Doctor Who - Pyramids Of Mars
BBC Home Video (1975)
TV Series  /  Adventure, Drama, Family, Science Fiction, TV Classics
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Seen ItYes
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IMDB   8.6
1 hr 37 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Tom Baker The Doctor
Elisabeth Sladen Sarah Jane Smith
Bernard Archard Marcus Scarman
Melvyn Bedford Mummy
Michael Bilton Collins
Nick Burnell Mummy
Peter Copley Dr. Warlock
Peter Mayock Ibrahim Namin
Kevin Selway Mummy
Michael Sheard Laurence Scarman
Dieter Borsche Dr. Hans Thomas
Anita Höfer Ingrid Goth
Dietmar Schönherr Klaus Petermann
Hans Nielsen Dr. Kraus
Inge Meysel Oberschwester Gertrud
Tom Baker Doctor Who
Peter Mayock Namin
Vic Tablian Ahmed
Director
David Maloney
Paddy Russell
Producer Artur Brauner
Verity Lambert
Philip Hinchcliffe
Writer Kevin Clarke
David Fisher
Sydney Newman
Robert Holmes
Musician Dudley Simpson


The TARDIS materialises on Earth in the year 1911 inside an old priory owned by Egyptologist Marcus Scarman. Scarman has been possessed by Sutekh, last survivor of the god-like Osirans, who is held prisoner inside a pyramid in Egypt by a signal transmitted from one on Mars. Sutekh desires his freedom and instructs Scarman to construct servicer robots - which look like Egyptian mummies - to build a missile with which to destroy the Martian pyramid. The Doctor foils this plan by blowing up the missile.

He then falls under Sutekh's control himself and is made to transport Scarman to Mars in the TARDIS. Scarman cuts off the signal but the Doctor, now freed of Sutekh's influence, realises that there will be a short delay before it ceases to have effect, owing to the time taken for it to reach Earth.

He rushes back and uses the time control from the TARDIS to move the end of the space-time tunnel that links the priory to the Egyptian pyramid into the far future. Sutekh, travelling down the tunnel, is unable to reach the end in his lifetime, and dies.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    10/25/1975  1.  Pyramids of Mars (1)
England, 1911. The TARDIS is drawn off-course and lands in the country house of archaeologist Marcus Scarman. But what did Scarman unearth on his last visit to Egypt, and how can the Doctor defeat his most powerful foe yet - Sutekh, the God of Destruction?
Director:  Paddy Russell  Writer:  Robert Holmes  / Lewis Greifer 
Guest starring:  Peter CopleyPeter MayockMichael BiltonVic TablianNick BurnellKevin Selway
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    11/1/1975  2.  Pyramids of Mars (2)
England, 1911. The TARDIS is drawn off-course and lands in the country house of archaeologist Marcus Scarman. But what did Scarman unearth on his last visit to Egypt, and how can the Doctor defeat his most powerful foe yet - Sutekh, the God of Destruction?
Director:  Paddy Russell  Writer:  Robert Holmes  / Lewis Greifer 
Guest starring:  Peter CopleyPeter Mayock, George Tovey,  Nick BurnellKevin Selway
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    11/8/1975  3.  Pyramids of Mars (3)
England, 1911. The TARDIS is drawn off-course and lands in the country house of archaeologist Marcus Scarman. But what did Scarman unearth on his last visit to Egypt, and how can the Doctor defeat his most powerful foe yet - Sutekh, the God of Destruction?
Director:  Paddy Russell  Writer:  Robert Holmes  / Lewis Greifer 
Guest starring:  Gabriel Woolf,  Nick BurnellKevin Selway
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    11/15/1975  4.  Pyramids of Mars (4)
England, 1911. The TARDIS is drawn off-course and lands in the country house of archaeologist Marcus Scarman. But what did Scarman unearth on his last visit to Egypt, and how can the Doctor defeat his most powerful foe yet - Sutekh, the God of Destruction?
Director:  Paddy Russell  Writer:  Robert Holmes  / Lewis Greifer 
Guest starring:  Gabriel Woolf,  Nick BurnellKevin Selway
Edition Details
Edition Episode 82
Series Doctor Who
Distributor BBC Warner
Release Date 9/7/2004
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 1

Features
• Commentary by Elisabeth Sladen, Michael Sheard and producer Philip Hinchcliffe. • 'Osirian Gothic' - interviews with director Paddy Russell, Elisabeth Sladen, Michael Sheard, Philip Hinchcliffe, Bernard Archard, Peter Copley, Gabriel Woolf and designer Christine Ruscoe. • 'Serial Thrillers' - documentary about Philip Hinchcliffe's tenure as producer. • Now and Then: The Locations of Pyramids of Mars. Deleted scenes. • 'Oh, Mummy' comedy sketch. • Photo gallery. • Production notes. • Easter egg.
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