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Doctor Who: Planet of Evil

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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...

Release Date : 1975-10-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : BBC

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Tom Baker

Character Name : The Doctor

Original Name : Tom Baker

Gender : Male

Elisabeth Sladen

Character Name : Sarah Jane Smith

Original Name : Elisabeth Sladen

Gender : Female

Frederick Jaeger

Character Name : Sorenson

Original Name : Frederick Jaeger

Gender : Male

Ewen Solon

Character Name : Vishinsky

Original Name : Ewen Solon

Gender : Male

Prentis Hancock

Character Name : Salamar

Original Name : Prentis Hancock

Gender : Male

Graham Weston

Character Name : De Haan

Original Name : Graham Weston

Gender : Male

Louis Mahoney

Character Name : Ponti

Original Name : Louis Mahoney

Gender : Male

Michael Wisher

Character Name : Morelli

Original Name : Michael Wisher

Gender : Male

Terence Brook

Character Name : Braun

Original Name : Terence Brook

Gender : Male

Tony McEwan

Character Name : Baldwin

Original Name : Tony McEwan

Gender : Male

Haydn Wood

Character Name : O'Hara

Original Name : Haydn Wood

Gender : Male

Melvyn Bedford

Character Name : Reig

Original Name : Melvyn Bedford

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-26

Slap bang on the border between the known universe and the realm of anti-matter lies the planet of "Zeta Minor". That's where the "Doctor" (Tom Baker) and "Sarah Jane" (Elisabeth Sladen) have to go to answer a distress call - and where they discover a professor "Sorenson" (Frederick Jaeger) who thinks he's found the ultimate solution to the energy crisis. Sadly, though, when they try to leave the planet they go nowhere fast. It seems that this energy has no intentions of leaving it's home world. Indeed, the more exposure the scientist has to this power source, the more malevolent it's influence and the more maniacal he becomes. Meantime, the ship's captain "Salamar" (Prentis Hancock) is proving to be hopelessly inadequate in a crisis and the crew are relying more on "Vishinsky" (Ewen Solon) and the time travellers to find a way to get them to safety. The stage bound production here isn't the best, but the quite effective visuals are straight out of "Forbidden Planet" (1956) and this is a solid story that allows the now entirely confident Baker to parade through the four parts with mischief and an enjoyable joie de vivre. Good fun.