Story: With the help of cast members John Leeson, Elisabeth Sladen and Louise Jameson, former producer John Nathan-Turner, and such Doctor Who fan experts as David J. Howe, the history of K-9 as concept, companion, and marketing icon is explored, as well as the robot dog’s bright future in his own adventures.

written by Paul Tams
directed by Roger Stevens
music by Alistair Lock

Review: This amusing little documentary is a nice history of the Doctor’s faithful robot dog, with tongue planted firmly in cheek (particularly with regard to K-9’s “extermination” of ex-producer John Nathan-Turner, who ended the dog’s reign on Doctor Who and has remained a target of fan scorn since the series ended in 1989). The actors’ memories of the character range from fond to frustrated, with Lis Sladen taking up most of the latter end of the spectrum due to her playing second fiddle to K-9 in 1981’s K-9 & Company, the only official BBC-produced spinoff of Doctor Who. (more…)