Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3280 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-08-20
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 144 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
The return of The Master has been one of the many recent triumphs of Doctor Who. And with this, the final single DVD release of season three of the show, the three concluding episodes deliver John Simm’s majestic take on one of the Doctor’s deadliest and oldest enemies.

These three episodes also see Torchwood’s Captain Jack Harkness rejoining the Tardis, and along with the Doctor and Martha, there’s a mighty battle to be fought.

It all starts with "Utopia", one of the very finest episodes of Doctor Who’s third season. This is a clever, slow-burning tale, with Derek Jacobi guest-starring, and it features a final ten minutes so good it’s enough to make Who fans weep. Things continue with some style in "The Sound Of Drums", where The Master really comes into his own, replete with a devastating cliffhanger to set up the season finale. And ironically, it’s that finale, "The Last Of The Time Lords", that’s the weakest of the three here, a slightly muddled--but still very enjoyable--wrapping up of a very strong series.

The skill of these three episodes is how cleanly they interweave with the subtle building blocks that have been put in place for them over the duration of Doctor Who’s run. And with an ending the bodes well for the 2007 Christmas special too, this DVD is further proof of just what strong shape Doctor Who is in. Cracking stuff. --Jon Foster

Synopsis
Fourth volume of the third series finds the Doctor and his able assistant Martha Jones battling against the dastardly Master. Includes 'Utopia', 'Sound Of Drums' and 'Last Of The Timelords'.

Customer Reviews

the best of series 3
utopia.4/5.

this is a very good episode. the end of the universe theme was really good , captain jack seems better than in series 1. the ending was the best for a long time . the only bad thing in the episode was that the futurekind weren't used a lot. they were kind of subplot to the main story.

the sound of drums.5/5.

best episode on the disk. very exiting and fast paced, and we get to see a glimpse of gallifrey. john simm plays the master very well. good first part.

the last of the time lords.4.5/5.

brlliant episode. it is a doctor who apocalipse story. vey sad ending and martha leaves. very fitting ending to a brilliant series.

highly recomended,hope to see more of john simm as the master in the future or the past or present. doctor who can go anywhere.

BEST EVER
I think thease are the best eposdes of dr who.
the acting is brill,john simm is the best master ever.
BUY ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

RTD is a curse to Doctor Who and needs removing
Russel T. Davies cannot write, full stop,
and if you think he can write a good story you obviously don't know what good tv is, try watching 'lost' or 'life on mars' and see how a good story is written,

RTD proves once again (and he's done this with every end of season finale since doctor who started) that he's the king of the anti-climax, he'll build a story up and up and up, and then when we're all waiting for a very clever and enjoyable ending he can't think of one and comes out with the most simple dumbass solution that leaves you feeling cheated, and ruining doctor who

what i liked:
John Simm - good master (and actor)
Derek Jacobi - good master (and actor)

what i didn't:
- the episode - last of the time lords
- John Barrowman, annoying in life and annoying on the screen
- the lack of the doctor being the doctor - the doctor being turned into an old man and then into Golumn from lord of the rings - what is the point of that
- that no one else can see how badly written and poorly plotted a season finale it was