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[[ | [[File:BBV logo.jpg|thumb|right|BBV logo, 1996]] | ||
'''BBV Productions''' (also known as '''Bill & Ben Video''' and sometimes, erroneously, as '''Bill Baggs Video''') is a [[British]] video production company founded by [[Bill Baggs]] in [[1991]]. The company was named for Baggs himself and his wife Helen, whose nickname is "Ben."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090216172424/http://bbvonline.co.uk/about_us.html "About BBV"] - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)</ref> | '''BBV Productions''' (also known as '''Bill & Ben Video''' and sometimes, erroneously, as '''Bill Baggs Video''') is a [[British]] video production company founded by [[Bill Baggs]] in [[1991]]. The company was named for Baggs himself and his wife Helen, whose nickname is "Ben."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090216172424/http://bbvonline.co.uk/about_us.html "About BBV"] - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)</ref> | ||
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BBV's first production was the [[1992]] video release ''Summoned by Shadows'', which was co-produced by the [[BBC Film Club]] and starred Colin Baker playing an unnamed character only known as the Stranger and Nicola Bryant as Miss Brown. The Stranger's adventures were chronicled on six videos and an audio adventure, many of which featured former ''Who'' cast members. The sixth video, ''Eye of the Beholder'', was later re-released as the audio story ''[[Eye of the Storm]]''. | BBV's first production was the [[1992]] video release ''Summoned by Shadows'', which was co-produced by the [[BBC Film Club]] and starred Colin Baker playing an unnamed character only known as the Stranger and Nicola Bryant as Miss Brown. The Stranger's adventures were chronicled on six videos and an audio adventure, many of which featured former ''Who'' cast members. The sixth video, ''Eye of the Beholder'', was later re-released as the audio story ''[[Eye of the Storm]]''. | ||
[[file:AirzoneScreen.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Nicola Bryant]] and [[Colin Baker]] in the BBV production ''The Airzone Solution''.]] | |||
BBV's next release was the ecologically-themed thriller ''The Airzone Solution'', which was about a near-future conspiracy. The video was released in [[1993]], coinciding with the 30th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' and featured four actors previously cast as the Doctor. | BBV's next release was the ecologically-themed thriller ''The Airzone Solution'', which was about a near-future conspiracy. The video was released in [[1993]], coinciding with the 30th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' and featured four actors previously cast as the Doctor. | ||
