The TARDIS, carrying the Doctor and his new companion Leela, arrives aboard a huge sandminer on a deserted world. The small human crew rely almost entirely on robots to carry out their every task and whim while they mine the planet’s rich minerals.
Story Order
- Story 90 from Doctor Who
- Story 5 of 6 from Season 14
Episodes
Saturday
29th January 1977
6:20PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Leela to a huge, mobile sand mine on an alien world.
Saturday
5th February 1977
6:20PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
The Doctor and Leela are blamed for the murder of one of the sandminer’s crew.
Saturday
12th February 1977
6:20PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)
One of the crew is the insane Taren Capel, who is using robots to carry out the murders.
Saturday
19th February 1977
6:20PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)
The Doctor and Leela join forces with the surviving crew members to defend themselves from the robots.
Credits
- Doctor WhoTom Baker
- LeelaLouise Jameson
- UvanovRussell Hunter
- ToosPamela Salem
- DaskDavid Bailie
- PoulDavid Collings
- BorgBrian Croucher
- ZildaTania Rogers
- CassTariq Yunus
- ChubRob Edwards
- D84Gregory de Polnay
- SV7Miles Fothergill
- RobotMark Blackwell Baker
- RobotJohn Bleasdale
- RobotMark Cooper
- RobotPeter Langtry
- RobotJeremy Ranchev
- RobotRichard Seager