Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (1974)
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The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately sought by the Eight Legs, a race of mutated spiders, as the final element in their plan for universal domination. With help from an old mentor, the Doctor realises the only way to foil the plot is to make the ultimate sacrifice. The Doctor must risk death to return to the cave of the Great One and save the universe.
Director: Barry Letts
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Jon Pertwee as The Doctor |
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Tom Baker as The Doctor |
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Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith |
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Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart |
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Richard Franklin as Mike Yates |
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John Levene as Sergeant Benton |
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John Dearth as Lupton |
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Carl Forgione as Land |
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Andrew Staines as Keaver |
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Terence Lodge as Moss |
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Christopher Burgess as Barnes |
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John Kane as Tommy |
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Kevin Lindsay as Cho-Je |
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George Cormack as K'anpo |
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Cyril Shaps as Professor Clegg |
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Chubby Oates as Policeman |
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Pat Gorman as Soldier |
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Terry Walsh as Man with Boat |
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Michael Pinder as Hopkins |
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Stuart Fell as Tramp |
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Geoffrey Morris as Sabor |
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Ralph Arliss as Tuar |
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Gareth Hunt as Arak |
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Jenny Laird as Neska |
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Joanna Monro as Rega |
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Walter Randall as Guard Captain |
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Max Faulkner as Guard Captain |
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Ysanne Churchman as Spider Voice |
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Kismet Delgado as Spider Voice |
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Maureen Morris as Spider Voice |
| Directing | Barry Letts | Director |
| Writing | Barry Letts | Writer |
| Writing | Robert Sloman | Writer |
| Writing | Terrance Dicks | Script Editor |
| Production | Barry Letts | Producer |
| Sound | Dudley Simpson | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Delia Derbyshire | Theme Song Performance |
