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Doctor Who: The Sensorites

1964-2h 30min
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5.0 / 10 6

The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan arrive in the TARDIS on board a spaceship. Their initial concern is for the ship's human crew, who are suffering from telepathic interference from the Sensorites, but Susan communicates with the Sensorites and finds the aliens fear an attack by the humans and are just defending themselves. Travelling to the Sense Sphere (the Sensorites' planet) the Doctor seeks to cure an illness to which the Sensorites and Ian have succumbed, but finds it has been caused by deliberate poisoning. The political manoeuvring of the Sensorite City Administrator poses another threat to the TARDIS crew as he seeks to discredit and implicate them.

Directed by Mervyn Pinfield Frank Cox

Writers Peter R. Newman David Whitaker

Stars William Hartnell Carole Ann Ford Jacqueline Hill

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Cast

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William Hartnell

The Doctor
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Carole Ann Ford

Susan Foreman
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Jacqueline Hill

Barbara Wright
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William Russell

Ian Chesterton
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Stephen Dartnell

John
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Ilona Rodgers

Carol
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Lorne Cossette

Maitland
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John Bailey

Commander
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Martyn Huntley

First Human
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Giles Phibbs

Second Human
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Ken Tyllsen

First Sensorite / First Scientist
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Joe Greig

Second Sensorite / Second Scientist / Warrior

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