The covers and bonus features for The Savages, the missing Doctor Who serial that’s been animated for DVD and Blu-ray, have been unveiled.
This First Doctor (William Hartnell) adventure, the farewell outing for companion Steven Taylor (Peter Purves), originally broadcast between May and June 1966, will be released as an animation on DVD and Blu-ray in March 2025; it’ll also be available as a limited edition Blu-ray steelbook.
Though the four-part story is missing, the new releases pair the original soundtrack with brand-new animation.
This three-disc release will include all four 25-minutes animated episodes in both colour and in black and white, and all these bonus features:
- Episode reconstructions of all four episodes, featuring material from the original 1966 production. Available with optional audio description from Peter Purves.
- Cast/crew audio commentaries presented by Toby Hadoke. With actors Kay Patrick (Flower) and the late Robert Sidaway (Avon) on episodes 1 and 2 and with Peter Purves (Steven) and studio floor assistant, Julian Aston on episodes 3 and 4.
- Remembering/Forgetting The Savages – A new 100-minute documentary on the making of the original 1966 production of The Savages. Directed by Stuart Denman and presented by Toby Hadoke.
- Innes Lloyd – The Producer – New 90-minute documentary on the life of Doctor Who producer, Innes Lloyd. Directed by Charles Norton and narrated by Jane Asher.
- Surviving Footage Compilation – Short film extracts from the otherwise lost episodes 1, 3 and 4.
- 1968 BBC training film, featuring The Savages director, Christopher Barry.
- Photo Gallery
- Animation Gallery
- ROM Content
The Savages is due out on 24th March 2025 and you can pre-order it now.
