Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet 45 years old

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

The Doctor and Romana learn the second segment of the Key to Time is on the planet Calufrax. Yet they arrive on a planet called Zanak, which has been hollowed out and fitted with hyperspace engines, allowing its insane, half-robot Captain to materialise it around smaller planets and plunder their resources.

Credits

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet Cast

Name Character
Bruce Purchase He was 40, 69 years old when he died as The Pirate Captain
Tom Baker He was 44, now 90 years old as The Doctor
Mary Tamm She was 28, 62 years old when she died as Romana
Rosalind Lloyd She was 25, now 71 years old as Nurse
Ralph Michael He was 71, 87 years old when he died as Balaton

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet Crew

Name Department
Douglas Adams as Writer. He was 26 (49) years old when He died Writing
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Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet (45 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, October 21, 1978
  • Runtime: 100 minutes