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.
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977) is a action, adventure, drama, science fiction and tv movie film directed by David Maloney, released on April 2, 1977 with a runtime of 2h 30m. It stars Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter. Viewers rate it 8.1 out of 10 across 10 ratings.
Tom Baker
as The Doctor
Louise Jameson
as Leela
Christopher Benjamin
as Henry Gordon Jago
Trevor Baxter
as Professor Litefoot
John Bennett
as Li H'sen Chang
Michael Spice
as Weng-Chiang (Magnus Greel)
Deep Roy
as Mr. Sin
David McKail
as Sergeant Kyle
Alan Butler
as Buller
Chris Gannon
as Casey
Conrad Asquith
as PC Quick
Patsy Smart
as Ghoul
Directed by David Maloney, written by Robert Holmes and Robert Holmes, produced by Philip Hinchcliffe.
Average viewer score of 8.1/10 from 10 ratings.
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…
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The main cast of Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977) includes Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Christopher Benjamin, Trevor Baxter and John Bennett. The film was directed by David Maloney. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang was released on April 2, 1977 and runs for 2h 30m.
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977) holds an average rating of 8.1 out of 10 from 10 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, adventure and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
