Rent Doctor Who: The Ark in Space (1975)
4.1 of 5 from 66 ratings
1h 38min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Many thousands of years in the future, Earth becomes uninhabitable. Aboard space station Nerva, the remaining survivors of the human race drift amongst the stars in suspended animation. The Doctor, Sarah and Harry arrive to find vital systems have been sabotaged. As mankind begins to awake from its enforced deep sleep, the Doctor discovers that they are not alone... The Wirrn are an insect race that inhabit the cold depths of space. But they too have found the Ark and its sleeping occupants. Can the Doctor prevent the last of the human race from becoming the Wirrn's new source of food...?
- Actors:
- Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Gladys Spencer, Peter Tuddenham, Brian Jacobs, Terry Walsh, Wendy Williams, Richardson Morgan, Stuart Fell, Nick Hobbs, John Gregg, Christopher Masters
- Directors:
- Rodney Bennett
- Producers:
- Philip Hinchcliffe
- Voiced By:
- Gladys Spencer, Peter Tuddenham, Kenton Moore
- Creators:
- Sydney Newman
- Writers:
- Robert Holmes
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Action & Adventure, TV Dramas, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Countries:
- UK
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/04/2002
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Commentary by Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen and Philip Hinchcliffe
- Brand New CGI Model Footage and 3D Ark Schematic
- Photo Gallery and On Screen Production Notes
- Exclusive Interview with Designer Roger Murray-Leach
- Unused Title Sequence and 16mm Model Footage
- Original BBC1 Trailer and News Report
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/07/2018
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Tom Baker In Conversation: A Brand New Candid One-Hour Interview With The Fourth Doctor
- Behind The Sofa: Classic Clips, Viewed by Tom Baker, Philip Hinchcliffe, Louise Jameson, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton And Sadie Miller
- New Making-Of Documentaries: For The Sontaran Experiment And Revenge of the Cybermen Immersive 5.1 Surround Sound Mixes: For the Ark In Space and Genesis of the Daleks
- Optional Updated Special Effects: For Revenge of the Cybermen
- Genesis of the Daleks - TV-Movie Version: Unseen Since Broadcast in 1975
- Doctor Who Times: 1970's TV Context Documentary
- The Tom Baker Years: The 1991 VHS Release, On Disc for the First Time
- PDF Production Material: Rare Files from the BBC Archives
