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Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
7.4 / 10• 1974• 2h 30m•NR• English
DramaActionAdventureScience FictionTV Movie
Storyline
The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately sought by the Eight Legs, a race of mutated spiders, as the final element in their plan for universal domination. With help from an old mentor, the Doctor realises the only way to foil the plot is to make the ultimate sacrifice. The Doctor must risk death to return to the cave of the Great One and save the universe.
Cast & Crew
Jon Pertwee
The Doctor
Lead
Tom Baker
The Doctor
Elisabeth Sladen
Sarah Jane Smith
Nicholas Courtney
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Richard Franklin
Mike Yates
John Levene
Sergeant Benton
JD
John Dearth
Lupton
CF
Carl Forgione
Land
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Barry Letts's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
