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Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977)

04/02/1977 Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie 2h 30m
84%
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Overview

Death stalks the fogbound streets of Victorian London: young women are going missing, horribly mutilated bodies are found floating in the Thames and criminal gangs terrorize the innocent. At the heart of this tangled web sits the mysterious Li H'sen Chang, sorcerer and hypnotist, and his grotesque sidekick Mister Sin. The Doctor dons deerstalker hat and cape to seek out the sinister force lurking in the shadows of the metropolis, for the Talons of Weng-Chiang are reaching out to shred the human race.

David Maloney

Director

Robert Holmes

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Tom Baker

Tom Baker

The Doctor

Louise Jameson

Louise Jameson

Leela

Christopher Benjamin

Christopher Benjamin

Henry Gordon Jago

Trevor Baxter

Trevor Baxter

Professor Litefoot

John Bennett

John Bennett

Li H'sen Chang

Michael Spice

Michael Spice

Weng-Chiang (Magnus Greel)

Deep Roy

Deep Roy

Mr. Sin

David McKail

David McKail

Sergeant Kyle

Alan Butler

Alan Butler

Buller

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 22, 2024

It's curious that the BBC never thought to bolt these six episodes together to makes a single feature? Quite a few of these Tom Baker "Dr. Who" stories might have made for quite decent stand-alone films. This is one of them as he and his prehistoric, knife-throwing, companion "Leela" (Louise Jameson) find themselves in Victorian London just as Chinese mystic "Li H'sen Chang" (John Bennett) is performing at the theatre of "Jago" (Christopher Benjamin) and young girls are going missing with alarming regularity. Our visiting Time Lord recognises the magician (after several hundred years!) and quickly realises that the malevolent deity "Weng Chiang" (Michael Spice) is probably nearby and desperate to reunite with his ancient time cabinet so he can rejuvenate and take his place once again at th...

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