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Doctor Who: The Ark in Space

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In the distant future, the Doctor, Sarah and Harry find a space station preserving the future of mankind. But the insect Wirrn have got there first...

Status: Released

Released Date: 1975-02-15

Runtime: 100 mins

Director: Rodney Bennett

Writer: Robert Holmes

Spoken language: English

Genres: Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure

Original title: Doctor Who: The Ark in Space

Production Companies: BBC

Production Countries: United Kingdom

Cast

Tom Baker

Elisabeth Sladen

Ian Marter

Wendy Williams

Kenton Moore

Richardson Morgan

John Gregg

Christopher Masters

Stuart Fell

Nick Hobbs

High Minister (voice)

Gladys Spencer

Voices on Nerva (voice)

Peter Tuddenham

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Once again, the TARDIS shows it has a mind of it's own as the "Doctor" (Tom Baker) finds himself stuck with his new pal "Harry" (Ian Marter) and "Sarah Jane" (Elisabeth Sladen) on a spaceship full of folks in cryogenic stasis. Something isn't right though, not least because she has had to be put in one of the pods and there are the remnants of a rather large insect in the cupboard. They release "Vira" (Wendy Williams) and the mission commander "Noah" (Kenton Moore) from their slumbers and are soon on the wrong end of the menacing "Wirrn" who are looking for juicy hosts for their offspring and seeking revenge for humanity's unkindness on their own home-world centuries past. The "Doctor" et al now have to find a way to stop them from turning into an invincible swarm. This is one of the better stories, well written and focused into four episodes. Marter is now an useful member of the team and the triumvirate is working well at keeping the pace of their adventures tight and entertaining. This one also features some better than average latex-work and a slightly more cerebral plot that might interest the entomologists amongst us.

2024-06-24

dikster_zeus

> Homo sapiens! What an inventive, invincible species! It's only been a few million years since they crawled up out of the mud and learned to walk. Puny, defenseless bipeds. They've survived flood, famine and plague. They've survived cosmic wars and holocausts. And now, here they are, out among the stars, waiting to begin a new life. Ready to outsit eternity. They're indomitable... indomitable. Very good, you can clearly see Riddley Scott was inspired by this to create "Alien". This story also proves that with a great script and great perfomances, the terrible special effects can be ignored. Watched Aug 20, 2015

2015-08-22

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