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Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon( 1974)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jon Pertwee

      The Doctor

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      Elisabeth Sladen

      Sarah Jane Smith

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      Nina Thomas

      Queen Thalira

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      Frank Gatliff

      Chancellor Ortron

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      Rex Robinson

      Gebek

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      Ralph Watson

      Ettis

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      Graeme Eton

      Preba

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      Michael Crane

      Blor

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      Terry Walsh

      Guard Captain

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      Max Faulkner

      Miner

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      Roy Evans

      Miner

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      Nick Hobbs

      Aggedor

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      Donald Gee

      Eckersley

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      Stuart Fell

      Body of Alpha Centauri

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      Ysanne Churchman

      Voice of Alpha Centauri

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      Alan Bennion

      Azaxyr

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      Sonny Caldinez

      Sskel

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      Gerald Taylor

      Vega Nexos

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 24 2024
    Some fifty years after the "Doctor" (now Jon Pertwee) helped the King of "Peladon" lift a terrible curse, he and "Sarah Jane" (Elisabeth Sladen) return to it's citadel to find the new queen (Nina Thomas) being controlled by her chancellor "Ortron" (Frank Gatliff) and facing a rebellion from her oppressed mineworkers who are fed up being used as glorified slaves. Added to her misery is the fact that the planet is caught up in some intergalactic furore over that which they are mining - a rare mineral called "Trisilicate" that only exists on "Peladon". Thanks to the help of the miners' leader "Geb...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • time travel