Dr Who: Paradise Towers: DVD Review
Dr Who - Paradise Towers
Rating: PG
Released by BBC and Roadshow
This four part serial from 1987 is not one of Who's finest
hours.
When Sylvester McCoy's 7th Doctor takes Bonnie Langford's Mel to
Paradise Towers to relax, the pair finds themselves in a world
that's fallen into ruin.
Overrun by gangs and with a series of sinister goings on, the
Doctor realises he must save the day - once again and overthrow a
vicious evil lurking deep within Paradise Towers.
This adventure is a difficult watch - even for fans of the
show.
McCoy spends a lot of the story gurning and Richard Briers is
barely much better as the fascistic Chief Caretaker of the block;
it's a serial which verges on tedious rather than
entertaining.
Extras: Thankfully, these are a slightly higher quality bunch
(almost as if those behind the release knew how weak it was) with a
doco looking back at the making of the serial; a vignette on how
McCoy was cast as the Doc and an interesting three hander where
Sophie Aldred, Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton reflect on their
time as Who companions.
Rating: 4/10
