Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl (TV)
1977 · Movie · 25 min. · United Kingdom
A twelve-million-year-old human skull has been discovered by archaeologists and is now being used by Professor Fendelman in his time scanner experiments at Fetch Priory in contemporary England. The skull is actually an artifact of the Fendahl, an ancient creature that feeds on the life force of others. Drawn by the operation of the scanner, the Doctor and Leela arrive as the experiments reach a peak. The skull is exerting an influence over the mind of Thea Ransome, one of the scientists in Fendelman's team, and glowing with power each time the scanner is activated. Thea is eventually transformed into the Fendahl core, and a group of acolytes assembled by Maximillian Stael - another of Fendelman's team, who is trying to harness the creature's power for his own ends - are converted into snake-like Fendahleen.
Direction George Spenton-Foster
Cast Tom Baker · Louise Jameson · Wanda Ventham · Daphne Heard · Denis Lill · Edward Evans · Scott Fredericks · Edward Arthur · Derek Martin · Graham Simpson
Soundtrack Dudley Simpson
Screenplay Chris Boucher · Sydney Newman
Cinematography Elmer Cossey
Original title Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl (TV)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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