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  • čas přidán 10. 05. 2012
  • Ace actress Sophie Aldred and director Chris Cough reveal their thoughts on Dragonfire's cliff-hanger ending. Fantastic clip from the Ace Adventures Boxset, out now on DVD.
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Komentáře • 49

  • @BadWolf117Returns
    @BadWolf117Returns Před 12 lety +57

    possibily the most baffling and hilarious cliffhanger in the history of Doctor Who..

  • @jaytee9180
    @jaytee9180 Před 11 lety +52

    The great intelligence got into the doctors mind and forced him to climb over the edge, CLEARLY. then clara got glitz to put the wee ledge out in part two

  • @parrot998
    @parrot998 Před 10 lety +30

    All they would have had to do, is show a ledge below, that he was trying to climb down to get to. They could have easily salvaged the scene without chewing much time at all.

    • @fjccommish
      @fjccommish Před 3 lety

      If there was a ledge below, he could let go to drop onto the ledge.

    • @parrot998
      @parrot998 Před 3 lety +3

      @@fjccommish Not necessarily. If it was a particularly narrow or precarious ledge, climbing down and falling down would be entirely different prospects. It's still on the side of a steep drop.

    • @fjccommish
      @fjccommish Před 3 lety +5

      @@parrot998 If we fall like animals, we DIE LIKE ANIMALS!

  • @DavidPKeirnan
    @DavidPKeirnan Před 12 lety +8

    The funny thing to watch in Dragonfire is the Doctor slipping and sliding on the ice while everyone else walks casually

  • @timaustin2000
    @timaustin2000 Před 12 lety +5

    Seriously considering this box set for the Happiness Patrol alone; one of the most criminally under-rated stories in nearly 5 decades of Doctor Who!

  • @Birdieupon
    @Birdieupon Před 12 lety +24

    as the director says: "a complete cock-up"...
    ...and they choose THAT for DVD release?!!

  • @20yearwritersblock
    @20yearwritersblock Před 12 lety +2

    its till one of my favourite all time cliffhangers

  • @ItalianPlayThroughs
    @ItalianPlayThroughs Před 10 lety +2

    The Dragon Fire Cliff hanger is probably my favourite part of classic doctor who

  • @QuaintRiddleCharlie
    @QuaintRiddleCharlie Před 11 lety +9

    Well, if Clara wasn't there to get the Doctor's attention, then the Doctor might have just let go of his umbrella thanks to the Great Intelligence's hypnosis.

    • @fjccommish
      @fjccommish Před 3 lety

      New Who = crap.

    • @Zug8415
      @Zug8415 Před 2 lety

      @@fjccommish new who is better written and crafted than old who, you’re literally commenting on one of the worst doctor who scenes period and it’s from classic

  • @carlorff74
    @carlorff74 Před 12 lety +6

    I love it when people admit they screwed up. No trying to pass the buck just "we goofed". End of story. Not sure about Sophie's headwear though....

  • @stephenmcconnell1000
    @stephenmcconnell1000 Před 11 měsíci

    I was 11 when this was first shown and I can still remember the frustration of thinking that the writers were at this point just making the story up as it went along.

  • @Tehnjiraka
    @Tehnjiraka Před 3 lety +6

    I have always loved the version of the theme they use on these ads. I always wanted to get a copy to listen to, but I’m guessing it was solely for the DVDs. Anyone know who composed this version?

    • @sh-ig9fm
      @sh-ig9fm Před 2 lety

      Did you ever find out I also like this version

    • @Tehnjiraka
      @Tehnjiraka Před 2 lety +1

      @@sh-ig9fm sadly, I never have found out.

  • @Rockin0verTheW0rld
    @Rockin0verTheW0rld Před 11 lety +4

    It's Slyvester Mccoy so that woul make perfect sense

  • @ticklee71
    @ticklee71 Před 3 lety

    I've been waiting TWENTY years for an answer to that one ! :¬D

  • @adamsinclair1959
    @adamsinclair1959 Před 2 lety +1

    Seeing the cast and crew apologise and complain about the cliffhanger is so much more entertaining than watching the actual serial.

    • @ozmond
      @ozmond Před 4 měsíci

      The rest of the serial is great

  • @Markwho42
    @Markwho42 Před 12 lety +2

    I always used to describe this scene as Doctor Who's only true "cliff-hanger". What else could I say about it (without going in to a long over-explained fan-boy reasoning for it and JN-T's editing decision,etc...)???

  • @cardiffwilly
    @cardiffwilly Před rokem

    I'm glad it wasn't just me. I was so confused when I saw this.

  • @thestuff1996
    @thestuff1996 Před 12 lety

    i really want to get that box set. :)

  • @bondservant4jesus
    @bondservant4jesus Před 12 lety

    I like the head thing. :)

  • @Zikar
    @Zikar Před 12 lety +3

    Having just bought and watched this, I really enjoyed it. Dragonfire may never be considered a classic Who adventure but it has some stand out moments.
    I think saying the whole story is bad isn't fair.

    • @ozmond
      @ozmond Před 4 měsíci

      How is it not considered a classic?

  • @DissociatedWomenIncorporated

    _Obviously_ the Doctor was trying the speedrun strat, you can shave almost four minutes off a run if you do it right!

  • @ajsimone34
    @ajsimone34 Před 11 lety +13

    now we know that Clara saved him!

  • @rndompersn3426
    @rndompersn3426 Před 3 lety +1

    They just didnt care. Its that simple.

  • @Darren79
    @Darren79 Před 12 lety +2

    Re. Sophie hat, it was to cover a bad hair day.:)

    • @robadams8057
      @robadams8057 Před 6 lety

      Darren79 yeah. I was just about to post "Sophie, what I'm the name of sanity have you got on your head?"

  • @fjccommish
    @fjccommish Před 3 lety

    If we havve no opposable thumbs, like animals, we fall like animals, and we DIE LIKE ANIMALS!

  • @willadeefriesland5107
    @willadeefriesland5107 Před 2 lety

    Why did the Doctor hang over the cliff? Well it certainly wasn't to get to the other side... :)

  • @fightstarfan080
    @fightstarfan080 Před 11 lety +4

    now the writers can claim that the great intelegence took over the Doctor ane made him dangle from the cliff...

  • @Andrewnuva199
    @Andrewnuva199 Před 11 lety

    I'm willing to speculate that either that was another occasion where the Doctor was left hanging, or Clara managed to just stop a version of the Great Intelligence who was trying to ensure the Doctor's death in that instant.

  • @007beck9
    @007beck9 Před 7 lety

    I think the only free good Sylvester McCoy episodes of Doctor Who are The Silver Nemesis, Greatest Show In The Galaxy and Battlefield.

    • @yannatoko9898
      @yannatoko9898 Před 3 lety

      It's called "Silver Nemesis", not "The Silver Nemesis". I like Battlefield as well, Silver Nemesis is great, The Curse of Fenric is probably the best, if only for Nicholas Parsons.

  • @DouglasEWolfe
    @DouglasEWolfe Před 11 lety +5

    What a Stupid Idea.

  • @mjaynes288
    @mjaynes288 Před 2 lety

    This was my introduction to Doctor Who. I was channel surfing and came in near the end of the episode. I was thoroughly confused but interested until this scene. I decided Doctor Who was horrible and did not watch it until the reboot.

  • @ssj2matt
    @ssj2matt Před 11 lety +9

    Well whatever the reason at least Clara saved him ;)

    • @RopeDrink
      @RopeDrink Před 7 lety +4

      Sabalom saved 7 - Clara is just shown looking at him dangling from behind a window.

  • @TezlaCoils
    @TezlaCoils Před 12 lety +1

    'Dragonfire' is possibly the worst story from the Sylvester McCoy era. Edward Peel as Kane is the only one who just about makes the story worth watching. Embarrasing performances throughout in this story. Ian Briggs story is actually probably rather good, but the direction is all over the place and is a mess.

  • @JojoChampion
    @JojoChampion Před 12 lety

    Change only one thing? How about the whole story. One to avoid until the bargin bin beckons. I'd reckon about a months time. Not a good time in the show.

  • @WC3POchannel10A
    @WC3POchannel10A Před 12 lety

    I would rather watch any 7th Doctor story than any modern Who story, except for the 10th's story that came from the 7th's novel "Human Nature."