Downtime: The Film (1995)
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- It is 25 years since The Great Intelligence last attempted an invasion of Earth, today its evil web is again reaching out towards us?
Using The New World University as its cover and the zombie-like Chilly students as its pawns, the Intelligence now seeks to control the mind of every human being.
Tangled in the new struggle are its old enemies Victoria Waterfield and Professor Travers - but whose side are they on?
Fighting alone this time, without their famous scientific advisor, The Brigadier and Sarah Jane Smith of UNIT are hard-pressed to decide who is friend or foe as they search for the missing Locus which still binds the Intelligence's power.
Battle is joined as the Brigadier's own family is threatened and UNIT faces a monstrous new breed of Yeti!
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Downtime is a 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).
Originally released in 1995, it stars Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart), Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield), Jack Watling (Professor Edward Travers), and Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith). It also introduces the character of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart played by Beverley Cressman.
It's a must-see for any Time Lord fans
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Did anyone catch the sneaky reference to this in The Giggle? Kate mentions having fought "Yetis" which she never has in the main show but she did in this! I thought that was really neat
Yes I did pick up on that
RTD has also seemingly canonized "Scream of the Shalka" and "Dimensions in Time". I say go for it.
This is actually really good! It’s not what I expected at all! Feels like an actual episode just without the Doctor! And it’s so weird to see Kate introduced so long ago!
This film was released on the day I was born, 2nd September 1995, 27 years ago. As a Who fan I've never seen this, so I'm looking forward to watching it on my birthday.
Happy Birthday. We hope you enjoy the film tonight
Happy Birthday!
happy birthday
Since Kate was introduced in this story and later became cannon, I propose that we consider her son Gordon (probably age 30 by 2023) cannon as well. While we're at it, let's consider Sarah Jane's love of pizza fact, too. I wonder what her favorite topping was?
Canon doesn't exist in Doctor Who. She become official. Not canon.
Sarah Jane’s official flavour pizza topping is “whatever she can throw at an alien to do the most damage/slow them down as much as possible”.
I believe she mentioned that she had two sons during the 12th Doctor era so it seems possible that Gordon is cannon and has a little brother.
I read the novel, Virgin Books, in 1996. Obtained through the fan network a PAL/ntsc dupe, as the video was not originally available to view in the US -then, it was. Legal issues -took until recent years for a DVD to be available.
This professional 'spin off' has the most original cast/crew talent, and the most relevance to the actual universe of Who. (Wartime, Shakedown, The Stanger, Liz Shaw -interesting dramas, yet not reference or canon with the modern series). Of course, when this video was made in 1996,...we didn't have the audio' of the two Yeti/Intellegence stories remastered on CD. We had the Target novels. The Second episode, and only surviving of "Abominable Snowmen" was on vhs on The Troughton Years. The first surviving episode of Web of Fear, was not out on vhs until 2004. So, "Downtime" was viewed on trust, and novels -now, we have both Yeti/Intelegence stories recovered/animated/bly-ray -all of existing Classic Who is available in some media. It's 2023, and "Downtime" does fit with Who chronology.
Got this on VHS when it came out. I remember having to order it direct from the supplier.
This is one of the best Doctor Who direct-to-DVD films ever made. I love how it features Victoria, Sarah Jane and the Brigadier together.
It would be better if they were allowed to use The Doctor.
It was still a good Doctor Who film.
The one thing that has always bugged me more than anything else about this little spin-off film is Victoria pretending not to recognise the Brig.
I think we can chalk that down to the Great Intelligence brainwashing her
Deborah Watling is magnificent in this!
Kudos. Had a chance to acquire most of these Reeltime things once but didn't take it. Regrets, I've got a lot 🤣
It’s kind of shocking how, when Kate was eventually brought into the main show, they picked an actress who looked so much like the one who originated the role here. Although now that I’ve seen both, I think I actually prefer Cressman over Redgrave personally.
The only reason Redgrave gets any work is because her name is Redgrave. She couldn't act her way out of a pper bag.
There is a scene in the city in the traffic jam and you see a bald headed businessman rushing to work briefly on screen and that is played by the writer of Downtime,Marc Platt! Blink and you'll miss it moment...
I bet any of the 90s doctors would have taken Kate as a companion
90s Doctors? There was only one, surely?
What doctor who would have looked like if it continued on into the 1990s
That is good idea
Hopefully it would have looked *slightly* better than this 😅
@@phuttyyt depends on what special effect budget it would have had
I love watching Doctor Who and the spin-off (well the only spin-off I've seen is The Sarah Jane Adventures, K9 tv season and K9 and company). I've never seen downtime before but now I have watched it, I really enjoyed it and love seeing it I really did
How have you not watched Torchwood?
This is one of the most inventive UNIT spinoffs and with some of the best memories of Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier. Thank you for uploading it.
I think this is good. I will admit this reminds me of the 11th Doctor story The Bells of Saint John. I will admit the yeti look cheap but oh well, but it's good to see Nicholas Courtney, Elisabeth Sladen, Deborah Watling and Jack Watling.
It's so bad it's almost painful, but it was a chance to see Sarah Jane again, so well worth it.
Does anyone have a list of independent Doctor Who videos like this that have been made?
Here are the ones that I know of. They were all straight to DvD releases.
Wartime [1988]
P.R.O.B.E. [1994]
Downtime [1995]
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans [1995]
Autons [1997]
Autons 2: The Rapture [1998]
Autons 3: Awakening [1999]
Mindgame [1999]
Daemons Rising [2004]
Zygon: When Being You Just Isnt Enough [2008]
White Witch of Devil’s End [2017]
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor [2019]
DON'T MENTION WHEN BEING YOU ISNT ENOUGH EVER AGAIN!!!
Epic! Do you have the Auton Trilogy to upload?
It was great finally getting to see this film, I have been a big fan of Doctor Who and its spin-offs for many years now, owning many classic spin-offs produced by both Reeltime Pictures and BBV Productions but despite this, I just never got around to seeing Downtime, which is surprising since its easily the most well known from the Wilderness Years featuring both Nicholas Courtney and Elisabeth Sladen, but finally after long last I did get around to it just in time for its 27th Anniversary. While the plot was very confusing I really enjoyed seeing the brigadier and Sarah again, and the soundtrack was superb, I even managed to get it on CD. Thank you for sharing this great film!
Love this movie and as soon as "The Abominable Snowmen" gets released on Blu-Ray this Monday (5th Sept. '22) I fully plan to have a Great Intelligence-themed story viewing and I'll definitely be including "Downtime" too!
there was a 7th doctor version
@@robertroy92 I remember seeing the pictures of filming with McCoy somewhere a long time ago but nothing seemed to come of it as far as I know.
Loved this...thanks for the upload!
Does anyone have the Ian Levine version with the footage of Sylvester McCoy added? (Downtime Redux)
Search TH-cam for "Ian Levine archive". They were posted there just a couple days ago. That said, they are BAD. 😮
The camera work is atrocious, McCoy is clearly reading cue cards, and the scenes add absolutely nothing of substance to the story.
great job fantastic job this is canon for me
@@robertroy92 Kate mentioned fighting Yeti in The Giggle. That makes it canon enough for me.
Thank for uploading this! Fantastic film!
Wow. I just watched the scenes that Sylvester McCoy filmed for Ian Levine for his extended version of Downtime, and good lord are they bad. They make this mid-90s low budget straight to video effort look like a Hollywood masterpiece. McCoy is clearly and obviously reading cue cards, the camera work is abominable, and all the new scenes do is add play by play and color commentary to the movie that you are already watching. They double the length of the movie and don't add a single thing of substance. Stick with the original here, folks.
I don't even know what you are talking about, but I think I'll take your advice
the codes NN and QQ are of course the production codes for 'the abominable snowmen' and 'the web of fear'
this was made 27 years ago - not like anyone alive who cares what we think now...
I njoyed this, it came across as a student film but still enjoyable. It was so bad it was good. Loved seeing Sarah Jane and the brig again. Shame Doctor who in the 90s was taken from us
I like Downtime
Dr.Who, with out the doctor!
hello 7th doctor cameo 1:05:26
Doemos Rising seguel Downtime !!!
If anyone can explain the plot and what it is all about, there is prize,( one Doc Who DVD)
It was a cold wet night in November
Twenty-two years ago,
There was a police box in a junkyard
We didn't know where it would go,
An old man took two teachers
Into time and space,
It started off a legend
That no other could replace.
Doctor in distress,
Let's all answer his S.O.S.,
Doctor in distress,
Bring him back now, we won't take less.
There were evil metal creatures,
Who tried to exterminate,
Inside each of their casings
Was a bubbling lump of hate,
We met cybernetic humans
With no feelings at all,
Warriors of the ice
Who stood over seven feet tall.
Doctor in distress,
Let's all answer his S.O.S.,
Doctor in distress,
Bring him back now, we won't take less.
Bring him back now, we won't take less,
If we stop his travels he'll be in a mess,
The galaxy will fall to evil once more,
With nightmarish monsters fighting a war.
Doctor in distress,
Bring him back now, we won't take less.
We've learned to accept six doctors
With companions at their side,
When they were faced with dangers
They didn't run, they didn't hide,
There was a Brigadier and a Master
And a canine computer,
Each screaming girl just hoped
That a Yeti wouldn't shoot her.
Doctor in distress,
Let's all answer his S.O.S.,
Doctor in distress,
Bring him back now, we won't take less.
@@swedish_llama1356 Sixteen years is too long to wait, bring back the doctor don't hesitate!
I copied this from the description listed above: It is a sequel to the Second Doctor serials The Abominable Snowmen (1967) and The Web of Fear (1968).
The plot. What is the plot? Ah yes. The plot.
In answer to your question the plot is about some entity called the Great Intelligence. The second Doctor ran into it with Abominable Snowman in the Himalayas and then again in London with The Web Of Fear and defeated it for the second time. This,if you discount the one with The one with Matt Smith playing the Doctor with the killer Snowmen, is supposed to be the third encounter with the Great Intelligence. This time without the Doctor being around to save the day. As usual it's about some alien trying to take over the world. Why any aliens would want to take over this world after the mess we've made of it is beyond me but there you go. Alien overlord defeated and the human race can carry on with its charge towards inevitable oblivion.
It's acting jim but not as we know it
Does anyone know why they didn't get Tina Packer as Ann Travers?
She stopped acting and moved to America in 1972 where she later founded Shakespeare & Company. It is unknown if she was ever approached for Downtime but considering by then she had been living in the US for over 23 years I doubt it.
Thank you for uploading this. Imaginative certainly, but unredeemably convoluted and erratic; a stumbling, juvenile effort.
Did you see the zipper in the back of the yeti
Slitheen
I prefer Redgrave as Kate.
WHAT
Is the Tardis in this?
You'll have to watch it and find out :-)
At least this has a good storyline a bit rough editing in some the areas. As for Doctor Who Movie didn’t have storyline that made sense in the latter half of the film.
It's a sad sad thing when "fans" can only think in terms of what OTHER film makers have done, and cannot imagine doing something original.
I'd much rather watch this than the last 7 years of actual Dr. Who
yeah man, new who stinks like shit
@@mrpugster and it's only gotten worse.....to think there wasa time people thought capaldi was bad initially?? 😅
@@Clonest has it?
@@tvc1569 lets just say first 3 episodes for Gatwa haven't had too many moments u could take seriously until the Moffat episode finally aired. Ironically
@@Clonest look back at s2, things are pretty similar there
Your machinery has a rod badly knocking, better check lub oil level.
Crikey... Nick Courtney and Lis Sladen must have been REALLY skint to agree to take part in this garbage.
Garbage you may think it is, but in the Who drought of the 90s, this was manna from heaven, and still better than the multi million pound tripe offered up these days. FIND ME THE LOCUS !! Great stuff 👍
Absolute monstrosity of a student made so called whoniverse shite with out any doubt the worst of all Dr who stories utter rancid crap 😢
I suggest you look up "Cyberons" or "Zygon: When Being You Isn't Enough".
Ban
This is not a B movie, it is a waste of time that is mess confusion.Even the talents of Elizabeth Sladen and Nick Coutney could not save it. .
I tried watching but it’s really bad, I only got halfway through it.
WOW,,, very boring movie. I was tired couldn't sleep, watching this movie, I don't remember passing out.
I'm sorry - I am a lifelong Doctor Who fan, since late Tom Baker in my childhood, through to Ncuti Gatwa. But this - this is pure crap. I understand it wasn't made by the BBC themselves, but I am surprised they allowed their characters and intellectual property to have been used in this way. And the company which produced it...... I am assuming from the end result it was 3 teenagers borrowing their Dad's camcorder, then having finished making it, accidentally dropped the VHS into a bucket of water just long enough to permanently damage the picture and sound quality ? Sorry, but it's truly terrible.
It's far better than the four degenerate "specials" for the 60th anniversary nonsense
then again getting shat upon by a flock of fat birds would be better than having to live with the memory of those new "specials" in my head
@@variaxi935 maybe.
@@variaxi935😂 such a colourful yet accurate description thankfully Tuned out on binary/non Binary crap, Donna was speaking computer code not Gender identity
it's still than the emasculated disney doctor! anything is better than than bs. hence i now only listen to big finish.
Absolutely agree!@@variaxi935
worst acting I've seen in years
the pure crap is the dr who made today, with the emasculated disney doctor.
No really, that happen a lot in the RTD era. When the companion are more important that the Doctor.
@@mayotango1317 a fan since 63: i can't abide this disney doctor... it just isn't doctor who, at all.
Yawn
@@hi-viz i suppose you like modern emasculated disney doctor, eh? [see the last five minutes of star beast!] yawn.
"Disney Doctor" there's literally no such thing, it's just the Doctor.