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Doctor Who: The Face of Evil

- The Day God Went Mad

The Doctor arrives on a planet where two tribes, the savage Sevateem and the technically brilliant Tesh, are at war. He meets Leela, an exile from the Sevateem, and discovers that the tribes' god of evil is apparently himself...

Release Date : 1977-01-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : BBC

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : The Doctor / Xoanon

Original Name : Tom Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leela

Original Name : Louise Jameson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Neeva

Original Name : David Garfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Andor

Original Name : Victor Lucas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tomas

Original Name : Brendan Price

Gender : Male

Character Name : Calib

Original Name : Leslie Schofield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sole

Original Name : Colin Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lugo

Original Name : Lloyd McGuire

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Tom Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Brett Forrest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Xoanon (voice)

Original Name : Rob Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Xoanon (voice)

Original Name : Pamela Salem

Gender : Female

Character Name : Xoanon (voice)

Original Name : Anthony Frieze

Gender : Male

Character Name : Xoanon (voice)

Original Name : Roy Herrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jabel

Original Name : Leon Eagles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gentek

Original Name : Mike Elles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Acolyte

Original Name : Peter Baldock

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-29

Having just saved his home planet from a fate worse than death, the now solitary "Doctor" lands his TARDIS on a world where he has clearly been before! His arrival is quite timely as "Leela" (Louise Jameson) is about to be banished from her tribe. They meet and stick together as it becomes increasingly obvious to the forgetful "Doctor" (Tom Baker) that the warring "Sevateem" tribe are out for his blood. Why? Well as we progress we discover that there are two tribes on the planet. One are pretty primitive, the others much more sophisticated and the "Doctor" starts to figure that the latter are using him - now charmingly monikered "The Evil One" - as a deity designed to start a war. Now he and his new friend have to penetrate the "Tesh" city, get to the bottom of the mystery and escape with their lives intact - ideally! This isn't one of my favourite four parters, possibly because I think Elisabeth Sladen was a far better foil for the charismatic Baker and though Jameson does fine as the savage with a few nifty ninja skills, the dynamic has shifted a bit here. Also, the story isn't quite so good, and some of the costumes (such as they are) look like the products of a late night raid on the "Tom Thumb" wardrobe department. There's a decent supporting cast but this is not an adventure I think I'd bother to watch again.