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Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet (1986)

The Doctor is summoned before the High Council of Time Lords to stand trial for the charges of harmful interference to the course of events during his travels which have threatened the sanctity of the universe. Indignant at these accusations, the Doctor pleads his case to the Inquisitor with the hope that she will see him as a source of hope and goodwill for existence. However, his prosecuting attorney, a sinister Time Lord known simply as the Valeyard, begins a crusade against the Doctor with the motive of framing him as a villainous renegade.

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Top billed cast

Colin BakerThe Doctor
Nicola BryantPeri Brown
Michael JaystonThe Valeyard
Lynda BellinghamThe Inquisitor
Tony SelbySabalom Glitz
Glen MurphyDibber
Joan SimsQueen Katryca
Tom ChadbonMerdeen
Roger BrierleyDrathro (voice)
David RodiganBroken Tooth

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