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Doctor Who

The Mind Robber: Episode 4

  • Episode aired Oct 5, 1968
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 20m
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The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe reach the citadel at the centre of the land, where they finally encounter the Master of the Land of Fiction.The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe reach the citadel at the centre of the land, where they finally encounter the Master of the Land of Fiction.The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe reach the citadel at the centre of the land, where they finally encounter the Master of the Land of Fiction.
IMDb RATING
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492
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  • Director
    • David Maloney
  • Writers
    • Peter Ling(by)
    • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
    • Donald B. Wilson(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Troughton
    • Frazer Hines
    • Wendy Padbury
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  • Director
    • David Maloney
  • Writers
    • Peter Ling(by)
    • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
    • Donald B. Wilson(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Troughton
    • Frazer Hines
    • Wendy Padbury
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Emrys Jones and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
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    Patrick Troughton
    Patrick Troughton
    • Dr. Whoas Dr. Who
    Frazer Hines
    Frazer Hines
    • Jamieas Jamie
    Wendy Padbury
    Wendy Padbury
    • Zoeas Zoe
    Emrys Jones
    Emrys Jones
    • The Master of the Land of Fictionas The Master of the Land of Fiction
    Bernard Horsfall
    Bernard Horsfall
    • Gulliveras Gulliver
    Christopher Robbie
    • Karkusas Karkus
    Susanna Best
    • The Medusaas The Medusa
    • (as Sue Pulford)
    John Atterbury
    • Robotas Robot
    Ralph Carrigan
    • Robotas Robot
    Bill Wiesener
    • Robotas Robot
    Terry Wright
    • Robotas Robot
    • Director
      • David Maloney
    • Writers
      • Peter Ling(by)
      • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
      • Donald B. Wilson(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      At 13:24 into the episode, the controller says that he wrote for "The Ensign" magazine for the character Captain Jack Harkaway - 5,000 words a week for 25 years. Zoe (who is supposed to be super-smart) says, "That's over half a million words!". Actually, the total comes out to over six million words (6,500,000).
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      Featured in The Fact of Fiction (2005)

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    4/10
    It's bonkers.
    I haven't got a clue what's going on. Lots of talk of The Master, lots of people jumping around, screaming. The Doctor finally comes face to face with the person pulling the strings.

    This episode is only nineteen minutes long, so aside from being perhaps the shortest episode of all time, it must also be the craziest single episode of all time, half the time, I didn't have the foggiest idea what was going on, it's all very surreal, and off the wall.

    There's a bit of a cheat going on here, the cliffhanger used at the end of part two, was recycled and used to conclude the previous episode, we begin with The Doctor and Zoe taking on Medusa.

    I'm not a fan of this one at all I'm sorry to say. 4/10
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    • Oct 14, 2019

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1968 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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