Cheques, Lies and Videotape (documentary)

Cheques, Lies and Videotape - or Checks, Lies and Videotape in region 1 - was a 2|entertain documentary released on the DVD of Revenge of the Cybermen, and later included in The Collection Blu ray release of Season 12.

It followed the development of releasing Doctor Who episodes on VHS, with several people who grew up obtaining VHS and how they all felt about retrieving Doctor Who episodes, including purchasing them for ridiculous prices on the "black market."

Points made in the documentary include:
 * The original prices of VHS in 2009 currency.
 * The differences between Target Books' novelisations and the actual episodes.
 * The deterioration of generation copies made from off-air recordings.

Booklet synopsis
What was it like in the days before commercially released videos, when TV was as ephemeral a medium as theatre? How did Doctor Who fans enjoy old episodes of their favourite programme? All is revealed in this new documentary.

People interviewed
to be added

Crew

 * Written by - Nicholas Pegg
 * Produced & Directed by - Ed Stradling
 * Narrator - Toby Longworth
 * Starring
 * Video Pirate - Tom Bodell
 * Carl - Ellis Watts
 * Owen - Ryan Conway
 * David - David Harkus
 * Artwork - Robert Hammond
 * Music - Kevin MacLeod
 * Archive Footage & Stills - BBC Television, Doctor Who Magazine, Gary Leigh, Paul Vanezis
 * With thanks to - Nicholas Briggs, Anthony Mahoney, Sebastian Sekinger, Rob Francis, James Goss, James Insell, Andrew Martin, John Molyneux, Peter Ware
 * and Time-Space Visualisers - Peter & Sam Anghelides, David Hankinson, Paul Jones, Alison Lawson, David Palfreyman, Damian Shanahan, Jamie Wells
 * Location Camera - Mark Gill
 * Studio Camera - Jonathan Flanagan
 * Colourist - Jonathan Wood
 * Executive Producer - Dan Hall
 * © 2009 2|entertain