Doctor Who Guide: The Brain of Morbius

Last updated 24 March 2024

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Series Episode Number: 419

World Premiere: Sat 10 Jan 1976 - 5:47pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 18 Apr 1980 - 5:30pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 46 seconds

9.30 Million (UK)

Chart Position: 32 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 07 Oct 1975 in TC1

The Doctor is a prisoner of the Sisterhood of Karn who intend to burn him at the stake. Sarah hurries to the Doctor's rescue but pays the price for her efforts.

Characters hide uncredited
Doctor Who		Tom Baker
Sarah Jane Smith		Elisabeth Sladen
Solon		Philip Madoc
Maren		Cynthia Grenville
Ohica		Gilly Brown
Sister		Sue Bishop
Sister		Janie Kells
Sister		Gabrielle Mowbray
Sister		Veronica Ridge
Condo		Colin Fay
Voice of Morbius		Michael Spice
Headless Body		Alan Crisp (uncredited)
Sister		Alison Daumler (uncredited)
Sister		Karen Burch (uncredited)
Sister		Martine Holland (uncredited)
Sister		Mary Burleigh (uncredited)
Sister		Tobina Maghon-Brown (uncredited)

Production Teamhide uncredited
Writer		Robin Bland
Writer		Robert Holmes (uncredited)
Director		Christopher Barry
Producer		Philip Hinchcliffe
Designer		Barry Newbery
Script Editor		Robert Holmes
Lighting		Peter Catlett
Sound		Tony Millier
Visual Effects Designer		John Horton
Costume Designer		L Rowland-Warne
Makeup		Jean McMillan
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge
Production Unit Manager		Janet Radenkovic
Production Assistant		Carol Wiseman
Movement by		Geraldine Stephenson
Assistant Floor Manager		Felicity Trew (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)

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