The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part One

Name: The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part One
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Released: 1977-02-26
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, John Bennett

IMDb ID: tt0562961 · Year: 1977 · Rating: 8.6 (912 votes)

Genres: Adventure · Drama · Family

The Doctor and Leela land in Victorian London, and find themselves in the middle of missing girls, mutilated bodies, and vicious Chinese gangs. The Palace theater, presenting hypnotist Li H'sen Chang seems to be at the center of i...

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVEpisodeContent RatingTV-YRelease Date1977-02-26Runtime25 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews11Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordsfourth doctor
london england
briton
leela character
chinese manFilming LocationsThe Royal Theatre, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UKProduction CompaniesBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)Official SitesBBC (United Kingdom) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/classic.shtmlIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0562961/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/05/tt0562961.jpgUpdated At2025-08-03T20:14:18

Stars

Tom Baker
Louise Jameson
John Bennett

Directors

David Maloney

Writers

Robert Holmes
Sydney Newman
Donald Wilson

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