United Kingdom / Feb 03, 1984
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
"Frontios buries its own dead", or so the saying goes. The Doctor, Turlough and Tegan are forced into landing on the remote planet of Frontios, a human colony where deaths go unaccounted for. What lies beneath the surface, dragging its victims down?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Maurice O'Connell | Cockerill |
| Raymond Murtagh | Retrograde |
| Richard Ashley | Orderly |
| Alison Skilbeck | Deputy |
| John Gillett | The Gravis |
| William Bowen | Tractator |
| George Campbell | Tractator |
| Heidi Khursandi | Tractator |
| Michael Malcolm | Tractator |
| Stephen Speed | Tractator |
Genres
DramaActionAdventureScience FictionTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Doctor Who: Frontios |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BBC |
| Release date | 3 febbraio 1984 |
| Production | John Nathan-Turner |
| Writer | Christopher H. Bidmead, Eric Saward |
| Editing | Hugh Parson |
| Assistant directors | Ron Jones |
| Lighting | John Summers |
| Production design | David Buckingham |
| Art direction | David Buckingham |
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| Set decoration | David Buckingham |
| Visual effects | Dave Chapman, Perry Brahan, Dave Havard |
| Music | Paddy Kingsland, Martin Ridout, Peter Howell |
| Sound | Paddy Kingsland, Martin Ridout, Peter Howell |
| Costume design | Jill Hagger |
| Makeup | Jill Hagger |
| Hairstyling | Jill Hagger |
Release dates
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