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Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

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Mad scientist Mehendri Solon is building a body from spare parts to house the disembodied brain of the evil Time Lord Morbius. He fancies the Doctor's head as the final piece...

Release Date : 1976-01-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : BBC

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

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

Philip Madoc

Character Name : Doctor Solon

Original Name : Philip Madoc

Gender : Male

Colin Fay

Character Name : Condo

Original Name : Colin Fay

Gender : Male

Michael Spice

Character Name : Morbius (voice)

Original Name : Michael Spice

Gender : Male

Stuart Fell

Character Name : Morbius Monster

Original Name : Stuart Fell

Gender : Male

Cynthia Grenville

Character Name : Maren

Original Name : Cynthia Grenville

Gender : Female

Gilly Brown

Character Name : Ohica

Original Name : Gilly Brown

Gender : Male

John Scott Martin

Character Name : Kriz

Original Name : John Scott Martin

Gender : Male

Jon Pertwee

Character Name : The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)

Original Name : Jon Pertwee

Gender : Male

Patrick Troughton

Character Name : The Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Troughton

Gender : Male

William Hartnell

Character Name : The Doctor (1) (picture) (uncredited)

Original Name : William Hartnell

Gender : Male

George Gallaccio

Character Name : Morbius Doctor (picture) (uncredited)

Original Name : George Gallaccio

Gender : Male

Robert Holmes

Character Name : Morbius Doctor (picture) (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Holmes

Gender : Male

Graeme Harper

Character Name : Morbius Doctor (picture) (uncredited)

Original Name : Graeme Harper

Gender : Male

Douglas Camfield

Character Name : Morbius Doctor (picture) (uncredited)

Original Name : Douglas Camfield

Gender : Male

Philip Hinchcliffe

Character Name : Morbius Doctor (picture) (uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Hinchcliffe

Gender : Male

Christopher Baker

Character Name : Morbius Doctor (picture) (uncredited)

Original Name : Christopher Baker

Gender : Male

Robert Banks Stewart

Character Name : Morbius Doctor (picture) (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Banks Stewart

Gender : Male

Christopher Barry

Character Name : Morbius Doctor (picture) (uncredited)

Original Name : Christopher Barry

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-26

This is another of my childhood favourites, and it features the RSC's very own Philip Madoc, too! It starts with the traditional TARDIS ending up in the wrong place malarkey, and for the "Doctor" (Tom Baker) and "Sarah Jane" (Elisabeth Sladen) to find themselves stranded on a bleak, moonscape of a world with lightning storms and little else. They stumble upon the castle of "Solon" (Madoc) and his patchwork sidekick "Condo" (Colin Fay) and we enter the "Frankenstein" phase of the drama. "Solon" is somehow luring ships to their graves on this rocky planet so he can use their dying crew for body parts. For "Condo"? Well maybe, but we know that there is to be another, altogether more malevolent, recipient of a body too. Meantime, there is a devout sisterhood on the planet too, a race whose mastery of telepathy is every bit as formidable as that of the Time Lords. They suspect that the "Doctor" has come to pinch their sacred, life-giving, elixir - and so set about making sure he is set for a fiery end. Now the time travellers have to juggle the mad scientist - and his own version of "Igor" in one corner and the powerful and superstitious women, clad in red, in the other. This is a well told story with plenty of familiarity (no, it's not very original) and some good old Thespian ham to counter a little of Baker's dominating flamboyancy. The sets and the writing work well and leave us with an enjoyable mix of science and mysticism.