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Doctor Who - The Talons Of Weng Chiang (DVD) |
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08/01/08 (29 review reads) |
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Advantages: Tom Baker as The Doctor
Disadvantages: None
THE TALONS OF WENG-CHIANG is the 17th 'Doctor Who' story starring Tom Baker, and was first broadcast in February - April 1977. The story also stars Louise Jameson as his companion Leela. The story is told over 6 episodes.
The plot has The Doctor and Leela appearing in London in 1888 and getting involved in the investigation of the murder of a cabby and the disappearance of some girls. This leads to giant rats, and a time-travelling war criminal, in a way which would only seem right in Doctor Who!
One of my favourite aspects of this story is gothic nature of the story, which is clearly inspired by the stories of Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer. This story is one of those which shows the variety which Doctor Who as a series is capable of - such a mix of science fiction and horror just would not really work in many other shows.
The DVD features a commentary by Louise Jameson (who played Leela), John Bennett and Christopher Benjamin (other actors in this story), and Philip Hinchcliffe and David Maloney (the producer and director respectively). This is an interesting commentary although I personally like to have fewer people providing the commentaries as I tend to get confused when there are more voices. There are also some other interesting extras, including a great documentary from 1977 about the history of the series.
I highly recommend this DVD to fans of the 'Doctor Who' series. It is available from Amazon UK for less than £9.
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DOCTOR WHO - THE TALONS OF WENG-CHIANG (1977)
Starring Tom Baker as The Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela
Written by Robert Holmes and Robert Banks Stewart
Produced by Philip Hinchcliffe
Directed by David Maloney
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Summary: Tom Baker's 17th Doctor Who adventure
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