strip adventures (14 mins)
Verity Lambert Photo Gallery (2 mins)
DVD-ROM feature: Radio Times listings
Production Notes Subtitle Option
Photo gallery (2 mins)
Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
The TARDIS lands on an English coastline where new companion Steven (Peter Purves) discovers a Viking helmet. Soon the Doctor (William Hartnell) deduces that it's the year 1066-and that one of his own people, the Monk, is conspiring to wipe out a Viking fleet. Can the Doctor thwart the Monk's plans? A vault full of extras includes audio commentary by producer and show co-creator Verity Lambert, plus a restoration featurette as well as The Lost Twelve Seconds, a recent discovery that uses an off-air audio recording and an original script to place the show's missing 12 seconds in context. Digitally remastered.
The TARDIS arrives on an English coastline in the year 1066. Exploring, the Doctor discovers that one of his own people, the Monk, is conspiring to wipe out the Viking fleet and thus allow King Harold to face the forces of William of Normandy with a fresh army at the Battle of Hastings. The Doctor succeeds in thwarting the Monk's plans and leaves him trapped in England.
| The Doctor | --- | William Hartnell |
| Steven Taylor | --- | Peter Purves |
| Vicki | --- | Maureen O'Brien |
| Edith | --- | Alethea Charlton |
| Eldred | --- | Peter Russell |
| Gunnar the Giant | --- | Ronald Rich |
| Monk | --- | Peter Butterworth |
| Saxon Hunter | --- | Michael Guest |
| Sven | --- | David Anderson |
| Ulf | --- | Norman Hartley |
| Viking Leader | --- | Geoffrey Cheshire |
| Wulnoth | --- | Michael Miller |
Directed by Douglas Camfield
Costumes by Daphne Dare
Produced by Verity Lambert
Story Editing by Donald Tosh
Title Music by Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, arranged by Delia Derbyshire
Written by Dennis Spooner
When asked what 'TARDIS' stands for, Vicki says that it is 'Time And Relative Dimensions In Space'. This is the first instance of the acronym being explained since the series' debut episode, and the first of the 'D' being said to stand for 'Dimensions' (as would then become the norm) rather than 'Dimension'.
