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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.

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.

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.

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.

Characters

  • The DoctorSeventh DoctorSylvester McCoy
  • MelanieMelanie BushBonnie Langford

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