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Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear
7.6 / 10• 1976• 1h 40m•NR• English
Science FictionDramaAdventure
Storyline
When the TARDIS lands in a quarry on Earth, Sarah unearths what appears to be a fossilised hand, buried in one-hundred-fifty-million-year-old strata. Analysis shows the hand to be silicon-based and inert, but when Sarah begins to act as if possessed, the Doctor suspects that it may still be alive...
Cast & Crew
Tom Baker
The Doctor
Lead
Elisabeth Sladen
Sarah Jane Smith
Stephen Thorne
Kastrian Eldrad
Judith Paris
Eldrad (female form)
RP
Roy Pattison
Zazzka
Roy Skelton
King Rokon
RR
Rex Robinson
Dr. Carter
Glyn Houston
Professor Watson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lennie Mayne's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
