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Doctor Who - Time-Flight [1982] [1963] | ![Doctor Who - Time-Flight [1982] [1963]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GP2A9STXL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Ron Jones
Actors: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: Video
List Price: £12.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 5038
Format: Colour, Full Screen, Hifi Sound, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 98
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
EAN: 5014503687823
ASIN: B00004TXH8
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1975
Release Date: July 3, 2000
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Genuine UK Original VHS Video,Exactly As Pictured,Very Good Used Condition,Fast Dispatch.
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Amazon.co.uk Review
"Time-Flight" is the four-episode serial that concluded Peter Davison's first season as the fifth Doctor. Arriving at Heathrow Airport with companions Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) and Tegan (Janet Fielding), still grieving after the death of Adric in "Earthshock" (1982), the Doctor is soon involved in solving the mystery of a Concorde that has literally vanished into thin air. Tracing the lost plane's flight-path in a second Concorde, the travellers find themselves flying through a hole in time into the prehistoric past. Here the Master (Anthony Ainley) under the rather camp persona of Kalid (which strangely he maintains even when alone) is planning to harness the power of the currently disembodied alien Xeraphin who are stranded on Earth. Echoing both the classic 1960 Twilight Zone episode "The Odyssey of Flight 33" and prefiguring Stephen King's chilling The Langoliers (1990), at heart "Time-Flight" is a reworking of the superior Tom Baker Doctor Who story "City of Death" (1979). Ending on a minor cliff-hanger, what makes the story really distinctive is that it was the first drama of any sort to be given permission to film in and around a genuine Concorde. --Gary S. Dalkin
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 sheer enjoyment May 21, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Isn't it funny how the stories which seemed over complicated and inferior all those years ago now seem to be the most entertaining, largely because of the humour content and the fact they they were something different to the norm. Also, time has levelled all Dr.Who stories in terms of SFX, even the flashy ones seem scarcely more impressive than the cheap ones, nowadays. This story holds up better than most because the plot is highly unusual and similar to "The Langoliers", with the Concord time travelling to a fake air port which evaoporates to reveal Earth during the ice age, and because the dialog is witty and quirky and endearingly old fashioned by today's standards.
And what about the Master? A lot of people complained it made no sense for him to dress up and put on a false persona for no reason, in this story, but I think it just goes to show the Master has gone completely round the bend! He was a gentlemanly super villain in the Pertwee days, but that skull faced version Tom baker met was psychotic, and that's what Anthony Ainley portrays, the Master is completely loony and demented! I love it. Even the cheesy CSO FX of the characters superimposed onto a still photograph of the air port seems eerie, because it is SUPPOSED to be UNREALITY, and when it vanishes it all makes sense. This is a well-paced, witty and intriguingly different story which really does hold the attention and could do with a special edition with upgraded SFX for DVD. Overall, a much underrated and neglected little gem!
 Peter Davison is the best Doctor Who ever! May 19, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As Davison's defender and champion, what can I say? This has a reputation as a prize dud, but...it's actually very witty and charming and amusing, even if it lacks the atmosphere and glossy look of many others. Davison is on particularly good form, parking the Tardis mid-air in the path of Jumbo jets, then hopping the ship into an Air Port terminal, getting busted by the guards while checking the Cricket scores, gleefully name dropping UNIT and the Brig (as a foreshadow of the Brig's return in the next season?) and generally coming out with funny lines. He startles a top level meeting and says Concord flew into a time contour "and we can't have a navigational hazard like that hanging about the galaxy!" He runs a scientist up the wrong way, too. "Scientifically speaking..." The Doctor interrupts with, "Scientifically speaking, I think it's time we found the others!" I love when he tilts the Tardis, pops his hands behind his head and says "So much better when you want to maintain a dignified attitude!" Very Doctorish! The Master has a nice set for his control room, too. All in all, this is fun on a budget, not terrible by any means, just cheaply done. The main thing is the story is well paced and entertains. To be honest, I've seen plenty of Dr.Who stories with better production values and better plots, but which were far less entertaining. Enjoy it for what it is, a story which gets by on the energy of the cast and the wit of the dialog, rather than money. The scientist dude's advice for combatting alien mind control is a big winner in the dialog department. "Focus on something you're really sure of...like fish and chips!" Fish and Chips!! ONLY in Dr.Who!!!
A classic Doctor Who story! One for the fans! December 12, 2002
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Don't listen to anybody who rates this film as been bad just because of some dodgy special effects! The reason for this was because it was a story where the budget available was very very low, but I think they did a very good job getting the Concorde and Heathrow Airport for location shots!The story is entertaining, the acting is very good especially from the Doctor yet again, Peter Davision was a very good Doctor Who, funny, vulnerable, exciting, and kept Doctor Who as a more British TV series!
The special effects arent top notch, but the budget was very low so its understanding, but then again this is an 80's BBC series, since when was special effects ever apparent? If you like Doctor Who, this is a quality video to get, take it from me, a Doctor Who Fan!!
Time-Flight gave me 98 minutes of plesure... September 16, 2001
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
What may i ask is wrong with Time flight its great fun (something that makes a doc who adventure) After the brill earthshock the public needed a break from the serious doc who so time flight fits in well. Oh yes if u judge an episode of doc who by its special effects then your in deep trouble as hardly any doc who story has great special effects. I think people forget that the BBC got permisson to film on a concorde. (a big thing in them days) Its got lots of quality about it(EXCEPT FOR THAT BLOODY ADRIC RETURNING) but at the same time it doesnt have any quality. When the concorde takes off from the past you do feel like cheering it on. Peter Davison as usuall puts in a good performance as in my opinion as the best doctor Antony Ainly puts in a good performance as Kalid and the master. ALL IN ALL A GREAT DOC WHO ADVENTURE
 Pretty Dodgy August 25, 2000
This is not great. An overcomplicated story, bad acting (except from the master who is the best thing in the episode) and absolutely terrible special effects make this one of the reasons why Doctor Who ratings dropped in the 80's. The scene at the end with concorde superimposed over the sets backdrop is truly amatuerish. One for die hard fans ONLY!
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