Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear

1976 PG-13 1h 40m

7.6 / 10 8

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7.6/10

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When the TARDIS lands in a quarry on Earth, Sarah unearths what appears to be a fossilised hand, buried in one-hundred-fifty-million-year-old strata. Analysis shows the hand to be silicon-based and inert, but when Sarah begins to act as if possessed, the Doctor suspects that it may still be alive...

Director Lennie Mayne

Writers

Robert Holmes Dave Martin Bob Baker

Stars

Tom Baker Elisabeth Sladen Stephen Thorne

Science Fiction Drama Adventure

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Geronimo1967 29 Jun 2024

7/10

I wonder if anyone at the BBC ever had the presence of mind to just go and buy a quarry? The "Doctor" (Tom Baker) and "Sarah Jane" (Elisabeth Sladen) duly arrive amidst the rockfalls and amongst the rubble, she discovers a disconnected hand. It appears to be made of stone, and is wearing a ring which she promptly puts on her finger. Really? She ought to have known better as soon it takes control o...