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Thursday 25 July 2013

Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)

A joint UK and US production set in San Francisco (but filmed in Canada) that was intended to kick-start an American approved version of Dr Who. Paul McGann takes on the role of the eighth Doctor and other than the title music and iconic TARDIS exterior he's the only aspect of it that feels like it belongs. The shift in style to a more 'serious drama' and a misguided pandering to the target audience meant it was stripped of almost everything that had made the original TV venture interesting in the interesting in the first place.
I'm glad it didn't go to series but also saddened that McGann didn't get another proper shot at the role onscreen, because he'd the skills to make it work.

1½ jelly babies out of 5

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