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Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
5.5 / 10• 1974• 2h 30m•NR• English
Science FictionDramaAdventure
Storyline
The Doctor returns to Peladon fifty years after his last visit, to find Queen Thalira, daughter of the late King Peladon, on the throne. A tense labour dispute between Pel nobility and miners is worsened when apparitions of their deity Aggedor attack and kill several miners. The Galactic Federation desperately needs trisilicate for its war against Galaxy 5 and sends in brutal Ice Warrior troopers to ensure production. The Doctor discovers a devious plot at the heart of Aggedor's appearances.
Cast & Crew
Jon Pertwee
The Doctor
Lead
Elisabeth Sladen
Sarah Jane Smith
NT
Nina Thomas
Queen Thalira
Frank Gatliff
Chancellor Ortron
RR
Rex Robinson
Gebek
RW
Ralph Watson
Ettis
GE
Graeme Eton
Preba
MC
Michael Crane
Blor
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lennie Mayne's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
