Wartime
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Wartime |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1987 |
| length | 35 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Keith Barnfather |
| script | Andy Lane , Helen Stirling, Derrick Sherwin |
| production | Keith Barnfather |
| music | Mark Ayres |
| cut | Edward Strickland |
| occupation | |
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Wartime (also: War Time ) is a British film from 1987 and offshoot of the television series Doctor Who , which is mainly about the Doctor Who character John Benton and the death of his brother Chris.
action
On behalf of the army, John Benton comes to Bolton in the 1970s, where he once lived as a child. His brother Chris died in a tragic accident in 1944. He fell from a tower. Since then, John Benton has been responsible for his brother's death. On the way through Bolton he feels very close to his brother again. So he decides to put flowers on his grave. Suddenly, in a dream world, John Benton finds himself mingling again with the past and present. He faces his family and is the little boy he once was again. Again and again he alternates between his adult self and his child self. Only little by little can Benton banish the ghosts of his past and finally conclude with the death of his brother.
background
Wartime is an offshoot of the Doctor Who television series that was released in 1987. The film adaptation deals with the Doctor Who character John Benton. Andy Lane and Helen Stirling wrote the script. Keith Barnfather produced and directed the film. Wartime was the very first authorized and independent Doctor Who branch. The film paved the way for many more offshoots. The main role in the film was played by John Levene . Wartime did not have as much influence on the Doctor Who series as Downtime or Dæmos Rising , whose character Kate Stewart also established herself in the regular Doctor Who series. However, Sergeant Benton's first name John first appeared in Wartime and was later used by fans and the media. The name John Benton is u. a. used in the Big Finish radio play Council of War . The name John Benton was also used in some BBC-produced Doctor Who novels, for example in David A. McIntees The Face of the Enemy , Paul Leonards Genocide , Paul Cornells No Future , Gary Russell's The Scales of Injustice , Keith Toppings King of Terror , Tommy Donbavands Shroud of Sorrow , Christopher Bulis The Eye of the Giant , Mark Morris' Deep Blue , Simon Guerrier's Time Signature, and many other Doctor Who novels.
publication
In 1987, Wartime was released on VHS. 1997 Keith Barnfather reworked the film. He added a voice over with Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and manager of John Benton and released this version on VHS as well. The VHS also contained video recordings from a London Doctor Who convention starring Patrick Troughton , Colin Baker , Tom Baker , Jon Pertwee , and Peter Davison . The release on DVD followed in December 2015. Wartime can also be viewed on Vimeo via video on demand. In January 2020, Telos Publishing announced that it was planning to publish a novel for the film.
criticism
Pagefillers' Stuart Gutteridge says Wartime is a compelling ghost story. The character of John Benton shows a significantly greater character development than she has ever done in a Doctor Who episode. The locations, actors and music for the film are all to be rated positively. Richard Radcliffe from Pagefillers added that Wartime was produced very well. The directing is also good. Wartime offers what fans of the Doctor Who series expected at the time but would not have received.
Kevin Lyons explains that the film has a nice story, but it is not entirely satisfactory. He praises the portrayals of John Levene and Michael Wisher . Wartime is worse than some of the other Reeltime Pictures productions, but thanks to a good script and strong actors it is surprisingly effective.
Web links
- Wartime in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Kevin Lyons: War Time (1987). . In: Kevscupboard . March 5, 2007. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved on March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Dowd, Tom et al. a. (2015): Storytelling. Across Worlds. Transmedia: p. 209
- ^ Howe, David J. (2011): Talespinning. Telos Publishing Ltd.
- ↑ Barry Rice: 6 Extended Media Characters Who Became Doctor Who Canon . In: Kasterborous . February 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved on March 19, 2016.
- ^ Doctor Who: Will this film do the series justice? . In: Telegraph . November 15, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Thomson, Gale (2007): Video Sourcebook: A Guide to Programs Currently Available on Video. Gale / Cengage Learning: S. 2006
- ↑ Jonathan Appleton: Time Travel TV Re-Releases Classic Spinoff Wartime. . In: Kasterborous . August 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved on March 19, 2016.
- ^ Warrant Officer John Benton never failed in his duty - but once, long ago, he did. . In: Time Travel TV . Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Telos Announce New Reeltime novelisations! . In: Time Travel TV . Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ↑ Stuart Gutteridge, Richard Radcliffe and Tim Roll-Pickering: Reeltime Pictures. Wartime. A Benton Adventure. . In: Pagefillers . January 30, 2003. Retrieved March 19, 2016.