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Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead (1983): Cast

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Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead is a 1983 sci-fi drama directed by Peter Moffatt, starring Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough, Nicholas Courtney and David Collings. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.

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Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead (1983) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 40m (100 min)
Director
Peter Moffatt
Genres
Sci-Fi , Drama , Adventure , Action
Original language
English
Studio
BBC
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead About?

The premise of Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead without spoilers.

The TARDIS is thrown off course by a warp ellipse, scattering the Fifth Doctor’s companions across different eras rather than locations. While trying to reunite them, he contends with the cunning schoolboy Turlough and discovers that his longtime ally, the Brigadier, inexplicably has no memory of him.

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Cast & crew

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead Cast & Characters

Mark Strickson leads the cast as Vislor Turlough, with Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and David Collings as Mawdryn. Directed by Peter Moffatt; 22 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Peter Moffatt

More films directed by Peter Moffatt: Doctor Who: The Two Doctors, Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma, Doctor Who: The Five Doctors and Doctor Who: The Visitation.

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Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead?

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).

When was Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead released?

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead was released on February 9, 1983.

Who directed Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead?

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead was directed by Peter Moffatt.

More films by Peter Moffatt

Who is in the cast of Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead?

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead stars Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough, Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and David Collings as Mawdryn, among 22 credited actors.

Does Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead have a post-credit scene?

No. Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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