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Doctor Who and the Silurians

Doctor Who and the Silurians

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 14, 1970

Runtime

2h 55m

Genres

Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure

User Score

78%

Original Title

Doctor Who and the Silurians

Production Companies

BBC

Director

Timothy Combe

Description

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.