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Colony in Space Synopsis

The Time Lords discover that the Master has stolen their secret file on the Doomsday Weapon and decide to send the Doctor to retrieve it for them. The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Jo to the desolate planet Uxarieus in the year 2472. There they become involved in a distrute between some beleaguered colonists and the crew of an Interplanetary Mining Corporation (IMC) spaceship over the ownership rights to the planet. The Doctor learns that the indigenous Primitives and their High Priests worship a large machine tended by a creature called the Guardian.

Story Order

  • Story 58 from Doctor Who
  • Story 4 of 5 from Season 8

Episodes

Saturday
10th April 1971 6:10PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Colony in Space - Episode One

The Doctor and Jo arrive on a barren world in the far future where human colonists are scratching a living.

Doctor Who Season 8 Colony in Space
Saturday
17th April 1971 6:10PM
BBC 1 (22 mins)

Doctor Who - Colony in Space - Episode Two

The Interplanetary Mining Corporation, represented by Captain Dent, arrives on the planet.

Doctor Who Season 8 Colony in Space
Saturday
24th April 1971 6:10PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - Colony in Space - Episode Three

When Jo attempts to break into the IMC ship to find incriminating information, she is captured and held hostage.

Doctor Who Season 8 Colony in Space
Saturday
1st May 1971 6:10PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Colony in Space - Episode Four

The Master arrives, posing as an adjudicator from Earth who has come to settle the dispute.

Doctor Who Season 8 Colony in Space
Saturday
8th May 1971 6:10PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - Colony in Space - Episode Five

With Jo held prisoner in his TARDIS, the Master forces the Doctor to take him to the underground city.

Doctor Who Season 8 Colony in Space
Saturday
15th May 1971 6:10PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - Colony in Space - Episode Six

In the underground city, the Doctor and the Master confront the guardian of the doomsday weapon.

Doctor Who Season 8 Colony in Space

Credits

Colony in Space

Credits
  • Writer Malcolm Hulke
  • Director Michael E Briant
  • Producer Barry Letts
  • Script Editor Terrance Dicks
  • Doctor Who Jon Pertwee
  • Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Nicholas Courtney
  • Jo Grant Katy Manning
  • Winton Nicholas Pennell
  • Ashe John Ringham
  • Leeson David Webb
  • Jane Leeson Sheila Grant
  • Norton Roy Skelton
  • Mary Ashe Helen Worth
  • Martin John Line
  • Mrs. Martin Mitzi Webster
  • Primitive and Voice Pat Gorman
  • Time Lord Peter Forbes-Robertson
  • Time Lord John Baker
  • Time Lord Graham Leaman
  • Robot John Scott Martin
  • Caldwell Bernard Kay
  • Dent Morris Perry
  • Morgan Tony Caunter
  • Holden John Herrington
  • Allen Stanley McGeagh
  • Long Pat Gorman
  • Master Roger Delgado
  • Alec Leeson John Tordoff
  • Guardian Norman Atkyns
  • Primitive Pat Gorman
  • Alien Priest Roy Heymann
  • The Master Roger Delgado
  • Colonist Pat Gorman
Characters
Third Doctor played by Jon Pertwee in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Third Doctor Jon Pertwee Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart played by Nicholas Courtney in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart Nicholas Courtney Jo Grant played by Katy Manning in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Jo Grant Katy Manning Winton played by Nicholas Pennell in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Winton Nicholas Pennell Ashe played by John Ringham in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Ashe John Ringham Leeson played by David Webb in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Leeson David Webb Jane Leeson played by Sheila Grant in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Jane Leeson Sheila Grant Norton played by Roy Skelton in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Norton Roy Skelton Mary Ashe played by Helen Worth in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Mary Ashe Helen Worth Martin played by John Line in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Martin John Line Mrs. Martin played by Mitzi Webster in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Mrs. Martin Mitzi Webster Primitive played by Pat Gorman in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Primitive Pat Gorman Time Lord played by Peter Forbes-Robertson in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Time Lord Peter Forbes-Robertson Time Lord played by John Baker in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Time Lord John Baker Time Lord played by Graham Leaman in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Time Lord Graham Leaman IMC robot played by John Scott Martin in Doctor Who: Colony in Space IMC robot John Scott Martin Caldwell played by Bernard Kay in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Caldwell Bernard Kay Dent played by Morris Perry in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Dent Morris Perry Morgan played by Tony Caunter in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Morgan Tony Caunter Holden played by John Herrington in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Holden John Herrington Allen played by Stanley McGeagh in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Allen Stanley McGeagh Long played by Pat Gorman in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Long Pat Gorman The Master played by Roger Delgado in Doctor Who: Colony in Space The Master Roger Delgado Alec Leeson played by John Tordoff in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Alec Leeson John Tordoff Guardian played by Norman Atkyns in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Guardian Norman Atkyns Primitive played by Pat Gorman in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Primitive Pat Gorman Alien Priest played by Roy Heymann in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Alien Priest Roy Heymann The Master played by Roger Delgado in Doctor Who: Colony in Space The Master Roger Delgado Colonist played by Pat Gorman in Doctor Who: Colony in Space Colonist Pat Gorman
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