The Curse of Fenric
1989 Doctor Who serial / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Curse of Fenric is the third serial of the 26th season of the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 25 October to 15 November 1989.
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Directed by | Nicholas Mallett John Nathan-Turner (uncredited) | ||
Written by | Ian Briggs | ||
Script editor | Andrew Cartmel | ||
Produced by | John Nathan-Turner | ||
Music by | Mark Ayres | ||
Production code | 7M | ||
Series | Season 26 | ||
Running time | 4 episodes, 25 minutes each | ||
First broadcast | 25 October 1989 (1989-10-25) | ||
Last broadcast | 15 November 1989 (1989-11-15) | ||
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List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989) |
In it, the ancient evil force Fenric uses the vampiric Haemovores, descendants of humanity from the future, to attack a World War II naval base in England and orders them to destroy life on Earth by poisoning it with chemicals.
Two further versions of this story exist: the 1991 video release incorporated about six minutes of extra material into the original narrative, and the 2003 DVD included a 'Special Edition' edited into a single movie-length feature, with new special effects, re-editing of some scenes, and 12 minutes of unbroadcast footage. In 2023, an additional special edition was released as part of Tales of the TARDIS.