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The Web of Fear: Episode 5

The Web of Fear: Episode 5

1968TV Episode⏱️ 24mTV-G
AdventureDramaFamilySci-Fi
7.9
IMDB Rating
594 votes

Victoria and Travers are held prisoner by the Great Intelligence, who is planning to drain the Doctor's mind.

Director
Douglas Camfield
Writers
Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln
Stars
Patrick Troughton, Jack Watling, Frazer Hines
Release Date
March 2, 1968
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton
as Dr. Who
Jack Watling
Jack Watling
as Professor Travers
Frazer Hines
Frazer Hines
as Jamie
Nicholas Courtney
Nicholas Courtney
as Col. Lethbridge-Stewart
Deborah Watling
Deborah Watling
as Victoria
👤
Tina Packer
as Anne Travers
👤
Derek Pollitt
as Driver Evans
Jack Woolgar
Jack Woolgar
as Staff Sgt. Arnold
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Gordon Stothard
as Yeti
John Levene
John Levene
as Yeti

🎬 Technical Specs

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

🏷️ Keywords

great intelligencerobot yetilondon undergroundsecond doctorbrigadier lethbridge stewart character

🎯 Categories

AdventureDramaFamilySci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

The Joy of Fear. One of the very best, a terrific classic
by A_Kind_Of_CineMagic2014-09-02
10/10

"Review of all 6 parts: This has been acclaimed as an all time classic for many years and deservedly so. It is terrific in every department. The story involves the Great Intelligence, the villain introduced earlier in season 5 and which would return some 45 years later, shortly before and during the shows 50th anniversary season. The threat posed by this villain and the actions of his minions the Yeti, provide cracking entertainment and thrills. The Great Intelligence causes the TARDIS to go to Earth where the evil power is carrying out an attack on London including robot Yeti marauding th..."

💡 Did You Know?

A copy of this episode was discovered in 2013, restored and released to iTunes late in 2013. A DVD is due to be released in the UK in February 2014. As of 2021, a second DVD release included an animated recreation of the missing 3rd episode instead of the telesnap reconstruction as on the original release.

📖 Synopsis

Victoria and Travers are held prisoner by the Great Intelligence, who is planning to drain the Doctor's mind.