Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear (1976)

10/23/1976 (GB) • 1h 40m

Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure

Overview

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...

Top Billed Cast

Tom Baker

The Doctor

Elisabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane Smith

Stephen Thorne

Kastrian Eldrad

Judith Paris

Eldrad (female form)

Roy Skelton

King Rokon

Rex Robinson

Dr. Carter

Glyn Houston

Professor Watson

Frances Pidgeon

Miss Jackson


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

time travel

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