Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation

Name: Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1978-09-23
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, John Leeson, Cyril Luckham, Iain Cuthbertson

1978·Science Fiction·1h 40m

7.1

★

The Doctor is summoned by the mysterious and powerful White Guardian, and sent on a quest to find the six segments of the Key to Time, which, once assembled, will restore balance to the Universe. Joining the Doctor and K9 is the smart and sassy Romana, a Time Lord fresh from the Academy. Landing on the wintry planet of Ribos to locate the first segment, the TARDIS crew quickly find themselves embroiled in a little local trouble with a pair of conmen and an unstable warlord...

Directed by George Spenton-Foster

time travel

Trailer

Cast

Tom Baker

The Doctor

Mary Tamm

Romana

John Leeson

K-9 (voice)

Cyril Luckham

The Guardian

Iain Cuthbertson

Garron

Timothy Bateson

Binro

Prentis Hancock

Shrieve Captain

Crew

George Spenton-Foster

Director

Robert Holmes

Writer

Dudley Simpson

Original Music Composer

Graham Williams

Producer

Anthony Read

Script Editor

Delia Derbyshire

Theme Song Performance

Popular Reviews

4 reviews

joie

5.0★ · 01/15/24

not exactly a strong start to the key of time arc, but still a good story. i’m personally not very interested in the setting of the story, and it was hard for me to either understand what’s going on because i have a tiny brain or to pay attention. on the bright side i’m already loving romana & the friendship that is sparking between her and the doctor. even though this story is four parts it felt like an eternity to watch.

Ben Wyatt

6.0★ · 08/12/25

Nathan wust

8.0★ · 09/22/24

Max Kowalski

5.0★ · 01/07/21