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Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

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The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs have appeared mysteriously. It turns out the dinosaurs are being brought to London via a time machine to further a plan to revert London to a pre-technological level.

Release Date : 1974-02-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : BBC

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jon Pertwee

Character Name : The Doctor

Original Name : Jon Pertwee

Gender : Male

Elisabeth Sladen

Character Name : Sarah Jane Smith

Original Name : Elisabeth Sladen

Gender : Female

Nicholas Courtney

Character Name : Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Original Name : Nicholas Courtney

Gender : Male

Richard Franklin

Character Name : Mike Yates

Original Name : Richard Franklin

Gender : Male

John Levene

Character Name : Sergeant Benton

Original Name : John Levene

Gender : Male

Noel Johnson

Character Name : Sir Charles Grover

Original Name : Noel Johnson

Gender : Male

Peter Miles

Character Name : Professor Whittaker

Original Name : Peter Miles

Gender : Male

Martin Jarvis

Character Name : Butler

Original Name : Martin Jarvis

Gender : Male

John Bennett

Character Name : General Finch

Original Name : John Bennett

Gender : Male

Terence Wilton

Character Name : Mark

Original Name : Terence Wilton

Gender : Male

Carmen Silvera

Character Name : Ruth

Original Name : Carmen Silvera

Gender : Female

Brian Badcoe

Character Name : Adam

Original Name : Brian Badcoe

Gender : Male

Ben Aris

Character Name : Lieutenant Shears

Original Name : Ben Aris

Gender : Male

Dave Carter

Character Name : Sgt. Duffy

Original Name : Dave Carter

Gender : Male

Martin Taylor

Character Name : Corporal Norton

Original Name : Martin Taylor

Gender : Male

George Bryson

Character Name : Private Ogden

Original Name : George Bryson

Gender : Male

John Caesar

Character Name : R/T Soldier

Original Name : John Caesar

Gender : Male

Pat Gorman

Character Name : UNIT Corporal

Original Name : Pat Gorman

Gender : Male

Colin Bell

Character Name : Private Bryson

Original Name : Colin Bell

Gender : Male

Timothy Craven

Character Name : Robinson

Original Name : Timothy Craven

Gender : Male

Trevor Lawrence

Character Name : Lodge

Original Name : Trevor Lawrence

Gender : Male

Terry Walsh

Character Name : Looter

Original Name : Terry Walsh

Gender : Male

Gordon Reid

Character Name : Phillips

Original Name : Gordon Reid

Gender : Male

James Marcus

Character Name : Peasant

Original Name : James Marcus

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-23

Returning from her first adventure with the doctor in the TARDIS, "Sarah Jane" (Elisabeth Sladen) gets a bit more of the action as she and the "Doctor" (Jon Pertwee) discover a London that's been evacuated after a spate of dinosaur attacks. After an altercation with the army over a fur coat, they reunite with "UNIT" and work to help the "Brigadier" (Nicholas Courtney) get to the bottom of things. What puzzles them is that these great beasties appear, fleetingly, then disappear - they don't seem to do much damage, just frighten folks. With the military and the politicians involved and nobody sure whom to trust, it becomes clear that there's quite a conspiracy going on - but who's leading it and why? "Dr. Who" worked better for me when they were in outer space facing all manner of nasty enemies. The adventures never worked quite so well when they were based in the UK. They could get away with just about anything on a far-flung planet but somehow the scenario here just seemed a bit thin and faintly ridiculous as it plodded along over six episodes. Director Paddy Russell clearly wanted to give Sladen a bigger slice of the action to establish her in her new role, but Pertwee actually features too sparingly and it suffered from that a bit. The visual effects are a bit cheap and cheerful which might also explain why there aren't actually very many monsters here, and by the end it was sort of predictably recycling itself a little too often. Not my favourite, this one.