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Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

1977-04-02 Action 2hr 30m

Death stalks the fogbound streets of Victorian London: young women are going missing, horribly mutilated bodies are found floating in the Thames and criminal gangs terrorize the innocent. At the heart of this tangled web sits the mysterious Li H'sen Chang, sorcerer and hypnotist, and his grotesque sidekick Mister Sin. The Doctor dons deerstalker hat and cape to seek out the sinister force lurking in the shadows of the metropolis, for the Talons of Weng-Chiang are reaching out to shred the human race.

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Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Storyline

Death stalks the fogbound streets of Victorian London: young women are going missing, horribly mutilated bodies are found floating in the Thames and criminal gangs terrorize the innocent. At the heart of this tangled web sits the mysterious Li H'sen Chang, sorcerer and hypnotist, and his grotesque sidekick Mister Sin. The Doctor dons deerstalker hat and cape to seek out the sinister force lurking in the shadows of the metropolis, for the Talons of Weng-Chiang are reaching out to shred the human race.

  • Released
    1977-04-02
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    2hr 30m
  • Genre
    Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production
    BBC

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Cast

Tom Baker

Tom Baker

The Doctor
Christopher Benjamin

Christopher Benjamin

Henry Gordon Jago
Trevor Baxter

Trevor Baxter

Professor Litefoot
John Bennett

John Bennett

Li H'sen Chang
Michael Spice

Michael Spice

Weng-Chiang (Magnus Greel)
Deep Roy

Deep Roy

Mr. Sin
David McKail

David McKail

Sergeant Kyle
John Wu

John Wu

Coolie
Vaune Craig-Raymond

Vaune Craig-Raymond

Cleaning Woman
Dudley Simpson

Dudley Simpson

Conductor (uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-06-22

It's curious that the BBC never thought to bolt these six episodes together to makes a single feature? Quite a few of these Tom Baker "Dr. W... read more

It's curious that the BBC never thought to bolt these six episodes together to makes a single feature? Quite a few of these Tom Baker "Dr. Who" stories might have made for quite decent stand-alone films. This is one of them as he and his prehistoric, knife-throwing, companion "Leela" (Louise Jameson) find themselves in Victorian London just as Chinese mystic "Li H'sen Chang" (John Bennett) is performing at the theatre of "Jago" (Christopher Benjamin) and young girls are going missing with alarming regularity. Our visiting Time Lord recognises the magician (after several hundred years!) and quickly realises that the malevolent deity "Weng Chiang" (Michael Spice) is probably nearby and desperate to reunite with his ancient time cabinet so he can rejuvenate and take his place once again at the head of humanity - snacking on distilled young virgins as he goes. Baker was at the top of his game with the role by now and he gelled well with the enthusiastic Jameson as the pair try to track down and thwart their new nemesis. The production uses the Victorian scenario to good effect with a solid supporting cast and some basic, but still quite effective (for 1977) visual effects that culminate in a lively denouement with a laser zapping ornamental lion in the hands of a menacing homunculus. I grew up watching this on Saturday evening television and find them still quite entertaining and inventive stories to watch.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

It's curious that the BBC never thought to bolt these six episodes together to makes a single feature? Quite a few of these Tom Baker "Dr. Who" stories might have made for quite decent stand-alone films. This is one of them as he and his pr...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-06-22

It's curious that the BBC never thought to bolt these six episodes together to makes a single feature? Quite a few of these Tom Baker "Dr. Who" stories might have made for quite decent stand-alone fil...

read more