Name: Doctor Who - The talons of Weng-Chiang
Brand: BBC DVD
SKU: BBCDVD1152
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Doctor Who - The talons of Weng-Chiang (Robert Holmes)

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Release details

Detail			Value
Catalogue number			BBCDVD 1152
Title			Doctor Who - The talons of Weng-Chiang
Artist(s)			Robert Holmes
Cover condition			Near mint
Record condition			Near mint
BBC records label code			A
Item deleted?			Yes
Released			1977
Distributed / printed by			BBC Worldwide Ltd
Country of origin			UK
Media type			Primary
Media genre			Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi.
Run-off codes / Shop bar codes			A0100454265-A911 18 A 1 A0100454267-A911 18 A 1
My rating			*****
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Number have			1
What type of seller was used?			Physical shop
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Side & track	Track and Artist	Length
Tracks Below is a list of tracks for this release.
A1	Part 1	24.44
A2	Part 2	24.26
A3	Part 3	21.56
A4	Part 4	24.30
A5	Part 5	24.49
A6	Part 6	23.26
B1	The Likely Arts - Whose Doctor Who?	58.45
B2	Behind the scenes	24.01
B3	Blue Peter theatre	26.01
B4	Philip Hincliffe interview	11.31
B5	Trails and continuity	2.29
B6	TARDIS-cam - Part 6	1.44
B7	Photo gallery	3.26
Total length of media 4:31:48.

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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts
Starring Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor) Louise Jameson (Leela) Christopher Benjamin - Henry Gordon Jago Trevor Baxter - Professor Litefoot John Bennett - Li H'sen Chang Deep Roy - Mr Sin Michael Spice - Weng-Chiang (Magnus Greel) Chris Gannon - Casey Alan Butler - Buller Tony Then - Lee Vincent Wong - Ho John Wu - Coolie David McKail - Sergeant Conrad Asquith - PC Quick Judith Lloyd - Teresa Vaune Craig-Raymond - Cleaning Woman Penny Lister - Singer Dudley Simpson - Conductor Patsy Smart - Ghoul Written by Robert Holmes Produced by Philip Hinchcliffe Directed by David Maloney Synopsis Women in Victorian London fall prey to an unknown menace, while monstrous terror lurk in the sewers under the city. Chinese gangs scurry in the dark fog, and a sinister stage magician seeks to serve his mysterious master. The Doctor and Leela arrive, only to find themselves plunged into a series of macabre horrors ... Background To mark the end of Philip Hincliffe's tenure as producer, script editor Robert Holmes comes up with a period masterpiece of a story set in the mysterious misty backstreets of Victorian London. Combining influences from Sherlock Holmes and Fu Manchu films with the more gothic horrors of The Phantom of the Opera and the real-life crimes of Jack the ERipper, Holmes weaves a tale that is both startlingly efficient and complex in structure. Tom Baker's Doctor is perhaps at the peak of his powers, whether stalking giant rats through the sewers of London, trying to outwit his mysterious opponent and predict his next move, or simply observing events from beneath the brim of a deerstalker cap. One of Doctor Who's all-time classics, The \|Talons of Weng-Chiang will indeed have you gripped ...
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