Name: Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear
Director: Lennie Mayne
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
Released: 1976-01-01
Duration: PT1h 40mM
Cast: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Stephen Thorne, Judith Paris, Roy Pattison

Question 1

What is Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear (1976) about?

Accepted Answer

When the TARDIS lands in a quarry on Earth, Sarah unearths what appears to be a fossilised hand, buried in one-hundred-fifty-million-year-old strata. Analysis shows the hand to be silicon-based and inert, but when Sarah begins to act as if possessed, the Doctor suspects that it may still be alive...

Question 2

Who stars in Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear?

Accepted Answer

Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear stars Tom Baker (The Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Stephen Thorne (Kastrian Eldrad), Judith Paris (Eldrad (female form)), Roy Pattison (Zazzka). The film was directed by Lennie Mayne.

Question 3

How long is Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear?

Accepted Answer

Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1976.

Question 4

Where can I watch Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear?

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