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When your sci-fi show runs out of budget, you get THIS chaos.
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Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' (2006)

Nostalgia tripBehind-the-scenes chaosWhovian deep cut

Overview

DocumentaryScience Fiction

Documents the making of the Doctor Who Serial, 'The Edge of Destruction'. It was released on the DVD of the serial and hence in The Beginning box set.

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Standout Aspects

Production

Bottle-episode ingenuity with zero money.

Acting

Cast recounting absolute on-set madness.

Best for:Solo: Hidden gem for classic Who completionists.·Background: Quick watch while nostalgia-browsing.
Ian Levine

Director

Ian Levine

ReleasedJan 30, 2006
Runtime29m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
BBC
BBC Worldwide

Top Cast

Verity Lambert

Verity Lambert

Self

Keith Barnfather

Keith Barnfather

Self

Waris Hussein

Waris Hussein

Self

William Russell

William Russell

Self / Ian Chesterton

Brian Hodgson

Brian Hodgson

Self

Carole Ann Ford

Carole Ann Ford

Self / Susan Foreman

Frank Cox

Frank Cox

Self

Raymond Cusick

Raymond Cusick

Self

Richard Martin

Richard Martin

Self

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Ian Levine controversially reconstructed missing Doctor Who episodes, making this doc part preservationist manifesto.

Cultural

This serial invented the 'bottle episode'—television's greatest budget hack, later perfected by everything from Breaking Bad to Community.

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