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Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet (1978)

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.
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Pennant Roberts profile
Pennant Roberts

Director

Cast

Tom Baker profile
Tom Baker

The Doctor

Mary Tamm profile
Mary Tamm

Romana

John Leeson profile
John Leeson

K-9 (voice)

Bruce Purchase profile
Bruce Purchase

The Pirate Captain

Andrew Robertson profile
Andrew Robertson

Mr. Fibuli

Rosalind Lloyd profile
Rosalind Lloyd

Nurse

David Warwick profile
David Warwick

Kimus

David Sibley profile
David Sibley

Pralix

Ralph Michael profile
Ralph Michael

Balaton

Primi Townsend profile
Primi Townsend

Mula

Tom Baker profile
Tom Baker

The Doctor

Mary Tamm profile
Mary Tamm

Romana

John Leeson profile
John Leeson

K-9 (voice)

Bruce Purchase profile
Bruce Purchase

The Pirate Captain

Andrew Robertson profile
Andrew Robertson

Mr. Fibuli

Rosalind Lloyd profile
Rosalind Lloyd

Nurse

David Warwick profile
David Warwick

Kimus

David Sibley profile
David Sibley

Pralix

Ralph Michael profile
Ralph Michael

Balaton

Primi Townsend profile
Primi Townsend

Mula

Extra

Release Date

October 21, 1978

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Videos

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