Stories Minisode Minisodes Comic Relief The Curse of Fatal Death 1 image Overview Characters How to Watch Reviews 5 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 1 Overview Released Friday, March 12, 1999 Written by Steven Moffat Directed by John Henderson Runtime 20 minutes Story Type Regeneration Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Traps Synopsis The Master corners the Doctor and Emma on Tersurus, prepared to unleash the deadly vengeance of deadly revenge! Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters The Doctor The Master Daleks Show All Characters (3) How to watch The Curse of Fatal Death: Watch on YouTube VHS The Curse of Fatal Death (VHS) Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 5 reviews 25 November 2024 · 7 words Review by Rock_Angel 1 one of the best specials ever made Like Liked 1 9 November 2024 · 10 words Review by Dullish 1 This is cannon. I refuse to believe otherwise Absolute peak Like Liked 1 4 May 2024 · 97 words Review by ItsR0b0tNinja 1 A fun Comic Relief sketch that isn't without its flaws. The plot is a comedic take on the stereotype of a Doctor Who story, which pokes loving fun to common tropes. While the jokes are funny, sometimes they go on too long or are repeated too much. The acting is good, but that is to be expected with the cast that was assembled. I've found that this story looses its charm the more times I have seen it, but for a first time viewer that is familiar with classic Who, then this should be a fun watch. Like Liked 1 30 April 2024 · 17 words Review by Owen 3 Objectively the greatest Doctor Who TV episode ever made. Sorry, I don’t make the rules/j Like Liked 3 26 April 2024 · 381 words Review by 15thDoctor Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! This final piece of 20th Century Doctor Who sums up why these elusive, rare and half official stories from the 1990s are so exciting. It gives a glimpse of 'what might have been', whilst mixing sensibilities from the clearly defined new and old eras. The Curse of the Fatal Death is pleasingly filmed in studio on multi-cam, giving it a proper "Classic Who" feel, but it is treated to updated CGI which makes it an uncanny watch for dedicated fans. It is of course written by the most prolific Doctor Who writer of the 21st Century (and to be honest, all time) Steven Moffat, marking his first contribution to thousands of hours of television. It marks lots of firsts and lasts and comes from a time when it looked like a new, non-comedic version of the show was completely out of reach. We would have to wait a further 4 years before RTDs first era was announced. The most pleasing thing about this charity special is that it is properly, properly funny. With Moffat's trademark humour throughout. For the most part the jokes are well judged - even the fart gags. The Master falling down the same trap door three times is an absolute treat. Its also very timey wimey. Before timey wimey Doctor Who even existed. It makes for a far more substantial effort than most charity specials. You can't even compare this to the abysmal and embarrassing Dimensions in Time. This story makes it obvious that the old team behind the Classic show needed to pass the batten on to new blood. This story was also (thankfully) given the budget it deserved and has an incredibly star studded cast - with no EastEnders' crossover at all. If I had one minor criticism, it would be that a lot of the gags rely on a factually incorrect memory of the show. It is home to comedic, knowing clichés that were never really clichés. "I'll explain that later." But who cares? Its Rowan Atkinson and Julia Sawala being hilarious. In our show! When our show was incredibly unfashionable and shunned by society. Its Hugh Grant. The biggest star in the world. In our unpopular, unfashionable show. Proving that the formula, even when being played for cheap laughs - works fantastically. Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating165 members 3.97 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating59 votes 4.35 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 269 Favourited 30 Reviewed 5 Saved 3 Skipped 0 Owned 2 Related Stories Who’s after your cash Rating: ??? Story Skipped Short Story More Actions Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite EMMA: Doctor, listen to me. You can't die, you're too, You're too nice, too brave, too kind and far, far too silly. You're like Father Christmas, the Wizard of Oz, Scooby Doo. And I love you very much. And we all need you, and you simply cannot die. MASTER: He was the best and bravest of all my foes. From this day forward I will renounce evil and follow the path of goodness to honour my fallen foe. DALEK: The Doctor saved the Daleks. The Daleks too will honour their mortal enemy. EMMA: He was never cruel and never cowardly, and it'll never be safe to be scared again. (The Master leads Emma away. Behind them, the Doctor regenerates.) MASTER: It's impossible! Beyond all known laws of the universe. EMMA: Maybe even the universe can't bear to be without the Doctor. — The Curse of Fatal Death