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Doctor Who: The Face of Evil

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8.0/10 • 7

1977-01-221h 40m

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The Day God Went Mad

The Doctor arrives on a planet where two tribes, the savage Sevateem and the technically brilliant Tesh, are at war. He meets Leela, an exile from the Sevateem, and discovers that the tribes' god of evil is apparently himself...

Directors
Pennant Roberts
Writters
Chris Boucher
Editors
Chris Boucher, Pam Bosworth

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Tom Baker

    Tom Baker

    The Doctor / Xoanon

  2. Louise Jameson

    Louise Jameson

    Leela

  3. David Garfield

    David Garfield

    Neeva

  4. Victor Lucas

    Victor Lucas

    Andor

  5. Brendan Price

    Brendan Price

    Tomas

  6. Leslie Schofield

    Leslie Schofield

    Calib

  7. Colin Thomas

    Colin Thomas

    Sole

  8. Lloyd McGuire

    Lloyd McGuire

    Lugo

  9. Tom Kelly

    Tom Kelly

    Guard

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CinemaSerf

Jun 29, 2024

6/10

Having just saved his home planet from a fate worse than death, the now solitary "Doctor" lands his TARDIS on a world where he has clearly been before! His arrival is quite timely as "Leela" (Louise Jameson) is about to be banished from her tribe. They meet and stick together as it becomes increasingly obvious to the forgetful "Doctor" (Tom Baker) that the warring "Sevateem" tribe are out for his blood. Why? Well as we progress we discover that there are two tribes on the planet. One are pretty primitive, the others much more sophisticated and the "Doctor" starts to figure that the latter are using him - now charmingly monikered "The Evil One" - as a deity designed to start a war. Now he and his new friend have to penetrate the "Tesh" city, get to the bottom of the mystery and escape with their lives intact - ideally! This isn't one of my favourite four parters, possibly because I think Elisabeth Sladen was a far better foil for the charismatic Baker and though Jameson does fine as the savage with a few nifty ninja skills, the dynamic has shifted a bit here. Also, the story isn't quite so good, and some of the costumes (such as they are) look like the products of a late night raid on the "Tom Thumb" wardrobe department. There's a decent supporting cast but this is not an adventure I think I'd bother to watch again.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
time travel