Doctor Who (1996)

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He's Back... And It's About Time!

The Seventh Doctor becomes the Eighth. And on the streets of San Francisco – alongside new ally Grace Holloway - he battles the Master.

• Released: 1996-05-12
• Genres: TV Movie, Adventure, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 1h 26m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 254 votes

Directed by Geoffrey Sax.

Top cast

• Paul McGann as The Doctor
• Eric Roberts as Bruce / The Master
• Daphne Ashbrook as Dr. Grace Holloway
• Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor
• Yee Jee Tso as Chang Lee
• Will Sasso as Pete
• Dolores Drake as Curtis
• John Novak as Salinger
• Catherine Lough Haggquist as Wheeler
• Bill Croft as Motorcycle Policeman

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Doctor Who

• Australia: stream on BritBox, Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox Amazon Channel

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