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Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction (1964) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1964 · 50 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Richard Martin, Frank Cox
- Starring
- William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill
Set entirely within the TARDIS, the Doctor and his companions notice the ship behaving erratically, with lights flickering and controls malfunctioning. Tensions rise as they blame one another for the strange disturbances, until the Doctor uncovers that the TARDIS itself is sending a warning about a hidden problem.
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