Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

Today, we’re on the third story in Season 2 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series on Blu-ray. It’s time for ‘The Rescue’, a two-part story that introduces Maureen O’Brien as Vicki, a new ‘Doctor Who’ companion who joins William Hartnell as the First Doctor, William Russell as Ian and Jacqueline Hill as Barbara in the TARDIS. This story also features special guest star Ray Barrett as Bennett. Ray Barrett is well-known for voicing John Tracy and the Hood in ‘Thunderbirds’. There’s also the monster-like Koquillion, played by Sydney Wilson. 😀 Will the Doctor, Ian and Barbara help Vicki when she and Bennett are terrified of Koquillion after crash-landing on the planet Dido?

I’ve updated my thoughts on ‘The Rescue’, based on revisiting the story on Blu-ray. I’ve enjoyed checking out the latest Blu-ray special features, including the ‘Behind the Sofa’ item featuring Maureen O’Brien, Peter Purves and Carole Ann Ford; Janet Fielding, Wendy Padbury and Sarah Sutton; and Bonnie Langford and Sophie Aldred. There’s also the ‘In Conversation’ interview with Maureen O’Brien, conducted by Matthew Sweet on ‘The Rescue’ Blu-ray disc (Disc 3 of the Season 2 Blu-ray box set). Is ‘The Rescue’ a ‘Doctor Who’ story I regard very highly? Does it serve as a good introduction to Vicki as a new companion?

Please feel free to check out, read and comment on my updated review for ‘The Rescue’ by clicking on the link for it. This contains a review on the TV story.

You can purchase ‘Doctor Who – The Collection – Season 2’ on Blu-ray either from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com.

Enjoy!

Bye for now!

Tim. 🙂