episode guide
the talons of weng-chiang
story 91 : season 14 : serial 4S : 6 episodes
Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe
Director: David Maloney
Writer: Robert Holmes
Script Editor: Robert Holmes
Designer: Roger Murray-Leach
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Louise Jameson (Leela); John Bennett (Li H'sen Chang); Christopher Benjamin (Henry Gordon Jago); Trevor Baxter (Professor Litefoot); Deep Roy (Mr. Sin); Michael Spice (Weng-Chiang); Chris Gannon (Casey); David McKail (Sergeant Kyle); Conrad Asquith (P.C. Quick); Alan Butler (Buller); Patsy Smart (Ghoul); Tony Then (Lee); John Wu (Coolie); Judith Lloyd (Teresa); Vaune Craig-Raymond (Cleaner); Penny Lister (Singer); Vincent Wong (Ho);
crew information
Linda Graeme (Assistant Floor Manager); John Bloomfield (Costumes); Stuart Fell (Fight Arranger); Fred Hamilton (Film Cameraman); David Lee (Film Editor); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Heather Stewart (Make-Up); Ros Anderson (Production Assistant); Chris D'Oyly-John (Production Unit Manager); John Nathan-Turner (Production Unit Manager); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Mike Jefferies (Studio Lighting); Clive Gifford (Studio Sound); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Michealjohn Harris (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 26 February 1977 at 18:30 | 24'44" | 11.3mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 5 March 1977 at 18:35 | 24'26" | 9.8mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 12 March 1977 at 18:30 | 21'56" | 10.2mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 19 March 1977 at 18:30 | 24'30" | 11.4mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
5 | Part Five | 26 March 1977 at 18:30 | 24'49" | 10.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
6 | Part Six | 2 April 1977 at 18:30 | 23'26" | 9.3mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
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Part Two
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Part Three
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Part Four
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Part Five
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Part Six
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 061 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1977 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Jeff Cummins |
15 November 1977 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Jeff Cummins ISBN: 0 426 11973 8 |
September 1979 |
Published by Pinnacle Books, USA
in paperback With cover artwork by: David Mann ISBN: 0 523 40638 X |
17 March 1994 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 11973 8 |
plot synopsis
In Victorian England, the Doctor starts to investigate the background to a number of disappearances by young girls and a murder. Working with a pathologist, Professor Lightfoot, and a theatre manager, Henry Jago, they discover that the oriental magician Li H'sen Chang is part of a tong cult worshipping the ancient God, Weng-Chiang. Magnus Greel, a war criminal from the future, who was terribly mutated by the Journey he made into the past in a primitive time machine, is posing as the God and he is behind the disappearing girls, whose life-force he drains to keep him alive, The Doctor has to stop him from endangering countless lives as he tries to get back to the future....
links to other sites
- Episode Guide and Production Documents: BBC Official Site -- Official episode guide entry. Based on information combined from The Television Companion and The Discontinuity Guide. Also contains links to original production documents.
- Rankings and Ratings: GEOS Listing -- Online rankings, ratings and reviews database. Vote on this story and view ratings and broadcast information of this story for over ten countries. Also contains details of production credits and summary information
- Episode Guide: Outpost Gallifrey -- A general overview of the story. Includes information from the Doctor Handbook series of books.
- Background Information: A Brief History of Time (Travel) -- Detailed background and behind-the-scenes information
- Detailed Synopsis: Dr. Who Reference Guide -- Contains an episode-by-episode detailed breakdown
- Story Reviews: The Doctor Who Ratings Guide -- Story reviews "by fans, for fans"
- Target Novelisation: On Target -- Details of the Target Novelisation for this story.
- Images: Doctor Who's Tragical History Tour -- Images from the story from "The history of Doctor Who in images."