Doctor Who and the Silurians

Timothy Combe
1970-03-14


7.4
175 min

Investigating mysterious power failures and a death at an underground research centre, The Doctor discovers a colony of Silurians - prehistoric, intelligent reptiles who went into hibernation before man evolved. But now they have woken up, and they are prepared to wipe out mankind with a killer plague to get their planet back.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jon Pertwee The Doctor Unowned
Caroline John Liz Shaw Unowned
Nicholas Courtney Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Unowned
Fulton Mackay Dr. Quinn Unowned
Norman Jones Major Baker Unowned
Peter Miles Dr. Lawrence Unowned
Thomasine Heiner Miss Dawson Unowned
John Newman Spencer Unowned
Geoffrey Palmer Masters Unowned