The Hand of Fear

087 – The Hand of Fear
Doctor Who serial
Cast
Others
Production
Directed byLennie Mayne
Written byBob Baker
Dave Martin
Script editorRobert Holmes
Produced byPhilip Hinchcliffe
Executive producer(s)None
Music byDudley Simpson
Production code4N
SeriesSeason 14
Running time4 episodes, 25 minutes each
First broadcast2 October 1976 (1976-10-02)
Last broadcast23 October 1976 (1976-10-23)
Chronology
← Preceded by
The Masque of Mandragora
Followed by →
The Deadly Assassin

The Hand of Fear is the second serial of the 14th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 2 to 23 October 1976. The serial was the last regular appearance of Elisabeth Sladen in the role of Sarah Jane Smith in Doctor Who, until the 1981 spin-off special K9 and Company followed by an appearance in the 20th anniversary special "The Five Doctors".

The serial is set at a British nuclear power station and on the planet Kastria. In the serial, the alien Kastrian Eldrad (Judith Paris and Stephen Thorne) seeks to regrow their nearly-obliterated body with radiation so they can enact revenge on their people.