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

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tom Baker

      The Doctor

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      Louise Jameson

      Leela

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      Christopher Benjamin

      Henry Gordon Jago

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      Trevor Baxter

      Professor Litefoot

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      John Bennett

      Li H'sen Chang

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      Michael Spice

      Weng-Chiang (Magnus Greel)

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      Deep Roy

      Mr. Sin

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      David McKail

      Sergeant Kyle

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      Alan Butler

      Buller

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      Chris Gannon

      Casey

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      Conrad Asquith

      PC Quick

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      Patsy Smart

      Ghoul

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      Tony Then

      Lee

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      John Wu

      Coolie

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      Judith Lloyd

      Teresa

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      Vaune Craig-Raymond

      Cleaning Woman

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      Penny Lister

      Singer

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      Dudley Simpson

      Conductor (uncredited)

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      Vincent Wong

      Ho

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 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 Benjamin) and young girls are going missing with alarming regularity. Our visiting Time Lord recognises the magician (after several hundred years!) and quic...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • time travel