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Doctor Who: Full Circle

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6.3/10 • 3

1980-11-151h 36m

Science FictionAdventureTV Movie

On the planet Alzarius in the alternate universe of E-Space, the Doctor, Romana and K9 find survivors of a crashed starliner, strange creatures lurking in the marshes and a genetic riddle which stretches back centuries.

Directors
Peter Grimwade
Writters
Andrew Smith
Editors
Andrew Smith, Rod Waldron

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Tom Baker

    Tom Baker

    The Doctor

  2. Lalla Ward

    Lalla Ward

    Romana

  3. Matthew Waterhouse

    Matthew Waterhouse

    Adric

  4. John Leeson

    John Leeson

    K9 (voice)

  5. George Baker

    George Baker

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  6. Leonard Maguire

    Leonard Maguire

    Draith

  7. James Bree

    James Bree

    Nefred

  8. Alan Rowe

    Alan Rowe

    Garif

  9. Tony Calvin

    Tony Calvin

    Dexeter

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CinemaSerf

May 29, 2025

6/10

Despite her original reticence about joining the “Doctor” (Tom Baker) on his quest for the key to time, “Romana” (Lalla Ward) is none to pleased at the prospect of heading back to her homeland. Fortunately for her, there’s a bit of an hitch with their return journey and they end up on “Alzarius”. This place is run by folks who live inside a crashed intergalactic liner which is frequently surrounded by a mysterious fog and by some indigenous life forms called the “Marsh Men”. These rather brutish creatures certainly give K9 an headache as the “Doctor” tries to find out just what’s going on and why they have even diverted to this misty and swampy world. All the while, there are the antics of “Adric” (Matthew Waterhouse) to factor in too as he and his group of friend plan to hijack the ship, and even the famous blue police box, from their current ownership even though nobody left on board the cruiser, for generations, has had any idea how to pilot the thing. I couldn’t help thinking that the purpose of this rather disjointed story was to introduce us to new characters and to sign off old ones, and on that score it works ok. The visuals are all a bit basic, though, and the presence of the ever-wooden George Baker doesn’t really do it any favours either as it rather lurches along derivatively for an hour using a few sets and rubber suits that we have seen quite recently before. Tom Baker is beginning to lose the glint in his eye and the series is beginning to look a little tired, now. Worth a watch, but not one of the more memorable stories.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
time travel