The Curse of Peladon
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The Curse of Peladon is the second serial of the ninth season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 29 January to 19 February 1972.
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Directed by | Lennie Mayne | ||
Written by | Brian Hayles | ||
Script editor | Terrance Dicks | ||
Produced by | Barry Letts | ||
Executive producer(s) | None | ||
Music by | Dudley Simpson | ||
Production code | MMM | ||
Series | Season 9 | ||
Running time | 4 episodes, 25 minutes each | ||
First broadcast | 29 January 1972 (1972-01-29) | ||
Last broadcast | 19 February 1972 (1972-02-19) | ||
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List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989) |
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The serial is set on the superstitious and mineral-rich planet Peladon. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and his travelling companion Jo Grant (Katy Manning) discover the High Priest Hepesh (Geoffrey Toone) conspiring to stop Peladon from joining the Galactic Federation so that the old ways on the planet are preserved.