Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon (1974)

5.5/10 150 min Science Fiction Drama Adventure

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 Pertwee

The Doctor

Elisabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane Smith

Frank Gatliff

Chancellor Ortron

Terry Walsh

Guard Captain

Max Faulkner

Miner

Nick Hobbs

Aggedor

Donald Gee

Eckersley

Ysanne Churchman

Voice of Alpha Centauri

Sonny Caldinez

Sskel

Gerald Taylor

Vega Nexos

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