The curse of fatal death
Synopsis
The Doctor agrees to meet his old foe the Master on the planet Tersurus. But when the Doctor arrives, assisted by the lovely Emma, the Master has prepared a series of hideous tortures for them. Horrible tortures. Evil, nasty and decidedly unpleasant tortures...
As the Doctor and the Master attempt to outwit one another a bizarre odyssey unfolds, featuring treacherous trapdoors, bottom burps, foul-smelling sewers and the infamous sofa of reasonable comfort. When the Daleks become involved a series of mishaps triggers the Doctor's regeneration cycle, leading to the biggest and most exciting adventure of his lives!
Cover notes
This special Doctor Who story was made for Comic Relief's 1999 spectacular and features a host of famous stars in an affectionate take on one of BBC Television's most popular programmes of all time.
Cast
| The Doctor | Rowan Atkinson | |
| The Doctor | Richard E. Grant | |
| The Doctor | Jim Broadbent | |
| The Doctor | Hugh Grant | |
| The Doctor | Joanna Lumley | |
| Emma | Julia Sawalha | |
| The Master | Jonathan Pryce | |
Crew
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| Title music | Ron Grainer and BBC Radiophonic Workshop | |
| Title sequence | Bernard Lodge | |
| Incidental music | Dudley Simpson | |
| Special sound | Dick Mills | |
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| Script Editor | Robert Holmes | |
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| Producer | Philip Hinchcliffe | |
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VHS Extras
| Behind the scenes documentary | Narrated by Henry Enfield | |
| Victoria Woods - As Seen on TV parody [1987-12-18] | ||
| The Lenny Henry Show parody [1985-10-03] | ||
| French and Saunders sketch |
Special Edition DVD Extras
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Commentary
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| initial broadcast date : | 1999-03-12 |
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| part of the x boxset | |