Doctor Who Series 4 - Volume 3
[DVD]

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Hot on the heels of the acclaimed third series, Doctor Who returns for a fourth instalment with a familiar face alongside the Doctor. Award-winning comedienne Catherine Tate returns as the Doctor's new companion, revisiting her role as Donna Noble from the 2006 Christmas special The Runaway Bride. These three episodes see Donna continuing her adventures with the Doctor. "Silence in the Library" sees the Doctor and Donna enter a world of terror inside an abandoned library. They're given only one warning: 'Count the shadows'. In the second episode, "Forest of the Dead", the Doctor forges an alliance with the mysterious River Song. But can anyone stop the shadowy Vashta Nerada? The whole shebang is wrapped up with "Midnight", where the Doctor is trapped, powerless and terrified on the planet Midnight, as the knocking on the wall begins... AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEW This third DVD release from Doctor Who’s fourth series since its revival is an absolute cracker. For it just happens to bring together three of the very best episodes from the season, on a disc that’s best not to miss. Things kick off with the excellent Steven Moffat-penned two-parter, Silence In The Library and Forest Of The Dead. Moffat, who takes over the running of Doctor Who for its fifth series, has been widely regarded as writing some of the best episodes of the show since it came back (including the stunning Blink), and he doesn’t disappoint here. His story sees the Doctor and Donna landing in the middle of the biggest library in the Universe, a superb special effects creation that covers an entire planet. Yet it also houses a sinister set of foes that quickly send shivers up the spine, and that prove it’s wise to, as advised, "count the shadows". To tell too much more would be to spoil some of the surprises, yet with the mysterious character of River Song, the equally intriguing Dr Moon and a small girl’s nightmares to consider, there’s plenty to unravel. That two-parter out of the way, the mantle then passes back to Russell T Davies, who pens one of his very best episodes of Doctor Who with the terrific Midnight. It’s a deceptive episode, starting off with a low-budget, unimpressive feel, but soon developing into a tightly-constructed, unnerving story, without the comfort of a happily resolved ending. The back half of Doctor Who’s fourth season was, on the whole, of exceptionally high standard, and this trio of episodes is one of the main reasons why. A terrific DVD, that demonstrates a treasure of a TV show doing what it does best. --Simon Brew

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