Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

Series 8, episode 3

Written by
Directed by
Barry Letts

Originally Aired On: Saturday, 16 January 1971

Crazy 70s synth sounds abound in a classic episode of the world's longest running science fiction series. A deadly parasite which can absorb all living energy is brought to Earth by the Master. Jon Pertwee is the dandified version of the Time Lord.

Cast

Jon Pertwee...Dr. Who
Nicholas Courtney...Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart
Roger Delgado...The Master
Katy Manning...Jo Grant
Richard Franklin...Cap. Mike Yates
Dermot Tuohy...Brownrose
Michael Wisher...Rex Farrel
Barbara Leake...Mrs. Farrell
Norman Stanley...Telephone Mechanic
Bill McGuirk...Policeman
Terry Walsh...Auton Policeman
Pat Gorman...Auton Leader
Hayden Jones...Auton Voice
Eve Aubrey...Housewife
Bob Blaine...Daffodil man
Les Clark...Daffodil man
Ian Elliot...Daffodil Man
Brian Gilmar...Daffodil man
Stewart Harwood...Daffodil man
Nick Hobbs...Daffodil man
Sylvia Lane...Housewife
Charles Pickess...Daffodil Man
Sheila Power...Housewife
Michael Stevens...Daffodil man
Paul Warren...Daffodil man