Doctor Who: The Sun Makers

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Pennant Roberts
Writer Robert Holmes (Writer), Anthony Read (Script Editor)
Release Date December 17, 1977
Runtime 100 min (1h 40m)
Country United Kingdom
Language EN
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios BBC

Doctor Who: The Sun Makers (1977)

Directed by Pennant Roberts
• Written by Robert Holmes , Anthony Read
⭐ 3.5 / 5 (5 votes) ⏱️ 100 min 🎬 Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie

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Synopsis

Far in the distant future, Earth has become uninhabitable, forcing Mankind to colonise first Mars and then Pluto. No longer the coldest planet in the solar system, Pluto is now warmed by artificial suns. The Doctor, Leela and K9 arrive to discover the exploitation of the Megropolis people by the ruling elite, lead by the Collector. Deep in the Undercity, a small group of revolutionaries plot to overthrow the company and the Doctor is forced to fight the oppression of the people using Fire against Fire...

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Pennant Roberts
Pennant Roberts
Director
 Writer Robert Holmes
Robert Holmes
Writer
 Script Editor Anthony Read
Anthony Read
Script Editor
 Tom Baker
Tom Baker
The Doctor
 Louise Jameson
Louise Jameson
Leela
 John Leeson
John Leeson
K9 Mk. I (voice)
 Henry Woolf
Henry Woolf
The Collector
 Richard Leech
Richard Leech
Gatherer Hade
 Jonina Scott
Jonina Scott
Marn
 Roy Macready
Roy Macready
Cordo
 David Rowlands
David Rowlands
Bisham
 William Simons
William Simons
Mandrel
 Adrienne Burgess
Adrienne Burgess
Veet
 Michael Keating
Michael Keating
Goudry
 Carole Hopkin
Carole Hopkin
Nurse