[singlepic id=731 w=259 h=351 float=left]Previously missing and unseen in the UK for 45 years the classic Patrick Troughton adventure The Web of Fear will soon be yours to own on DVD and is available to pre-order now.
The story was recovered in Nigeria by intrepid episode-hunter Philip Morris from Television International Enterprises Archives Ltd, although the whereabouts of the third episode remain a mystery for now. The third episode is important because it features the first appearance of the late Nicholas Courtney in the role of Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart, who went on to become Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, a regular in the show during the Jon Pertwee era.
The Web of Fear stars Patrick Troughton as The Doctor with Frazer Hines as Jamie and Deborah Watling as Victoria. The story sees the return of actor Jack Watling as Professor Travers, last seen a few months earlier in The Abominable Snowmen, a story which also featured the Yeti and The Great Intelligence.
SYNOPSIS:
The TARDIS narrowly avoids becoming engulfed in a cobwebby substance in space. It arrives in the London Underground railway system, the tunnels of which are being overrun by the web and by the Great Intelligence’s robot Yeti. The Intelligence’s goal is to drain the Doctor’s mind; can the Doctor sabotage the device before the Intelligence’s plan comes to fruition?
FEATURES:
- Episode Three reconstruction, presented using the original soundtrack alongside surviving images from the episode.
- Programme subtitles.
- Also Available: The Enemy of the World.
The Web of Fear is released on 24th February 2014.