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Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (1974)
Directed by Barry Letts
Drama, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie · 2h 30m
The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately sought by the Eight Legs, a race of mutated spiders, as the final element in their plan for universal domination. With help from an old mentor, the Doctor realises the only way to foil the plot is to make the ultimate sacrifice. The Doctor must risk death to return to the cave of the Great One and save the universe.
Cast
Jon Pertwee
The Doctor
Tom Baker
The Doctor
Elisabeth Sladen
Sarah Jane Smith
Nicholas Courtney
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Richard Franklin
Mike Yates
John Levene
Sergeant Benton
John Dearth
Lupton
C
Carl Forgione
Land
A
Andrew Staines
Keaver
T
Terence Lodge
Moss
C
Christopher Burgess
Barnes
J
John Kane
Tommy
Crew
- Director
- Barry Letts
- Writer
- Barry Letts, Robert Sloman
- Original Music Composer
- Dudley Simpson
- Producer
- Barry Letts
Details
- Release date
- 1974-06-08
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- BBC