Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

Overview

The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately sought by the Eight Legs, a race of mutated spiders, as the final element in their plan for universal domination. With help from an old mentor, the Doctor realises the only way to foil the plot is to make the ultimate sacrifice. The Doctor must risk death to return to the cave of the Great One and save the universe.

Directed by Barry Letts

Top cast

Jon Pertwee

The Doctor

Tom Baker

The Doctor

Elisabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane Smith

Nicholas Courtney

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Richard Franklin

Mike Yates

John Levene

Sergeant Benton

John Dearth

Lupton

C

Carl Forgione

Land

A

Andrew Staines

Keaver

T

Terence Lodge

Moss

C

Christopher Burgess

Barnes

J

John Kane

Tommy

K

Kevin Lindsay

Cho-Je

G

George Cormack

K'anpo

Cyril Shaps

Professor Clegg

C

Chubby Oates

Policeman

Pat Gorman

Soldier

Terry Walsh

Man with Boat

M

Michael Pinder

Hopkins

S

Stuart Fell

Tramp

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