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Adventure drama

Doctor Who: The Highlanders (1967): Cast

Doctor Who: The Highlanders (1967) movie poster

Doctor Who: The Highlanders is a 1967 adventure drama directed by Hugh David, starring Anneke Wills as Polly, Michael Elwyn and Patrick Troughton. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.

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Doctor Who: The Highlanders (1967) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 40m (100 min)
Director
Hugh David
Genres
Adventure , Sci-Fi , Drama
Original language
English
Studio
BBC
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Doctor Who: The Highlanders About?

The premise of Doctor Who: The Highlanders without spoilers.

The travellers arrive in Scotland just after Culloden, where the Second Doctor gains the trust of a band of fleeing Jacobites by tending their wounded Laird, Colin McLaren. While Polly and the Laird’s daughter Kirsty fetch water, the Doctor and the others are seized by Redcoat troops under Lieutenant Algernon Ffinch, raising the stakes.

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Cast & crew

Doctor Who: The Highlanders Cast & Characters

Anneke Wills leads the cast as Polly, with Michael Elwyn as Lt. Algernon Ffinch and Patrick Troughton as The Doctor. Directed by Hugh David; 17 actors are credited in all.

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Doctor Who: The Highlanders FAQ: Cast & Runtime

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

How long is Doctor Who: The Highlanders?

Doctor Who: The Highlanders runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).

When was Doctor Who: The Highlanders released?

Doctor Who: The Highlanders was released on January 7, 1967.

Who directed Doctor Who: The Highlanders?

Doctor Who: The Highlanders was directed by Hugh David.

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Who is in the cast of Doctor Who: The Highlanders?

Doctor Who: The Highlanders stars Anneke Wills as Polly, Michael Elwyn as Lt. Algernon Ffinch and Patrick Troughton as The Doctor, among 17 credited actors.

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

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

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