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Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Starring: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Sunmakers, John Leeson
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780790765938
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0790765934
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Release Date: 2002-02-19
Running Time: 99
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 1975-09-29
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Summary: The Wrong Sweets
Comment: The only aspect of this story that makes my blood boil is near the start when the Doctor is trying to save Cordo's life he tries to tempt him away from the ledge by offering him a Jelly Baby then as the Doctor eats a sweet It's clearly seen the sweet is not a jelly Baby it's a LIQUORICE ALLSORT. Just what on Earth is going on with BBC standards.....
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Summary: Very great and funny episode
Comment: This has to be one of most hilarious episodes in all of the doctor who cannon. The premise for the entire story is quite imaginative and interesting. It seems to be some sort of parady of the income tax system. 'Monetary supremacy is much more effective than miltary conquest' the collector declares. That is certainly true of the real world. Think of the rockefellers and rothchilds stranglehold over the world. Compare this story to the multi-national corporations that smother the western world and exploit the third world. You can see the parallels between these and 'the company'.
From this it hardly seems a story to insert great humour into - but it does and brilliantly. Cordo seems to be like the unlikely hero in another doctor who story "the Horns of Nimon". Tom Baker is at his silly best here. The collector is exceptionally well played and the gatherer is convincing as the arrogant, smug company official. The story holds up well throughout and the end completely unexpected - except that the doctor wins and that's not giving anything away to those who haven't viewed the tape.
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Summary: "You bloodsucking leech! ..." What's not to like?
Comment: While there's some campy moments that almost detract, the political undertones (both commercial imperialism AND excessive taxation are pelted on, so writer Robert Holmes was able to stick it to everybody!) more than make up for it.
Very unusual but very good story for 1977, which was written 4 years before Western society started its form of commercial imperialism. :-)
Definitely a must-see. But if you're not fond of stories that dare play with social scenarios, stay away. Reality bites.
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Summary: One of the best of the Tom Baker years
Comment: This is denfinitely one of those episodes that you apreciate a lot more when your older.I remember enjoying this as a kid but being all of about 9 years old at the time the humor escaped me not knowing much about taxes or corperations at the time.But seeing it now I see just how brilliant it is this has to be one of the funniest Doctor Who episodes I ever seen.The humor is great and stays funny even after repeated viewings.The guest stars who play the Collector and the Gatherer are suppurb.The only weakness has to be the sets but if your a Doctor Who fan you are probably willing to over look such things.This a must have for any true fan 5 out of 5.
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Summary: wish it was on dvd
Comment: wish they would hurry up and release them all on dvd since Dr Who is one of BBC's most popular shows along with red dwarf.
at leastthe price on the videoes have gone down.
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The ever popular Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) fights death and taxes on the planet Pluto, where a series of man-made suns ensures that the workday never ends.
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