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Doctor Who: The Sensorites
Starring: William Hartnell , Jacqueline Hill
Directed by: Mervyn Pinfield , Frank Cox
Produced by: Verity Lambert
Written by: Peter R Newman
Be the first to revisit this remastered Doctor Who classic. The first Doctor (William Hartnell), Ian (William Russell), Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) and Susan (Carole Ann Ford) land on the planet Sense-Sphere, home of the intelligent, powerful Sensorites, who have trapped the ship's crew. The Doctor must defuse their deadly scheme before it's too late. Abundant extras.
Item Number: 16459
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 2 1/2 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 1
- Closed Captions / Subtitles:
- This Product has English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
- Special Features:
• Audio Commentary
• Looking for Peter
• Vision On
• Secret Voices of the Sense Sphere
• Photo Gallery
• PDF materials: Radio Times Listings, original design drawings
• Production Note Subtitles
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan land on a spaceship orbiting a distant and mysterious world, where a human crew lies frozen somewhere between life and death. The planet is the Sense-Sphere, home of the Sensorites, beings of immense intelligence and power. Unable to leave, the Doctor and his companions must deduce the Sensorites' intentions: are they friendly, hostile, or frightened? And what is the deadly secret at the heart of the Sense-Sphere?
The TARDIS arrives on board a spaceship in orbit around a planet called the Sense-Sphere. The alien Sensorites have trapped the ship's human crew, Captain Maitland, Carol and John, in a state of semi-permanent paralysis. When the Doctor investigates, the aliens steal the lock mechanism from the TARDIS, thus trapping him and his companions.
The Sensorites allow all but Maitland and Barbara down to the planet, where Ian falls ill from a sickness that has been wiping out the Sensorites. The Doctor finds a cure. His investigations into the cause of the sickness are hampered by the subversive activities of the City Administrator, but eventually he uncovers three deranged human survivors from a past expedition who have been adding deadly nightshade to the water supply.
| The Doctor | --- | William Hartnell |
| Barbara Wright | --- | Jacqueline Hill |
| Ian Chesterton | --- | William Russell |
| Susan Foreman | --- | Carole Ann Ford |
| 1st Sensorite | --- | Ken Tyllsen |
| 2nd Sensorite | --- | Joe Greig |
| 3rd Sensorite | --- | Peter Glaze |
| 4th Sensorite | --- | Arthur Newall |
| Carol | --- | Ilona Rogers |
| Commander | --- | John Bailey |
| First Elder | --- | Eric Francis |
| First Human | --- | Martyn Huntley |
| First Scientist | --- | Ken Tyllsen |
| John | --- | Stephen Dartnell |
| Maitland | --- | Lorne Cossette |
| Second Elder | --- | Bartlett Mullins |
| Second Human | --- | Giles Phibbs |
| Second Scientist | --- | Joe Greig |
| Warrior | --- | Joe Greig |
Directed by Mervyn Pinfield, Frank Cox
Written by Peter R Newman
Produced by Verity Lambert
Original Music by Norman Kay
Costume Design by Daphne Dare
Strangers in Space - 20/06/1964 17:15
The Unwilling Warriors - 27/06/1964 17:15
Hidden Danger - 11/07/1964 17:15
A Race Against Death - 18/07/1964 17:15
Kidnap - 25/07/1964 17:15
A Desperate Venture - 01/08/1964 17:15
When the Doctor and his friends leave the TARDIS in the first episode, the camera follows them, and then, in the same take, pans back to see Susan locking the doors. This simple sequence is effective in helping to establish the reality of the TARDIS's impossible interior dimensions.
Barbara does not appear in A Race Against Death or Kidnap as Jacqueline Hill was on holiday in the weeks when they were recorded.
Comic actor Peter Glaze (best known for his appearances on the BBC children's variety show Crackerjack) plays the scheming City Administrator.
