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The Claws of Axos: Episode Three

  • Episode aired Mar 27, 1971
  • TV-G
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
635
YOUR RATING
Katy Manning and Jon Pertwee in Doctor Who (1963)
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The Doctor and Jo are being held prisoner by Axos while Chinn is forced to organise the worldwide distribution of axonite and the Master returns to the power complex to try and steal the TAR... Read allThe Doctor and Jo are being held prisoner by Axos while Chinn is forced to organise the worldwide distribution of axonite and the Master returns to the power complex to try and steal the TARDIS.The Doctor and Jo are being held prisoner by Axos while Chinn is forced to organise the worldwide distribution of axonite and the Master returns to the power complex to try and steal the TARDIS.

  • Director
    • Michael Ferguson
  • Writers
    • Bob Baker
    • Dave Martin
  • Stars
    • Jon Pertwee
    • Nicholas Courtney
    • Roger Delgado
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    635
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Ferguson
    • Writers
      • Bob Baker
      • Dave Martin
    • Stars
      • Jon Pertwee
      • Nicholas Courtney
      • Roger Delgado
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast18

    Jon Pertwee
    Jon Pertwee
    • Doctor Who
    Nicholas Courtney
    Nicholas Courtney
    • Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart
    Roger Delgado
    Roger Delgado
    • The Master
    Katy Manning
    Katy Manning
    • Jo Grant
    Richard Franklin
    Richard Franklin
    • Captain Yates
    John Levene
    John Levene
    • Sergeant Benton
    Peter Bathurst
    • Chinn
    Paul Grist
    • Filer
    Donald Hewlett
    Donald Hewlett
    • Hardiman
    Bernard Holley
    Bernard Holley
    • Axon Man
    Kenneth Benda
    Kenneth Benda
    • The Minister
    Tim Pigott-Smith
    Tim Pigott-Smith
    • Captain Harker
    Mildred Brown
    • Aged Jo
    • (uncredited)
    Stuart Fell
    Stuart Fell
    • Axon Glob
    • (uncredited)
    Gloria Maley
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Derek Martin
    • UNIT Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Clinton Morris
    • Army Corporal
    • (uncredited)
    Douglas Roe
    • Axon Glob
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Ferguson
    • Writers
      • Bob Baker
      • Dave Martin
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    • Trivia
      The color master tape of this episode was wiped by the BBC in the 1970s and the BBC only held a 16mm black and white telerecording. However, in 1979 an NTSC color tape was recovered from Canada and converted back to PAL for British broadcast.
    • Quotes
      • The Master: [trying to operate the partially dismantled TARDIS] Overweight, underpowered and a museum piece. No proper stabiliser.Oh... let's try again. Might as well try to fly a second hand gas stove.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Lively Arts: Whose Dr. Who (1977)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 27, 1971 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Dungeness Beach, Kent, England, UK(Setting where the Axos landed and Doctor Who and the team go to investigate.)
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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