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Picking up a distress call from the edge of the known universe, the Doctor and Sarah Jane find themselves on Zeta Minor where a geological team has run afoul of some strange goings on...
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Jun 26, 2024 · via TMDB
Slap bang on the border between the known universe and the realm of anti-matter lies the planet of "Zeta Minor". That's where the "Doctor" (Tom Baker) and "Sarah Jane" (Elisabeth Sladen) have to go to answer a distress call - and where they discover a professor "Sorenson" (Frederick Jaeger) who thinks he's found the ultimate solution to the energy crisis. Sadly, though, when they try to leave the planet they go nowhere fast. It seems that this energy has no intentions of leaving it's home world. Indeed, the more exposure the scientist has to this power source, the more malevolent it's influence and the more maniacal he becomes. Meantime, the ship's captain "Salamar" (Prentis Hancock) is proving to be hopelessly inadequate in a crisis and the crew are relying more on "Vishinsky" (Ewen Solon) and the time travellers to find a way to get them to safety. The stage bound production here isn't the best, but the quite effective visuals are straight out of "Forbidden Planet" (1956) and this is a solid story that allows the now entirely confident Baker to parade through the four parts with mischief and an enjoyable joie de vivre. Good fun.
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Tom Baker
The Doctor
Elisabeth Sladen
Sarah Jane Smith
Frederick Jaeger
Sorenson
Ewen Solon
Vishinsky
Prentis Hancock
Salamar
Louis Mahoney
Ponti
Michael Wisher
Morelli
Roger Murray-Leach
Production Design
Peter Howell
Special Sound Effects
David Maloney
Director
Philip Hinchcliffe
Producer
Dudley Simpson
Original Music Composer
Delia Derbyshire
Theme Song Performance
Robert Holmes
Script Editor
Louis Marks
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