Doctor Who: "Mannequin Mania" DVD Box Set

Jon Pertwee's "Spearhead from Space" and "Terror of the Autons" will be released on DVD next month.

The two classic Doctor Who stories form the two-disc DVD box set "Mannequin Mania Box Set".


Spearhead from Space: Newly regenerated, the Doctor returns in the first colour tv adventure. Exiled by the Time Lords to Earth, he finds himself working with UNIT to investigate an apparent meteor shower connected to strange events at a local plastics factory. The factory is manufacturing mannequins with a sinister purpose..


Special Features
- Two Commentaries: One with actors Caroline John and Nicholas Courtney and another with producer Derrick Sherwin and script editor Terrance Dicks.

- Down to Earth – Cast and crew look back at the making of this story and how a strike at the BBC studios inadvertently created the only classic series story to be made entirely on film. With actor Jon Pertwee, producers Derrick Sherwin and Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks, costume designer Christine Rawlins and assistant script editor (and inadvertent Auton actor) Robin Squire. Narrated by Carl Kennedy.

- Regenerations - From Black and White to Colour – ‘Spearhead from Space’ marked not only the arrival of a new Doctor but also the transition from black and white to colour. This documentary looks at the challenges faced by programme makers during this period.

- UNIT Recruitment Film (dur. 4’ 48”) – a spoof army recruitment film put together for BBC transmission during Doctor Who’s 30th anniversary celebrations in 1993.

- Trailers – two trailers for the 1999 BBC2 transmission of the story and for ‘Doctor Who Night’from the same year.

- Photo Gallery

- Coming Soon trailers.

- Radio Times Listings in Adobe PDF format.


Terror of the Autons: The Master arrives on Earth in his TARDIS, camouflaging it as a horse box in a Circus. He immediately contacts the Nestenes and assists them in mounting a second invasion of Earth. The Doctor and his new assistant, Jo Grant, have to tackle the Autons, the Master and a large number of deadly daffodils.

Special Features
- Commentary - With actors Katy Manning and Nicolas Courtney, producer Barry Letts.

- Life on Earth – In this documentary, cast and crew look back at the making of the story and the differences in the way Doctor Who was made in the seventies compared to now.

- The Doctor’s Moriarty– with the introduction of the Master, the Doctor now had his very own Moriarty, who would be the dark figure behind every story in season eight, and many more beyond that. This featurette discusses the enduring appeal of the character.

- Plastic Fantastic – how did the writers of Doctor Who and other programmes take something as everyday as plastic and turn it against us?

- Photo Gallery

- Coming Soon trailer.

- Radio Times Listings and promotional material in Adobe PDF format.

The box set will be released on 9th May 2011 at the RRP of £29.99.

(Source: Amazon)