Doctor Who: The Savages
1966 · 100 min · ★ 7.2 · Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
The TARDIS has arrived on a far-distant and seemingly idyllic world. Yet the Doctor, Steven and Dodo learn it hides a terrible secret: the apparently civilised Elders maintain their advanced society by draining and transferring to themselves the life-force of the defenceless Savages.
Directed by Christopher Barry · Written by Ian Stuart Black
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William Hartnell The Doctor -
Peter Purves Steven Taylor -
Jackie Lane Dodo Chaplet -
Frederick Jaeger Jano -
Ewen Solon Chal - G Geoffrey Frederick Exorse
- N Norman Henry Senta
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Patrick Godfrey Tor - P Peter Thomas Captain Edal
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