Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2411 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-07-23
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 135 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Among the very finest episodes broadcast since Doctor Who returned to our screens in 2005, this collection of "Human Nature", "The Family Of Blood" and "Blink" surely adds up to the best single DVD release of the show to date.

Let’s start with the best. "Blink" is an episode where the Doctor takes a back seat. Yet while this approach resulted in one of Doctor Who’s worst ever episodes in season two, here it generates one of the very finest in the history of the show. It’s from the pen of Steven Moffat, the man behind the best stories since the show’s return, and manages to be clever, frightening and intricate in a way that will easily reward repeated viewers. To tell any more would be to spoil it. So we won’t. Just know that while the BBC is happy to wheel out the ‘hiding behind the sofa’ cliché, this is one episode that may have you doing just that.

Nearly matching it for sheer quality is the superb double header, "Human Nature" and "The Family Of Blood". Here we find the Doctor being hunted, and thus converting his biology to that of a human. With no knowledge of his real identity, it’s down to the Doctor’s assistant, Martha, to unravel what’s going on.

Again though, there’s plenty to lift these two episodes above run of the mill. Creepy scarecrows, even creepier schoolkids, a moving wartime setting and the willingness to take their time and build up the story all pay major dividends. The end result? Just terrific.

With not a weak link to be found, these three episodes find Doctor Who in outrageously strong form. And the season three finale is coming up on the next DVD release, too... --Simon Brew

Synopsis
Third volume from series 3 features three episodes. In ‘Human Nature’ a teacher – John Smith in 1913 -- dreams of an enigmatic blue box and the ability to travel through space and time. His extraordinary visions coincide with the coming of something strange and sinister. This gripping story is concluded in ‘The Family Of Blood’. In ‘Blink’ the shadowy Weeping Angels wait in an abandoned house while a young woman called Sally is plagued by messages being sent from 1969 by a stranger called the Doctor. Can sally unravel the mystery before the Angels are able to claim their prize?

Customer Reviews

Wow
I never watch Doctor Who, I always thought of it as dumb sci-fi, so I was surprised when I saw these three episodes on TV. If you've never watched Doctor Who before, buy this DVD first before any others (although there's some in-jokes there that you don't get if you're not a fan).

There are three episodes on here and the first up is Human Nature, where a school teacher dreams of havign adventures in space. Worst episode on the disc, but still very scary. Baines, the villain is a brilliant actor and those scarecrows are... scary.

THe second is the second part of Human Nature; Family of Blood. More Baines, more scarecrows, and some truly sad moments. Paul Cornell is a brilliant writer and all the actors are incredible.

The final episode is Blink, and if you go to any Doctor Who website, most people say this is the best Doctor Who episode. It doesn't have Doctor Who in it much, but the plot which starts very confusing makes brilliant sense in the end and the bad guys are very creepy.

The weird thing is, these are the first Doctor Who I watched and Doctor who was in all three episodes together for about five minutes. Still great though.

The Best Yet
Ever since the Doctor returned to our TV screens with the incarnation of Christopher Eccleston [my wife's fave Doctor] we have seen him battle all sorts of monsters and problems. But the best run of three episodes in my opinion, is the one contained on this DVD.

Beginning with the two parter about the Family of Blood and their quest to 'consume' a Time Lord we are entertained all the way through. I am a big fan of Thomas Sangster as a child actor so anything with him in is just a bonus [see Nanny McPhee and see what I mean] so to have the Doctor and Martha, as well as Martha the servant and the teacher by the name of John Smith [Mmmm] is a real treat.

But then, we are treated to what I consider to be the best Doctor Who episode ever. Blink - is a story about Sally Sparrow, not the Doctor. He and Martha are not really seen in the flesh as such but on screen as she tries to put together a jigsaw of a problem in her life, only to find out that she is being chased by stone statues that are lightning fast and can kill you into another time frame whilst they feed on the energy you leave behind here. I will not look at another statue again without wondering - did that thing just move?

Buy this DVD, whether you are collecting the lot like me, or even if you want to see it in isolation on its own as an example of classic BBC film making.

Sheer brilliance!!!

Simply the best
Without a doubt the finest sequence of episodes since the wonderful Doctor returned to our screens. In fact, 'Human Nature' and 'Family of Blood' are amongst my all time favourite Doctor Who episodes EVER.

David Tennant was given a script worthy of his acting talents and he rose to the occasion admirably, blowing away any previous performance in the role. John Smith was so different from the Doctor and yet, hiding behind his eyes, was the Time Lord we all know and love - a superb portrayal with nuances you only catch on a second or third viewing. Freema was equally wonderful, showing Martha at her best - loving, caring, strong and intelligent. I won't go into all the supporting cast performances - suffice to say, they were just as wonderful as the two main actors. This two-parter made me yearn for more novel adaptations - it broke my heart and I cried like a child. British TV at its finest.

'Blink' also broke the usual Doctor Who mould. I was worried after last season's appalling Doctor-light episode, but this one came through with style. Sally Sparrow - what a star! Why is she not the new companion? This episode had all the elements we love about DW - it scared us, it made us laugh, it got us thinking and I for one was shouting at the TV at one point. A great episode that managed to keep up the high standards set by the previous two.

If you are going to buy just one DVD of new Who, buy this one.