'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (1993) (TV)

Director:

Kevin Davies

Writer:

Sydney Newman (characters)

Genre:

Documentary | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A specially extended video edition of the documentary filmed to mark the 30th anniversary of the long-running BBC Science Fiction serial...

Plot Keywords:

Doctor Who | Cyberman | Time Machine | Sequel | Archive Footage

Cast

Nicholas Courtney	...	Narrator / Himself / Brett Vyon / Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)
Nicholas Pegg	...	Cyberleader
Adrian Rigelsford	...	Newspaper Vendor
Michael Wisher	...	Dalek voices (voice)
Josh Maguire	...	The Boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ben Aaronovitch	...	Himself
Douglas Adams	...	Himself
Anthony Ainley	...	The Master (archive footage)
Sophie Aldred	...	Ace / Herself
Gerry Anderson	...	Himself
Jamie Anderson	...	Himself
Colin Baker	...	The Doctor / Himself
Tom Baker	...	The Doctor / Himself (archive footage)
Stephen Bayley	...	Himself
Peter Birrel	...	Draconian Prince (archive footage)
Eleanor Bron	...	Art Gallery Visitor (archive footage)
Ray Brooks	...	David (archive footage)
Angela Bruce	...	Brig. Bambera (archive footage)
Nicola Bryant	...	Peri Brown / Herself
Jessica Carney	...	Herself
Roy Castle	...	Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
John Cleese	...	Art Gallery Visitor (archive footage)
David Coleman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sue Cook	...	Herself (archive footage)
Michael Craze	...	Ben Jackson (archive footage)
Bernard Cribbins	...	Tom Campbell (archive footage)
Peter Cushing	...	Dr. Who (archive footage)
Raymond Cusick	...	Himself
Iain Cuthbertson	...	Garron (archive footage)
Peter Davison	...	The Doctor / Himself (archive footage)
Roger Delgado	...	The Master (archive footage)
Anne Diamond	...	Herself (archive footage)
Terrance Dicks	...	Himself
Barnaby Edwards	...	Dalek
Carole Ann Ford	...	Susan Foreman / Herself
Richard Franklin	...	Capt. Yates (archive footage)
Peter Fraser	...	David Campbell
Joseph Fürst	...	Prof. Zaroff
Mike Gatting	...	Himself
Marcus Gilbert	...	Ancelyn (archive footage)
Peter Glaze	...	'Crackerjack' Brigadier (archive footage)
Julian Glover	...	Count Scarlioni (archive footage)
William Hartnell	...	The Doctor (archive footage)
Jacqueline Hill	...	Barbara Wright (archive footage)
Philip Hinchcliffe	...	Himself
Frazer Hines	...	Jamie McCrimmon / Himself
Bernard Horsfall	...	Goth (archive footage)
Mat Irvine	...	Himself
Louise Jameson	...	Leela (archive footage)
Caroline John	...	Liz (archive footage)
Andrew Keir	...	Wyler (archive footage)
Verity Lambert	...	Herself
Jackie Lane	...	Dorothea 'Dodo' Chaplet (archive footage)
Barry Letts	...	Himself
Ian Levine	...	Himself
Jennie Linden	...	Barbara / Herself
Ken Livingstone	...	Himself
Don MacLean	...	'Crackerjack' Dr. Who (archive footage)
Ian Marter	...	Harry (archive footage)
Sylvester McCoy	...	The Doctor / Himself
Michael Melia	...	Terileptil leader (archive footage)
Peter Miles	...	Nyder (archive footage)
Sadie Miller	...	Herself
Spike Milligan	...	Pakistani Dalek (archive footage)
Terry Molloy	...	Davros (archive footage)
John Nathan-Turner	...	Himself
Terry Nation	...	Himself
John Noakes	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nick Owen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Wendy Padbury	...	Zoe Heriot (archive footage)
Jon Pertwee	...	The Doctor / Himself
Bruce Purchase	...	The Captain
Peter Purves	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gary Russell	...	Himself / Auton
William Russell	...	Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Eric Saward	...	Himself
Catherine Schell	...	Countess Scarlioni (archive footage)
Valerie Singleton	...	Herself (archive footage)
Elisabeth Sladen	...	Sarah Jane Smith / Herself
Mary Tamm	...	Romana (archive footage)
Roberta Tovey	...	Susan / Herself
Christopher Trace	...	Himself
Heather Tracy	...	Auton
Patrick Troughton	...	Himself / The Doctor (archive footage)
Mike Tucker	...	Cyberman
Lowri Turner	...	Herself
Lalla Ward	...	Romana (archive footage)
Deborah Watling	...	Victoria Waterfield / Herself
Alan Whicker	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mary Whitehouse	...	Herself
Bernard Wilkie	...	Himself (archive footage)
Toyah Willcox	...	Herself
Anneke Wills	...	Polly (archive footage)
John Woodnutt	...	Draconian Emperor (archive footage)
Aubrey Woods	...	The Controller (archive footage)
Alan Yentob	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Doctor Who: More Than Thirty Years in the Tardis (UK) (video title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:U

Filming Locations:

Butler's Wharf, Shad Thames, Southwark, London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

Emperor Dalek: All allies of the Doctor beware. The daleks have not been defeated, we shall return!
Daleks: We shall return, we shall return.
[the camera pulls back to reveal hundreds of daleks and dalek hovercrafts]
Emperor Dalek, Daleks: WE SHALL RETURN! WE SHALL RETURN! WE SHALL RETURN!

Movie Connections:

Features "Doctor Who" (1963)

Fitting Tribute

Not a documentary, more of a loving tribute. Cast and crew from the entire length of the series (1963 - 1989) share their thoughts on the series and it's future.

I got a sentimental buzz for the show just watching it. In addition to clips from just about every existing story made, you get Jon Pertwee driving the Whomobile and telling us how silly he thought the Daleks were, Sylvester McCoy expressing his regret at the show's cancellation, and Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant discussing the true definition of a Doctor Who companion. There's footage from British news shows regarding the series (notably Blue Peter), and behind-the-scenes footage of some episodes. Love the old PRIME computer commercials featuring an engaged Fourth Doctor and Romana, er, Tom Baker and Lalla Ward. And I'm a sucker for that Jon Pertwee rap that plays during the end credits. I even got a kick out of hearing Mary Whitehouse's rhetoric. And it's only fitting that Nicholas Courtney, a man who was involved with the series from almost the very beginning all the way up to it's last season, should be the narrator.