Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974, English. Directed by Paddy Russell.
The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs have appeared mysteriously. It turns out the dinosaurs are being brought to London via a time machine to further a plan to revert London to a pre-technological level.
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Paddy RussellDirector
- Jon PertweeThe Doctor
- Elisabeth SladenSarah Jane Smith
- Nicholas CourtneyBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Richard FranklinMike Yates
- John LeveneSergeant Benton
- Noel JohnsonSir Charles Grover
- Peter MilesProfessor Whittaker
- Martin JarvisButler
- John BennettGeneral Finch
- Terence WiltonMark
- Carmen SilveraRuth
- Brian BadcoeAdam
Details
- Released
- 16 February 1974
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Malcolm Hulke
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Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 February 1974. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs?
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974) was directed by Paddy Russell and stars Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney.