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Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear

1976-10-23 Science Fiction 1hr 40m

When the TARDIS lands in a quarry on Earth, Sarah unearths what appears to be a fossilised hand, buried in one-hundred-fifty-million-year-old strata. Analysis shows the hand to be silicon-based and inert, but when Sarah begins to act as if possessed, the Doctor suspects that it may still be alive...

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When the TARDIS lands in a quarry on Earth, Sarah unearths what appears to be a fossilised hand, buried in one-hundred-fifty-million-year-old strata. Analysis shows the hand to be silicon-based and inert, but when Sarah begins to act as if possessed, the Doctor suspects that it may still be alive...

  • Released
    1976-10-23
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 40m
  • Genre
    Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production
    BBC

Crew

Lennie Mayne
Director
Bob Baker
Writer
Philip Hinchcliffe
Producer
Keywords:
time travel

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Cast

Tom Baker

Tom Baker
The Doctor
Elisabeth Sladen

Elisabeth Sladen
Sarah Jane Smith
Stephen Thorne

Stephen Thorne
Kastrian Eldrad
Judith Paris

Judith Paris
Eldrad (female form)
Roy Pattison

Roy Pattison
Zazzka
Roy Skelton

Roy Skelton
King Rokon
Rex Robinson

Rex Robinson
Dr. Carter
Glyn Houston

Glyn Houston
Professor Watson
Frances Pidgeon

Frances Pidgeon
Miss Jackson
John Cannon

John Cannon
Elgin
David Purcell

David Purcell
Abbott
Renu Setna

Renu Setna
Intern
Robin Hargrave

Robin Hargrave
Guard
Roy Boyd

Roy Boyd
Driscoll

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-06-29

I wonder if anyone at the BBC ever had the presence of mind to just go and buy a quarry? The "Doctor" (Tom Baker) and "Sarah Jane" (Elisabet... read more

I wonder if anyone at the BBC ever had the presence of mind to just go and buy a quarry? The "Doctor" (Tom Baker) and "Sarah Jane" (Elisabeth Sladen) duly arrive amidst the rockfalls and amongst the rubble, she discovers a disconnected hand. It appears to be made of stone, and is wearing a ring which she promptly puts on her finger. Really? She ought to have known better as soon it takes control of her mind and drives her to find a nuclear plant where the hand can be rejuvenated by the radiation. With the "Doctor" hot on her trail, they soon discover that it's not just the hand that needs regeneration - and nothing the Earthlings can do will stop it. The "Doctor", though, remembers his "Janet and John" book of psychology and decides it might be better to reason with "Eldrad" (Judith Paris) and discover what it wants; why is she angry; what went wrong in her childhood? That kind of stuff. That takes them onto her home desolate planet where she has some scores to settle... Though she doesn't really feature so much, Paris proves to be quite a good glitter-clad alien and Sladen also does well, especially when she is reduced to an almost childlike state of hypnosis. There's a little room for a small tear in the eye at the end, too, and it ought to remind us Brits to take the security of our nuclear facilities just a little more seriously!

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A Review by CinemaSerf

I wonder if anyone at the BBC ever had the presence of mind to just go and buy a quarry? The "Doctor" (Tom Baker) and "Sarah Jane" (Elisabeth Sladen) duly arrive amidst the rockfalls and amongst the rubble, she discovers a disconnected hand...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-06-29

I wonder if anyone at the BBC ever had the presence of mind to just go and buy a quarry? The "Doctor" (Tom Baker) and "Sarah Jane" (Elisabeth Sladen) duly arrive amidst the rockfalls and amongst the r...

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