Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet (1978)
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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.
Director: Pennant Roberts
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Tom Baker as The Doctor |
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Mary Tamm as Romana |
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John Leeson as K-9 (voice) |
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Bruce Purchase as The Pirate Captain |
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Andrew Robertson as Mr. Fibuli |
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Rosalind Lloyd as Nurse |
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David Warwick as Kimus |
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David Sibley as Pralix |
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Ralph Michael as Balaton |
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Primi Townsend as Mula |
| Directing | Pennant Roberts | Director |
| Writing | Douglas Adams | Writer |
| Production | Graham Williams | Producer |
| Sound | Dudley Simpson | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Anthony Read | Script Editor |
| Camera | Elmer Cossey | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Delia Derbyshire | Theme Song Performance |