August 11th, 2009
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Starring William Hartnell as the first Doctor, the Keys of Marinus is released for the first time on DVD from 21st September. Originally transmitted in 1964, this early epic was written by Dalek creator Terry Nation and was the fifth Doctor Who story to be made.
Materialising on an island of glass in a sea of acid, the Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara find themselves chosen to embark on a perilous quest set by Arbitan, Keeper of the Conscience of the plant Marinus.
The Conscience machine has the power to control the minds of everyone on Marinus, and it is in danger of falling into the hands of the sinister Yartek, leader of the alien Voord.
To prevent disaster, the TARDIS crew must recover the machine’s operating keys, hidden in various locations around the planet. Others have attempted this task before – but none have ever returned.
The four companions travel from Morphoton to Millennius, battling ice soldiers and deadly plants on their way and overcoming hypnotic conditioning and hostile environments, that challenge the travellers like never before.
Extras
Commentary - with actors William Russell and Carole Ann Ford, director John Gorrie and designer Raymond Cusick. Moderated by Clayton Hickman.
The Sets of Marinus - designer Raymond Cusick recalls his work on this story.
Photo Gallery
Coming Soon
Programme Subtitles
Subtitle Production Notes
Other places of interest…
BBC The Keys of Marinus guide.
BBFC classification information
Wikipedia entry.
Brendan Sheppard Trailers/showreals
Original VHS Cover
Filed under: Classic individual releases, DVD
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6 Responses to The Keys of Marinus
Posted by: who crazy! September 7th, 2010
Ive got this dvd. Now im going to type in which classic series dvd ive got. I will give this story a 10/10 because its a six parter and it was written by terry nation the person who created the daleks
Posted by: Sontar 7 June 3rd, 2010
Possibly some of the extras have been rated higher than the feature itself.
Posted by: Anonymous April 16th, 2010
how come on video its rated u and pg on dvd?
Posted by: Juddon Master September 10th, 2009
Do you know I think this could be the start of a great year in terms of DVDs I mean I’m a young fan and I’ve only seen four First Doctor adventures
Posted by: Dalek War August 5th, 2009
Dalek War, now were talking
Posted by: The Master July 31st, 2009
Really liked this story when i got it on VHS, will be getting this its about time i watched it again.