Doctor Who - The Masque of Mandragora
BBC Home Video (1976)
TV Series  /  Adventure, Drama, Family, Science Fiction, TV Classics
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IMDB   8.4
1 hr 38 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Tom Baker The Doctor
Elisabeth Sladen Sarah Jane Smith
Brian Ellis Brother
Antony Carrick Captain Rossini
John Laurimore Count Federico
Peggy Dixon Dancer
Jack Edwards Dancer
Alistair Fullerton Dancer
Michael Reid Dancer
Kathy Wolff Dancer
Stuart Fell Entertainer
Garth Armstrong Giuliano
James Appleby Guard
John Clamp Guard
Norman Jones Hieronymous
Robert James High Priest
Tim Piggott-Smaith Marco
Peter Walshe Pikemen
Jay Neill Pikeman
Pat Gorman Soldier
Peter Tudderham Titan Voice
William Hartnell The First Doctor
Patrick Troughton The Second Doctor
Jon Pertwee The Third Doctor
Paul McGann The Eighth Doctor
Peter Davison The Fifth Doctor
Colin Baker The Sixth Doctor
Louise Jameson LEELA
Richard Hurndall The First Doctor
Sylvester McCoy The Seventh Doctor
William Russell Ian Chesterton
Mary Tamm Romana I
Maureen O'Brien Vicki
Tom Baker Doctor Who
Deep Roy Mr. Sin
Pat Gorman Chancellory Guard
Trevor Baxter Professor Litefoot
Pamela Salem Toos
Christopher Benjamin Jago
David Bailie Dask
John Bennett Li H'sen Chang
John Bleasdale Robot
David Collings Poul
Russell Hunter Uvanov
Richard Seager Robot
Mark Cooper Robot
Director
Rodney Bennett
David Maloney
Producer Philip Hinchcliffe
Writer Louis Marks
Bob Baker
Sydney Newman

The TARDIS is temporarily captured by the Mandragora Helix, a spiral of energy with a controlling influence, at the centre of which the ship is infiltrated by a sparkling ball of energy.

The travellers then move on to the Dukedom of San Martino in Renaissance Italy, where the Doctor quickly realises that the Mandragora energy is loose. The energy enters an underground temple and reveals itself to the outlawed Brotherhood of Demnos, whose leader, the court astrologer Hieronymous, is instructed to make ready for Mandragora's full appearance.

Hieronymous is a pawn in Count Federico's schemes to usurp his young nephew Giuliano, whose accession to the Dukedom is being marked with a celebratory masque.

At the height of the ball, the Brethren attack the court and kill many guests. Hieronymous, now completely absorbed by Mandragora, confronts the Doctor in the underground temple and attempts to blast him down.

The Doctor, however, has earthed both himself and the altar so that the energy simply drains away, leaving the planet safe - at least until the constellations are again in the correct configuration for the Helix to make contact.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    9/4/1976  1.  The Masque of Mandragora (1)
Italy, 1492. Not realising the TARDIS has been infiltrated by the malevolent Mandragora Helix, the Doctor and Sarah arrive in the tiny duchy of San Martino. With the locals preoccupied by the struggle for the Dukedom, will the time travellers be able to resist a force that threatens to drag Earth into a new Dark age?
Director:  Rodney Bennett  Writer:  Louis Marks 
Guest starring:  Jon Laurimore, Antony Carrick, Gareth Armstrong, Brian Ellis
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    9/11/1976  2.  The Masque of Mandragora (2)
Italy, 1492. The Mandragora Helix establishes its power base with the Brotherhood of Demnos, while Count Federico plots against his nephew Giuliano, unaware of the danger that threatens them all.
Director:  Rodney Bennett  Writer:  Louis Marks 
Guest starring:  Jon Laurimore, Antony Carrick, Gareth Armstrong, James Appleby, John Clamp, Jay Neill, Peter Walshe,  Peter Tuddenham
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    9/18/1976  3.  The Masque of Mandragora (3)
Italy, 1492. Not realising the TARDIS has been infiltrated by the malevolent Mandragora Helix, the Doctor and Sarah arrive in the tiny duchy of San Martino. With the locals preoccupied by the struggle for the Dukedom, will the time travellers be able to resist a force that threatens to drag Earth into a new Dark Age?
Director:  Rodney Bennett  Writer:  Louis Marks 
Guest starring:  Jon Laurimore, Antony Carrick, Gareth Armstrong
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    9/25/1976  4.  The Masque of Mandragora (4)
Italy, 1492. Not realising the TARDIS has been infiltrated by the malevolent Mandragora Helix, the Doctor and Sarah arrive in the tiny duchy of San Martino. With the locals preoccupied by the struggle for the Dukedom, will the time travellers be able to resist a force that threatens to drag Earth into a new Dark Age?
Director:  Rodney Bennett  Writer:  Louis Marks 
Guest starring:  Antony Carrick, Gareth Armstrong, Peggy Dixon, Jack Edwards, Alistair Fullarton, Michael Reid, Kathy Wolff
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    10/2/1976  5.  The Hand of Fear (1)
England, the near future. The TARDIS materialises in a quarry and Sarah is trapped under a rockfall. But what is the origin of the fossilized hand she is found gripping? And who is the Eldrad she keeps mumbling about?
Director:  Lennie Mayne  Writer:  Bob Baker  /  Dave Martin 
Guest starring:  Renu Setna, David Purcell,  Roy Pattison, Robin Hargrave
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    10/9/1976  6.  The Hand of Fear (2)
The Doctor and Professor Watson struggle to stop first Sarah Jane and then Driscoll from obeying the strange and dangerous orders of the stone hand, which has suddenly come to life.
Director:  Lennie Mayne  Writer:  Bob Baker  /  Dave Martin 
Guest starring:  Glyn HoustonRoy Boyd, Frances Pidgeon, John Cannon
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    10/16/1976  7.  The Hand of Fear (3)
The energy of the reactor has returned the mysterious Eldrad to life. The Doctor agrees to take her back to Kastria. But what is waiting for them there?
Director:  Lennie Mayne  Writer:  Bob Baker  /  Dave Martin 
Guest starring:  Frances Pidgeon,  Glyn HoustonJudith Paris
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    10/23/1976  8.  The Hand of Fear (4)
The Doctor and Sarah race to save the mortally wounded Eldrad. But they find that everything is not quite as she told them.
Director:  Lennie Mayne  Writer:  Bob Baker  /  Dave Martin 
Guest starring:  Judith Paris
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    10/30/1976  9.  The Deadly Assassin (1)
Gallifrey, planet of the Time Lords. Summoned home by a premonition of murder, the Doctor discovers a dark conspiracy at the highest levels of Time Lord society... and his oldest enemy, who poses a threat to the existence of Gallifrey itself...
Director:  David Maloney  Writer:  Robert Holmes 
Guest starring:  Llewellyn ReesPeter PrattDerek SeatonMaurice QuickJohn DawsonMichael Bilton
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    11/6/1976  10.  The Deadly Assassin (2)
The President of the High Council has been killed and the Doctor is the prime suspect. The Time Lords are eager to dispense quick justice and the Doctor must race agains the clock to discover the truth... and an old enemy.
Director:  David Maloney  Writer:  Robert Holmes 
Guest starring:  Llewellyn ReesPeter PrattDerek SeatonJohn Dawson
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    11/13/1976  11.  The Deadly Assassin (3)
The Doctor has entered the computation Matrix to prove his innocence. But his opponent is prepared for him and the two engage in a mental duel to the death.
Director:  David Maloney  Writer:  Robert Holmes 
Guest starring:  Peter PrattPeter Mayock
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    11/20/1976  12.  The Deadly Assassin (4)
The Doctor has won his fight in the Matrix and revealed the assassin. But the Master is not defeated and sets a plan in motion that could destroy the Time Lords.
Director:  David Maloney  Writer:  Robert Holmes 
Guest starring:  Peter PrattDerek SeatonHelen Blatch
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    1/1/1977  13.  The Face of Evil (1)
An unnamed planet, the distant future. Arriving in a place that seems oddly familiar, the Doctor finds the savage Sevateem tribe battling to free their captive god, Xoanon, from the Evil One and his Tesh servants. But can the whole situation really be the Doctor's fault?
Director:  Pennant Roberts  Writer:  Chris Boucher 
Guest starring:  Victor LucasBrendan PriceColin ThomasLloyd McGuire
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    1/8/1977  14.  The Face of Evil (2)
The Sevateem launch another attack to try to free Xoanon as the Doctor tries to figure out his role in their past. But his only chance to win their trust is to face a deadly test.
Director:  Pennant Roberts  Writer:  Chris Boucher 
Guest starring:  Victor LucasBrendan Price, Brett Forrest, Rob Edwards
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    1/15/1977  15.  The Face of Evil (3)
The Doctor has broken through the barrier and found the Tesh. But he comes to an awful realization about Xoanon.
Director:  Pennant Roberts  Writer:  Chris Boucher 
Guest starring:  Brendan Price, Leon Eagles, Mike Elles, Rob Edwards, Anthony Frieze
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    1/22/1977  16.  The Face of Evil (4)
The Doctor tries to fix the mad computer Xoanon. But it is determined to stop him – even if it must destroy the entire world!
Director:  Pennant Roberts  Writer:  Chris Boucher 
Guest starring:  Brendan Price, Leon Eagles, Mike Elles, Peter Baldock
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    1/29/1977  17.  The Robots of Death (1)
An unnamed world, an unknown time. A vast mining vessel trawls a sea of mineral sand for valuable ores, the tiny human crew served by an army of humanoid robots. But as the Doctor and Leela arrive, one of the crew is found murdered... and if they didn't do it, who did?
Director:  Michael E. Briant  Writer:  Chris Boucher 
Guest starring:  Miles Fothergill, Mark Blackwell Baker,  John BleasdaleMark Cooper, Peter Langtry, Jeremy Ranchev,  Richard SeagerRussell HunterDavid BailieBrian Croucher, Tania Rogers, Tariq Yunus, Rob Edwards, Gregory De Polnay
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/5/1977  18.  The Robots of Death (2)
The Doctor and Leela are suspected of murder. But the real foe is using robots to cut down the crew – and even sabotage the sand miner itself!
Director:  Michael E. Briant  Writer:  Chris Boucher 
Guest starring:  Russell HunterDavid BailieBrian Croucher, Tania Rogers, Tariq Yunus, Gregory De Polnay, Miles Fothergill, Mark Blackwell Baker,  John BleasdaleMark Cooper, Peter Langtry, Jeremy Ranchev,  Richard Seager
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/12/1977  19.  The Robots of Death (3)
Under the direction of a madman, the robots continue their rampage as the Doctor finds an unexpected ally.
Director:  Michael E. Briant  Writer:  Chris Boucher 
Guest starring:  Russell HunterDavid Bailie, Gregory De Polnay, Miles Fothergill, Mark Blackwell Baker,  John BleasdaleMark Cooper, Peter Langtry, Jeremy Ranchev,  Richard Seager
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/19/1977  20.  The Robots of Death (4)
The Doctor and the surviving humans fight for their lives againt Teran Capel and his growing army of deadly robots.
Director:  Michael E. Briant  Writer:  Chris Boucher 
Guest starring:  Russell HunterDavid Bailie, Gregory De Polnay, Miles Fothergill, Mark Blackwell Baker,  John BleasdaleMark Cooper, Peter Langtry, Jeremy Ranchev,  Richard Seager
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/26/1977  21.  The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1)
London, the 1890s. As magician Li H'Sen Chang captivates audiences, a spate of disappearances amongst young women goes largely unnoticed. But almost upon their arrival, the Doctor and Leela find themselves confronting the feared Tong of the Black Scorpion, and a menace from another time. And there's something fishy in the sewers, too...
Director:  David Maloney  Writer:  Robert Holmes 
Guest starring:  Patsy Smart, Tony Then, John Wu, Chris Gannon,  David McKailConrad Asquith, Alan Butler
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/5/1977  22.  The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2)
The Doctor and Leela investigate the strange events in Victorian London. But a mysterious masked figure lurks in the shadows.
Director:  David Maloney  Writer:  Robert Holmes 
Guest starring:  Chris Gannon,  David McKailConrad Asquith
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/12/1977  23.  The Talons of Weng-Chiang (3)
As Li H'Sen Chang works to secure the time cabinet, Leela pursues and investigates his master – the mysterious and murderous Weng-Chiang.
Director:  David Maloney  Writer:  Robert Holmes 
Guest starring:  Chris Gannon, Judith Lloyd, Vaune Craig-Raymond
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/19/1977  24.  The Talons of Weng-Chiang (4)
The Doctor and Leela attend Li H'Sen Chang's performance, hoping to confront the magician. But his master Weng-Chiang has other plans…
Director:  David Maloney  Writer:  Robert Holmes 
Guest starring:  Dudley Simpson, Chris Gannon, Penny Lister
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/26/1977  25.  The Talons of Weng-Chiang (5)
The Doctor and his allies try to track down Weng-Chiang before he can activate the time cabinet and possibly destroy London.
Director:  David Maloney  Writer:  Robert Holmes 
Guest starring:  Vincent Wong
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    4/2/1977  26.  The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6)
The Doctor and Weng-Chiang have their final confrontation in the mysterious House of the Dragon -- watched by the evil duplicitous Mr. Sin.
Director:  David Maloney  Writer:  Robert Holmes 
Guest starring:  Vincent Wong
Edition Details
Edition Episode 086
Series Doctor Who
Distributor BBC Home Video
Release Date 5/4/2010
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
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