Action ·Adventure ·Drama ·Science Fiction ·TV Movie · United Kingdom · 1978 · 1h 40m

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

Director

Cast

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

Crew

Dudley Simpson — Original Music Composer Douglas Adams — Writer Graham Williams — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

time travel

Key Collaborators

Pennant Roberts Director Dudley Simpson Original Music Composer Douglas Adams Writer Graham Williams Producer

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