Spearhead from Space (VHS)

In 1988, Spearhead from Space was released on VHS.

Cover blurb
Forbidden to continue his travels through time and space by his fellow Time Lords, the newly regenerated Doctor begins his exile on Earth and finds himself hurled into one of his most exciting and terrifying adventures...

But the Doctor is not the only alien intelligence arriving on the planet. A shower of mysterious meteorites signals the coming of the Nestene Consciousness - an evil, cosmic, collective being with just one goal - total conquest of Earth. The Nestenes possess a special ability to control plastic and are making hordes of Autons - indestructible, armed, plastic mannikins, only awaiting the Nestene command to start their killer rampage.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, scientist Liz Shaw and U.N.I.T. enlist the Doctor's help to defeat the relentless Auton invasion, but the Doctor has problems of his own...

Originally transmitted 3rd - 24th January 1970.

Specifications

 * Encoding: PAL
 * Aspect ratio: 4:3
 * Running time: 92 mins approx

Cover blurb
"Somewhere, somehow we are being slowly dragged down..."

When the Doctor and his friends stray from their astral plane and the TARDIS materialises in eerie alien surroundings, a mysterious force prevents them from leaving. Is it a natural phenomenon or some malevolent intelligence?

Uncanny occurences are followed by encounters with the deadly Zarbi and their unknown leader, to whom the travellers fall prey. With their allies, the Menoptra, the travellers must discover how to immobilise the Zarbi, save the Menoptra from massacre and rid the planet of this powerful and horrifying evil.

As a growing web begins to envelop the planet, imprisoning the travellers in its mesh, the Doctor must consult all of his wisdom to escape its hypnotic power. But what is at the centre of the web and from where does it draw its power...

''Original unedited black and white recordings. First transmitted 13th February - 20th March 1965.''

Specifications

 * Encoding: PAL
 * Aspect ratio: 4:3
 * Running time: 146 mins approx

Cover blurb
"Somewhere, somehow we are being slowly dragged down..."

When the Doctor and his friends stray from their astral plane and the TARDIS materialises in eerie alien surroundings, a mysterious force prevents them from leaving. Is it a natural phenomenon or some malevolent intelligence?

Uncanny occurences are followed by encounters with the deadly Zarbi and their unknown leader, to whom the travellers fall prey. With their allies, the Menoptra, the travellers must discover how to immobilise the Zarbi, save the Menoptra from massacre and rid the planet of this powerful and horrifying evil.

As a growing web begins to envelop the planet, imprisoning the travellers in its mesh, the Doctor must consult all of his wisdom to escape its hypnotic power. But what is at the centre of the web and from where does it draw its power...

''Original unedited black and white recordings. First transmitted 13th February - 20th March 1965.''

Specifications

 * Encoding: NTSC
 * Aspect ratio: 4:3
 * Running time: 146 mins approx

Cover blurb
"Somewhere, somehow we are being slowly dragged down..."

When the Doctor and his friends stray from their astral plane and the TARDIS materialises in eerie alien surroundings, a mysterious force prevents them from leaving. Is it a natural phenomenon or some malevolent intelligence?

Uncanny occurences are followed by encounters with the deadly Zarbi and their unknown leader, to whom the travellers fall prey. With their allies, the Menoptra, the travellers must discover how to immobilise the Zarbi, save the Menoptra from massacre and rid the planet of this powerful and horrifying evil.

As a growing web begins to envelop the planet, imprisoning the travellers in its mesh, the Doctor must consult all of his wisdom to escape its hypnotic power. But what is at the centre of the web and from where does it draw its power...

''Original unedited black and white recordings. First transmitted 13th February - 20th March 1965.''

Specifications

 * Encoding: PAL
 * Aspect ratio: 4:3
 * Running time: 73 mins approx