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Doctor Who: The Sensorites

The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan arrive in the TARDIS on board a spaceship. Their initial concern is for the ship's human crew, who are suffering from telepathic interference from the Sensorites, but Susan communicates with the Sensorites and finds the aliens fear an attack by the humans and are just defending themselves. Travelling to the Sense Sphere (the Sensorites' planet) the Doctor seeks to cure an illness to which the Sensorites and Ian have succumbed, but finds it has been caused by deliberate poisoning. The political manoeuvring of the Sensorite City Administrator poses another threat to the TARDIS crew as he seeks to discredit and implicate them.

Release Date : 1964-08-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : BBC

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : The Doctor

Original Name : William Hartnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Susan Foreman

Original Name : Carole Ann Ford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Barbara Wright

Original Name : Jacqueline Hill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ian Chesterton

Original Name : William Russell

Gender : Male

Character Name : John

Original Name : Stephen Dartnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carol

Original Name : Ilona Rodgers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maitland

Original Name : Lorne Cossette

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commander

Original Name : John Bailey

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Human

Original Name : Martyn Huntley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Human

Original Name : Giles Phibbs

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Sensorite / First Scientist

Original Name : Ken Tyllsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Sensorite / Second Scientist / Warrior

Original Name : Joe Greig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Third Sensorite / City Administrator

Original Name : Peter Glaze

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fourth Sensorite

Original Name : Arthur Newall

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Elder

Original Name : Eric Francis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Elder

Original Name : Bartlett Mullins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sensorite

Original Name : Anthony Rogers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sensorite

Original Name : Gerry Martin

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-07-08

The occupants of the TARDIS are a bit puzzled when it stops but keeps moving at the same time! Maybe they are in something, or on something? Well that's what it turns out to be - they are on a ship that seems to be on auto-pilot with two dead crewmen still at their posts. Except, they are not dead - just in stasis and when they awaken they warn the "Doctor" (William Hartnell) et al to get going before they face the monsters who are terrorising them. Too late. The aforementioned creatures - the "Sensorites", have pinched the lock to their time machine and left them stranded. Thing is, are these creatures really so nasty? They don't ever kill so the "Doctor" and "Barbara" (Jacqueline Hill) decide that trying to communicate might be better good idea - and that leads them to their home planet where the race are slowly dying out and attempts to help are being thwarted by more militaristic elements amongst the administration who want to see the back of these meddling aliens. When "Ian" (William Chesterton) comes down with the same sickness, it's soon a race against time.... This series is far too long, with six episodes taking a meandering route through a story that's a bit thin, very dialogue heavy, and just a bit dull.