episode guide
the pirate planet
story 99 : season 16 : serial 5B : 4 episodes
Producer: Graham Williams
Director: Pennant Roberts
Writer: Douglas Adams
Script Editor: Anthony Read
Designer: John Pusey
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Mary Tamm (Romana); John Leeson (voice of K-9); Bruce Purchase (The Captain); Andrew Robertson (Mr. Fibuli); Rosalind Lloyd (Nurse/Queen Xanxia); Ralph Michael (Balaton); David Sibley (Pralix); David Warwick (Kimus); Primi Townsend (Mula); Clive Bennett (Citizen); Bernard Finch (Mentiad); Adam Kurakin (Guard); Vi Delmar (Old Xanxia);
crew information
Ruth Mayorcas (Assistant Floor Manager); L Rowland Warne (Costumes); Elmer Cossey (Film Cameraman); John Dunstan (Film Editor); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Janis Gould (Make-Up); Michael Owen Morris (Production Assistant); John Nathan-Turner (Production Unit Manager); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Mike Jefferies (Studio Lighting); Mike Jones (Studio Sound); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Colin Mapson (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Part One | 30 September 1978 at 18:20 | 25'05" | 9.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 7 October 1978 at 18:20 | 25'30" | 7.4mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 14 October 1978 at 18:20 | 25'47" | 8.2mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 21 October 1978 at 18:20 | 25'16" | 8.4mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
-
Part One
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Two
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Three
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Four
» Always held by the FVTL
release information
In Print:
Novelised as:
Written by:
Number in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions |
---|
plot synopsis
The second segment is the entire planet of Calufrax, but the Doctor and Romana are mystified when they find the planet of Zanak in its place. The Captain, a blustering figure with a partially cybernised head and left arm, rules from his headquarters, assisted by Mr Fibuli and his ever present Nurse. The Doctor discovers that Zanak is a vast hollow ship, which materialises around planets, and then absorbs all their natural energy, until all that's left is a small lump of rock. The Doctor has to defeat the Captain and find the second segment, while K9 has to battle the Polyphase Avatron, the Captain's deadly metal parrot.
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"
- Images: Doctor Who's Tragical History Tour -- Images from the story from "The history of Doctor Who in images."