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Classic Who S15 • Serial 4 · (4 episodes)

The Sun Makers

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First aired Saturday, November 26, 1977
Production Code 4W
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by Pennant Roberts
Runtime 100 minutes
Time Travel Future
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) Human Colony Capitalism is bad Mind Control
Inventory: (Potential Spoilers!) Sonic Screwdriver
Locations Megropolis One Pluto
Synopsis

Far in the distant future, Earth has become uninhabitable, forcing mankind to colonise first Mars and then Pluto. No longer the coldest planet in the solar system, Pluto is now warmed by artificial suns. The Doctor, Leela and K9 arrive to discover the exploitation of the Megropolis people by the ruling elite, led by the Collector.

Deep in the Undercity, a small group of revolutionaries plot to overthrow the company and the Doctor is forced to fight the oppression of the people using fire against fire...

4 Episodes:

First aired Saturday, November 26, 1977
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by Pennant Roberts
UK Viewers 8.5 million

Synopsis

Pluto, the distant future. The planet has been terraformed and is now orbited by artificial suns, provided by the rapacious company who ruthlessly exploit the relocated human workforce. The Doctor, Leela, and K9 arrive and befriend a luckless drone worker, but they must flee with him to the dark undercity...

First aired Saturday, December 3, 1977
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by Pennant Roberts
UK Viewers 9.5 million

Synopsis

The Doctor has been captured by the Gatherer. Leela works to free him but the Gatherer is already laying his own plans…

First aired Saturday, December 10, 1977
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by Pennant Roberts
UK Viewers 8.9 million
Appreciation Index 68

Synopsis

Now Leela is the prisoner of the Collector. He knows of the Doctor and is determined to rid himself of both of them.

First aired Saturday, December 17, 1977
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by Pennant Roberts
UK Viewers 8.4 million
Appreciation Index 59

Synopsis

The Doctor now moves to completely overthrow the Company. But the Collector has one last trump card to play.

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