Doctor Who: The Sun Makers

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Doctor Who: The Sun Makers (1977)

Directed by Pennant Roberts

Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie · 1h 40m

Far in the distant future, Earth has become uninhabitable, forcing Mankind to colonise first Mars and then Pluto. No longer the coldest planet in the solar system, Pluto is now warmed by artificial suns. The Doctor, Leela and K9 arrive to discover the exploitation of the Megropolis people by the ruling elite, lead by the Collector. Deep in the Undercity, a small group of revolutionaries plot to overthrow the company and the Doctor is forced to fight the oppression of the people using Fire against Fire...

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Cast

Tom Baker The Doctor Louise Jameson Leela John Leeson K9 Mk. I (voice) Henry Woolf The Collector Richard Leech Gatherer Hade
J
Jonina Scott Marn
R
Roy Macready Cordo
D
David Rowlands Bisham William Simons Mandrel
A
Adrienne Burgess Veet Michael Keating Goudry
C
Carole Hopkin Nurse

Crew

Director
Pennant Roberts
Writer
Robert Holmes
Original Music Composer
Dudley Simpson
Producer
Graham Williams

Details

Release date
1977-12-17
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC