Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1625 in VHS
• Released on: 1993-12-29
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Formats: HiFi Sound, PAL
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 73 minutes

Synopsis
The Doctor and his friends enter the domain of Kane, a megalomaniac out to avenge a 3000 year old crime.

Customer Reviews

St George of Gallifrey
The worst thing about this serial is the cliffhanger where The Doctor is hanging by his umbrella from the top of a sheer cliff face. He jumped for no good reason for crying out loud! That said, this is a pretty decent story, it introduces Ace and sees the return of Tony Selby's galactic geezer Sabalom Glitz. The eponymous 'Dragon' represents the BBC not-so-special effects at their worst, but the scene where Kane's head melts (a la Raiders of the Lost Ark) is surely one of the series' best realised deaths. Like many other serials of the late-80s, this is pretty brainless but damn good fun.

Glitz
I think that Glitz would make a really good person for the Doctor to meet up with in the possibl future stories(please make them BBC!) I was glad that Mel left in this story because all she ever did was scream at the monsters were as Ace through Nitro 9 at them. I really like Sylvester McCoy as the doctor although my favourite is Peter Davidson. A good story!

Going downhill.
Sylvester McCoy's portrayal of the Doctor was better than Colin Baker's but the stories were generally poorer. 'Dragonfire' is an example. It is not one of the best stories from the McCoy era but it isn't the worst either. Bonnie Langford leaves, Sophie Aldred replaces her, Tony Selby makes his last appearance in the series. You should also look out for Edward Peel as Kane (better known for Juliet Bravo and Emmerdale) and a brief appearance at the beginning by one of the former stars of London's Burning. A story for Doctor Who completists but not an example of the series at its best.