Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

Name: Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet
Director: Pennant Roberts
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Released: 1978-10-21
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, John Leeson, Bruce Purchase, Andrew Robertson

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1978 · 100 min · Action · Adventure · Drama · Science Fiction · TV Movie · TMDB 7.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Pennant Roberts

Cast

Tom Baker — The Doctor
Mary Tamm — Romana
John Leeson — K-9 (voice)
Bruce Purchase — The Pirate Captain
Andrew Robertson — Mr. Fibuli