Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

Sep 27, 1986

1h 40m

★ 6.2

Overview

The Doctor is summoned before the High Council of Time Lords to stand trial for the charges of harmful interference to the course of events during his travels which have threatened the sanctity of the universe. Indignant at these accusations, the Doctor pleads his case to the Inquisitor with the hope that she will see him as a source of hope and goodwill for existence. However, his prosecuting attorney, a sinister Time Lord known simply as the Valeyard, begins a crusade against the Doctor with the motive of framing him as a villainous renegade.

Genres

Science Fiction

Drama

Adventure

Production Companies

BBC

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Cast

The Doctor

Colin Baker

Peri Brown

Nicola Bryant

The Valeyard

Michael Jayston

The Inquisitor

Lynda Bellingham

Sabalom Glitz

Tony Selby

Dibber

Glen Murphy

Queen Katryca

Joan Sims

Merdeen

Tom Chadbon

Drathro (voice)

Roger Brierley

Broken Tooth

David Rodigan

Balazar

Adam Blackwood

Grell

Timothy Walker

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5.8

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6.2

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4.0

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3.5

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7.4

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7.8

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