Doctor Who Guide: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Last updated 31 May 2015

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Series Episode Number: 450

World Premiere: Sat 12 Mar 1977 - 6:31pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Wed 4 Jun 1980 - 5:30pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 21 minutes 56 seconds

10.20 Million (UK)

Chart Position: 22 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 25 Jan 1977 in TC1

Weng-Chiang is desperate to recover his lost time cabinet. Leela takes the opportunity to track the Chinese 'god' to his lair where she must face one of his terrifying creations.

Characters hide uncredited
Doctor Who		Tom Baker
Leela		Louise Jameson
Li H'sen Chang		John Bennett
Weng Chiang		Michael Spice
Henry Gordon Jago		Christopher Benjamin
Casey		Chris Gannon
Professor Litefoot		Trevor Baxter
Mr. Sin		Deep Roy
Teresa		Judith Lloyd
Cleaner		Vaune Craig Raymond
Cleaner		Mary Maxted (uncredited)
Cleaner		Rita Tobin (uncredited)
Waterman		Frederick Cresswell (uncredited)
Double for Leela		Stuart Fell (uncredited)
Giant Rat		Stuart Fell (uncredited)

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Robert Holmes
Director		David Maloney
Producer		Philip Hinchcliffe
Designer		Roger Murray-Leach
Costume Designer		John Bloomfield
Make-up Artist		Heather Stewart
Visual Effects Designer		Michaeljohn Harris
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Film Cameraman		Fred Hamilton
Film Sound		John Gatland
Film Editor		David Lee
Studio Lighting		Mike Jefferies
Studio Sound		Clive Gifford
OB Lighting		John Mason
OB Sound		Vic Godrich
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge
Production Assistant		Ros Anderson
Production Unit Manager		Chris D'Oyly-John
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Title Music		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Fight Arranger		Stuart Fell

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