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- Season 12, Story 2
- 4 episodes (run times and UK airdates shown below)
- (24:58) - Saturday 25 January 1975
- (24:51) - Saturday 1 February 1975
- (24:06) - Saturday 8 February 1975
- (24:37) - Saturday 15 February 1975
- Author - Robert Holmes
- Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe
- Director - Rodney Bennett
MAIN CAST
- Tom Baker (The Doctor)
- Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)
- Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan)
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The picture quality is excellent; the optional CGI ark exterior shots are well done and blend in with the quality of the print. The sound quality is excellent. Thumbs up to the work of the BBC Restoration Team.
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- New CGI Model Sequences
This gives the viewer the option to watch The Ark In Space with CGI shots of the exterior of the Ark instead of the original model shots.
- Unused Title Sequence (0:43)
A slightly different version of the Tom Baker title sequence (1974-1980)
- Original Model Effects (7:10)
Various shots of the model Ark exterior - test shots of the shuttle taking off and the Wirrn crawling over the outside of the Ark.
- Trailer for Episode 1 (0:51)
Friday 24 January 1975 BBC 1 trailer
- Tom Baker Interview (5:56)
Interview ith Tom Baker during the filming of Revenge of the Cybermen
- Photo Gallery
Selection of stills from The Ark in Space
- Space Station Schematics (1:09)
CGI schematic display of the Ark and its shuttle
- Information Text
The option to turn on or off story information displayed during video playback.
- Roger Murray-Leach Interview (10:29)
Interview with Roger Murray-Leach (who does not want to talk about Blake's 7)
- Audio Options: Commentary - Elisabeth Sladen & Tom Baker
The option to turn on or off audio commentary during video playback.
- TARDIS Cam (1:23)
Fictionlab short film originally available on BBCi - Remains of Cyberman, ship on some desolate planet with TARDIS off to one side.
- Easter Eggs
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The TARDIS materialises inside a space station in Earth's solar system. Harry's penchant for pressing buttons places Sarah in danger. Trying to sort out the situation, the Doctor discovers that something has bitten through a power cable. Repairing the damage, the Doctor re-activates a defense system which traps Harry and himself, and a transit system which processes Sarah.
When the Doctor and Harry finally deactivate the defense system they find that Sarah has gone. Searching for her, they find a vast hibernation bay in which a number of humans are sleeping. Among them is Sarah, but the Doctor does not know how to revive her. Fortunately, repairing the damaged systems has also activated the revivification process and some humans are re-awakening. With the help of Vira, a revived human, the Doctor restores Sarah. However, another problem has arisen. Something is interfering with the power systems of the space station. Could it be connected to the large creature found dead in a storage cupboard. Is there some connection between that and a missing technician?
When Noah, leader of the revived humans, becomes infected by the beings taking over the space station, the Doctor must find a way to defeat the aliens and save the humans on board.
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REVIEW BY
(d) D.S.Carlin
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