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Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet
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  2. Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

1978
1h 40m
Action
Adventure
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1978

Runtime

1h 40m

Storyline

The Doctor and Romana learn the second segment of the Key to Time is on the planet Calufrax. Yet they arrive on a planet called Zanak, which has been hollowed out and fitted with hyperspace engines, allowing its insane, half-robot Captain to materialise it around smaller planets and plunder their resources.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Oct 21, 1978
Languages
English
Director
Pennant Roberts
Pennant Roberts
Production
BBC
BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

10 Cast Members

Tom Baker

Tom Baker

The Doctor

Mary Tamm

Mary Tamm

Romana

John Leeson

John Leeson

K-9 (voice)

Bruce Purchase

Bruce Purchase

The Pirate Captain

Andrew Robertson

Mr. Fibuli

Rosalind Lloyd

Rosalind Lloyd

Nurse

David Warwick

Kimus

David Sibley

David Sibley

Pralix

Ralph Michael

Ralph Michael

Balaton

Primi Townsend

Mula

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