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Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977)

April 2, 1977 (GB) Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie • 150m

Overview

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.

Director

David Maloney

Writer

Robert Holmes

Top Billed

Tom Baker

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Crew
Robert Holmes
Robert Holmes

Script Editor

Dudley Simpson
Dudley Simpson

Original Music Composer

Heather Stewart
Heather Stewart

Makeup Artist

Roger Murray-Leach
Roger Murray-Leach

Production Design

Mike Jefferies
Mike Jefferies

Lighting Director

John Bloomfield
John Bloomfield

Costume Design

Ros Anderson
Ros Anderson

Production Assistant

Dick Mills
Dick Mills

Special Sound Effects

Stuart Fell
Stuart Fell

Stunt Coordinator

Fred Hamilton
Fred Hamilton

Camera Operator

Michealjohn Harris
Michealjohn Harris

Visual Effects

Delia Derbyshire
Delia Derbyshire

Theme Song Performance



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

June 22, 2024

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 Benja… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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