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Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken
7.4 / 10• 1981• 1h 40m•NR• English
TV MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Storyline
The Doctor and Adric learn from the wizened Keeper of Traken that a great evil has come to his planet in the form of a Melkur - a calcified statue. The Keeper of Traken is nearing the end of his reign and seeks the Doctor's help in preventing the evil from taking control of the bioelectronic source that is the keystone of the Traken Union's civilisation.
Cast & Crew
Tom Baker
The Doctor
Lead
Matthew Waterhouse
Adric
Sarah Sutton
Nyssa
Geoffrey Beevers
Melkur (voice) / The Master
Anthony Ainley
Tremas / The Master
Sheila Ruskin
Kassia
DC
Denis Carey
The Keeper
John Woodnutt
Seron
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Black's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
