episode guide
image of the fendahl
story 94 : season 15 : serial 4X : 4 episodes
Producer: Graham Williams
Director: George Spenton-Foster
Writer: Chris Boucher
Script Editor: Robert Holmes
Designer: Anna Ridley
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Louise Jameson (Leela); Wanda Ventham (Thea Ransome); Daphne Heard (Martha Tyler); Scott Fredericks (Maximillian Stael); Denis Lill (Dr. Fendelman); Edward Evans (Ted Moss); Edward Arthur (Adam Colby); Derek Martin (David Mitchell); Graham Simpson (Hiker); Geoffrey Hinsliff (Jack Tyler);
crew information
Karilyn Collier (Assistant Floor Manager); Amy Roberts (Costumes); Elmer Cossey (Film Cameraman); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Pauline Cox (Make-Up); Prue Saenger (Production Assistant); John Nathan-Turner (Production Unit Manager); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Jim Purdie (Studio Lighting); Alan Fogg (Studio Sound); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Colin Mapson (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 29 October 1977 at 18:10 | 24'38" | 6.7mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 5 November 1977 at 18:10 | 24'44" | 7.5mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 12 November 1977 at 18:05 | 24'22" | 7.9mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 19 November 1977 at 18:10 | 20'32" | 9.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Always held by the FVTL (this tape suffers from a small amount of dropout at the beginning) -
Part Two
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Three
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Four
» Always held by the FVTL
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 034 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1979 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: John Geary |
26 July 1979 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: John Geary ISBN: 0 426 20077 2 |
plot synopsis
Time experiments around an ancient skull, led by Doctor Fendelman with his team of scientists based at Fetch Priory, unwittingly release the power of the Fendahl, an energy force that drains the energy of life itself from humans. As the slug-like Fendahleens start to materialise, and Thea Ransome becomes possessed by the power which turns her into a human manifestation of its evil, the Doctor uses science and the folklore magic of old Martha Tyler to overcome the threat. .
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."