Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

Feb 24, 1979

2h 30m

★ 5.0

Overview

The final segment of the Key to Time is at the heart of a devastating war between neighbouring planets Atrios and Zeos. The Fourth Doctor discovers that a sinister entity is manipulating events and the cost of obtaining the final segment may be more personal than he imagined.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Drama

Science Fiction

TV Movie

Production Companies

BBC

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor Trailers

Cast

The Doctor

Tom Baker

Romana

Mary Tamm

K-9 (voice)

John Leeson

Marshal

John Woodvine

Princess Astra

Lalla Ward

Shapp

Davyd Harries

Merak

Ian Saynor

'Hero'

Ian Liston

'Heroine'

Susan Skipper

Guard

John Cannon

Technician

Iain Armstrong

Pilot

Pat Gorman

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