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Doctor Who Time and the Rani TV Story

The Rani has taken control of the planet Lakertya and forced the peaceful Lakertyans to build a rocket silo-cum laboratory base into a cliff face. She is aided by the Tetraps, a race of bat-like creatures, and plans to fire a rocket loaded with loyhargil, a substance with the same properties as strange matter, at an asteroid completely composed of the latter. As a preliminary to this she has created a huge artificial brain and kidnapped a number of geniuses – Including Pasteur and Einstein from Earth – to imbue it with the ability first to identify and then to calculate the correct way to create loyhargil for her in the laboratory. The newly-regenerated Doctor and Mel must stop her and save the planet…

Story Order

  • Story 144 from Doctor Who
  • Story 1 of 4 from Season 24

Episodes

Monday
7th September 1987 7:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Time and the Rani - Part One

A newly regenerated Doctor is taken to the Rani’s base by Urak the Tetrap, while Mel meets some of the Lakertyans.

Doctor Who Season 24 Time and the Rani
Monday
14th September 1987 7:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Time and the Rani - Part Two

The Rani’s impersonation of Mel backfires badly because Urak can't tell the difference.

Doctor Who Season 24 Time and the Rani
Monday
21st September 1987 7:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Time and the Rani - Part Three

The furious Rani begins to slaughter the Lakertyans, so Mel rallies the survivors to help them.

Doctor Who Season 24 Time and the Rani
Monday
28th September 1987 7:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Time and the Rani - Part Four

Mel convinces the Lakertyans fight back. The Doctor ensures the missile is deflected.

Doctor Who Season 24 Time and the Rani

Characters

Credits

  • The DoctorSylvester McCoy
  • MelanieBonnie Langford
  • The RaniKate O'Mara
  • IkonaMark Greenstreet
  • BeyusDonald Pickering
  • SarnKaren Clegg
  • UrakRichard Gauntlett
  • FaroonWanda Ventham
  • LanishaJohn Segal
  • Special VoicePeter Tuddenham
  • Special VoiceJacki Webb
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