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Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken

Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 21, 1981

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

TV Movie, Adventure, Science Fiction

User Score

75%

Original Title

Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken

Production Companies

BBC

Director

John Black

Description

The Doctor and Adric learn from the wizened Keeper of Traken that a great evil has come to his planet in the form of a Melkur - a calcified statue. The Keeper of Traken is nearing the end of his reign and seeks the Doctor's help in preventing the evil from taking control of the bioelectronic source that is the keystone of the Traken Union's civilisation.