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	The Macra Terror


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Starring: Patrick Troughton, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze & Frazer Hines
By: Ian Stuart Black
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Description: Fully-animated version of the missing 1967 Doctor Who TV story of the same name.

Edition: UK (DVD)
Released: March 2019
Publisher: BBC Video
Format: 2 x DVD
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The original 1967 master recordings of ‘The Macra Terror’ were lost soon after the programme’s original transmission. However, audio-only recordings have survived and have been used here to create a brand new fully animated reconstruction of this lost classic.
The Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and his companions (Jamie, Polly and Ben) arrive on a human colony in the far flung future. The colony outwardly appears to be happy and carefree. But behind its cheerful exterior, the colony has been secretly infiltrated by a race of giant parasitic crab creatures called Macra.
The Macra brainwash the human colonists to mine toxic gas in the levels below the colony. Ruling the settlement from a control centre in the heart of the main city, they scuttle around at night looking for food.
The Doctor’s friend Ben is soon taken over by the Macra and under their malign influence, he turns against the Doctor. As their influence spreads, the Doctor sets out to bring an end to the Macra terror.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Audio Commentary
Episode Reconstructions
Bonus Mini-Episode
Animation Test
Animatics
Animation Gallery
Teaser Trailer
Alternative Black and White Presentation
1992 Audio Presentation
Surviving Footage
Behind the Scenes Film
Censored Scene
Title Sequences
Photo Gallery
Production Paperwork

Edition: UK (Blu-ray)
Released: March 2019
Publisher: BBC Video
Format: 2 x Blu-ray
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Same as UK DVD edition.

Edition: UK (steelbook Blu-ray)
Released: March 2019
Publisher: BBC Video
Format: 3 x Blu-ray
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Note: Contains a bonus disc exclusive to this release, with the following contents:
Tenth Doctor episode Gridlock
Gridlock audio commentary with Julie Gardner, Travis Oliver and Marie Jones
Doctor Who Confidential Cut Down: Are We There Yet? (The making of Gridlock)
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Edition: Australia (DVD)
Released: April 2019
Publisher: BBC Video
Format: 1 x DVD
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Edition: Australia (Blu-ray)
Released: April 2019
Publisher: BBC Video
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Note: Includes a bonus disc — contents unconfirmed, but presumably the same as the bonus disc included in the UK steelbook edition.
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Edition: US (DVD)
Released: November 2019
Publisher: BBC Video
Format: 2 x DVD
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Lost since its first airing in the UK over 50 years ago, Doctor Who: The Macra Terror has been painstakingly recreated as a full-length animation in both color and black & white; an incredible reimagining of a lost classic.
The Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and his companions (Jamie, Polly and Ben) arrive on a human colony in the far flung future. The colony outwardly appears to be happy and carefree. But behind its cheerful exterior, the colony has been secretly infiltrated by a race of giant parasitic creatures called Macra.
The Macra brainwash the human colonists to mine toxic gas in the levels below the colony. Ruling the settlement from a control center in the heart of the main city, they scuttle around at night looking for food.
The Doctor’s friend Ben is soon taken over by the Macra and under their malign influence, he turns against the Doctor. As their influence spreads, the Doctor sets out to bring an end to the Macra terror.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Audio Comentary
Episode Reconstructions
Bonus Mini-Episode
Animation Test
Animatics
Animation Gallery
Teaser Trailer
Alternative Black and White Presentation
1992 Audio Presentation
Surviving Footage
Behind the Scenes Film
Censored Scene
Title Sequences
Photo Gallery
Production Paperwork

Edition: Australia (2nd DVD)
Released: February 2020
Publisher: Universal
Format: 2 x DVD
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