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Doctor Who - Series 4 Vol.3 [2008]
from 2 Entertain Video
starring David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Alex Kingston, Tallulah Riley
directed by Alice Troughton

Features:

• PAL

Editorial Review:

This third DVD release from Doctor Who’s fourth series since its revival is an absolute cracker. For it just happens to bring together three of the very best episodes from the season, on a disc that’s best not to miss.

Things kick off with the excellent Steven Moffat-penned two-parter, Silence In The Library and Forest Of The Dead. Moffat, who takes over the running of Doctor Who for its fifth series, has been widely regarded as writing some of the best episodes of the show since it came back (including the stunning Blink), and he doesn’t disappoint here. His story sees the Doctor and Donna landing in the middle of the biggest library in the Universe, a superb special effects creation that covers an entire planet. Yet it also houses a sinister set of foes that quickly send shivers up the spine, and that prove it’s wise to, as advised, "count the shadows". To tell too much more would be to spoil some of the surprises, yet with the mysterious character of River Song, the equally intriguing Dr Moon and a small girl’s nightmares to consider, there’s plenty to unravel.

That two-parter out of the way, the mantle then passes back to Russell T Davies, who pens one of his very best episodes of Doctor Who with the terrific Midnight. It’s a deceptive episode, starting off with a low-budget, unimpressive feel, but soon developing into a tightly-constructed, unnerving story, without the comfort of a happily resolved ending.

The back half of Doctor Who’s fourth season was, on the whole, of exceptionally high standard, and this trio of episodes is one of the main reasons why. A terrific DVD, that demonstrates a treasure of a TV show doing what it does best. --Simon Brew

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Stirring stuff
  Silence in the Library and Forests of the Dead is an enthralling 2 parter concerned with the terrible vashda nerada. Shadows that have a life of their own and the mysterious River Song all work splendidly to make this a 'must not miss' volume. Midnight finishes it off very well, the Dr scared? Frightened by the potential violence humans are capable of in disturbing conditions, this gives a completely new angle to the Dr's personality. Ripping stuff.

• the best of series 4
  These 3 episodes are far and away the best of series four. Great writing and terrific performances.
  'Silence in the Library/ Forest of the Dead' is probably the best two-parter yet. It's a tense, chilling story with twists and turns that keeps delivering surprises all the way to the end.
  And, for those of us who find Catherine Tate more irritating than a bag of Adipose, there's the pleasure of a virtually Donna-free episode in the form of the excellent 'Midnight'. After the Doctor leaves Donna... more info

• Three Super Episodes!
  People who gave this a 1 star obviously don't know class even if it's thrown in their face! These episodes are very good, clever and scary at the same time!
  Silence in the Library: The Doctor and Donna arrive in the biggest Library in the world (called 'The Library'!) and they are given one message 'run and count the shadows'. There are no human life-forms on a scanner but there are 100,000,000 life-forms. A group of Archaeologists turn up with a strange Proffesor River Song who seems to know alot... more info

• Rubbish! - Five stars - Are you MAD?!
  These episodes were Rubbish!
  They did not apply to me in the slightest!
  The only thing good is the cover but other wise, don't bother!
  A waste of money!
  Avoid it!

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