Coming in June, Severin Films release Total Extermination: The Peter Cushing Doctor Who Collection, Blu-ray or 4K UHD “Mixed Region” editions available to preorder.
Fans of the films who already own copies can also buy the limited edition slipcase for this release separately – details below.
At the height of Dalekmania, producers Milton Subotsky and Max J. Rosenberg bought the rights to the original black and white BBC-TV serial first featuring the Daleks created by Terry Nation for the Technicolor movie adaptation. In Dr. Who and the Daleks, when his time-travel phone box TARDIS is accidentally activated, eccentric inventor “Dr. Who” (Peter Cushing) – along with granddaughters Susan (Roberta Tovey), Barbara (Jennie Linden) and her bumbling boyfriend Ian (Roy Castle of Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors) – are transported to the planet Skaro, where they’re caught in the middle of a war between the benevolent Thals and evil Daleks.
Directed by Gordon Flemyng this 1965 sci-fi favourite, which, according to Critical Popcorn, “feels like a comic strip brought to the big screen with bold colors and an upbeat, adventurous tone”, is newly scanned in 4K from the original Techniscope 35mm negative by StudioCanal with over six hours of Special Features.
The Daleks are back in Dr. Who and The Dalek Invasion of Earth – and more brutal than before – in the “impressive work that delivers all-out adventure with refreshingly little messing about” (Eye For Film). When the TARDIS travels to 2150 A.D., Dr. Who along with his niece Louise (played by Jill Curzon), granddaughter Susan (again played by Roberta Tovey) and policeman Tom Campbell (Bernard Cribbins, the Doctor Who BBC-TV series’ future Wilfred Mott) – discovers that humanity has been enslaved by Daleks. As a rebel force of survivors battles the metallic invaders, can the Doctor save the last of London from total extermination?
Andrew Keir (Quatermass and the Pit) co-stars in this “endearing sequel with excellent action scenes” (Empire) also directed by Gordon Flemyng, also newly scanned in 4K from the original Techniscope 35mm negative by StudioCanal with over four hours of Special Features.
Severin Films is the foremost independent studio dedicated to rescuing, restoring, and releasing the works of Oscar nominees and cult icons alike for Blu-ray, 4K UHD and digital platforms. Founded in 2006 by David Gregory, Carl Daft and John Cregan, the Los Angeles-based company features a library of 250+ films and television projects, as well as an international team of the industry’s most skilled and devoted genre experts.
Severin’s webstore, YouTube Channel – which features rare trailers, exclusive release promos and The Severin Cellar – and its annual Super-Shock Pop-Up Film Festival all remain popular genre fan destinations. Their subsidiary label Intervision is dedicated to eclectic ‘80s softcore favourites, shot-on-video triumphs and regional rarities. The company launched the children’s label Severin Kids in 2019 to release such generation-scarring classics as The Peanut Butter Solution and When The Wind Blows.
• Total Extermination: The Peter Cushing Doctor Who Collection with limited edition slipcase
• Got the films already? Like the slipcase? You can order it separately here
• Dr. Who and the Daleks is available to order here in 4K and here on Blu-Ray from Severin Films
• Dr. Who and The Dalek Invasion of Earth is available to order here in 4K and here on Blu-Ray from Severin Films
Dr. Who and the Daleks Specification
DISC 1: 4K UHD (FILM + SPECIAL FEATURES)
- Audio Commentary With Whovians Barry Forshaw, Stephen Jones And Kim Newman
- Audio Commentary With Stars Jennie Linden And Roberta Tovey, Moderated By Journalist Jonathan Sothcott
- Audio Commentary With Critic Kim Newman, Screenwriter/Writer Robert Shearman And Actor/Writer Mark Gatiss
- Trailer
DISC 2: BLU-RAY (FILM + SPECIAL FEATURES)
- Audio Commentary With Whovians Barry Forshaw, Stephen Jones And Kim Newman
- Audio Commentary With Stars Jennie Linden And Roberta Tovey, Moderated By Journalist Jonathan Sothcott
- Audio Commentary With Critic Kim Newman, Screenwriter/Writer Robert Shearman And Actor/Writer Mark Gatiss
- 1992 Audio Interview With Director Gordon Flemyng By Author/Journalist Tony Earnshaw
- Subotsky And The Daleks: Part 1 – Interview With Producer Milton Subotsky
- Kara And The Daleks – Interview With Doctor Who Expert Kara Dennison
- DALEKMANIA – 1995 Documentary (60 mins)
- Interview With Gareth Owen, Author Of The Shepperton Story
- The Dalek Legacy: Destination Skaro – With Nicholas Briggs (Voice Of The Daleks), Screenwriter Robert Shearman, Visual Effects Designer Mike Tucker (Doctor Who), Editorial Assistant Emily Cook (Doctor Who Magazine) And Writer/3D Artist Gavin Rymill (Doctor Who Magazine)
- Trailer
- Still Gallery
Disc Specs:
- Runtime: 83 mins
- Audio: English Mono
- 4K Video: Dolby Vision
- Closed Captions
- 4K UHD Region Free | Blu-ray Region A
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
*All foreign-language featurettes are subtitled in English.
Dr. Who and The Dalek Invasion of Earth Specifications
DISC 1: 4K UHD (FILM + SPECIAL FEATURES)
- Audio Commentary With Whovians Barry Forshaw, Stephen Jones And Kim Newman
- Audio Commentary With Critic Kim Newman, Screenwriter/Writer Robert Shearman And Actor/Writer Mark Gatiss
- Trailer
DISC 1: BLU-RAY
- Audio Commentary With Whovians Barry Forshaw, Stephen Jones And Kim Newman
- Audio Commentary With Critic Kim Newman, Screenwriter/Writer Robert Shearman And Actor/Writer Mark Gatiss
- Daleks’ Invasion BBC, 1963 To 1969 A.D. – Interview With Doctor Who Expert Stephen Thrower
- Subotsky And The Daleks: Part 2 – Interview With Producer Milton Subotsky
- Interview With Actor Bernard Cribbins
- Interview With Gareth Owen, Author Of The Shepperton Story
- The Dalek Legacy: Invasion Earth – With Nicholas Briggs (Voice Of The Daleks), Screenwriter Robert Shearman, Visual Effects Designer Mike Tucker (Doctor Who), Editorial Assistant Emily Cook (Doctor Who Magazine) And Writer/3D Artist Gavin Rymill (Doctor Who Magazine)
- Restoring Dr. Who In 4K – With Restoration Expert Anthony Badger, Film Prep And Scanning Expert Ray King And Colorist Steve Bearman
- Trailer
- Still Gallery
Disc Specs:
- Runtime: 85 mins
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions
- Region A
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
*All foreign-language featurettes are subtitled in English.
With thanks to Stephen Claridge and Chris Howarth
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Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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