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Planet of the Spiders Synopsis

At a Tibetan retreat in the English countryside, a group of men are using ancient meditation rituals to tap into a mysterious alien power. They unwittingly create a bridgehead between Earth and Metebelis 3, a planet where the ‘Two Legs’ are oppressed by giant spiders. The creatures are desperate to recover the blue jewel that the Doctor gave to Jo Grant as a wedding gift. Now the Doctor must risk everything and return to Metebelis 3 to face the awesome power of The Great One, who plans to use the crystal to enslave all of human kind…

Story Order

  • Story 74 from Doctor Who
  • Story 5 of 5 from Season 11

Episodes

Saturday
4th May 1974 5:45PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Planet of the Spiders - Part One

Mike Yates contacts Sarah-Jane about mysterious goings on in a Buddhist retreat in the English countryside.

Doctor Who Season 11 Planet of the Spiders
Saturday
11th May 1974 5:40PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - Planet of the Spiders - Part Two

A highly intelligent spider from Metebelis 3 arrives on Earth in search of the powerful crystal.

Doctor Who Season 11 Planet of the Spiders
Saturday
18th May 1974 5:40PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Planet of the Spiders - Part Three

Following Lupton, Sarah is transported to Metebelis 3 where she is captured by the human villagers.

Doctor Who Season 11 Planet of the Spiders
Saturday
25th May 1974 5:30PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - Planet of the Spiders - Part Four

With the Doctor in a coma, his only hope of survival lies with a device inside the TARDIS.

Doctor Who Season 11 Planet of the Spiders
Saturday
1st June 1974 5:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Planet of the Spiders - Part Five

Sarah makes a bargain with the Queen Spider and returns to Earth with the Doctor in the TARDIS.

Doctor Who Season 11 Planet of the Spiders
Saturday
8th June 1974 5:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Planet of the Spiders - Part Six

The Doctor's past has caught up with him, and now he must risk death to save the universe from the Great One.

Doctor Who Season 11 Planet of the Spiders

Credits

Planet of the Spiders

Credits
  • Writer Robert Sloman
  • Director Barry Letts
  • Producer Barry Letts
  • Script Editor Terrance Dicks
  • Doctor Who Jon Pertwee
  • Sarah Jane Smith Elisabeth Sladen
  • Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Nicholas Courtney
  • Mike Yates Richard Franklin
  • Sergeant Benton John Levene
  • Professor Clegg Cyril Shaps
  • Lupton John Dearth
  • Barnes Christopher Burgess
  • Moss Terence Lodge
  • Land Carl Forgione
  • Keaver Andrew Staines
  • Cho-je Kevin Lindsay
  • Tommy John Kane
  • Policeman Chubby Oates
  • Soldier Pat Gorman
  • Man with boat Terry Walsh
  • Hopkins Michael Pinder
  • Tramp Stuart Fell
  • Spider Voice Ysanne Churchman
  • Arak Gareth Hunt
  • Sabor Geoffrey Morris
  • Neska Jenny Laird
  • Rega Joanna Monro
  • Tuar Ralph Arliss
  • Guard Captain Walter Randall
  • Spider Voice Kismet Delgado
  • Spider Voice Maureen Morris
  • Stunt Double for Doctor Who Terry Walsh
  • Guard Captain Max Faulkner
  • K\'anpo George Cormack
  • Doctor Who Tom Baker
Characters
Third Doctor played by Jon Pertwee in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Third Doctor Jon Pertwee Sarah Jane Smith played by Elisabeth Sladen in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Sarah Jane Smith Elisabeth Sladen Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart played by Nicholas Courtney in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart Nicholas Courtney Mike Yates played by Richard Franklin in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Mike Yates Richard Franklin John Benton played by John Levene in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders John Benton John Levene Professor Clegg played by Cyril Shaps in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Professor Clegg Cyril Shaps Lupton played by John Dearth in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Lupton John Dearth Barnes played by Christopher Burgess in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Barnes Christopher Burgess Moss played by Terence Lodge in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Moss Terence Lodge Land played by Carl Forgione in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Land Carl Forgione Keaver played by Andrew Staines in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Keaver Andrew Staines Cho-je played by Kevin Lindsay in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Cho-je Kevin Lindsay Tommy played by John Kane in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Tommy John Kane Policeman played by Chubby Oates in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Policeman Chubby Oates Soldier played by Pat Gorman in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Soldier Pat Gorman Man with boat played by Terry Walsh in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Man with boat Terry Walsh Hopkins played by Michael Pinder in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Hopkins Michael Pinder Tramp played by Stuart Fell in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Tramp Stuart Fell Spider played by Ysanne Churchman (Voice) in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Spider Ysanne Churchman (Voice) Arak played by Gareth Hunt in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Arak Gareth Hunt Sabor played by Geoffrey Morris in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Sabor Geoffrey Morris Neska played by Jenny Laird in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Neska Jenny Laird Rega played by Joanna Monro in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Rega Joanna Monro Tuar played by Ralph Arliss in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Tuar Ralph Arliss Guard Captain played by Walter Randall in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Guard Captain Walter Randall Guard Captain played by Max Faulkner in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Guard Captain Max Faulkner K'anpo played by George Cormack in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders K'anpo George Cormack Fourth Doctor played by Tom Baker in Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Fourth Doctor Tom Baker
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