Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
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Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

7.9 / 10 1967 2h 24mNR English
DramaAdventureScience Fiction

Storyline

The TARDIS arrives on Earth in July, 1966, on a runway at Gatwick Airport. Polly witnesses a murder in a nearby hangar and is then kidnapped by the perpetrator, Spencer of Chameleon Tours. Ben also vanishes. The Second Doctor and Jamie are left to convince the sceptical airport Commandant there has been foul play.

Cast & Crew

Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

The Doctor

Lead
Anneke Wills

Anneke Wills

Polly

Michael Craze

Michael Craze

Ben Jackson

Frazer Hines

Frazer Hines

Jamie McCrimmon

Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon

Commandant

Donald Pickering

Donald Pickering

Blade

Wanda Ventham

Wanda Ventham

Jean Rock

Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins

Samantha Briggs

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gerry Mill's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker