TMDb Rating
8.7/10
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Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space (1970)
Science FictionDramaAdventure
97 min
Plot Summary
The New Doctor arrives on Earth in the middle of a freak meteor shower. Faceless killer shop window dummies are coming to life and killing anything that comes into their path while Facsimiles are replacing top Military, Political and Civil leaders. The Nestene has come to invade the Earth. The convalescent Doctor teams up with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Dr. Elizabeth Shaw of UNIT to thwart the Nestine's plans even as the invasion begins.
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Science FictionDramaAdventureDerek MartinusJon PertweeCaroline John1970
Director
Derek Martinus
Top Cast
Jon PertweeCaroline JohnNicholas CourtneyHugh BurdenHamilton Dyce
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