Doctor Who (1963) 15.03.X

After Image (2008)

26 minutes

This documentary feature looks back at the making of Image of the Fendahl with some of the cast and crew.

The people interviewed for this feature were 

• Anthony Read, script editor
• Colin Mapson, visual effects designer
• Louise Jameson - Leela
• Edward Arthur - Adam
• Wanda Ventham - Thea

Doctor Who (1963) 15.03.04

Image of the Fendahl - Part Four

The Doctor shoots the Fendahleen, the others are frozen in fear. the creature, with Jack's shotgun, which is loaded with two shell that are full of rock salt. The creature is killed by the shotgun blast. 

They discover that there is more going on in the basement. Thea has been transformed and now has gold skin and seems to be in charge. She transforms Ted Moss into a Fendahleen. The Doctor and Leela rescue Adam but it is too late for Max. He has already looked into her eyes.

The Doctor explains that they need as much salt as they can get their hands on. He sends Mrs. Tyler, Jack's gran, to get it. He posts Jack and Leela as guards against any more creatures. The Doctor and Adam shut down the machinery. The Doctor tells him about the history of the Fendahl and the Fendahleen.

Doctor Who (1963) 15.03.03

Image of the Fendahl - Part Three

Leela saves the Doctor from the glowing skull. Max continues to put his plan into motion. He explains to Thea what he has in mind but it doesn't make much sense. Max captures Fendelman and Colby and ties them up in the basement.

The Doctor and Leela go to find Jack and his Gran. Jack's Gran seems to be in coma but the Doctor prattles on until she comes out if it. The Doctor talks to Mrs. Tyler and learns what he can about what she knows about whatever it is that's going on.

The Doctor and Leela go to the TARDIS for a bit. They try to find the origin of the 12 million year old skull but they wind up returning to the priory. Max and his followers are by then in the middle of a ritual. Max kills Fendelman.

The Doctor and Leela run into Jack Tyler and his Gran. They are talking when they get interrupted. They turn around and see a giant slug like creature headed towards them.

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Image of the Fendahl - Part Two

The Doctor escapes the thing in the woods that was approaching him at the end of the previous episode. Leela encounters Ted Moss again. He shoots at her with his shotgun and misses. She tears it out of his hands. They are soon joined by Jack Tyler. It is his gran's cottage that they are in and he wants to know what they are doing there.

Thea continues to be affected by the 12 million year old skull. Mitchell, one of the security guards, turns up dead with a bump on his neck. No one seems to know who did it. The Doctor shows up and starts asking questions of Colby. Thea collapses and starts glowing. Fendelman shows up and quickly accuses the Doctor of murdering Mitchell.

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Image of the Fendahl - Part One

Dr. Fendelman and the scientists working with him, (Adam Colby, Max Stael, Thea Ransome) at Fetch Priory (near Fetchborough) are performing some experiments (on what looks like a 12 million year old human skull) using electronics to probe into the origins of humanity. They don't realize it but their experiments are having some unintended consequences.

Max finds the body of a hiker, the next morning. Dr. Fendelman doesn't want anything to interfere with their work. He talks the others into keeping quiet about the body. He calls in some security to keep an eye on the perimeter.

Max performs a postmortem on the body of the hiker. He can't figure out how the man died. He tells Dr. Fendelman what he found and about how the body seems to be decomposing very rapidly. Fendelman orders him to dispose of the body.