Time-Flight
(DVD)

 

Starring Peter Davison
4 Episodes
1982
98 minutes (color)
Single Disc



 

 

Production Notes
Doctor Who
Peter Davison

Nyssa
Sarah Sutton

Tegan Jovanka
Janet Fielding

The Master
Anthony Ainley

Written by
Peter Grimwade
Directed by
Ron Jones

Produced by
John Nathan-Turner

Original Airdate
Mar 22, 1982 - Mar 30, 1982

US DVD Release Date
November 2007

Warner Home Video
#E4191

U.K. Cover




 

 

 

Cover Blurb
 

 

The TARDIS arrives by accident in the middle of Terminal One at Heathrow Airport.  One of the supersonic Concordes has disappeared midair, and the Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa soon become involved in a hunt for the missing airplane.  But what connects its disappearance to prehistoric Earth, and why is a mysterious sorcerer so interested in the Doctor's TARDIS?  A flight through time will reveal all.

 

 

 

 

 


 

DVD Features

  • Mouth on Legs:

 Actress Janet Fielding discusses her role as Tegan as well as her memories of being on the show.
 

 
  • Jurassic Larks:
 Twenty minutes of behind the scenes studio footage.
 

 
  • Deleted and Extended Scenes:
 This nearly 4 minute long segment includes brief snippets of both deleted as well as extended scenes that were part of the initial filming but were left unused in the transmitted version.
 

 
  • Outtakes:
 Thirteen minutes worth of flubbed lines.
 

 
  • Peter Grimwade Interview:
 Taken from a 1987 interview, this 4 minute excerpt features the late writer/director discussing the of making "Time-Flight."
 

 
  • Audio Options:
 Commentary is provided by Peter Davison (Doctor #5), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), and Eric Saward (script editor).  This commentary should prove to be highly entertaining.
 

 
  • Information Text:
 Lots of trivia and tidbits of Whovian detail are provided.  The text appears intermittently along the bottom of the screen and is written by members of the Doctor Who Restoration Team
 

 
  • Photo Gallery:
 Lots of rare and never before seen photos taken during the production of this story.  Very nice.
 

 
  • 1983 Doctor Who Annual:
 Accessible from any computer with a DVD drive, a PDF of  the 1983 Doctor Who Annual (a mixture of Doctor Who fiction as well as science based reading for young Doctor Who fans).
 

 
  • Radio Times Listings:
 Accessible from any computer with a DVD drive, a PDF of some of the original Radio Times press clippings.
 

 
  • Coming Soon:
 A new feature for the DVD range.  A specially made trailer for the upcoming release of the Jon Pertwee classic "The Time Warrior."
 

 
  • Easter Eggs:
 There are no easter eggs for this release.  For a full list of known Easter Eggs and screen grabs of them click HERE.
   

 

 

 



Additional Notes

  • Following one of the best Davison stories ("Earthshock") is perhaps one of worst, "Time-Flight."  Its filled with idiotic humans (a necessity in any Who adventure), overly peppy pilots, and incidental music that reminds one of a dentist drill.
     
  • Time-Flight sees the return of the Master as well as the apparent departure of Tegan. 
     
  • Tegan's departure at the end of this story was an intentional move, rather than a desire by Janet Fielding to leave the series.  Tegan's storyline picks back up in the next adventure "Arc of Infinity."
     
  • The story was filmed on location at Heathrow along with a Concorde airplane (supplied by British Airways).
     
  • Matthew Waterhouse makes a cameo appearance in this story.
     
  • This story is written by Peter Grimwade, who was also a regular contributor in the director's seat.  He directed 4 Doctor Who stories in the span of two years while at the same time trying to write this story.
     
  • At one point episode 3 was severely under time (to the tune of 7 minutes).  Grimwade's rewrites brought the episode up to the acceptable length.
     
  • Continuity buffs will be pleased to hear references to UNIT in this story.
     
  • This story (along with the next story "Arc of Infinity") was sold as part of a box set in the U.K.  However, it was sold separately for the Region 1 release.
  • As with all of the U.K. DVD releases to date, the Doctor Who Restoration Team did extensive work on this story to create the best possible transfer.  More information on the restoration of this story can be read at their website HERE.