Doctor Who: Terminus (1983)

  • NR
  • 02/23/1983 (GB)
  • Drama, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie
  • 1h 40m

Overview

The TARDIS attaches itself to a space liner after Turlough, still under the Black Guardian's influence, damages its controls. The Doctor and Nyssa meet two space pirates, Kari and Olvir, who have come on board the liner in search of plunder, while Tegan and Turlough get lost in the infrastructure. The liner docks with what appears to be a hulk floating in space. This is Terminus, which claims to offer a cure for Lazar's disease. It is crewed by armoured slave workers, the Vanir. The cure is administered by a huge, dog-like creature known as the Garm. Nyssa, who has contracted the disease from sufferers transported aboard the liner, discovers that the cure - involving exposure to radiation - does actually work.

Stephen Gallagher

Writer

Mary Ridge

Director

Cast

Peter Davison's headshot

Peter Davison

The Doctor
Sarah Sutton's headshot

Sarah Sutton

Nyssa
Janet Fielding's headshot

Janet Fielding

Tegan Jovanka
Mark Strickson's headshot

Mark Strickson

Vislor Turlough
Valentine Dyall's headshot

Valentine Dyall

Black Guardian
Liza Goddard's headshot

Liza Goddard

Kari
Dominic Guard's headshot

Dominic Guard

Olvir
Andrew Burt's headshot

Andrew Burt

Valgard

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