Downtime (1995)
- Directed by
- Christopher Barry
- Genre
- science fiction film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Former companions of the Doctor reunite to face a threat connected to old enemies. The story follows the Brigadier and his daughter as they investigate strange events.
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What happens
Downtime is a 1995 direct-to-video spin-off of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was produced by the independent production company Reeltime Pictures. It is a sequel to the Second Doctor serials The Abominable Snowmen (1967) and The Web of Fear (1968). Downtime stars Nicholas Courtney, Deborah Watling, Jack Watling and Elisabeth Sladen reprising their roles as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Victoria Waterfield, Professor Edward Travers and Sarah Jane Smith, respectively. It introduces the character of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart. The film received overall mixed reviews from critics, but was successful enough to get a sequel, Dæmos Rising, in 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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