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Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

1978 • 1h40m Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie

Rating

7.0/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Pennant Roberts

Screenplay

Douglas Adams

Cast

Tom Baker

Mary Tamm

John Leeson

Release date

10/21/1978

Status

Released

Origin country

GB

Vote count

6