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Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear (1976)

October 23, 1976 (GB) Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure • 100m

Overview

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...

Director

Lennie Mayne

Top Billed

Tom Baker

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Crew
Robert Holmes
Robert Holmes

Script Editor

Dudley Simpson
Dudley Simpson

Original Music Composer

Barbara Lane
Barbara Lane

Costume Design

Christine Ruscoe
Christine Ruscoe

Production Design

Max Faulkner
Max Faulkner

Stunt Coordinator

Max Samett
Max Samett

Camera Operator

Judy Neame
Judy Neame

Makeup Artist

Marion McDougall
Marion McDougall

Production Assistant

Dick Mills
Dick Mills

Special Sound Effects

Derek Slee
Derek Slee

Lighting Director

Colin Mapson
Colin Mapson

Visual Effects Designer

Delia Derbyshire
Delia Derbyshire

Theme Song Performance



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

June 29, 2024

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 … read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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