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The Brain of Morbius

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Starring:  Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen By: Terrance Dicks & Robert Holmes Rating:   8.4  (79 votes)  Vote here Review:   Doctor Who meets Frankenstein  Read more (2 in total) Editions:   UK (edited) | US (edited) | Australia (edited) | UK (unedited) | Australia (unedited) | US (unedited)

Edition:  UK (edited) When:   July 1984 Format:  1 x VHS Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: Note:  Heavily edited version (60 minutes). Released on VHS, Betamax, V2000 and laserdisc. Cover blurb: Another spine-tingling space adventure from the longest running science fiction series in the world. The Doctor and Sarah arrive on the desolate planet of Karn amid a graveyard of crashed space-ships. As they explore they come to a ruin and are welcomed by Professor Solon and his strange servant Condo. Solon is seemingly the perfect host but his underground laboratory holds a hideous secret... Morbius, exiled Time Lord, greatest criminal mind in the galaxy and long presumed dead, is not entirely dead, and Solon is in the process of bringing him back to life. The only other inhabitants are the ancient sect of the Sisterhood of Karn who are out to avenge themselves against the Time Lords. Can the Doctor prevent the evil Morbius from regaining absolute power or will he be sacrificed by the Sisterhood?

Edition:  US (edited) When:   July 1987 Format:  1 x VHS Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: Note:  Heavily edited version (60 minutes). Cover blurb: Doctor Who uses his head to keep a monster from coming back to life! Brace yourself for another voyage with Doctor Who, the internationally renowned science fiction hero who's one of television's most popular characters. A Time Lord from the world of Gallifrey, the Doctor travels through time and space in his craft, the Tardis, which happens to bear an uncanny resemblance to a police call booth. Capable of taking on a new form when necessary, he has had five different bodies, each played by a different actor. In this chapter, Doctor Who (Tom Baker) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) land on the barren planet of Karn, where they're warmly greeted by Professor Solon. Then they discover that Solon has regenerated the body of Morbius, the most sinister criminal in the universe. All that's lacking is a head, and now Solon decides the Doctor's will do perfectly! Can Doctor Who defeat Solon and keep the unspeakable evil of Morbius from coming to life, or will this monster once more be unleased [sic] to wreak havoc upon the galaxy?

Edition:  Australia (edited) When:   November 1987 Format:  1 x VHS Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: Note:  Heavily edited version (60 minutes). Cover blurb: Same as edited UK edition.

Edition:  UK (unedited) When:   July 1990 Format:  1 x VHS Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: New:   £6.94 Used:   £1.30 Note:  Unedited version (approx 100 mins). Cover blurb: Same as edited UK edition.

Edition:  Australia (unedited) When:   January 1991 Format:  1 x VHS Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: Note:  Unedited. Cover blurb: No cover information available yet. Help wanted! Do you own this item? Please help make this site more complete by emailing me details of the back cover blurb. Thanks!

Edition:  US (unedited) When:   February 1997 Format:  1 x VHS Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: New:   $14.75 Used:   $4.78 (Not currently available) Note:  "Collector's edition" (unedited). Cover blurb: Same as edited UK edition.