Colin Douglas Movies

In the second episode of the four-part story "The Horror of Fang Rock," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Leela (Louise Jameson) investigate the mysterious goings-on in the British coastal village of Fang Rock in the early 1900s. A strange object, falling from the sky, has already killed one of the lighthouse keepers. No one yet realizes that this event is but the prelude of a full-scale invasion by the alien Rutans. Written by Terrance Dicks, "The Horror of Fang Rock, Episode 2" first aired on September 10, 1977. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the third episode of the four-part story "The Horror of Fang Rock," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Leela (Louise Jameson) help the keepers of the lighthouse in the English coastal village of Fang Rock fend off an invasion from space by the alien Rutans. Unfortunately, these efforts are undermined by one of the keepers, who is actually a Rutan scout in human form. Written by Terrance Dicks, "The Horror of Fang Rock, Episode 3" first aired on September 17, 1977. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the third episode of the six-part story "The Enemy of the World," the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) impersonates his lookalike, 21st century would-be dictator Salamander (also Patrick Troughton). He does this to penetrate a research station controlled by Salamander's minions, the better to find out if the villain truly is a villain -- and if so, who his most fervent (and dangerous) followers may be. All of this intrigue naturally has an ominous trickle-down effect on the Doctor's traveling companions, Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Victoria (Deborah Watling). Written by David Whitaker, "The Enemy of the World, Episode 3" first aired on January 6, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Enemy of the World," traitorous scientist Kent (Bill Kerr) has blown up the research station infiltrated by the Doctor (Patrick Troughton). Not long afterward, 21st century dictator Salamander, who bears a startling resemblance to the Doctor, makes an appearance. But is Salamander really the Doctor -- or is it the other way around? Also in the cast is Mary Peach as dauntless copter pilot Astrid. Written by David Whitaker, "The Enemy of the World, Episode 5" first aired on January 20, 1968; this episode is presently unavailable. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the second episode of the six-part story "The Enemy of the World," the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) has arrived on earth in the year 2017 A.D. Rescued from certain death by helicopter pilot Astrid (Mary Peach), the Doctor is informed by Astrid's boss, Kent (Bill Kerr), that the world is on the verge of domination by a charismatic scientist/politician named Salamander. The fact that the Doctor is a dead ringer for Salamander (indeed, both roles are played by Troughton) leads to several even more perplexing plot developments: Who among Kerr's staff can be trusted not to betray their comrades to Salamander's minions, and is Salamander truly the despotic villain that he is made out to be? Written by David Whitaker, "The Enemy of the World, Episode 2" first aired on December 30, 1967; this episode is presently unavailable. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In this engaging costume melodrama of skulduggery on the low seas set back in the 18th-century, the swamps of a small seaside town and the nocturnal activities of the towns' men provide the atmosphere and action. The Royal Crown suspects a bit of smuggling is going on in this locale, and they send Captain Collier (Patrick Allen) and his crew to check it out. As the Captain gets into his investigation, mysterious swamp phantoms cloud up the real issue which seems plain enough to see. Captain Collier suspects that the odd village vicar (Peter Cushing) might be hiding something, and what better way to do that than by fortuitous ghosts to scare away the curious -- or by posing as someone he is not? ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

The Trollenberg Terror, authored by Peter Key and directed by Quentin Lawrence, started life on British television as a six-part installment of ITV's Saturday Serial in late 1956 and early 1957. The big-screen version, was adapted by Jimmy Sangster, who compressed most of the best horrific and mystery elements of the original into an under-90-minute vehicle, which Lawrence directed. At a remote Alpine village, mountaineers suddenly start dying, their bodies horribly multilated -- at first, these incidents seem like they could just be accidents. But the arrival of a pair of sisters (Janet Munro, Jennifer Jayne), one of whom feels an almost telepathic connection with someone or something on the mountain, attracts the interest of American Alan Brooks (Forrest Tucker), a trouble-shooter for the United Nations. He and Prof. Crevett (Warren Mitchell), who has been monitoring the radiation levels in the area from a research station set up by the government, determine that there is a pattern to these deaths that Brooks has seen before, in a prior incident in the Andes Mountains. They determine that the Earth has been invaded, at high altitude, by a race of gigantic, tentacled aliens who live in thin atmosphere and at extremely low temperatures. Camouflaging themselves in a dense radioactive cloud, they've been content up until now to hide their existence while experimenting with the inhabitants of their new world -- they've taken over some human subjects telepathically, and also re-animated dead bodies. And they've killed those -- such as the hapless mountaineers who have stumbled upon their new lair, or those few humans whose stronger-than-usual mental powers have allow them to sense the aliens' presence -- who threaten to discover them. But now Crevett sees that the aliens are adapting and moving down the mountain, the cloud bringing their necessary cold temperatures with them, and threatening to engulf the village as prelude to an attack on it and all that lies beyond. The Trollenberg Terror was retitled The Crawling Eye when it was released in the United States, in an obvious attempt to draw the same audience that had made the previous year's British film adaptation of a tv serial -- The Quatermass Xperiment, renamed The Creeping Unknown -- into a huge hit in the US. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide

In this comedy, a jewel thief hides his loot on an abandoned scow. Later he is captured and thrown in jail after assaulting someone. Two models end up buying the boat. The barge is almost sunk in an accident. Later two tart old ladies end up with the goods. They then help the younger women get the reward money. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Dick Barton (Don Stannard) is assigned to investigate the strange activities at a seaside retreat. He finds that a group of foreign visitors seems to have taken over the place, and are smuggling improbable, seemingly harmless objects into the country. He and his sidekicks Snowey White (George Ford) and Jock (Jack Shaw) uncover a plan by a wanted Nazi war criminal to release a deadly outbreak of cholera in England. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide