Tenth anniversary adventure

The Three Doctors was a special four-part story which commemorated the tenth anniversary of Doctor Who. It was also the opener for the show's tenth season (Jon Pertwee's fourth as the Doctor). William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton return as the first and second Doctors as an oozing blob from an anti-matter universe poses a threat to our universe. When the Doctor (Pertwee) is unable to defeat the blob on his own and the Time Lords are powerless to stop the creature, they reunite the Doctor with his two former selves. Due to his failing health, Hartnell was unable to participate in any of the action, so his Doctor is shown on a video monitor with the explanation that he is trapped in a time eddy. The Laurel and Hardy-like exchanges between Troughton and Pertwee are priceless, with Hartnell taking both to task like a schoolteacher scolding a couple of young students. The central villain in this story is Omega, a Gallifreyan long-presumed dead, who helped his people develop the means to travel in time and was believed to have been killed in the process. Omega has survived for centuries in this anti-matter universe, and now wants to return home, which would be catastrophic to our universe. The Three Doctors is a great celebration of Doctor Who's tenth anniversary, and one of my favorite DW adventures from the Jon Pertwee era.

"Don't you see? I'm just a temporal anamoly..."

If one get past the antimatter blunder in the plot and the limit the budget had on Omaga's gell creatures, then one should highly enjoy this 10th anniversary tale. The regulars look like they're having loads of fun. Troughton and Pertwee's dialogue and performances are amusing to watch again and again. Their selfish arguments are the highlight of the serial. And it's great to see them finally make up at the end. The oringal masters, video & audio, have been wonderful remastered. The studio video shots have never looked crisper. Even the location footage looks great, even though the Doctor Who Restoration Team didn't have the original elements. The Blue Peter extra is really hilarious. I love it when Pertwee drives the new Whomoblie into the studio.
Despite Baker & Martin not totally understanding antimatter, there is some great dialogue throughout the adventure. One is from episode 3 when Omega realises he cannot leave his domain: "You exists because your will insists that you exist. That your will is all that is left of you..." And also a great Brigadier line near the end: "As far as I'm concerned, Doctor, one of you is enough. MORE than enough..."

Must have for all Whomanoids

For any real doctor who fan this is one of the great stories. The 3 doctors was typical of its time but made a great anniversary story for the series. Where the DVD really shines are the extras, 1 45 minute clip of John Pertwee and Katy Manning (looking much better than she did when the eppisode was made in my opinion) from a 93 Who convention is very entertaining and makes the eppisode worth buying for that alone. When combined with the commentary option the back and forth joking between Katy and Nicholas Courtney (the brig) is just terrific. I highly recommend this one