Serial: 6Q Episode Nos. 623, 624, 625, and 626. Title: Planet of Fire
Kamelion suffers an attack and takes the TARDIS to the volcanic world Sarn. Once again under the Master's control, he undermines the stability of the planet in order to release a restorative gas. Meanwhile, Turlough grows ever more evasive when he learns the planet was once a prison colony of his own people, and that some of his family may be among the convicts...
This story sees the debut of Nicola Bryant as Peri and the departure of Mark Strickson as Turlough and Kamelion (voiced by Gerald Flood).
starring Peter Davison as the Doctor, Mark Strickson as Turlough, Nicola Bryant as Peri, and Anthony Ainley as the Master. Written by Peter Grimwade, Produced by John Nathan-Turner, and Directed by Fiona Cumming.
Originally transmitted from
DVD Features:
2-disc
set. On Disc 1:
- All
4 episodes of the story, digitally remastered
and restored.
- Graphical menus,
episode and scene selection features, and subtitles for
the hearing
impaired.
- Optional commentary track by
actors Peter Davison, Mark Strickson,
and
Nicola Bryant, and director Fiona Cumming.
- Information Text
subtitles option. Displays pop-up
production trivia throughout
the story.
- “Return to the Planet of
Fire” A
13-minute featurette where director Fiona
Cumming and production designer Malcolm
Thornton return to the locations
on the
island has changed,
or not, as the case may be.
- Alternative
Edits, deleted and extended scenes. A
15-minute package of
different
edits and deleted scenes, mostly from the location filming.
- Continuity. A 2-minute package of the BBC’s
introductions to the episodes
on the original broadcast.
- Photo
Gallery. An 8-minute compilation of photo stills taken during production.
- Isolated
Music Score. An option in the sound menu
allowing you to play the
the
story with only the music playing on the sound.
- Coming
Soon trailer for the forthcoming DVD of The
Dominators.
- PDF Materials: Place this disc into your computer and
you’ll have access to
PDF files containing the original
1984 Radio Times TV listings for this
story.
- 1
Easter Egg.
Highlight the blank area below to see what is and how to find it.
Go to the “Return to the Planet of Fire”
selection in the Special Features
menu, then press the
left arrow. A Doctor Who logo will appear.
Click on this and you’ll see 30 seconds
worth of the studio countdown
clocks from the master
tapes of the episodes.
On
Disc 2:
- Planet of Fire: Special Edition A new, tighter, 66-minute edit of the story
overseen
by director Fiona Cumming that features a specially shot
pre-credit
sequence, new special effects, and Dolby 5.1 sound.
- An
optional 1-minute introduction by Fiona Cumming.
- “Calling
the Shots” An 8-minute documentary
built around much of the wild
studio
footage happening between scenes, featuring interviews with
Peter Davison, Mark Strickson, Nicola Bryant, Fiona Cumming, and
Malcolm Thornton.
- “Remembering
Anthony Ainley”
A 13-minute featurette looking at the Doctor
Who career of Anthony Ainley (the
Master), featuring convention
interview
footage with the man himself. Others
from Planet of Fire also
contribute.
- Sound
options to play the special edition in either 5.1 or 2.0 sound.
- One
of the special features that was present in the
deducted from the
North American edition, however. This was
a
behind-the-scenes
documentary called “The Flames of Sarn.” (The rookie
producer of this documentary
mistakenly used accompanying music that
wasn’t clearable
in territories outside the
