Doctor Who - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Rating: Release Date: 07 October, 2003 Retail Price: $29.98 OUR Price: $26.99 You SAVE: $2.99! Cast: Julia Roberts Julia Blake Christopher Martin John Bennett Complete Cast (10 total)

Doctor Who - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Reviews

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ONE OF THE GREATEST DOCTOR WHO EPISODES EVER!
I would put this Doctor Who in my top ten best. I think it is the highest fan rated episode ever. Of course, I am biased because Tom Baker is my favorite Doctor Who. There is no such thing as a bad Tom Baker episode. This is one of the few stories that scared me as a kid. I honestly thought that the midget in the story had to be some sort of high tech robot. I could not believe it was a person. I like the Sherlock Holmes aspect of the story. The only weakness is that Leela had too much clothing on.

Amazing!!!
Please make this into a movie! This story, by the great Robert Holmes, has been voted by Doctor Who fans to be the very best one. Watching it again, I can easily see why. Coming in the middle of the Hinchcliffe/Holmes years, which is usually referred to as the "gothic horror" period of Doctor Who, The Talons of Weng-Chiang incorporates many aspects of the Tom Baker years: it has the gothic horror and feel of the Hammer horror films, as many of Baker's earlier episodes do, it has a great sci fi story and premise, it has the wonderful period feel to it of Victorian England, which the BBC was so great at pulling off, and it has an excellent villain. At six episodes this story is longer than most, but it sails right along at a lightning pace, easily coming in as one of the most exciting of the Doctor's adventures. The story brilliantly blends elements of Jack the Ripper and Sherlock together, two very popular characters to mix together. Here, the Doctor is dressed in Sherlock attire, and an evil, Chinese magician is prowling the nights with his eerie ventriloquist doll, kidnapping young English women for some nefarious purpose. This is definitely one to own, and watch out for that Peking Homunculus!

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