Dæmos Rising is a direct-to-DVD spin-off of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was released direct-to-video and produced by the independent production company Reeltime Pictures. It is a sequel to the Third Doctor serial The Dæmons and the 1995 Reeltime video Downtime and is also a tie-in to Telos Publishing's Time Hunter range of books, another Doctor Who spin-off. The DVD was also released as a Limited Edition which included an inlay autographed by Beverley Cressman (Kate Lethbridge-Stewart), Miles Richardson (Douglas Cavendish), Andrew Wisher (The Ghost), Alistair Lock (Composer), David J. Howe (Writer) and Keith Barnfather (Producer/Director). Reeltime Pictures Limited also distributed for BBV (Bill and Ben Video). The film received overall positive reviews from critics.

Synopsis

Kate Lethbridge-Stewart responds to a message from ex-UNIT operative Douglas Cavendish to investigate a haunting. Arriving at Cavendish's isolated cottage, she faces a demonic power her father had previously battled. Summoned by a future tyranny, a Dæmon is set to return to Earth. It is up to Kate and Cavendish to save the planet and its future.

Continuity

Cast

Soundtrack release

Music from this video composed by Alistair Lock was released on CD by Reeltime in March 2004.

Track listing

Reception

Dylan Rees heavily praised the film in Downtime - The Lost Years of Doctor Who, calling it "a fitting finale to the direct-to-video spin-off saga", with praise for the premise and accessibility. Digital Spy called the film a, "creepy, Hammer-inspired horror".

In print

A novelisation written by David J. Howe was published 13 August 2019 by Telos Publishing