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Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment

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5.8/10 • 9

1975-03-010h 50m

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Sontaran Field Major Styre is conducting experiments on the survivors of future Earth in preparation of a full-scale Sontaran invasion of the planet. Can the Doctor defeat Styre and save the world?

Directors
Rodney Bennett
Writters
Dave Martin, Bob Baker

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Tom Baker

    Tom Baker

    The Doctor

  2. Elisabeth Sladen

    Elisabeth Sladen

    Sarah Jane Smith

  3. Ian Marter

    Ian Marter

    Harry Sullivan

  4. Kevin Lindsay

    Kevin Lindsay

    Styre / The Marshal

  5. Donald Douglas

    Donald Douglas

    Vural

  6. Glyn Jones

    Glyn Jones

    Krans

  7. Peter Walshe

    Peter Walshe

    Erak

  8. Peter Rutherford

    Peter Rutherford

    Roth

  9. Terry Walsh

    Terry Walsh

    Zake

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CinemaSerf

Jun 24, 2024

6/10

I don't know, maybe the budget was running out or they wanted to film this quickly but this isn't really one of the better outings for the "Doctor" (Tom Baker) and his companions. It follows on, a little, from the previous "Ark in Space" series with them on Earth ensuring the passengers from that vessel are safely ensconced and safe. What they discover, though, is that what humans there are have been captured by a menacing "Sontaran" soldier called "Styre" (Kevin Lindsay - by now a bit of a regular in these leathers). It transpires that he has been sent by his high command to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of human beings so he can feed that back to his bosses - poised to invade! It falls to the team to thwart the plan and, well, that's about the height of this disappointingly predicable and rather weakly structured story. There are only four episodes but the story could probably be adequately conveyed in two - set amidst a rocky outcrop largely devoid of much action save for everyone falling over/down and doing their own version of "Slip Sliding Away". It's watchable enough, just not one I think you're likely to remember.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
time travelalien invasion