Doctor Who - Arc Of Infinity
BBC Warner (1983)
TV Series  /  Adventure, Drama, Family, Science Fiction, TV Classics
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IMDB   7.4
1 hr 38 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Peter Davison The Doctor
Janet Fielding Tegan Jovanka
Sarah Sutton Nyssa
Colin Baker Commander Maxil
Andrew Boxer Robin Stuart
Ian Collier The Renegade / Omega
John D. Collins Talor
Alastair Cumming Colin Frazer
Neil Daglish Damon
Robert Goodman Time Lord
Michael Gough Councillor Hedin
Elspet Gray Chancellor Thalia
Guy Groen Second Receptionist
Malcolm Harvey The Ergon
Max Harvey Cardinal Zorac
Paul Jerricho The Castellan
Director
Hisayasu Sato
Ron Jones
Producer John Nathan-Turner
Writer Johnny Byrne
Toru Bessho

An antimatter creature has crossed into normal space via a phenomenon known as the Arc of Infinity but needs to bond physically with a Time Lord in order to remain stable. A traitor on Gallifrey has chosen the Doctor as the victim.

The High Council, headed by President Borusa, decides that the Doctor's life must be terminated in order to avoid this danger. Tegan meanwhile arrives in Amsterdam to visit her cousin, Colin Frazer, only to learn that he has disappeared. She enters a crypt in search of him and is captured by a hideous creature, the Ergon.

On Gallifrey, the traitor is revealed as Councillor Hedin and his master as the legendary Time Lord figure Omega, who has been trapped for centuries in the universe of antimatter. Omega seizes control of the Matrix. The Doctor however is able to trace him to Amsterdam thanks to clues received via the Matrix from Tegan - who has been taken to Omega's TARDIS by the Ergon.

Omega's body is turning into a replica of the Doctor's, but the bonding is incomplete and there will soon be a massive explosion as he reverts to antimatter. The Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan chase Omega through Amsterdam and eventually corner him.

Omega wills his own destruction, but the Doctor fires the Ergon's matter converter at him and he fades harmlessly away.
Edition Details
Edition Episode 124
Series Doctor Who
Distributor BBC Warner
Release Date 11/6/2007
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 1

Features
Anti-Matter from Amsterdam: Presented by Sophie Aldred, this New Documentary Examines the Making of Arc Of Infinity. Featuring Actors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sarah Sutton. The Omega Factor: Writers and Actors Look at the Character and Motivation of the Renegade Time Lord, Omega. Featuring Co-Creator Bob Baker, Actors Stephen Thorne and Ian Collier. Deleted Scenes: Deleted Scenes Taken from Time-Coded Viewing Copies of the Studio Recordings and Early Edits Under Arc Lights: Behind-the-Scenes Action from the Studio Recording Sessions CGI Effects: Viewers Have the Option to Watch the Story with Eighteen of the Original Video Effects Sequences Replaced by Brand New CGI Versions Continuities: Original BBC1 Continuity Announcements for the Story Photo Gallery: A Selection of Rare and Previously Unpublished Photographs from the Recording of this Story Isolated Music: The Option to Watch the Story with the Original Synchronous Music Only Radio Times Billings (PDF DVD-ROM) 1983 Doctor Who Annual (PDF DVD-ROM) Production Subtitles: Subtitles Provide the Viewer with Cast Details, Script Development and Other Production Information, Offering Further Insight Into the Making of This Story.
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