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Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment (1975): Cast

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Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment is a 1975 adventure drama directed by Rodney Bennett, starring Kevin Lindsay as Styre / The Marshal, Tom Baker and Donald Douglas. It runs 50 minutes.

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Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment (1975) movie poster
Released
Runtime
50 min
Director
Rodney Bennett
Genres
Adventure , Sci-Fi , Drama
Original language
English
Studio
BBC
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment About?

The premise of Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment without spoilers.

In a bleak future, Sontaran Field Major Styre conducts experiments on the human survivors of Earth, preparing a full‑scale Sontaran invasion. The Doctor arrives, confronts Styre, and must outwit the alien warlord to free humanity and prevent the planet’s conquest.

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • sontaran
  • fourth doctor
  • grabbed by the shirt
  • sarah jane smith character
  • harry sullivan character
  • colonist
  • south african accent
  • earth
  • misunderstanding
  • falling from height
  • man wears a spacesuit
  • last people on earth
+38 more
  • robot
  • taken prisoner
  • first part
  • survivor
  • far future
  • year 16087
  • hat over eyes
  • screwdriver
  • pit
  • tied up
  • run away
  • struggle
  • shouted at
  • rescue attempt
  • shot of hand operating machine
  • reference to atlantis
  • lost colony
  • caught
  • alien robot
  • grabbed from behind
  • mouth covered from behind
  • climbing
  • branch
  • interrogation
  • hands tied
  • regaining consciousness
  • yellow raincoat
  • accused of murder
  • laser gun
  • jumping off cliff
  • runnning from robot
  • spaceship
  • trap
  • stuck
  • campfire
  • spacesuit
  • astronaut
  • falling off a cliff
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Cast & crew

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment Cast & Characters

Kevin Lindsay leads the cast as Styre / The Marshal, with Tom Baker as The Doctor and Donald Douglas as Vural. Directed by Rodney Bennett; 10 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment

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From the director

More from Rodney Bennett

More films directed by Rodney Bennett: Monsignor Quixote, Hamlet and Doctor Who: The Ark in Space.

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Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment Also Known As

2 alternative titles: “Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment” and “Doctor Who: Das sontaranische Experiment”.

Also known as
  • Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment
  • Doctor Who: Das sontaranische Experiment

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FAQ

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment FAQ: Cast & Runtime

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

How long is Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment?

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment runs 50 minutes.

When was Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment released?

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment was released on March 1, 1975.

Who directed Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment?

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment was directed by Rodney Bennett.

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Who is in the cast of Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment?

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment stars Kevin Lindsay as Styre / The Marshal, Tom Baker as The Doctor and Donald Douglas as Vural, among 10 credited actors.

Does Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment have a post-credit scene?

No. Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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