C05S03 The Ice Warriors
Synopsis
In the distant future, Earth faces a new Ice Age. While a dedicated team of scientists battle to hold the approaching glaciers at bay, a startling discovery is made deep within the ice... an alien warrior, frozen for millennia. When the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive they soon discover Earth is under threat from the Ice Warriors - fearsome Martians intent on conquering our planet for themselves...
Cover notes
It's testament to the enduring popularity of Brian Hayles' creations that the fearsome Ice Warriors returned for Doctor Who's 50th anniversary year. The reptiles from Mars battled the Doctor in just four stories between 1967 and 1974, but made such an impact that they are regarded as one of the programme's most popular monsters. And it all began right here...
Writer Brian Hayles (who had contributed The Celestial Toymaker to William Hartnell's third season) had been fascinated by the story of the Beresovka mammoth which was discovered frozen inside a block of ice in 1900, and this became the inspiration for his next set of scripts.
Screened as part of the fondly-remembered 'Monsters Season', The Ice Warriors was an instant success and demand for a rematch was granted in 1969 when they returned in The Seeds of Death. Later the Martians were pitted against the Third Doctor in The Curse of Peladon (1972) and The Monster of Peladon (1974). And then,... not a hiss, until 2013 when they lumbered centre-stage once again. All six episodes of this story were missing from the BBC Archives until 1988, when four were discovered in an old BBC building being readied for refurbishment - and fans detonated in excitement. While episodes two and three remain lost (search everywhere please - yes, even in there), they have been recreated for this DVD release in animated form, allowing us to enjoy this classic Second Doctor adventure in full for the first time in 46 years!
Cast
| The Doctor | Patrick Troughton | listed as Dr. Who |
| Jamie McCrimmon | Frazer Hines | |
| Victoria Waterfield | Deborah Watling | |
| Miss Garrett | Wendy Gifford | |
| Clent | Peter Barkworth | |
| Arden | George Waring | ep. 1,2,3 |
| Walters | Malcolm Taylor | ep. 1,5,6 |
| Davis | Peter Diamond | ep. 1 |
| Storr | Angus Lennie | ep. 1,2,3,4 |
| Penley | Peter Sallis | |
| Varga, the leader | Bernard Bresslaw | [ep. 1 listed as Varga the Ice Warrior] |
| Voice of computer | Roy Skelton | ep. 1,2,5 |
| Ice Warrior Zondal | Roger Jones | ep. 3,4,5,6 |
| Ice Warrior Turoc | Sonny Caldinez | ep. 3,4 |
| Ice Warrior Rintan | Tony Harwood | ep. 3,4,5,6 |
| Ice Warrior Isbur | Michael Attwell | ep. 3,4,5,6 |
Crew
| Written by | Brian Hayles | |
| Title music | Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop | |
| Incidental music | Dudley Simpson | |
| Special sound effects | Bryan Hodgson and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Story Editor | Peter Bryant | |
| Costumes | Martin Baugh | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Make-up | Sylvia James | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Sound | Brian Forgham | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Lighting | Sam Neeter | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Film Cameraman | Brian Langley | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Film Editor | Michael Lockey | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Visual effects | Bernard Wilkie | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Visual effects | Ron Oates | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Designer | Jeremy Davies | |
| Producer | Innes Lloyd | |
| Director | Derek Martinus |
DVD Extras
| episodes 1, 4, 5 & 6 | Frazer Hines Deborah Watling Sonny Caldinez Jeremy Davies Pat Heigham |
commentary track |
| episode 2 | Brian Hayles Derek Matinus Martin Baugh Bernard Bresslaw Peter Barkworth Wendy Gifford Sylvia James |
commentary track |
| episode 3 | Michael Troughton | commentary track |
| Cold Fusion | A documentary charting the making of The Ice Warriors. | |
| Beneath the Ice | A look behind the scenes of the animated Ice Warrior episodes. Producers Chris Chapman and Niel Bushnell, together with animation director Chris Chatterton lift the lid on the process used to bring Varga and his warriors back to life. | |
| The Ice Warriors episode 2 & 3 VHS links [1998] | The linking material bridging the missing episodes two and three originally produced for the 1998 BBC VIdeo release. | |
| Blue Peter - Design-a-Monster [1967] | The launch and subsequent winners of the 1967 competition which screened during the transmission of The Ice Warriors. | |
| Doctor Who Stories - Frazer Hines (part two) [2004] | The second part of an interview conducted with Frazer in 2004 for the BBC Special The Story of Doctor Who. [part one is available on the DVD release of The Krotons]. | |
| Animated original Ice Warriors trailer | An animated recreation of the original 1967 trailer. | |
| photo gallery | ||
| Radio Times listings |
Loose Canon Extras
| Peter Barkworth extras | ||
| The Ice Warriors; introduction | Peter Barkworth |
Commentary
| serial code : | OO |
| episode count : | 6 |
| initial broadcast date : | 1967-11-11 |
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