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Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

7.0(6)19781h 40m1

The Doctor and Romana learn the second segment of the Key to Time is on the planet Calufrax. Yet they arrive on a planet called Zanak, which has been hollowed out and fitted with hyperspace engines, allowing its insane, half-robot Captain to materialise it around smaller planets and plunder their resources.

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    7.0/10

    6 votes

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Language
English
  • time travel

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    • TV21 Oct 1978

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Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet was released on 21 October 1978.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/22/2024

    7/10

    In this four part story, Tom Baker and his slightly superior companion "Romana" (Mary Tamm) are caught up in a time distortion that sees them arrive on a planet that's in the wrong place and controlled by the menacing "Captain" (Bruce Purchase). He rules with a rod of iron aided by his robotic falcon and his dedicated but put-upon assistant "Mr. Fibuli" (Andrew Robertson). As the plot thickens, we discover that this …

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