Doctor Who and the Silurians
Investigating mysterious power failures and a death at an underground research centre, The Doctor discovers a colony of Silurians - prehistoric, intelligent reptiles who went into hibernation before man evolved. But now they have woken up, and they are prepared to wipe out mankind with a killer plague to get their planet back.
Cast
Jon Pertwee
as The Doctor
Caroline John
as Liz Shaw
Nicholas Courtney
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Fulton Mackay
as Dr. Quinn
Norman Jones
as Major Baker
Peter Miles
as Dr. Lawrence
Thomasine Heiner
as Miss Dawson
John Newman
as Spencer
Geoffrey Palmer
as Masters
Ian Cunningham
as Dr. Meredith
Reviews
CinemaSerf
I struggle a bit with the eight parters. The story is often far too thinly spread out and the plot advances at a glacial pace until it's all wrapped up in episodes seven and eight. This one is slightly different, though, as it neatly separates into two semi-stories. The first sees the "Doctor" (Jon ...