Lalla Ward’s first season as Romana heads to Blu-ray with the announcement of the release of Doctor Who season 17 on Blu-ray.

Doctor Who – The Collection: Season 17 consists of:

DESTINY OF THE DALEKS

CITY OF DEATH

THE CREATURE FROM THE PIT

NIGHTMARE OF EDEN

THE HORNS OF NIMON

SHADA (in episodic form)

In 1979, Tom Baker’s Doctor was in full flight. With Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy) as script editor, the series leaned into Baker’s penchant for humour, and paired his Doctor with a regenerated Romana (Lalla Ward) as his traveling companion. Together, they would form one of the most popular Doctor/companion duos of all time. A lthough Season 17 was halted behind-the-scenes by strike action (resulting in the season finale being abandoned part-way through production), it remains a beloved slice of Doctor Who history, featuring the return of Davros and the Daleks, and one of the all-time classic stories, Douglas Adams’ own City Of Death.

With all episodes newly remastered from the best available sources, this Blu-ray box set also includes extensive and exclusive Special Features including:

  • BRAND NEW DOCUMENTARIES

Including a Making-Of documentary for Destiny Of The Daleks, and new featurette for The Creature From The Pit.

  • TOM TALKS

A candid interview with Tom Baker as he gives us his unique take on life, the universe and everything.

  • DOUGLAS ADAMS TRIBUTE

Friends and colleagues remember the Doctor Who writer/script editor and creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.

  • IN CONVERSATION

Matthew Sweet chats to Bob Baker, writer of Nightmare Of Eden, co-creator of K9 and one of the creative forces behind Wallace & Gromit.

 BEHIND THE SOFA

New episodes with actors Colin Baker, Katy Manning, Matthew Waterhouse, Nicola Bryant, June Hudson, Graeme Harper & Mat Irvine

 LALLA WARD INTERVIEW

An extensive interview discussing her first year on the programme.

  • UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS

View Nightmare Of Eden with optional new effects

  • SHADA

An updated version of the ‘lost’ story, completed with enhanced animation and presented in six episodes for the very first time, alongside the original 1992 VHS and 2017 versions

  • EXCLUSIVE NEW AUDIO COMMENTARIES

With Tom Baker on episodes of Destiny Of The Daleks and City Of Death, and Lalla Ward & Catherine Schell on City Of Death

  • EXTENDED EPISODE

An early cut of The Creature From The Pit Part Three

  • BLU-RAY TRAILER

A familiar face returns in a brand new mini-episode of classic Doctor Who

  • IMMERSIVE 5.1 SURROUND SOUND

On Destiny Of The Daleks and Shada

  • RARE GEMS FROM THE ARCHIVES

BBC archive material covering the promotion of this season

  • CONVENTION FOOTAGE

A triumphant 1997 appearance from Tom Baker

  • HD PHOTO GALLERIES

Including many previously unseen images

 PRODUCTION SUBTITLES

Behind-the-scenes information and trivia on every episode

 SCRIPTS, COSTUME DESIGNS, RARE BBC PRODUCTION FILES AND OTHER RARITIES FROM OUR PDF ARCHIVE

The seven-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD.

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