Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon

The Doctor returns to Peladon fifty years after his last visit, to find Queen Thalira, daughter of the late King Peladon, on the throne. A tense labour dispute between Pel nobility and miners is worsened when apparitions of their deity Aggedor attack and kill several miners. The Galactic Federation desperately needs trisilicate for its war against Galaxy 5 and sends in brutal Ice Warrior troopers to ensure production. The Doctor discovers a devious plot at the heart of Aggedor's appearances.

Cast

Jon Pertwee

The Doctor

Elisabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane Smith

Nina Thomas

Queen Thalira

Frank Gatliff

Chancellor Ortron

Rex Robinson

Gebek

Ralph Watson

Ettis

Graeme Eton

Preba

Michael Crane

Blor

Terry Walsh

Guard Captain

Max Faulkner

Miner