bappamtv

A Race Against Death

A Race Against Death

1964TV Episode⏱️ 25mTV-PG
AdventureDramaFamilySci-Fi
⭐ 6.6
IMDB Rating
803 votes

With Ian having fallen victim to the Sensorites' plague, the Doctor is desperate to find a cure. But the City Administrator is still determined to rid his world of aliens.

Director
Mervyn Pinfield
Writers
N/A
Stars
William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill
Release Date
July 18, 1964
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
πŸ’¬ 3
Reviews
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

William Hartnell
William Hartnell
as Dr. Who
William Russell
William Russell
as Ian Chesterton
Jacqueline Hill
Jacqueline Hill
as Barbara Wright
Carole Ann Ford
Carole Ann Ford
as Susan Foreman
πŸ‘€
Stephen Dartnell
as John
Ilona Rodgers
Ilona Rodgers
as Carol
πŸ‘€
Peter Glaze
as Third Sensorite
πŸ‘€
Arthur Newall
as Fourth Sensorite
Eric Francis
Eric Francis
as First Elder
πŸ‘€
Bartlett Mullins
as Second Elder

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Lime Grove Studios, Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🏷️ Keywords

first doctorscience teacherhistory teachergrandfather granddaughter relationshippartially lost film

🎯 Categories

AdventureDramaFamilySci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

The Sensorites: Part 4 - Slightly below average adventure with some good, interesting aspects
by A_Kind_Of_CineMagic β€’ 2014-07-05
7/10

"Episode 4 (Review of all 6 parts): This story has some good ideas and has its moments but overall it has too many flaws and less interesting parts to be anywhere near top quality classic Who. The Doctor, Ian and Barbara are up to their usual well written standard and the story has very interesting aspects. The alien race The Sensorites (relatives of the Ood from 21st Century series of 'Doctor Who') are interesting as they at first seem very menacing but turn out to only have a few members of real menace with the majority being gentle and friendly. They are pretty well realised alie..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Barbara is absent from this episode in order to give Jacqueline Hill a holiday during production.

πŸ“– Synopsis

With Ian having fallen victim to the Sensorites' plague, the Doctor is desperate to find a cure. But the City Administrator is still determined to rid his world of aliens.