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Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

1978·Action·1h 40m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Pennant Roberts
time travel
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Cast

Tom Baker
Tom Baker
The Doctor
Mary Tamm
Mary Tamm
Romana
John Leeson
John Leeson
K-9 (voice)
Bruce Purchase
Bruce Purchase
The Pirate Captain
Rosalind Lloyd
Rosalind Lloyd
Nurse
David Sibley
David Sibley
Pralix
Ralph Michael
Ralph Michael
Balaton

Crew

Pennant Roberts
Pennant Roberts
Director
Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams
Writer
Dudley Simpson
Dudley Simpson
Original Music Composer
Graham Williams
Graham Williams
Producer
Anthony Read
Anthony Read
Script Editor
Elmer Cossey
Elmer Cossey
Camera Operator
Delia Derbyshire
Delia Derbyshire
Theme Song Performance

Popular Reviews

7 reviews
Golgo
Golgo
9.0★ · 05/29/26
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet
Bathshit crazy campy story with ridiculously high stakes and an excellent cast. Always a favourite of mine
Bathshit crazy campy story with ridiculously high stakes and an excellent cast. Always a favourite of mine
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joie
joie
6.0★ · 01/15/24
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet
dragged a bit at some points but still fun nonetheless. my god is romana gorgeous
dragged a bit at some points but still fun nonetheless. my god is romana gorgeous
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Ben Wyatt
Ben Wyatt
8.0★ · 08/12/25
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Marisol Yablokova
Marisol Yablokova
8.0★ · 07/03/25
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Nathan wust
Nathan wust
7.0★ · 09/25/24
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