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Doctor Who: The Three Doctors (Story 65)
 
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Made to mark the series' tenth anniversary, Doctor Who: The Three Doctors finds Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor teaming up with the Patrick Troughton and William Hartnell incarnations to battle a universe-threatening foe. Omega (played by an excellent Stephen Thorne) is the Timelord who gave his race the power necessary for time travel. Long presumed dead, he is actually trapped in an antimatter universe inside a black hole, and is scheming an epic revenge. Set in UNIT HQ, Omega's domain, and a chalk pit, Bob Baker and David Martin's yarn is both nonsensical and more wildly ambitious than the BBC effects unit could possibly visualize, so much so that the best moments come with the metaphysically chilling scene when Omega is unmasked, and in the bickering rivalry between Pertwee and Troughton. Sadly, Hartnell was seriously ill with arteriosclerosis, so his brief scenes were all taped in a day and played on a monitor in the TARDIS, the reason given that the First Doctor is trapped in a "time eddy." If hardly a classic, this is still a meatier tale than "The Two Doctors" (1985), which starred Troughton and Colin Baker, and features ever-dependable support from Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier. --Gary S. Dalkin

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Always a joy!
 
Review Date: June 9, 2004
Reviewer: Rick Lundeen, Western Springs, Il USA
Here's a show that respects it's own history. Or at least as much as possible when you're talking aboout having over 700 episodes/150 adventures and keeping everything straight! They brought back a very ill William Hartnell for this show, the tenth anniversary, which was a delight as well as Patrick Troughton, who's had the honor of being the only Doctor present for all the multi-Doctor epics over the years (The Three, Five and Two Doctors, respectively). Seeing the Pertwee and Troughton personalities argue and then both being humbled by the Hartnell version--just the kind of stuff you like to see in an adventure of this sort, a mixing of the various incarnations of the Doctor. It's a pretty simple plot, admittedly to give way to setting up the title but it's a great show and a great addition to the DVD Who collection.
Must have for all Whomanoids
 
Review Date: October 7, 2004
Reviewer: J. Saltzburg,
For any real doctor who fan this is one of the great stories. The 3 doctors was typical of its time but made a great anniversary story for the series. Where the DVD really shines are the extras, 1 45 minute clip of John Pertwee and Katy Manning (looking much better than she did when the eppisode was made in my opinion) from a 93 Who convention is very entertaining and makes the eppisode worth buying for that alone. When combined with the commentary option the back and forth joking between Katy and Nicholas Courtney (the brig) is just terrific. I highly recommend this one
"Don't you see? I'm just a temporal anamoly..."
 
Review Date: August 24, 2005
Reviewer: Huntsmæñus, New Orleans, La
If one get past the antimatter blunder in the plot and the limit the budget had on Omaga's gell creatures, then one should highly enjoy this 10th anniversary tale. The regulars look like they're having loads of fun. Troughton and Pertwee's dialogue and performances are amusing to watch again and again. Their selfish arguments are the highlight of the serial. And it's great to see them finally make up at the end. The oringal masters, video & audio, have been wonderful remastered. The studio video shots have never looked crisper. Even the location footage looks great, even though the Doctor Who Restoration Team didn't have the original elements. The Blue Peter extra is really hilarious. I love it when Pertwee drives the new Whomoblie into the studio.
Despite Baker & Martin not totally understanding antimatter, there is some great dialogue throughout the adventure. One is from episode 3 when Omega realises he cannot leave his domain: "You exists because your will insists that you exist. That your will is all that is left of you..." And also a great Brigadier line near the end: "As far as I'm concerned, Doctor, one of you is enough. MORE than enough..."
I didn't know what i was missing
 
Review Date: May 10, 2001
Reviewer: , Chapel Hill, NC United States
"i wonder how we can feed it some useless information.........anyone have a television?"

WOW!!... I thought this episode was one of the greatest I'd ever seen, 5 stars without hesitation. Just to get this out of the way, I thought Tom Baker was the best Doctor ever, especially during the Lalla Ward episodes. I am also quite a fan of the Pertwee era and had a curiosity about Troughton as the role of the Doctor. Having seen the "Five Doctors", I thought this would be nice to watch and it does follow a similar pattern, as it was a Pertwee episode and then Troughton shows up and then Hartnell gives his appearance. Hartnell was in this episode only in bit parts and even then, only on the TARDIS's monitor. Well, long story short, the entire universe is in peril due to Omega's plan to destroy it and the Time Lords must stop him. Omega is the the outcast Time Lord who first harnessed the power of a black hole for the purpose of time travel, not too shaby, huh? So, the Time Lords "break the first law of time" and allow the Doctor to meet himself in an attempt to stop Omega. The interplay between Troughton and Pertwee was hilarious, and even a few lines from Hartnell got a chuckle from me (for all their humorous bickering, he just dismissed it and talked down to them). Omega was a classic villian with maniacal plans (why would he want to destroy the entire universe?...you'll find out why). UNIT (including the Brigadier and Sgt Benton) and Jo are all integral parts of this story. All in all, I have to say this turned out to be what has since gotten me looking for more Troughton episodes, renewed my passion for finding Pertwee episodes and also one of my all time favorites. A must see for any Troughton or Pertwee fans as well as anyone not yet familiar with either of them.

i'm adding this after almost a year of owning it.......i have since found Troughton to be an incredible Doctor and have gotten the few videos and ALL the reconstructions of his.......i honestly had only seen him in the "Five Doctors" and didn't know him.....this was the video that has made me a fan all over again..........my original title was "i didn't know what i was missing" and now it has a new meaning.........as a die-hard Tom Baker fan, Troughton has that same quirky, "just having fun being the Doctor" attitude

Troughton's one-liners in this one and his bickering with the ever dignified Pertwee is priceless.........an interaction of two actors not matched in any other episode or ever (if that's not too forward to say)

A treat.
 
Review Date: May 20, 1999
Reviewer: ,
The Time Lords are facing a crisis, their power being sucked into a mysterious black hole. So it's up to the first three doctors (Bill Hartnell only appearing briefly due to ill health) to sort out the mess.

This is without doubt one of the best 'campy' Dr Who stories ever made. There are plenty of humourous touches, but they're never allowed to stand in the way of the story's more sinister aspects. Omega is a good villain, suitably loud, and UNIT are on top form.

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