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Doctor Who: Snakedance (1983): Cast

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Doctor Who: Snakedance is a 1983 sci-fi drama directed by Fiona Cumming, starring Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, Martin Clunes and Colette O'Neil. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.

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

What Is Doctor Who: Snakedance About?

The premise of Doctor Who: Snakedance without spoilers.

Tegan steers the TARDIS to Manussa, where the Federator’s son Lon and his mother Tanha ready a ceremony marking the Mara’s ancient banishment. The Mara possesses Lon and forces both him and Tegan to retrieve Great Crystal a large blue stone that originally created the Mara using ancient minds from Ambril, planning to use it in the rite to regain form.

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Cast & crew

Doctor Who: Snakedance Cast & Characters

Janet Fielding leads the cast as Tegan Jovanka, with Martin Clunes as Lon and Colette O'Neil as Tanha. Directed by Fiona Cumming; 13 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Fiona Cumming

More films directed by Fiona Cumming: Doctor Who: Planet of Fire, Doctor Who: Enlightenment, Doctor Who: Snakedance and Doctor Who: Castrovalva.

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Doctor Who: Snakedance FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

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

How long is Doctor Who: Snakedance?

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

When was Doctor Who: Snakedance released?

Doctor Who: Snakedance was released on January 26, 1983.

Who directed Doctor Who: Snakedance?

Doctor Who: Snakedance was directed by Fiona Cumming.

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Who is in the cast of Doctor Who: Snakedance?

Doctor Who: Snakedance stars Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, Martin Clunes as Lon and Colette O'Neil as Tanha, among 13 credited actors.

Does Doctor Who: Snakedance have a post-credit scene?

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

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