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Doctor Who: Robot

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The newly-regenerated Doctor helps UNIT battle a sentient robot being manipulated by a corrupt scientific organization.

Release Date : 1975-01-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : BBC

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Robot

Cast

Tom Baker

Character Name : The Doctor

Original Name : Tom Baker

Gender : Male

Elisabeth Sladen

Character Name : Sarah Jane Smith

Original Name : Elisabeth Sladen

Gender : Female

Ian Marter

Character Name : Harry Sullivan

Original Name : Ian Marter

Gender : Male

Nicholas Courtney

Character Name : Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Original Name : Nicholas Courtney

Gender : Male

John Levene

Character Name : RSM Benton

Original Name : John Levene

Gender : Male

Patricia Maynard

Character Name : Miss Winters

Original Name : Patricia Maynard

Gender : Female

Michael Kilgarriff

Character Name : The Robot

Original Name : Michael Kilgarriff

Gender : Male

Edward Burnham

Character Name : Professor Kettlewell

Original Name : Edward Burnham

Gender : Male

Alec Linstead

Character Name : Jellicoe

Original Name : Alec Linstead

Gender : Male

Timothy Craven

Character Name : Short

Original Name : Timothy Craven

Gender : Male

Clive Barrie

Character Name : Phillips

Original Name : Clive Barrie

Gender : Male

Walter Goodman

Character Name : Joseph Chambers

Original Name : Walter Goodman

Gender : Male

Jon Pertwee

Character Name : The Doctor

Original Name : Jon Pertwee

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-24

This is Tom Baker's first outing as the Time Lord and after a bit of sartorial juggling, we are introduced to the staple long coat, longer scarf and floppy hat. Suffering from a bit of regenerative jet-lag, he has to get to grips with a series of robberies from the most secure of government facilities. The "Brigadier" (Nicholas Courtney) has put him under the medical care of "Harry" (Ian Marter) so hopefully he and "Sarah Jane" (Elisabeth Sladen) can discover the dastardly culprits before a very dangerous weapon is constructed and a nuclear disaster is orchestrated by a malevolent gang of folks bent on world domination. Pretty quickly, they all discover that their protagonist is a force to be reckoned with - but one that seems to have a soft spot for "Sarah Jane" - so maybe she can exert some influence and try to put the brakes on the scheming. It's good to have the whole "UNIT" team back on board for this quickly paced and frequently quite entertaining adventure tightly knitted over four parts - a format that I think worked better than the sometimes over-stretched six episode series. The ending even manages to squeeze a little bit of a moral dimension in and gives us a third member of the team for future (or past) escapades. A solid start for Baker and Marter with some fun technical effects and I enjoyed it.