Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken (1981)
TV MovieAdventureScience Fiction
The Doctor and Adric learn from the wizened Keeper of Traken that a great evil has come to his planet in the form of a Melkur - a calcified statue. The Keeper of Traken is nearing the end of his reign and seeks the Doctor's help in preventing the evil from taking control of the bioelectronic source that is the keystone of the Traken Union's civilisation.
Director: John Black
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Tom Baker as The Doctor |
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Matthew Waterhouse as Adric |
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Sarah Sutton as Nyssa |
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Geoffrey Beevers as Melkur (voice) / The Master |
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Anthony Ainley as Tremas / The Master |
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Sheila Ruskin as Kassia |
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Denis Carey as The Keeper |
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John Woodnutt as Seron |
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Margot Van der Burgh as Katura |
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Robin Soans as Luvic |
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Roland Oliver as Neman |
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Liam Prendergast as Foster |
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Philip Bloomfield as Foster |
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Graham Cole as Melkur |
| Directing | John Black | Director |
| Writing | Johnny Byrne | Writer |
| Sound | Roger Limb | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Barry Letts | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Christopher H. Bidmead | Script Editor |
| Production | John Nathan-Turner | Producer |
| Art | Tony Burrough | Production Design |
| Production | Alan Wareing | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norma Hill | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Rod Waldron | Editor |
| Sound | John Holmes | Sound |
| Sound | Alan Fogg | Sound |
| Camera | Alec Wheal | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Dick Mills | Special Sound Effects |
| Lighting | Don Babbage | Lighting Director |
| Visual Effects | Dave Chapman | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Peter Logan | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Roberts | Costume Design |
| Sound | Peter Howell | Theme Song Performance |