Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
Overview
The Doctor returns to Peladon fifty years after his last visit, to find Queen Thalira, daughter of the late King Peladon, on the throne. A tense labour dispute between Pel nobility and miners is worsened when apparitions of their deity Aggedor attack and kill several miners. The Galactic Federation desperately needs trisilicate for its war against Galaxy 5 and sends in brutal Ice Warrior troopers to ensure production. The Doctor discovers a devious plot at the heart of Aggedor's appearances.
Cast
Jon PertweeThe Doctor
Elisabeth SladenSarah Jane SmithNina ThomasQueen Thalira
Frank GatliffChancellor OrtronRex RobinsonGebek
Ralph WatsonEttis
Graeme EtonPreba
Michael CraneBlor
Terry WalshGuard Captain
Max FaulknerMinerRoy EvansMiner
Nick HobbsAggedorCrew
DirectorLennie Mayne
Details
Release DateApril 27, 1974
LanguagesEnglish
StudiosBBC
