Overview:
Investigating mysterious power failures and a death at an underground research centre, The Doctor discovers a colony of Silurians - prehistoric, intelligent reptiles who went into hibernation before man evolved. But now they have woken up, and they are prepared to wipe out mankind with a killer plague to get their planet back.| Status: | Released (1970-03-14) |
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| Productions: | BBC |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Posters
Recommendations
Casts
- 40960: Jon Pertwee - The Doctor
- 79931: Caroline John - Liz Shaw
- 184904: Nicholas Courtney - Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- 68686: Fulton Mackay - Dr. Quinn
- 82550: Norman Jones - Major Baker
- 1831438: Peter Miles - Dr. Lawrence
- 1404433: Thomasine Heiner - Miss Dawson
Crews
- 1213438: Malcolm Hulke - Writer - Writing
- 1404432: Timothy Combe - Director - Directing
- 189306: Barry Letts - Producer - Production
- 1397258: Carey Blyton - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 79922: Delia Derbyshire - Theme Song Performance - Sound
- 159214: Terrance Dicks - Script Editor - Writing
- 2755898: Ralph Walton - Lighting Director - Lighting
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Reviews
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I struggle a bit with the eight parters. The story is often far too thinly spread out and the plot advances at a glacial pace until it's all wrapped up in episodes seven and eight. This one is slightly different, though, as it neatly separates into two semi-stories. The first sees th ....
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