Doctor Who and the Silurians
1970, English. Directed by Timothy Combe.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Timothy CombeDirector
- Jon PertweeThe Doctor
- Caroline JohnLiz Shaw
- Nicholas CourtneyBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Fulton MackayDr. Quinn
- Norman JonesMajor Baker
- Peter MilesDr. Lawrence
- Thomasine HeinerMiss Dawson
- John NewmanSpencer
- Geoffrey PalmerMasters
- Ian CunninghamDr. Meredith
- Paul DarrowCaptain Hawkins
- Roy BraniganRoberts
Details
- Released
- 14 March 1970
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Malcolm Hulke
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Doctor Who and the Silurians runs 175 minutes (2h 55m).
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Doctor Who and the Silurians isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 March 1970. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor Who and the Silurians?
Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970) was directed by Timothy Combe and stars Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney.