TMDb Rating
7.4/10
9 verified votes
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (1974)
DramaActionAdventureScience FictionTV Movie
150 min
Plot Summary
The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately sought by the Eight Legs, a race of mutated spiders, as the final element in their plan for universal domination. With help from an old mentor, the Doctor realises the only way to foil the plot is to make the ultimate sacrifice. The Doctor must risk death to return to the cave of the Great One and save the universe.
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DramaActionAdventureScience FictionTV MovieBarry LettsJon PertweeTom Baker1974
Director
Barry Letts
Top Cast
Jon PertweeTom BakerElisabeth SladenNicholas CourtneyRichard Franklin
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