While the doctor carries out an investigation into esp, mike yates asks sarah to look into some strange goings on at a meditation centre hes attending. This came back to bite him slightly, as some buddhists. This was also richard franklins final appearance as mike yates, outside of cameos the story was the first to use the term regeneration to describe the biological. The home of doctor who on youtube with clips dating back from 1963, all the way through dozens of regenerations, to the latest clips of the peter capaldi era and the announcement of jodie. The doctor uses the tardis to follow sarah, but the spiders are waiting. Lupton, now under the control of a giant spider, steals the blue metebelis crystal. It was the final regular appearance of jon pertwee as the third doctor and introduced tom baker as the fourth doctor in the final moments of part six. Doctor who and the planet of the spiders novelisation.
Events which were shaped in the green death, involving the doctor having stolen a blue crystal from metebelis 3. Doctor who and the planet of the spiders by terrance dicks. English for the hard of hearing universal product code upc. Great clip from the 1974 story planet of the spiders starring jon pertwee and nicholas courtney. Doctor who 1963 s11 ep21 planet of the spiders 1 hd stream watch doctor who 1963 s11 ep21 planet of the spiders 1 online. While searching for the crystal, sarah accidentally stands on the mandala and ends up at metabilis three. Tom baker makes screen return as doctor who in shada. With jon pertwee, elisabeth sladen, nicholas courtney, richard franklin. Doctor who season 11, planet of the spiders, part 1 planet of the spiders. Doctor who classic episode guide planet of the spiders. Ripping yarns season 1 episode 3escape from stalag luft. Tommy was a simpleminded handyman working at the buddhist meditation centre somewhere in rural england. Season 11 of doctor who came to a spectacular end with the sixpart adventure planet of the spiders.
Master during the third doctors era, was one of the voices for the spiders. Doctor who 1963 s11 ep21 planet of the spiders 1 hd. Planet of the spiders, season 1 episode 3, is available to watch and stream on bbc. Sarah is captured by the spiders guards while the doctor tries to help arak and the others strike back against the spiders. Lupton forms an alliance with the spider to steal the doctors blue crystal, while sarah and mike attempt to alert people to what theyve seen.
It was jon pertwees last serial as the third doctor, and marks the first, uncredited appearance of tom baker as the fourth doctor. Although his final season has featured fewer unitbased stories, planet of the spiders brings the. The doctor escapes from the spiders larder only to encounter the great one, while sarah makes a deal with the queen spider. Doctor who 1963 s11 ep26 planet of the spiders 6 hd stream watch doctor who 1963 s11 ep26 planet of the spiders 6 online watch doctor who 1963 s11 ep26 planet of the spiders 6 online stream. Doctor who 1963 s11 ep23 planet of the spiders 3 hd. Episode 5 sarah makes a bargain with the queen spider and returns to earth with the doctor in the tardis. Doctor who 1963 s11 ep26 planet of the spiders 6 hd.
Whatever the reason, its a curse that at least partially afflicts jon pertwees last doctor who adventure, the planet of the spiders. Planet of the spiders, season 1 episode 4, is available to watch and stream on bbc. Doctor who 1963 s11 ep21 planet of the spiders 1 hd watch. Along with telling the story of the third doctors death, it also had to resolve several key threads across his era. This episode is of great interest, not only because it marks the end of the jon pertwee era, but also because of the strong elements related to buddhism. Planet of the spiders tv story tardis fandom the doctor who. Planet of the spiders is the fifth and final serial of the 11th season of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on bbc1 from 4 may to 8 june 1974. Planet of the spiders was a doctor who serial that had a lot to include. Planet of the spiders, season 1 episode 1, is available to watch and stream on bbc. It has some solid ideas, but the sixepisode story runs a bit too long and has a couple of missteps that keeps it from being a great sendoff. 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. Sarah is captured by the spiders and is held prisoner in their larder. In episode one, which originally aired on may 4, 1974, the doctors traveling companion. Part 1 the doctor receives a mysterious package from his old companion, jo grant.
Part one mike yates, former captain with unit, strolls along by a field of cows. Planet of the spiders full movie stream free download doctor who. As the doctor discusses the crystal with kanpo, the queen spider makes her move. He befriended sarah jane smith and mike yates, who were there secretly to find out. After recently watching the television serial on classic doctor who i. Doctor who 1963 s11 ep24 planet of the spiders 4 hd watch. Soon it becomes apparent that an extraterrestrial force is attempting to reclaim a crystal the doctor borrowed from metebelis 3.
With jon pertwee, elisabeth sladen, richard franklin, john dearth. Planet of the spiders is a fitting sendoff for third doctor jon pertwee, with the writers crafting a very. It marks the last regular appearance of mike yates. The doctor asks arak how the spiders came metebelis iii. They unwittingly create a bridgehead between earth and metebelis 3, a planet where the two legs are oppressed by giant spiders.
At a tibetan retreat in the english countryside, a group of men are using ancient meditation rituals to tap into a mysterious alien power. Counting kanpos regeneration along with the third doctors, this is one of two of the doctors regeneration stories the other being twice. Planet of the spiders was the fifth and final serial of season 11 of doctor who. Doctor who 1963 s11 ep23 planet of the spiders 3 hd stream watch doctor who 1963 s11 ep23 planet of the spiders 3 online watch doctor who 1963 s11 ep23 planet of the spiders 3 online stream. The doctor must risk death to return to the cave of the great one and. At first glance it looks like a bootleg the dvd has slight variations and the discs themselves have the purple underside with a smooth image on the front but after checking the bbc official store it looks exactly like the picture they have, so for now im 99% sure this isnt a bootleg. Sarah fears that the magical powers of the cult members could be dangerous.
When the meditation centre came under investigation on account of luptons unnatural practices, tommy had become aware of strangers coming to and from the house as well as the strange goings on there. Christopher eccleston reveals why he left doctor who role. Doctor who planet of the spiders is available as a bbc video. Planet of the spiders followed the usual doctor who studio recording pattern of taping in fortnightly twoday blocks, this time on tuesdays and wednesdays. Mike yates, formerly of unit, is disturbed by odd happenings at a monastic retreat. Watch doctor who classic planet of the spiders prime video. Doctor who and the planet of the spiders a target adventure read online. Bbc one doctor who, season 11, planet of the spiders.
Doctor who 1963 s11 ep21 planet of the spiders 1 hd stream watch doctor who 1963 s11 ep21 planet of the spiders 1 online watch doctor who 1963 s11 ep21 planet of the spiders 1 online stream. Planet of the spiders, season 1 episode 2, is available to watch and stream on bbc. Tom baker has reprised his role as the fourth doctor on screen for the first time since 1981 in the unfinished 1979 doctor who story shada, which has finally been completed with animated sequences and new scenes. Mike yates contacts sarahjane about mysterious goings on in a buddhist retreat in the english countryside. It was jon pertwees last serial as the third doctor, and marks the first.
Planet of the spiders is a fitting sendoff for third doctor jon pertwee, with the writers crafting a very bestof serial that manages to throw just about everything into a sixepisode running time. Doctor who planet of the spiders was the last story to feature jon pertwee in the role of the doctor and was written by robert sloman. Episode 4 with the doctor in a coma, his only hope of survival lies with a device inside the tardis. Doctor who s11 e5 planet of the spiders recap tv tropes. Doctor who season 11, planet of the spiders, part 2 planet of the spiders. With help from an old mentor, the doctor realises the only way to foil the plot is to make the ultimate sacrifice.
The first session occurred on april 2nd and 3rd in bbc television centre studio 1, and covered all the material from parts one and two. The buddhist themes were written into the episode by barry letts, himself a practicing buddhist. Planet of the spiders was the last adventure for the third doctor and one of my favorites. This is a teaser trailer for the seventyfourth tv story of doctor who, planet of the spiders. Written by robert sloman, this adventure finds the doctor jon pertwee suffering the consequences of stealing a powerful blue crystal from the planet meteblis 3 in the previous story arc the green death. We then cut to sabor telling sarah that they came from earth. Yes, well, i always leave the actual landing to the tardis herself. This adaptation is by terrance dicks, who was script editor of the series for five years. While the doctor carries out an investigation into esp, mike yates asks sarah to look into some strange goings on.