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Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin

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Summoned back to Gallifrey, the Doctor is framed for the assassination of the Time Lord President. To prove his innocence, he must stand for election himself, uncover the traitor in the Time Lord High Council, fight a hooded killer in a nightmare cyberspace world of his enemy's devising and battle against an old foe now out to destroy the Time Lords: The Master.

Release Date : 1976-11-20

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

Bernard Horsfall

Character Name : Chancellor Goth

Original Name : Bernard Horsfall

Gender : Male

Peter Pratt

Character Name : The Master

Original Name : Peter Pratt

Gender : Male

Llewellyn Rees

Character Name : The President

Original Name : Llewellyn Rees

Gender : Male

Hugh Walters

Character Name : Commentator Runcible

Original Name : Hugh Walters

Gender : Male

Angus MacKay

Character Name : Cardinal Borusa

Original Name : Angus MacKay

Gender : Male

George Pravda

Character Name : Castellan Spandrell

Original Name : George Pravda

Gender : Male

Erik Chitty

Character Name : Co-Ordinator Engin

Original Name : Erik Chitty

Gender : Male

Derek Seaton

Character Name : Commander Hilred

Original Name : Derek Seaton

Gender : Male

Maurice Quick

Character Name : Gold Usher

Original Name : Maurice Quick

Gender : Male

John Dawson

Character Name : Time Lord

Original Name : John Dawson

Gender : Male

Michael Bilton

Character Name : Time Lord

Original Name : Michael Bilton

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-29

Summoned to his home world of "Gallifrey" without the company of "Sarah Jane" the "Doctor" (Tom Baker) finds himself arrested and embroiled in the assassination of the President of the High Council. Doomed to a grisly fate, his only option is to announce that he will stand for the office himself. Luckily, the savvy "Castallan" (George Pravda) has some doubts as to the neatness of this whole affair and so they set about using the very limited time available to try and find out just who is pulling the strings that could decimate their planet and destroy the Time Lords forever. They soon discover that their's is a formidable foe, and one adept at conjuring up tricks and dreams to challenge the "Doctor" and his allies as the legend of "Rassilon" proves the crucial piece in the puzzle. A four part series that manages to successfully mix the sci-fi settings of "Gallifrey" with the wooded land that provides the venue for their quite menacing adventure games that test the guile and wits of a "Doctor" running out of time. The make up artists have maybe gone just a little overboard, but there's still plenty going on here for the flamboyant Baker to sink his teeth (and his fists) into and though it does miss Elisabeth Sladen, it's still one of the better stories with the promise of more to come.