Doctor Who. The mutants [DVD video]

When the strange message pod turns up at UNIT HQ, the Doctor and his assistant Jo suddenly involved in another dangerous mission for the Time Lords. The TARDIS takes them to Skybase One above the inhospitable Solos. It is the 30th century and the planet is about to gain independence from Earth's glorious empire. But someone on Solos has other plans and, alarmingly, the natives are slowly evolving into fierce-looking creatures.

General Note:

Title from disc surface.

Originally broadcast on television from April 8 to May 13, 1972.

Contains 6 episodes from the BBC television series.

DVD extras: audio commentary by cast and crew; "Mutt mad": making-of featurette (20 min.); "Race against time": documentary on the representation of black actors in Doctor Who and on British television as a whole (37 min.); Peter Purves looks at a collection of Doctor Who monsters (1 min.); "Dressing Doctor Who": interview with Academy Award-winning costume designer James Acheson (27 min.); photo gallery; PDF materials.

Performers:

Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning.

Technical Details:

DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen (4:3 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital mono.

Personal Subject:

Doctor (Fictitious character)-Drama.

Subject Term:

Life on other planets -- Drama.

Time travel -- Drama.

Genre:

Science fiction television programs.

Action and adventure television programs