Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
1976, English. Directed by Christopher Barry.
Mad scientist Mehendri Solon is building a body from spare parts to house the disembodied brain of the evil Time Lord Morbius. He fancies the Doctor's head as the final piece...
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Christopher BarryDirector
- Tom BakerThe Doctor
- Elisabeth SladenSarah Jane Smith
- Philip MadocDoctor Solon
- Colin FayCondo
- Michael SpiceMorbius (voice)
- Stuart FellMorbius Monster
- Cynthia GrenvilleMaren
- Gillian BrownOhica
- John Scott MartinKriz
- Jon PertweeThe Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
- Patrick TroughtonThe Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)
- William HartnellThe Doctor (1) (picture) (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 24 January 1976
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Robert Holmes, Terrance Dicks
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Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 January 1976. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius?
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius (1976) was directed by Christopher Barry and stars Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Philip Madoc.