Doctor Who: The Space Pirates (TV)
1969·United Kingdom·144 min.
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The TARDIS materialises in Earth's future on a space beacon just before it is attacked by pirates. The travellers find themselves trapped in a sealed section of the beacon as it is blown apart and flown to where the pirates will plunder it of the precious mineral argonite. They then witness a conflict between the pirates and the Interstellar Space Corps, led by General Hermack and Major Warne.The ISC are convinced that the pirates' mastermind is an innocent yet eccentric space mining pioneer named Milo Clancey, while their true leader is a man named Caven. Caven has a secret base on the planet Ta and is assisted by Madeleine Issigri, daughter of his ex-partner Dom, who - unknown to her - is now his captive.
DirectorMichael Hart
ScreenwriterRobert Holmes
CinematographyPeter Hall
CastPatrick Troughton·Frazer Hines·Wendy Padbury·Dudley Foster·Brian Peck·Esmond Knight·Jack May·Nick Zaran·Lisa Daniely·Donald Gee·Gordon Gostelow·Anthony Donovan·George LaytonShow all
Original titleDoctor Who: The Space Pirates (TV)