The Face of Evil is the fourth 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 1 to 22 January 1977. This
serial marked the debut of Louise Jameson as companion Leela. It was
also the first of three stories written for the series by Chris
Boucher and the first of five directed by Pennant Roberts.In the
serial, the powerful split-personality computer Xoanon (played by Tom
Baker, Rob Edwards, Pamela Salem, Anthony Frieze, and Roy Herrick)
attempts to create two super races from the descendants of a human
expedition with eugenicsâ€"the savage Sevateem, and the psychic Tesh.
The Fourth Doctor (Baker) seeks to repair this personality fault.The
serial is generally well-received by reviewers, although Doctor Who
fans consider it to be overshadowed by other stories in Season 14. It
did however gain high ratings, with three episodes achieving over 11
million viewers on first screening.The Fourth Doctor, travelling alone
in the TARDIS, arrives on a jungle planet and encounters Leela, a
savage from the local tribe, who denounces him as the Evil One of
fable among her people. She has been exiled from her tribe, the
Sevateem, for profaning their god Xoanon who is kept prisoner by the
Evil One and his followers, the Tesh, beyond a black wall. He speaks
to them through the tribe's shaman, Neeva. The Doctor finds a
sophisticated sonic disruptor, which creates the force field that
keeps creatures from attacking the village. The Sevateem will launch
an attack on the domain of the Tesh to free their god, led by the
combative Andor who suspects Neeva of being a false prophet. The Face of Evil Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter