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jedichad

Doctor Who - The Gunfighters

Sep 30, 2007 00:44

"The Gunfighters" was a four-part serial, first broadcast on BBC TV between 30 April 1966 - 21 May 1966. It was written by Donald Cotton, and directed by Rex Tucker. It starred William Hartnell as the Doctor, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor, and Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet.

( A brief and somewhat spoiler-ish summary of the plot: )

review, peter purves, william hartnell, steven taylor, doctor who, dodo chaplet, the first doctor, jackie lane

Comments 6

nwhyte September 30 2007, 05:26:32 UTC

Totally agree. There's an audio version as well, with linking narration by Peter Purves. As a bit of a fan of Dodo's I think this is her best story. And the novelisation is one of the great DW books.

jedichad September 30 2007, 15:54:02 UTC

As a bit of a fan of Dodo's I think this is her best story.

I agree wholeheartedly!

livii September 30 2007, 05:53:06 UTC

I loved this one too - though I didn't like the song, but it didn't manage to get to me the way it seems to get to some people. But Steven gets called "Regret" the whole time! Dodo in a cowgirl costume! The OK Corral! It is so, so awesome. I miss the historicals whole bunches.

jedichad September 30 2007, 15:50:36 UTC

Thanks so much for replying! I adore "The Gunfighters", and I hope it'll get the lovely DVD treatment someday soon.

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jedichad September 30 2007, 15:48:29 UTC

You know that Peter Haining needs a good swift kick for starting all that nonsense in the first place!

bibliophile1887 September 30 2007, 17:47:11 UTC

When I first saw this, the song went from amusing to annoying to silly. In the end I decided it was somewhat endearing if a bit overused.

I loved the fact that the Doctor introduced himself as Dr. Caligari. Lovely, that. And the ending of the second episode was indeed great. *points to icon*

I can't be as complimentary about the American accents, but I will admit they did the best they could. And although it's obvious it was all shot on a set, I love the fact that they used live horses for the outdoor scenes.

Yeah, it's an amusing little story, and it's supposed to be one of the "funny" ones. I'm just not too sure it succeeds.