The Brain of Morbius (TV story)

The Brain of Morbius
Doctor:	[[doctor::Fourth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Sarah Jane Smith
Main enemy:	Morbius Solon
Main setting:	Karn
Key crew
Writers:	Robin Bland
Director:	Christopher Barry
Producer:	Philip Hinchcliffe
Release details
Release number:	84
Premiere broadcast:	3rd January - 24th January 1976
Format:	4 25-minute episodes
Production code:	4K

Synopsis

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Plot

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File:St--4k08.jpg The disembodied brain of Morbius, in the story The Brain of Morbius.

Cast

• The Doctor - Tom Baker
• Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
• Morbius - Michael Spice
• Solon - Philip Madoc
• Maren - Cynthia Grenville
• Condo - Colin Fay
• Ohica - Gilly Brown
• Sisters - Sue Bishop, Janie Kells, Gabrielle Mowbray, Veronica Ridge
• Kriz - John Scott Martin
• Monster - Stuart Fell

Crew

• Assistant Floor Manager - Felicity Trew
• Costumes - L Rowland Warne
• Designer - Barry Newbury
• Incidental Music - Dudley Simpson
• Make-Up - Jean McMillan
• Movement - Geraldine Stephenson
• Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe
• Production Assistant - Carol Wiseman
• Production Unit Manager - Janet Radenkovic
• Script Editor - Robert Holmes
• Special Sounds - Dick Mills
• Studio Lighting - Peter Catlett
• Studio Sound - Tony Millier
• Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
• Title Music - Ron Grainer
• Visual Effects - John Horton

References

Karn, Sisterhood of Karn, Gallifrey, Solon, Time Lords

Story Notes

• Some fans have noted that some stories which share similar ideas:

• Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, in which a scientist attempts to create new life by joining together the organs of a number of deceased bodies.

• Curt Siodmak's 1942 novel Donovan's Brain, in which a scientist tries to keep the disembodied brain of an evil billionaire alive.

Ratings

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Myths

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Location Filming

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

• Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible expands on who the Sisterhood are, how they came to be and their animosity with the Time Lords / Gallifrey.

• Warmonger covers much of Morbius's reign before he was captured by the Time Lords.

• The Hoothi, briefly mentioned in this story, play a significantly greater role in the novel, "Love and War."

• Though it looks the same, it is unclear whether the Mutt seen and killed at the beginning of this story is one of the same creatures seen in "The Mutants."

DVD and Video Releases

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Target Novelisations

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External Links

• Outpost Gallifrey The Brain of Morbius page
• The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of The Brain of Morbius
• BBC The Brain of Morbius page
• A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to The Brain of Morbius