| Giant Rat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Naming | |||
| Binomen | Rattus norvegicus (presumed) | ||
| Morphology | |||
| Body type | Muroid | ||
| Average length | ~ 3 meters | ||
| Intelligence | |||
| Sentience | Sentient | ||
| Sapience | Non-Sapient | ||
| Aggressivity | Extreme | ||
| Ecology | |||
| Habitat | London Sewers | ||
| Diet | Carnivorous | ||
| Locomotion | Quadrupedal | ||
| Status | EX | ||
| Behind the Scenes | |||
| Universe | Doctor Who | ||
| Created by | Robert Holmes | ||
| Performed by | Stuart Fell (in costume) Actual rats (miniature set scenes) | ||
These are mutated giant rats found beneath London in 1889.
Described by the Doctor as 10 ft long (~ 3 meters) from whiskers to tail; these carnivorous rats were created as a result of Magnus Greel's experiments with a psionic amplification field, and were employed as guards to keep people away from his lair, which can be accessed from the sewers.
Appearances[]
- Doctor Who, season 14, "The Talons of Weng-Chiang" (1977)