Doctor Who: The Space Pirates (1969)
The TARDIS materialises in Earth's future on a space beacon just before it is attacked by pirates. The travellers find themselves trapped in a sealed section of the beacon. It is blown apart and flown to where the pirates will plunder it of the precious mineral argonite. They witness a conflict between the pirates and the Interstellar Space Corps, led by General Hermack and Major Warne. The ISC are convinced that the pirates' mastermind is an innocent yet eccentric space mining pioneer named Milo Clancey, while their true leader is a man named Caven. Caven has a secret base on the planet Ta. He is assisted by Madeleine Issigri, daughter of Clancey's ex-partner Dom, who - unknown to her - is now his captive. When Madeleine discovers Caven's full treachery, she helps to bring him to justice. The time travellers are given a lift back to the TARDIS by Clancey in his rickety old ship, the LIZ 79.
Director: Michael Hart
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Patrick Troughton as The Doctor |
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Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon |
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Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot |
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Gordon Gostelow as Milo Clancey |
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Lisa Daniely as Madeleine Issigri |
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Esmond Knight as Dom Issigri |
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Jack May as General Hermack |
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Donald Gee as Major Ian Warne |
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George Layton as Technician Penn |
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Nik Zaran as Lt. Sorba |
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Anthony Donovan as Space Guard |
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Dudley Foster as Caven |
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Brian Peck as Dervish |
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Steve Peters as Pirate Guard |
| Writing | Robert Holmes | Writer |
| Directing | Michael Hart | Director |
| Production | Peter Bryant | Producer |
| Writing | Derrick Sherwin | Script Editor |
| Sound | Dudley Simpson | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Delia Derbyshire | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | David Hughes | Sound |
| Visual Effects | John Wood | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia James | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sallie Evans | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Brian Hodgson | Special Sound Effects |
| Lighting | Peter Winn | Lighting Director |
| Camera | Peter Hall | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Martyn Day | Editor |
| Art | Ian Watson | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicholas Bullen | Costume Design |
