episode guide
planet of evil
story 81 : season 13 : serial 4H : 4 episodes
Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe
Director: David Maloney
Writer: Louis Marks
Script Editor: Robert Holmes
Designer: Roger Murray-Leach
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith); Frederick Jaeger (Sorenson); Ewen Solon (Vishinsky); Prentis Hancock (Salamar); Graham Weston (De Haan); Louis Mahoney (Ponti); Michael Wisher (Morelli); Terence Brook (Braun); Tony McEwan (Baldwin); Haydn Wood (O'Hara); Melvyn Bedford (Reig);
crew information
Karilyn Collier (Assistant Floor Manager); Andrew Rose (Costumes); Stan Speel (Film Cameraman); Kenneth McMillan (Film Cameraman); M A C Adams (Film Editor); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Jenny Shircore (Make-Up); Malachy Shaw Jones (Production Assistant); Janet Radenkovic (Production Unit Manager); Peter Howell (Special Sounds); Brian Clemett (Studio Lighting); Tony Millier (Studio Sound); Brendan Shaw (Studio Sound); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Dave Havard (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 27 September 1975 at 17:45 | 24'02" | 10.4mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 4 October 1975 at 17:45 | 22'30" | 9.9mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 11 October 1975 at 18:05 | 23'50" | 9.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 18 October 1975 at 17:45 | 23'43" | 10.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Two
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Three
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Four
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 047 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1977 |
Published by Allan Wingate Ltd, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Mike Little |
18 August 1977 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Mike Little ISBN: 0 426 11682 8 |
1982 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Andrew Skilleter ISBN: 0 426 11682 8 |
plot synopsis
The Doctor answers a distress call from the edge of the universe, and the TARDIS lands on Zeta Minor, where a scientific expedition has been picked off one by one by an alien force. When a rescue ship arrives from Morestra, the Doctor and Sarah are immediately accused of being guilty of the murders. When the ship tries to take-off, it's dragged back to the planet's surface, because the only survivor of the expedition, Professor Sorenson, has taken samples of anti-matter - the planet acts as a gateway between worlds of anti-matter and matter - and a powerful creature from the other universe wants them back. The Doctor has to persuade the Morestrans to hand back the anti-matter, and overcome Sorenson, now mutating through exposure to anti-matter
links to other sites
- Episode Guide and Production Documents: BBC Official Site -- Official episode guide entry. Based on information combined from The Television Companion and The Discontinuity Guide. Also contains links to original production documents.
- Rankings and Ratings: GEOS Listing -- Online rankings, ratings and reviews database. Vote on this story and view ratings and broadcast information of this story for over ten countries. Also contains details of production credits and summary information
- Episode Guide: Outpost Gallifrey -- A general overview of the story. Includes information from the Doctor Handbook series of books.
- Background Information: A Brief History of Time (Travel) -- Detailed background and behind-the-scenes information
- Detailed Synopsis: Dr. Who Reference Guide -- Contains an episode-by-episode detailed breakdown
- Story Reviews: The Doctor Who Ratings Guide -- Story reviews "by fans, for fans"
- Target Novelisation: On Target -- Details of the Target Novelisation for this story.
- Images: Doctor Who's Tragical History Tour -- Images from the story from "The history of Doctor Who in images."