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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

William Hartnell (Actor), Patrick Troughton (Actor) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric is one of the best of Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor adventures, a complex tale set around a naval installation on the North Yorkshire coast during WWII. The busy plot involves a Russian commando unit, a code-breaking computer, opening gambits in the Cold War, ancient Norse inscriptions concerning even more ancient evil, a new twist on vampirism, chess, global pollution, and a creature from the end of human history. Key to all this is the theme of faith and a time paradox centred on Ace (Sophie Aldred), which ultimately turns out to be the resolution to mysteries that have haunted the Doctor's companion all her life (they were first touched upon in 1987's Dragonfire, also written by Ian Briggs).

The show was shot entirely on location and has above-average production values, generating tension and exciting set-pieces even when the plot threatens to get lost in its own tangles. Nicholas Parsons complements McCoy and Aldred by turning in a strong performance as a the local minister and the tale pays homage to such horrors as Plague of the Zombies (1966), Night of the Living Dead (1968), and John Carpenter’s The Fog (1980) and Prince of Darkness (1987) with aplomb. Sadly there would only be one more story, the disappointing Survival (1989), before the BBC put the Doctor into suspended animation. --Gary S. Dalkin

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The best of a bad bunch Feb 3 2005
By JohnD TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
By the time the original series got around to the 7th Doctor (Sylvester McCoy), the series was a shadow of its former self, which can be seen in the currently available on dvd Pyramids of Mars, The Talons of Weng-Chiang, The Aztecs, etc....

Still, the 7th Doctor "era" which lasted the equivilant of 1.5 seasons in the Tom Baker era, had the occasional high point.

This story is the top of the heap when it comes to the 7th Doctor.

My advice is to watch the special edition version of the story, on disc 2 instead of the orignial version on disc 1. The new version has added scenes, updated music and some better post production work making it flow and look better.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Two versions - quite different April 24 2004
By James E. Hartman
Format:DVD
If this DVD set is the same as was released in the UK last year, then you are getting TWO different cuts of Curse of Fenric - one, a restored version of the "episodic" version (as the story was originally broadcast), and a redo cut as a movie, with extended or extra scenes, which fits much more closely to the original script and director's intent. Little things are cleaned up as well - like how it rains and is dark in one scene, then obviously fake rain and bright sunshine in the next. The re-do on the effects help bring Fenric into the 21st Century. The whole recut is fantastic and is much better than the episodic version is (all due to time constraints and having to fit into a 25-minute time slot). This is also a good introduction to Who as a series for someone who hasn't ever seen it before - better than the Five Doctors, in that there isn't that much backstory needed before viewing. Overall, worth every penny!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A very good Sylvester McCoy Story Jan 2 2013
By Francesco Zappone
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Yes, I know Doctor Who took a noticeable left turn (not in the Donna Noble sense of the word) during the 1980s. This however was a very good story with some solid acting and villainous performances. The best McCoy story from my perspective.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Curse Of Fenric
This was a present for another Doctor Who fan. We both like this story as it has to do with ww II and a Viking Curse. I have some Viking blood. Read more
Published 9 months ago by DSW girl
5.0 out of 5 stars McCoy's Best
A wonderful episode from the McCoy era - Slvester at his dark and manipulative best, Sophie Aldred's Ace developed by far the most of any classic Who companion and a great... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Trytek
1.0 out of 5 stars Curse is right
This may well be one of the best Sylvester McCoy episodes... but it isn't much fun to sit through. Ranks alongside some of the worst Jon Pertwee or Tom Baker episodes. Read more
Published on April 29 2010 by M. Rutherford
5.0 out of 5 stars Sylvester McCoy breaks this Curse
Far and away, this has to be one of Sylvester McCoy's best outings as the Doctor, even though Colin Baker is my favourite Doctor and even though I actually met McCoy at a sci-fi... Read more
Published on Jun 18 2006 by krahenkumpel
3.0 out of 5 stars Best of the weakest doctor
The Curse of Fenric exemplifies both the strengths and significant weaknesses of Sylvester McCoy's reign as the seventh doctor. Read more
Published on April 29 2005
1.0 out of 5 stars A Confusing Mess
I've always had problems with this story and I had to by the extended version on this DVD to make sure I wasn't just going nuts. Read more
Published on July 16 2004 by Jeremy Morrow
2.0 out of 5 stars Hi! I MAKE NO SENSE!!...
That's what this DVD with a SPECIAL EDITION of THE CURSE OF FENRIC should be called...
CHEESY...OVERWRITTEN...BORING...and why is the sound so bad? Read more
Published on Jun 25 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars A fatal Curse for Two Doctors...
BBC Video continues to turn out the quarterly releases of the Doctor Who back catalogue on DVD and the latest pairing brings two stories from the latter years of the series lengthy... Read more
Published on Jun 7 2004
2.0 out of 5 stars So sad.. so bad
I am the biggest Doctor Who fan I know. I own 45 vhs tapes full of eps that were taped off of public TV in the 80s and 90s. Read more
Published on Jun 6 2004 by sean liddle
2.0 out of 5 stars McCoy DOES try but.....
I feel sorry for Sylvester McCoy. Because of bad management decisions at the BBC, he didn't get a proper regeneration sequence, his first season was horrible AND short since it... Read more
Published on Jun 5 2004 by Rick Lundeen
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