The TARDIS visits the planet Deva Loka, where Nyssa remains behind in the ship to recover from a mild mental disorientation while the Doctor, Tegan and Adric explore. Tegan falls asleep under some wind chimes and becomes possessed by an evil force, a Mara.
Story Order
- Story 118 from Doctor Who
- Story 3 of 7 from Season 19
Episodes
Monday
1st February 1982
6:55PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
On the planet Deva Loka it is almost paradise with a year-round temperate climate and non-hostile natives.
Tuesday
2nd February 1982
7:05PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
The Doctor and Todd are locked in a cell, while Adric manages to persuade Hindle he's on his side.
Monday
8th February 1982
6:55PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
The Doctor observes that the Kinda have a sense of humor, but Hindle is unamused.
Tuesday
9th February 1982
7:05PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Tegan confesses the contents of her dream suspecting that a Mara has passed into the real world through her.
Credits
- The DoctorPeter Davison
- SandersRichard Todd
- ToddNerys Hughes
- HindleSimon Rouse
- TeganJanet Fielding
- AdricMatthew Waterhouse
- NyssaSarah Sutton
- AnattaAnna Wing
- AniccaRoger Milner
- DukkhaJeffrey Stewart
- ArisAdrian Mills
- PannaMary Morris
- KarunaSarah Prince
- TricksterLee Cornes