Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken

Feb 21, 1981

1h 40m

★ 7.4

Overview

The Doctor and Adric learn from the wizened Keeper of Traken that a great evil has come to his planet in the form of a Melkur - a calcified statue. The Keeper of Traken is nearing the end of his reign and seeks the Doctor's help in preventing the evil from taking control of the bioelectronic source that is the keystone of the Traken Union's civilisation.

Genres

TV Movie

Adventure

Science Fiction

Production Companies

BBC

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Cast

The Doctor

Tom Baker

Adric

Matthew Waterhouse

Nyssa

Sarah Sutton

Melkur / The Master

Geoffrey Beevers

Tremas / The Master

Anthony Ainley

Kassia

Sheila Ruskin

The Keeper

Denis Carey

Seron

John Woodnutt

Katura

Margot Van der Burgh

Luvic

Robin Soans

Neman

Roland Oliver

Foster

Liam Prendergast

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