UK, 3 January 1976-24 January 1976
4 episodes, average 25m
videotape, colour, 4:3
mono, English
Previous Serial: The Android Invasion (1975)
Next Serial: The Seeds of Doom (1976)
Series: Doctor Who (1963-1989) – series 13, episode 17-20
A British television science fiction serial directed by Christopher Barry from scripts by Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes using the pseudonym Robin Bland.
Premise
On the planet Karn a mad scientist Solon stitches together parts of crashed astronauts to make a body that will house the brain of the evil Time Lord Morbius. The Doctor’ s head would be perfect to complete the creature.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Christopher Barry [parts 1-4]
© BBC 1975 [parts 1-4]
BBC [parts 1-4]
Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe [parts 1-4]
Production Unit Manager: Janet Radenkovic [parts 1-4]
[Written] By: Robin Bland [real name: Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes] [parts 1-4]
Script Editor: Robert Holmes [parts 1-4]
Lighting: Peter Catlett [parts 1-4]
Title Music by: Ron Grainer & BBC Radiophonic Workshop [parts 1-4]
Title Music Arranged by: Delia Derbyshire *
Incidental Music by: Dudley Simpson [parts 1-4]
Sound: Tony Millier [parts 1-4]
Special Sound: Dick Mills [parts 1-4]
Costume Designer: L. Rowland-Warne [parts 1-4]
Make-up: Jean McMillan [parts 1-4]
Visual Effect Designer: John Horton [parts 1-4]
Title Sequence: Bernard Lodge [parts 1-4]
Designer: Barry Newbery [parts 1-4]
Production Assistant: Carol Wiseman [parts 1-4]
Assistant Floor Manager: Felicity Trew *
Movement by: Geraldine Stephenson [parts 1-2]
Cast
Part One
Tom Baker (Doctor Who)
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)
Philip Madoc ([Dr Mehendri] Solon)
Cynthia Grenville (Maren)
Gilly Brown (Ohica)
Sue Bishop, Janie Kells, Gabrella Mowbray, Veronica Ridge (sisters)
Colin Fay (Condo)
John Scott Martin (Kriz)
Part Two
Tom Baker (Doctor Who)
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)
Philip Madoc ([Dr Mehendri] Solon)
Cynthia Grenville (Maren)
Gilly Brown (Ohica)
Sue Bishop, Janie Kells, Gabrella Mowbray, Veronica Ridge (sisters)
Colin Fay (Condo)
Michael Spice (Morbius)
Part Three
Tom Baker (Doctor Who)
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)
Philip Madoc ([Dr Mehendri] Solon)
Colin Fay (Condo)
Cynthia Grenville (Maren)
Gilly Brown (Ohica)
Sue Bishop, Janie Kells, Gabrella Mowbray, Veronica Ridge (sisters)
Michael Spice (Morbius)
Stuart Fell (monster)
Part Four
Tom Baker (Doctor Who)
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)
Philip Madoc ([Dr Mehendri] Solon)
Colin Fay (Condo)
Cynthia Grenville (Maren)
Gilly Brown (Ohica)
Sue Bishop, Janie Kells, Gabrella Mowbray, Veronica Ridge (sisters)
Michael Spice (Morbius)
Stuart Fell (monster)
Uncredited
Alan Crisp [headless monster]
Jennie Le Fre [double for Sarah]
Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, William Hartnell, Philip Hinchcliffe, Robert Holmes, Douglas Camfield, Graeme Harper, Robert Banks Stewart, Christopher Baker, George Gallacio, Christopher Barry [The Doctor]
Links
Extracts included in
The Lively Arts: Whose Dr. Who (1977)
References
Books
- Doctor Who Program Guide 25th Anniverary Edition by James C. Armstrong Jr, Michael L. Brown p.49 – credits, episode list
- Doctor Who: The Television Companion by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker pp.297-300 – credits, synopsis, review
