The Face of Evil

089 – *The Face of Evil*
089 – The Face of Evil
Doctor Who serial
Cast
	Doctor Tom Baker – Fourth Doctor;
	Companion Louise Jameson – Leela;
	Others David Garfield – Neeva; Victor Lucas – Andor; Brendan Price – Tomas; Leslie Schofield – Calib; Colin Thomas – Sole; Lloyd McGuire – Lugo; Leon Eagles – Jabel; Mike Elles – Gentek; Peter Baldock – Acolyte; Tom Kelly, Brett Forrest – Guards; Rob Edwards, Pamela Salem, Anthony Frieze, Roy Herrick – Xoanon; Harry Fielder – Assassin (uncredited);
Production
Directed by	Pennant Roberts
Written by	Chris Boucher
Script editor	Robert Holmes
Produced by	Philip Hinchcliffe
Executive producer(s)	None
Music by	Dudley Simpson
Production code	4Q
Series	Season 14
Running time	4 episodes, 25 minutes each
First broadcast	1 January 1977
Last broadcast	22 January 1977
Chronology
← Preceded by; The Deadly Assassin	Followed by →; The Robots of Death

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 eugenics—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 achieved high ratings, with three episodes attracting over 11 million viewers on first screening.