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Doctor Who: Planet of Evil

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil

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Doctor Who: Planet of Evil

1975

1h 40m

6.8(8 votes)

Science Fiction

Drama

Adventure

Overview

Picking up a distress call from the edge of the known universe, the Doctor and Sarah Jane find themselves on Zeta Minor where a geological team has run afoul of some strange goings on...

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BBC

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tom Baker

Tom Baker

The Doctor

Elisabeth Sladen

Elisabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane Smith

Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger

Sorenson

Ewen Solon

Ewen Solon

Vishinsky

Prentis Hancock

Prentis Hancock

Salamar

Graham Weston

De Haan

Louis Mahoney

Louis Mahoney

Ponti

Michael Wisher

Michael Wisher

Morelli

Terence Brook

Braun

Tony McEwan

Baldwin

Creative team

Directed by: David Maloney
Written by: Louis Marks
Produced by: Philip Hinchcliffe

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