The Sixth Finger
- Episode aired Oct 14, 1963
- 51m
A scientist hires a miner to be the human subject in an experiment to speed-up evolution, which slowly turns the miner into a highly intelligent, alien-like being.A scientist hires a miner to be the human subject in an experiment to speed-up evolution, which slowly turns the miner into a highly intelligent, alien-like being.A scientist hires a miner to be the human subject in an experiment to speed-up evolution, which slowly turns the miner into a highly intelligent, alien-like being.
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The storyline of someone is a lesser job wanting something big time is well explored. Who could not like this episode? Who could not like the creature make up? I would love to see this episode in colour!
I personally liked McCallum more in the coming episode - The Forms Of Things Unknown - as I would put that hour as McCallum's best work ever! However, The Sixth Finger is fine, but to me at least, it is not one of the best hours of the series.
Trivia: the guy inside the ape costume was also be in an ape costume in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea/Lost In Space/Land Of The Giants.
I can only imagine this episode gave kids and adults alike the most incredible nightmares imaginable, credit to them for creating a truly unnerving watch.
A truly imaginative storyline, with a commanding lead performance from the excellent David McCallum, plus some rather effective special effects, all of these elements make for one of the show's most creative and effective episodes.
Some of the family members sound as though they've come from the width and breadth of The British isles, with a multitude of regional dialects, and some Irish thrown in for good measures.
8/10.
Did you know
- TriviaIn the scene where David McCallum appears to be playing the first prelude from Bach's Well Tempered Clavier, the camera pans down from his face to his fingers and it seems he is actually playing the piano himself. This is highly likely since McCallum, like the rest of his family was a trained musician who went to the Royal Academy of Music and originally intended a career as an oboist.
- GoofsWhen Gwyllim looks out of his bedroom window, the village below is clearly a still, as emphasised by the two static pedestrians lower right of frame.
- Quotes
Control Voice: [Opening Narration] Where are we going? Life, the timeless and mysterious gift is still evolving. What wonders or terrors does evolution hold in store for us in the next ten thousand years? - in a million? - in six million? Perhaps the answer lies in this old house in this old and misty valley...
- ConnectionsFeatured in Men in Suits (2012)
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- 51m
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3