The Web of Fear DVD details

Next month sees the release of the Patrick Troughton story, The Web of Fear, and BBC Worldwide have announced details about the DVD - check them out below. Pre-order now at BBC Shop.com HERE. Click on the cover image for a bigger version.

Previously unseen in the UK for 45 years and re-mastered from newly discovered tapes located in Nigeria, the formerly missing Doctor Who classic - The Web of Fear - will soon be available to own on DVD. Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor, alongside Frazer Hines (Jamie) and Deborah Watling (Victoria) as companions, this iconic story sees the TARDIS narrowly avoid becoming engulfed in a mysterious cobweb-like substance in space before arriving in the London Underground railway system.

The Doctor soon discovers that something strange is afoot as the tunnels are being overrun by the web, an army or robotic yetis and The Great Intelligence. Before the original broadcast in 1967, this story was deemed so scary that the Doctor delivered the following message to television audiences:

The Web of Fear is also famed for introducing one of Doctor Who folklore’s most beloved characters; Nicholas Courtney as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart who later became the Brigadier. The Brigadier’s legacy lives on in contemporary Doctor Who, with Kate Stewart (his daughter) starring in the show’s 50th anniversary episode The Day of the Doctor. 

Please Note: this release does NOT include an animated episode. The still missing Ep 3 is as was presented on the iTunes version last year - reconstructed from telesnaps with orginal soundtrack. There are no extras on this DVD other than a trailer for The Enemy of the World. 

BBC Shop.com also have an EXCLUSIVE Slipcase Cover for the DVD and a rather neat EXCLUSIVE tee (pictured right) accompany this iconic release - check them out HERE.

Pre-order The Web of Fear now at BBC Shop.com

Release date: 24th February, RRP: £20.42

Thanks to BBC Worldwide