Plot: It starts on Skaro with the Master.
He is "exterminated" by the Daleks, and it is up to the Doctor, the Master's arch-nemesis (and arch-nemesis of Daleks), to recover his remains, and escort them back to the homeworld of the Time Lords, Gallifrey.
During the voyage home, the Master's remains escape the locked containment vessel they have been placed in, and short circuit the TARDIS's control console, causing it to make an emergency detour to San Francisco, 1999, right in the middle of a gang shoot out.
Upon exiting the TARDIS, the Doctor (still in his 7th body) is immediately shot, and the remains of the Master exit through the keyhole of the TARDIS's front door.
Young gang member, Chang Lee, flags down an ambulance, where the Doctor is taken to the hospital, and the goo that was once the Master, hitches a ride with the ambulance.
While in the emergency room, the doctors believe that he is having a massive heart attack (it's really his two hearts), and summon premier heart surgeon, Grace Hallowell, to perform surgery and fix him up.
Unfortunately, they quickly get confused by his dual vascular system, and he dies on the operating table.
But, he's a Time Lord, and he regenerates into his 8th body while in the morgue, awaiting an autopsy, and scares the beegeezuss out of Will Sasso.
Meanwhile, the Master takes possession of an ambulance driver as he is asleep.
The Doctor approaches Grace, and asks for her help in regaining his memories, and the Master begins his search for the Doctor in order to take possession of his remaining regenerations.
Review: This is the only televised appearance of Paul McGann as the 8th Doctor, and the final televised appearance of the 7th Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, and also the final appearance (to date) of the Master.
First, a bit of history.
The original run of Doctor Who was cancelled due to low viewer numbers back in 1989, and there really wasn't much interest within the BBC at the time to "regenerate" the series.
For almost a decade, their was no serious attempt at bringing the Doctor back, until 1996, when an American producer made a deal with the BBC to create a new Doctor Who T.V. series which would be backed partially by an American TV network, and broadcast on both sides of the pond.
Unfortunately, he couldn't find a network willing to finance a series, but Fox was willing to finance a television movie.
It was hoped at the beginning that the movie would be a hit, and they could use that to persuade Fox to finance a series, but it wasn't, at least not stateside.
One reason, lack of advertising.
Another reason, Fox has a bad habit of dropping good shows, i.e. "The Tick" and "Firefly".
But, at least they showed it, way back on May 14th, 1996.
FIrst, let's discuss what was great.
Seeing Sylvester McCoy return as the 7th Doctor.
Admittidly, I never got a chance to see him play the Doctor before this, but it was still nice seeing the 7th Doctor return.
And then, the new TARDIS.
Now, while it's Police Box outside has rarely changed (the 6th Doctor managed to get the Chameleon Circuit "working"), the interior underwent a major transformation.
It went from the gleaming, futuristing, white environment Doctor Who fans were familiar with to something that looked straight out of a Jules Verne story.
Wood, iron, bookcases, candles, torches, a central control console that looked like it stepped out of the Victorian age (or Doc Brown's workshop back in Wild West Hill Valley).
It was gorgeous.
Plus, Paul McGann wasn't that bad of a Doctor.
Unfortunetly, the story was marred by a few issues.
First, was Skaro.
Skaro is the homeworld of the Daleks.
The Daleks believe themselves to be superior to all other forms of life, and all inferior forms must be "EXTERMINATED!".
That especcially applies to the Doctor.
Why would they grant the Master his final request, to have the Doctor, their arch-nemesis, return his remains to Gallifrey.
There is alot to that story that needs to be told.
And then they made the Doctor half-human.
Yep, he's half human.
No where else in the series is he half-human, just in the TV Movie.
And I have one more major complaint.
No, it's not Eric Roberts as the Master.
It was refreshing to see a portrayal of the Master that wasn't a copy of Robert Delgado's portrayal back in the John Pertwee days, even if Eric Roberts did play him a bit over the top.
No, it wasn't the fact that the Doctor kissed Grace a few times.
Can't the Doctor fall for a girl, just once (like he did with Rose most recently)?
No, it was the Jelly Babies.
Yep. Jelly Babies.
The snack that was just as much of a trademark of Tom Baker's 4th Doctor as much as his scarf, curls, and smile.
When the Doctor awakens in his 8th body, he is naked, and wearing only the sheet that was draped over his body before he was sent to the morgue.
He then makes it to the locker room for the hospital, and puts on pieces of various costumes that were intended for the New Year's Eve costume party to make his new signature look.
And then, it's off to Grace's house with her, and he didn't even leave her side before we see him offer a Jelly Babie to the police officer in a traffic jam.
Where in the Matrix did he get the Jelly Babies?!?
GAH!
I hate those little continuity errors.
And because of that (and the Doctor is now half-human), I can only give "Doctor Who The Enemy Within" 3 Reflector Staffs out of 5.
Although, I would have loved to see more of the 8th Doctor on TV.