Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World

One of the nest adventures of the second Doctor, Patrick Trouto

Previously thought lost, tapes for these episodes were found in 2013 in Nigeria. Now, those of us too young to have seen these episodes when they first aired can add to our collections with something that is a surprising part of history. The episodes themselves are, of course, typical of BBC television visual "quality" of the day (that is to say, not great) but, considering that the DVD is based on a remastering from decades-old, forgotten magnetic tapes, the picture quality is astounding. You'd never know that this was anything other than a standard copied-from-the-London-archives video. The acting and props are at about the standard you'd expect. The pleasure in this particular DVD is that you're viewing something that all had thought lost since at least the 1970's.

I can honestly say that Patrick Troughton is a very good actor. After watching this episode in serial format I wanted him to return to the Doctor. I love to visit past Doctor Who 's and to see Jaime and his friend from the Scottish Highlands. Excellent story that has a twist to our current year of December 31. 2018.

This adventure introduces a classic enemy, sometimes ally, of the Doctor. He has some great scenes, feigning to be buffoon when he knows he is the smartest man in the room. The animation on the missing episodes is very nice and stylish, adding to the mystery and tension of the story. If you love Doctor Who, you will love The Ice Warriors.

This 1967 story was missing from the BBC archives for over twenty years until four of the six episodes were found in 1988. With episodes 2 & 3 recreated using animation matched to the original soundtrack, this story can now be enjoyed in its entirety for the first time in over 40 years!

Absolutely loved this found story from the 2nd Doctor's era. Patrick Troughton's dual acting as the Doctor and Salamander show what a great talent he was. Especially in the scenes where both characters interact and he has to use different accents. I am eager for more "lost" stories from this era to be found.

I'm very happy to have The Enemy of the World on DVD. This is one of those "Lost/Incomplete" Stories. It has been reconstructed to my satisfaction. I do wish there was some special features.

An armored alien freed from a glacier reeks havoc on a scientific site until the Dr. can save the day. Episodes 2 & 3 are missing and are recreated with animation. It works really well, though.