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Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

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.

ActionAdventureDramaScience FictionTV Movie

Release: 1978-10-21Runtime: 100 minRating: 7 (6)

Cast

Tom Baker

Tom Baker

The Doctor

Mary Tamm

Mary Tamm

Romana

John Leeson

John Leeson

K-9 (voice)

Bruce Purchase

Bruce Purchase

The Pirate Captain

Andrew Robertson

Mr. Fibuli

Rosalind Lloyd

Rosalind Lloyd

Nurse

David Warwick

Kimus

David Sibley

David Sibley

Pralix

Ralph Michael

Ralph Michael

Balaton

Primi Townsend

Mula

Crew

Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

Writer

Pennant Roberts

Pennant Roberts

Director

Graham Williams

Graham Williams

Producer

Anthony Read

Anthony Read

Script Editor

Dudley Simpson

Dudley Simpson

Original Music Composer

Elmer Cossey

Elmer Cossey

Camera Operator

Delia Derbyshire

Delia Derbyshire

Theme Song Performance

Clips & Videos

Doctor Who | The Key to Time (Season 16) Trailer | Tom Baker

Doctor Who | The Key to Time (Season 16) Trailer | Tom Baker