The Space Patrol Complete Series DVD Set
(Region 0 - Released 8 September 2003)

Little point in relisting the brief synopses on the sleeves, as these are virtually identical to the original video releases. Each title links to the extensive overview in the episode guide. We've added notes on print and technical quality - considering most are from the only surviving prints, we've only pointed out a general overview:

Disk One:

The Swamps Of Jupiter (6/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Print is lighter and softer than most others.

The Wandering Asteroid (6/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clean clear print. Slight sound fault early on (intermitant drop-out).

The Dark Planet (8/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clean clear print, and transfer.

The Slaves Of Neptune (9/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Very clear print and but a darker transfer.

The Shrinking Spaceman (5/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Slightly soft print.

The Forgers (5/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Somewhat dark transfer.

Extras:

• The Sara and Hoppity pilot episode (7/10) - (The books are superb and this - almost - recaptures their charm.)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Reasonable transfer but print is only fair.
• Roberta Leigh interview.
• National Interest Pictures Brochure.






Disk Two:

The Robot Revolution (10/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Superb print and transfer from 35mm.

The Rings Of Saturn (7/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clean clear print.

Husky Becomes Invisible (5/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Slightly dirty print, and slightly soft transfer.

The Buried Spaceship (9/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Nice clear print and transfer.

Mystery On The Moon (7/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Superb print and transfer from 35mm.

The Glowing Eggs Of Titan (4/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Nice clear print and transfer.

The Walking Lake Of Jupiter (3/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Very nice print andtransfer.

Extras:
• The first episode of The Adventures of Twizzle (5/10) - (And that's after 2 extra points for a nice 35mm transfer. I never did care much for this...)
• Arthur Provis interview.






Disk Three:

Time Stands Still (5/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Nice clear print and transfer.

Message From A Star (7/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Nice clear print and transfer.

The Fires Of Mercury (8/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Nice clear print and transfer.

The Invisible Invasion (10/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Remarkably clear print and transfer.

The New Planet (8/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Remarkably clear print and transfer.

The Human Fish (8/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Remarkably clear print and transfer.

Extras:
• Dick Vosburgh interview.

• The Adventures of Mr Hero pilot (8/10) - (Not to everyone's taste but the book is superb and this captures much of its quirkiness and humour)
• Print & Transfer Quality: Good transfer but print is lacking in contrast.






Disk Four:

The Planet Of Light (8/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Nice clear print and transfer .

The Talking Bell (7/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Remarkably clear clean print and transfer .

The Miracle Tree Of Saturn (7/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Generally clear but transfer a little soft in places.

The Cloud Of Death (7/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Print soft in places, with flickering. Not sure if that is a transfer problem.

The Planet Of Thought (8/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Slightly soft print in places.

Explosion On The Sun (7/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Nice clear clean print and transfer .

Volcanoes Of Venus (9/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Print dirty in places.

Extras:
• Joe-Michael Straczynski interview.
• Space Patrol commercial bumpers: from clean 35mm prints, transfer lacking in contrast.






Disk Five:

The Unknown Asteroid (7/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clear print but a dark transfer.

The Evil Eye Of Venus (7/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clear print but a dark transfer.

Secret Formula (5/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clear print but a dark transfer.

The Telepathic Robot (9/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clear print and good transfer.

Deadly Whirlwind (8/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Slightly soft print and dark transfer.

The Jitter Waves (7/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clean print, and clear transfer.

Sands Of Death (7/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clean print, and clear transfer.

Extras:
• Andy Partridge interview.

• Paul Starr pilot. (8/10) - (35mm print - Gets 2 extra points for a superb new transfer)
• Print & Transfer Quality: Both superlative - the best in the whole set.






Disk Six:

The Hairy Men Of Mars (6/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clear print but transfer dark in places. Slight sound fault early on (buzzing).

The Grass Of Saturn (8/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Slightly dirty print, and slightly soft transfer.

Forcefield X (7/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clean print, but slightly soft dark transfer.

The Water Bomb (5/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clean print, but slightly dark transfer.

Destruction By Sound (6/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clean print, but transfer dark in places with flickering.

The Shrinking Gas Of Jupiter (4/10)
• Print/Transfer Quality: Clean print, and clear transfer.

Extras:

• The first episode of Send for Dithers (5/10) - (16mm print - An interesting combo of puppetry and animation but awfully, awfully twee)
• Print & Transfer Quality: Nice transfer from a superb print.


• The first episode of Wonder Boy and Tiger (4/10) - (16mm print - We love Tiger but the rest is pants. Rarely seen.)
• Print & Transfer Quality: Transfer is good but print is only fair.


• The Solarnauts pilot (9/10) - (35mm print - Space Patrol: the Live Action Generation! Silly but enormous fun!)
• Print & Transfer Quality: Superb transfer but print has some damage and flaring.






Hoorah: A superlative selection of rare or never seen extras including:
• A new and seemingly restored transfer of Paul Starr. This Starr shines!
• The Solarnauts. Go, Mr. Derek, Go!
• The pilots of Sara and Hoppity and The Adventures of Mr Hero
• The first episodes of Wonder Boy and Tiger and Send for Dithers
• A new interview with Arthur Provis
• Nice clear sound on most episodes
• Missing title sequences have been restored, and most commercial fades retained.

Boo: The slightly bizarre 3 DVDs in each of the 2 cases.
• None of the typographic errors of the original video/DVD sleeves have been corrected, and others have crept in (The Talking Bell/Volcanoes of Venus).
• No background information on the extra programmes we see.
• Where's the stills gallery gone?

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Reviews of the DVD Set can be read here.

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