Stories Television Doctor Who (1963-1996) Classic Who S13 Serial: 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Brain of Morbius 1 image Overview Episodes Characters How to Watch Reviews 4 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 1 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, January 3, 1976 Production Code 4K Written by Robert Holmes, Terrance Dicks Directed by Christopher Barry Runtime 100 minutes Time Travel Future Location (Potential Spoilers!) Karn Synopsis Mad scientist Mehendri Solon is building a body from spare parts to house the disembodied brain of the evil Time Lord Morbius. He fancies the Doctor's head as the final piece... Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved 4 Episodes Part One First aired Saturday, January 3, 1976 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Terrance Dicks Robert Holmes Directed by Christopher Barry UK Viewers 9.5 million Synopsis The storm-lashed planet Karn. Near a graveyard of crashed starships, the demented surgeon Solon hides in his castle, the last acolyte of the Time Lord despot Morbius. He only needs one final item to make his master live again... and then the Doctor and Sarah arrive... Part Two First aired Saturday, January 10, 1976 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Terrance Dicks Robert Holmes Directed by Christopher Barry UK Viewers 9.3 million Synopsis The Doctor is captured by the Sisterhood, and Sarah Jane is blinded freeing him. The Doctor has no choice but to go back for a cure, unaware that he is leaving Sarah Jane in the hands of a treacherous Dr. Solon and the renegade Time Lord Morbius. Part Three First aired Saturday, January 17, 1976 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Terrance Dicks Robert Holmes Directed by Christopher Barry UK Viewers 10.1 million Appreciation Index 57 Synopsis While the Doctor goes to confront the Sisterhood to seek a cure for Sarah Jane's blindness, Solon realizes that he must transfer Morbius' brain into a new body before it is too late. Part Four First aired Saturday, January 24, 1976 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Terrance Dicks Robert Holmes Directed by Christopher Barry UK Viewers 10.2 million Synopsis Morbius lives once more, but as a rampaging beast. The Doctor is forced to ally with Dr. Solon to bring him to heel, but the two disagree about what should happen to Morbius. Show All Episodes Characters Fourth Doctor Tom Baker Sarah Jane Smith Elisabeth Sladen Morbius First Appearance Morbius Monster First Appearance Sisterhood of Karn First Appearance Show All Characters (5) How to watch The Brain of Morbius: Watch on iPlayer DVD The Brain of Morbius VHS The Brain of Morbius (VHS) (1st edition) VHS The Brain of Morbius (VHS) (2nd edition) Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 4 reviews 16 December 2024 · 16 words Review by Rock_Angel 1 It’s an alright story but personally if I wanted Frankenstein I’ll just watch Frankenstein Like Liked 1 14 November 2024 · 129 words Review by 15thDoctor Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! At points early on in the adventure the multi-faceted story comes together in a satisfying way, a lot of effort was put into world building and creating a history between the Time Lords and other protagonists. I enjoyed The Sisterhood of Khan, the aesthetic of their lair and their rituals. The science guy was a little generic (very heavily drawing from Frankenstein) but his story beats worked well and I quite liked his villainous plot. Morbius himself however I found to be very poorly realised, both in terms of writing and execution. Once he starts to get more involved in the story it all starts to fall down. As ever The Doctor and Sarah-Jane are a dream team and I particularly liked Tom Baker being sulky in episode one. Like Liked 1 23 September 2024 · 47 words Review by AndyUK 1 I'm a sucker for anything Frankenstein related, so this being Doctor Who's version of it means it's always been a story I've enjoyed. The sets and atmosphere, the body horror aspects and one of the show's best ever guest performances from Philip Madoc all make it great. Like Liked 1 14 June 2024 · 22 words Review by mikeyatesapologist 2 the doctor refusing to do his job and instead practicing his yoyo tricks is the most relatable thing about this show tbh Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating305 members 4.00 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating355 votes 3.87 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating184 votes 4.25 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 595 Favourited 56 Reviewed 4 Saved 3 Skipped 0 Owned 7 Related Stories The Eighth Doctor Adventures S2 • Episode 8 The Vengeance of Morbius Rating: 3.32 Story Skipped Audio Drama Reviews(3) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: The Eighth Doctor Adventures Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Doctor Who S12 • Episode 10 The Timeless Children Rating: 2.69 Story Skipped Television Reviews(5) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who (2005-2022) Set of Stories: Thirteenth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved The Blogs of Doom Mehendri Solon Rating: ??? Story Skipped Short Story Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: The Blogs of Doom Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Target Collection Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius Rating: 3.72 Story Skipped Book More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Target Collection Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Target Collection Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius Rating: 3.45 Story Skipped Book More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Target Collection Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite MORBIUS: I am a Time Lord of the first rank. What are you? DOCTOR: Oh, nothing, nothing. A mere nobody, but I don't think you're in the first rank any more. — The Brain of Morbius Transcript Needs checking Part One (On a distant planet, an alien, insectoid by the looks of it, crawls through some ruins towards a small craft with a bubble dome. A humanoid with a hook instead of one hand watches, draws a knife then pounces. The alien squeals as it is stabbed.) [Solon's parlour] (Philip Madoc is putting the final touches to a bust he is sculpting when the man with the hook enters carrying something covered in a sack.) SOLON: You were quick, Condo. Were there no survivors?CONDO: One, an oxygen breather.SOLON: Humanoid? Excellent. Let me see. Show Full Transcript Open in new window
