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Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

6.019791h 40mMovieActionAdventureDrama

The Doctor and Romana follow a distress signal which leads to the jungle planet Chloris, whose ruthless ruler Lady Adrasta harbors a deadly creature in a pit.

DirectorChristopher Barry
WriterDavid Fisher
ProducerGraham Williams

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Cast · Directed by Christopher Barry

TBTom Baker
Tom Baker
The Doctor
LWLalla Ward
Lalla Ward
Romana
EWEileen Way
Eileen Way
Karela
MFMyra Frances
Myra Frances
Lady Adrasta
GBGeoffrey Bayldon
Geoffrey Bayldon
Organon
DBDavid Brierly
David Brierly
K-9 (voice)
DT
David Telfer
Huntsman
MBMorris Barry
Morris Barry
Tollund
JB
John Bryans
Torvin
EK
Edward Kelsey
Edu
TM
Tim Munro
Ainu
PD
Philip Denyer
Guard

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