Doctor Who: Series 2 - Volume 2 [2005]

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Suitable for 12 years and over 2 Entertain Video Release date: Monday 5th of June 2006 Starring: Billie Piper, Anthony Head, David Tennant, Elisabeth Sladen, Pauline Collins, Director(s): Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Region code: 2 Running time: 133 minutes Language: English (Original Language)

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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review

This second batch of episodes from David Tennant’s maiden run as the title character finds Doctor Who building up an impressive head of steam. There’s a trip back in time to see Queen Victoria, a reunion with an old friend and some deadly clockwork nemeses to contend with as the series really bursts into life.

Tooth & Claw is first up, set back in 1897 Scotland, as the Doctor and Rose must contend with a deadly werewolf, mysterious monks and the suspicions of Queen Victoria. It’s not the strongest of the series, but even so, this is Doctor Who on fine form and very sure footing.

School Reunion is superb, though. It brings back two of the Doctor’s previous companions, Sarah-Jane and K-9, and asks some intriguing questions of what happens to his assistants once he leaves them behind. That it also ties in an intriguing story of sinister goings on at an innocent looking school only adds to the achievement. The final episode, The Girl In The Fireplace, is also excellent. This is a staggeringly successful mixture of love story, unnerving baddies and quality science fiction. It’s the episode to date where Tennant has looked surest with the role, and it’s a highlight of an already highly impressive series.

So, to summarise, a DVD featuring one good and two superb episodes, with the promise of plenty more tasty episodes later in the series. Can’t be bad.--Simon Brew

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Editorial
Synopsis

Three episodes featuring David Tennant as the tenth 'regenerated' Doctor Who and Billie Piper as his companion Rose. In 'Tooth And Claw', the Doctor and Rose arrive in 1897 Scotland and meet Queen Victoria and danger at the Torchwood estate. In 'School Reunion' Sarah Jane and Robot K-9 join the time-travellers in a school that has been taken over by aliens. In 'The Girl In The Fireplace', The Doctor gets involved with Madame du Pompadour, mistress to King Louis XV.

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the GREATEST episodes of series 2
Review date: 2008-07-15 Rating: 10 out of 10

having found the christmas special and New Earth reasonably enjoyable,i decided that series 1 couldn't be beaten...i was totally wrong...David Tennant is the greatest doctor of them all,and he just kept improving throughout this series.
these are without a doubt the greatest episodes in series 2,and i even prefer these to the finale(Doomsday).

Tooth & Claw-a genuinly rewarding experience,Russel T.Davies has written a mini-horror film,and unlike the movies this werewolf is very scary and artistic to look at...i personally feel that this is the best episode he wrote of series 2 as it combines the humour,stunts and scares needed in an episode of Doctor Who,and Rose isn't all lovy dovy with the Doc in this episode(thank god!!!)but the chemistry is shown...some great scenes here too.

School Reunion-The return of Saah-Jane(who wont appear again until the series 4 finale!!!)which is a great treat for fans...and Anthony Stewart Head(Giles from BTVS) as the main villain of the episode adds to its charm...this is one of my favourite episodes of all time...oh yeah K-9 also reappears,the clashes that Rose and Sarah have between one another is hilarious to watch.

The Girl In The Fireplace-another corker from Stephen Moffat who beats the feel of series 1's Empty Child/Doctor Dances(and doesn't make another whopper like this until series 4's stunning silence in the library/Forest of the Dead)the Clockwork robots are very creepy with their masks and the twisted plot adds to the charm that makes this a great experience.

unfortunately this leads to a dumbed down two parter with the cybermen,and from then on series 2 keeps twisting slowly downhill providing us with un-needed episodes...until Doomsday where it cranks everything back up again.

BUY BUY BUY!!!

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