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Doctor Who: Inferno

Doctor Who: Inferno

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

May 9, 1970

Runtime

2h 46m

Genres

Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie

Original Title

Doctor Who: Inferno

Production Companies

BBC

Director

Douglas Camfield

Description

UNIT is providing security cover at an experimental drilling project at Eastchester, designed to penetrate the Earth's crust and release a previously untapped source of energy. Soon, however, the drill head starts to leak an oily green liquid that transforms those who touch it into vicious primeval creatures with a craving for heat. The Doctor is accidentally transported "sideways in time" by the partially repaired TARDIS control console into a parallel universe where the drilling project is at a more advanced stage. Thwarted by his friends' ruthless alter egos, he works to save both universes.