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Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet
7.0 / 10• 1978• 1h 40m•NR• English
ActionAdventureDramaScience FictionTV Movie
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Tom Baker
The Doctor
Lead
Mary Tamm
Romana
John Leeson
K-9 (voice)
Bruce Purchase
The Pirate Captain
AR
Andrew Robertson
Mr. Fibuli
Rosalind Lloyd
Nurse
DW
David Warwick
Kimus
David Sibley
Pralix
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pennant Roberts's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
