The
Nineties saw a slew of fan produced Doctor
Who spin offs of varying quality but none has the provenance of Downtime. It stars three iconic series
regulars- Nicholas Courtney, Elisabeth Sladen and Debbie Watling - in their
original roles and is written by Marc Platt who’s `Ghost Light` was part of the
last regular season of the original series. Even more impressively it is
directed by Christopher Barry who helmed such series classics as `Brain of
Morbius` and `The Deamons` and it even features the Yeti, John
Leeson as a DJ and Geoffrey Beevers! You can’t get much more Doctor Who than all that! Shot during an unseasonably wintry late March
in 1995 it is a good watch for fans of the series as well as a fitting tribute
to the main stars none of whom sadly are still with us.
