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THAMES VALLEY TIME LORDS

The Thames Valley Time Lords were the official Dr Who Appreciation Society fan club for Reading, United Kingdom.

Between 1995 and 1999 they produced three Dr Who fan films, one James Bond fan film and four original projects. These amateur, no budget, fan films were originally made for group members only, although a few of these rare VHS tapes were distributed by post to those who asked for them.

The TVTL was disbanded in early 2003 however the fan films live on with VortX Productions.

VortX Productions and Shock! Horror! Probe! evolved from the TVTL around 1999/2000.

On this webpage you will find a listing of all the TVTL's productions along with a brief synopsis. Where available, re-edits of the original VHS fan films are embedded into the page.

Some of the TVTL on location whilst filming The Persephone Complex in 1995.

Filming the second TVTL Production, Keepsake, in 1996.

DR WHO - THE PERSEPHONE COMPLEX

The Persephone Complex VHS cover.

Dr Who - The Persephone Complex

by Robert Brock (1995)

"We are walking through the fabric of a million brilliant minds. And the Doctor's will soon be a permanent resident!"

Rescuing a Greek goddess the Doctor is plunged into a surreal world where nothing is what it seems. Who is the mysterious Playwright and where has he lost his characters? What lurks beneath the masks of Tragedy and Comedy? And why does the Orient Expresss appear at a sleepy village railway station?

There is something rotten in the state of the Matrix. The Doctor has to battle against an old enemy and an evil clone to keep him (or herself) from being lost in cyberspace forever.

Running time 25 minutes approx.

KEEPSAKE

Keepsake

by Paul Vought (1996)

"A Sacrifice, it wouldn't have worked without a sacrifice."

A thief, A man walking his dog early in the morning. A fanatical collector. House sitters. A battered blue book with mysterious powers.

What links these disparate elements? Who are the house sitters? And what is the secret of the Serpent's Eye?

Running time 10 minutes approx.

DR WHO - STILL LIFE

Dr Who - Still Life

by Jason Stevens (1996)

"How queer. Still, I suppose you could be correct... Unless you start being more helpful I shall have to arrange for your destruction."

Following the confrontation in the Matrix with the Playwright the Time Lords set out to assess the damage. One section is beyond repair. The Lord President orders its secret disposal.

The ejected Matrix anomaly is captured by the criminal, Lady Helena, who intends to discover the secrets of the Time Lords. Her meddling with technology she does not understand bring the Doctor into a race against time with Colquhon, a deadly gunman and the Doctor's oldest foe.

Running time 20 minutes approx.

JAMES BOND - VENGEANCE COMES TO THOSE WHO HATE

James Bond - Vengeance Comes To Those Who Hate

by Paul Vought (1997)

SPECTRE is back! With new plans for extortion and terrorism to unleash on an unsuspecting world. Can 007 defeat the evil machinations of his latest nemesis? Or will he succumb to her deadly desires for vengeance?

The version shown here is the VortX Productions re-edit of VCTTWH, ten minutes shorter than the original, featuring a new soundtrack and a new title sequence.

Running time 35 minutes approx.

FIAT LUX

Fiat Lux

by Robert Brock (1997)

"Forget she's human Nick. She's now a singularity. We're standing on the brink of an event horizon!"

When a top secret space probe crashes in the village of Amwick the authorities are desperate to get it back.

But sleazy photographer Nick Angell, scenting a scoop, is on its trail.

It's a bigger story than he could have imagined. One which leads to murder and something beyond the barriers of human experience.

This was the most ambitious TVTL production with a running time of over an hour.

DIAL G FOR GUVNOR

Dial G For Guvnor

by Jason Stevens (1998)

"Shut it!"

Somebody has stolen the seventies television cop show archives and Scotland Yard needs help.

Calling Bonehead, Foyle, Ol Shoutin' George and Jason Bentley to save the day.

With the help of Witless, the cornish pasty-eating detective, the hunt for clues is on!

This TVTL production was inpired by "Detectives On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown" by the Comic Strip. Running time 25 minutes approx.

DR WHO - ASSASSIN

Dr Who - Assassin

by Paul Vought (1999)

Mysteriously stranded on Planet Earth, Ixeryx sends a distress signal. The Doctor receives the alien's broadcast and sets off to rescue the creature. But the Doctor isn't the only space traveller to have picked up the cry for help.

Meanwhile another Doctor and companion Sophie are enjoying a relaxing holiday...

Running time 15 minutes approx.

CAPTAIN CALVERT'S BEDROOM WAR

Captain Calvert's Bedroom War

by Robert Brock (1999)

Blinded and shell-shocked, Captain Alex Calvert recuperates in his sick bed, re-enacting past battles on a chess board. A visit from an old friend, Brock, and his Australian fiance, Pam, uncovers some old wounds. As Brock strips away the bandages to reveal the Captain's dark secret, Pam challenges Alex to a revealing game of chess. It looks like the real war is about to begin: The age old battle of the sexes.

Running time 10 minutes approx.

NEW ADVENTURES...

1999 saw the last TVTL amateur films being made, however some of those behind the projects continued film-making,

for more information visit these two websites...

www.shockhorrorprobe.co.uk

and

www.vortx-productions.co.uk

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