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Doctor Who - Ghost Light [1989]

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Average customer rating: 3.5

Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 5024165322314
Label : 2 Entertain Video
Manufacturer : 2 Entertain Video
Publisher : 2 Entertain Video
Release date : 1994-05-03
Title : Doctor Who - Ghost Light [1989]
Actor : Sylvester McCoy
Audience rating : Parental Guidance
Format : Array
Number of items : 1
Original release date : 1989-01-01
Running time : 73
Studio : 2 Entertain Video
Theatrical releaseDate : 1989

Customer reviews

review by: date: 2004-01-06 rating:

Possibly the worst McCoy story
There are many good things about Ghost Light - the wonderfully decorated sets, the atmospheric lighting, surreal imagery, and striking visual effects as well as a haunting music score... but the effect of all of these is undermined by the fact that the story is an incoherent mess. It's not that I don't like complex stories. It's that Ghost Light, at its core, has a very simple story told extremely badly. This is not entirely the writer's fault. The blame lies substantially with the script editor, who did not iron out many of the rough paches, and should have, as well as making sure the story was intelligible to a general viewer. The most popular periods of Dr. Who's history have been when the producer couldn't give a toss for fandom. As it is, Ghost Light is made solely for the fans, and when that happens the show deserves all it gets. Which in this case was cancellation.

review by: date: 2001-01-18 rating:

Gothic quality and great performances.
Great acting abounds on this Doctor Who from 1989. This was the story that convinced me that Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred were two terrific actors and that they were more than capable of being one of the series' great partnerships. The sets depicting a Victorian mansion are excellent and the guest cast of Ian Hogg, Sylvia Syms and John Hallam is good without being too much of a showbiz line-up (although Frank Windsor is a bit typecast as a policeman).

review by: rarobinson date: 2001-01-07 rating:

good storyline, nicely done
This is a rather good Sylvester McCoy and Ace story. All nicely done, nice mystery as to what is going on till the end. Worthwile!

review by: date: 2000-04-17 rating:

Shining light
It was terribly sad that just as Dr. Who returned to making truly memorable episodes the plug was finally pulled. "Ghost Light" has the atmosphere of the best Tom Baker stories, darkly theatrical, taken in a new direction by the delightful pairing of Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred. The script sparkles and the cast seem to be enjoying having something worth playing with. The plot itself is clever but hardly breathtaking; what really makes this a highlight of the entire series is the treatment of character and the fine direction. The manipulative aspects of McCoy's Doctor are apparent here as he forces Ace to confront her fears, yet this important sub-plot is not allowed to dwarf a cracking story. Who worked best when it played to its strengths; and this theatrical gem is very nearly as strong as it ever was.

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