The Doctor's TARDIS lands at the Snowcap space tracking station in Antarctica in December 1986. A routine space mission starts going wrong. When the base personnel's suspicions are roused, the Doctor informs them that the space capsule is being affected by the gravitational pull of another planet — a tenth planet in the Solar system.
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet (1966) is a adventure, science fiction and tv movie film directed by Derek Martinus, released on October 29, 1966 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars William Hartnell, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze and Patrick Troughton. Viewers rate it 7.9 out of 10 across 13 ratings.
William Hartnell
as The Doctor (1)
Anneke Wills
as Polly
Michael Craze
as Ben Jackson
Patrick Troughton
as The Doctor (2) (uncredited)
Robert Beatty
as General Cutler
David Dodimead
as Barclay
Dudley Jones
as Dyson
Alan White
as Schultz
Earl Cameron
as Williams
Callen Angelo
as Terry Cutler
John Brandon
as American Sergeant
Shane Shelton
as Tito
Directed by Derek Martinus, written by Kit Pedler, Gerry Davis and Gerry Davis, produced by Innes Lloyd.
Average viewer score of 7.9/10 from 13 ratings.
The Tenth Planet has great set pieces, and a great monster. I like the Cybermen in both design and ideals; the fact that they were human at one point is creepy. Plus, these are still my favourite design of the Cybermen costumes to date. The whole thing itself is a little cheesy (why wouldn't it be? It's sci-fi from the '60s), but decent character writing makes it feel more grounded and real, and the animated…
Reviewed on October 10, 2016
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The main cast of Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet (1966) includes William Hartnell, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze, Patrick Troughton and Robert Beatty. The film was directed by Derek Martinus. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet was released on October 29, 1966 and runs for 1h 34m.
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet (1966) holds an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 13 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, science fiction and tv movie films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
