Doctor Who - Frontios
BBC Home Video (1984)
TV Series  /  Adventure, Drama, Family, Science Fiction, TV Classics
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IMDB   8.4
1 hr 37 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Peter Davison The Doctor
Janet Fielding Tegan
Mark Strickson Turlough
Peter Gilmore Brazen
Maurice O'Connell Cockerill
Alison Skilbeck Deputy
John Gillett Gravis
Lesley Dunlop Norna
Richard Ashley Orderly
Jeff Rawle Plantagenet
William Lucas Range
Raymond Murtagh Retrograde
William Hartnell The First Doctor
Patrick Troughton The Second Doctor
Jon Pertwee The Third Doctor
Paul McGann The Eighth Doctor
Colin Baker The Sixth Doctor
Tom Baker The Fourth Doctor
Richard Hurndall The First Doctor
Sylvester McCoy The Seventh Doctor
William Russell Ian Chesterton
Mary Tamm Romana I
Maureen O'Brien Vicki
Eric Roberts The Master
Geoffrey Beevers The Master
Louise Jameson Leela
Nicola Bryant Peri
Colin Baker The Doctor
Anthony Ainley The Master
Kevin McNally Hugo Lang
Maurice Roëves Stotz
Maurice Denham Edgeworth
Robert Glenister Salateen
Roy Holder Krelper
Barry Stanton Noma
Martin Cochrane Chellak
John Normington Morgus
Director
Ron Jones
Peter Moffatt
Producer John Nathan-Turner
Writer Christopher H. Bidmead
Sydney Newman
Robert Holmes

The TARDIS is dragged down to the surface of the planet Frontios and apparently destroyed during a meteorite bombardment. The Doctor is forced to help the planet's human colonists - refugees from a doomed future Earth - and eventually discovers that their problems stem from an infestation of Tractators, burrowing insect-like creatures led by the intelligent Gravis.

The Tractators have been using gravitational force to cause regular meteorite bombardments in order to keep the colonists weak so that they can prey on their bodies and use them as components in their mining machines.

Turlough knows of the creatures through a deep seated racial memory from his own planet. He recalls that they can be rendered harmless by separating the Gravis from the rest of the colony. The Doctor achieves this by tricking the Gravis into reassembling the TARDIS around itself. (BBC)
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    1/26/1984  1.  Frontios (1)
The planet Frontios, in the distant future. Following Earth's destruction, a tiny colony struggles to eke out a life on this desolate world. But where do the bombardments that threaten them originate from? Little does the Doctor suspect that somewhere nearby lurks a power capable of ripping even the TARDIS apart…
Director:  Ron Jones  /  Pennant Roberts  Writer:  Christopher H. Bidmead  /  Johnny Byrne 
Guest starring:  Peter Gilmore, William Lucas,  Jeff Rawle, Maurice O'Connell, Richard Ashley, Tom Adams, Ian McCulloch, Nigel Humphreys, Martin Neil, Tara Ward, Norman Comer, Nitza Saul, Vincent Brimble, Christopher Farries, James Coombes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    1/27/1984  2.  Frontios (2)
The planet Frontios, in the distant future. Following Earth's destruction, a tiny colony struggles to eke out a life on this desolate world. But where do the bombardments that threaten them originate from? Little does the Doctor suspect that somewhere nearby lurks a power capable of ripping even the TARDIS apart...
Director:  Ron Jones  /  Pennant Roberts  Writer:  Christopher H. Bidmead  /  Johnny Byrne 
Guest starring:  Peter Gilmore, William Lucas,  Jeff Rawle, Maurice O'Connell, John Gillett, William Bowen, George Campbell, Hedi Khursandi, Michael Malcolm, Stephen Speed, Tom Adams, Ian McCulloch, Nigel Humphreys, Martin Neil, Tara Ward, Norman Comer, Nitza Saul, Vincent Brimble, Christopher Farries, James Coombes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/2/1984  3.  Frontios (3)
The planet Frontios, in the distant future. Following Earth's destruction, a tiny colony struggles to eke out a life on this desolate world. But where do the bombardments that threaten them originate from? Little does the Doctor suspect that somewhere nearby lurks a power capable of ripping even the TARDIS apart...
Director:  Ron Jones  /  Pennant Roberts  Writer:  Christopher H. Bidmead  /  Johnny Byrne 
Guest starring:  Jeff Rawle, Maurice O'Connell, John Gillett, Alison Skilbeck, Raymond Murtagh, William Bowen, George Campbell, Hedi Khursandi, Michael Malcolm, Stephen Speed, Peter Gilmore, William Lucas, Tom Adams, Ian McCulloch, Nigel Humphreys, Martin Neil, Tara Ward, Norman Comer, Vincent Brimble, Christopher Farries, James Coombes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/3/1984  4.  Frontios (4)
The planet Frontios, in the distant future. Following Earth's destruction, a tiny colony struggles to eke out a life on this desolate world. But where do the bombardments that threaten them originate from? Little does the Doctor suspect that somewhere nearby lurks a power capable of ripping even the TARDIS apart...
Director:  Ron Jones  /  Pennant Roberts  Writer:  Christopher H. Bidmead  /  Johnny Byrne 
Guest starring:  Peter Gilmore, William Lucas,  Jeff Rawle, Maurice O'Connell, John Gillett, Raymond Murtagh, William Bowen, George Campbell, Hedi Khursandi, Michael Malcolm, Stephen Speed, Tom Adams, Nigel Humphreys, Tara Ward, Norman Comer, Vincent Brimble, Christopher Farries
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    1/19/1984  5.  The Awakening (1)
The sleepy English village of Little Hodcombe, 1984. The village re-enactment of the English Civil War is in full swing, but a malign alien presence intends the mock-battles to be rather more realistic than planned...
Director:  Michael Owen Morris  Writer:  Eric Pringle 
Guest starring:  Polly James,  Glyn Houston, Jack Galloway, Keith Jayne, Christopher Saul
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    1/20/1984  6.  The Awakening (2)
The sleepy English village of Little Hodcombe, 1984. The village re-enactment of the English Civil War is in full swing, but a malign alien presence intends the mock-battles to be rather more realistic than planned...
Director:  Michael Owen Morris  Writer:  Eric Pringle 
Guest starring:  Polly James,  Glyn Houston, Jack Galloway, Keith Jayne, Christopher Saul, Frederick Hall
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    1/26/1984  7.  Frontios (1)
The planet Frontios, in the distant future. Following Earth's destruction, a tiny colony struggles to eke out a life on this desolate world. But where do the bombardments that threaten them originate from? Little does the Doctor suspect that somewhere nearby lurks a power capable of ripping even the TARDIS apart…
Director:  Ron Jones  Writer:  Christopher Bidmead 
Guest starring:  Peter Gilmore, William Lucas,  Jeff Rawle, Maurice O'Connell, Richard Ashley
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    1/27/1984  8.  Frontios (2)
The planet Frontios, in the distant future. Following Earth's destruction, a tiny colony struggles to eke out a life on this desolate world. But where do the bombardments that threaten them originate from? Little does the Doctor suspect that somewhere nearby lurks a power capable of ripping even the TARDIS apart...
Director:  Ron Jones  Writer:  Christopher Bidmead 
Guest starring:  Peter Gilmore, William Lucas,  Jeff Rawle, Maurice O'Connell, John Gillett, William Bowen, George Campbell, Hedi Khursandi, Michael Malcolm, Stephen Speed
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/2/1984  9.  Frontios (3)
The planet Frontios, in the distant future. Following Earth's destruction, a tiny colony struggles to eke out a life on this desolate world. But where do the bombardments that threaten them originate from? Little does the Doctor suspect that somewhere nearby lurks a power capable of ripping even the TARDIS apart...
Director:  Ron Jones  Writer:  Christopher Bidmead 
Guest starring:  Jeff Rawle, Maurice O'Connell, John Gillett, Alison Skilbeck, Raymond Murtagh, William Bowen, George Campbell, Hedi Khursandi, Michael Malcolm, Stephen Speed, Peter Gilmore, William Lucas
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/3/1984  10.  Frontios (4)
The planet Frontios, in the distant future. Following Earth's destruction, a tiny colony struggles to eke out a life on this desolate world. But where do the bombardments that threaten them originate from? Little does the Doctor suspect that somewhere nearby lurks a power capable of ripping even the TARDIS apart...
Director:  Ron Jones  Writer:  Christopher Bidmead 
Guest starring:  Peter Gilmore, William Lucas,  Jeff Rawle, Maurice O'Connell, John Gillett, Raymond Murtagh, William Bowen, George Campbell, Hedi Khursandi, Michael Malcolm, Stephen Speed
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/8/1984  11.  Resurrection of the Daleks (1)
London's Docklands, 1984. Why are uniformed policemen gunning down strangely-dressed vagrants in broad daylight? A prison ship in the far future - who is the sole prisoner aboard the craft? And why are these two locations linked by the time corridor the TARDIS has been sucked into?
Director:  Matthew Robinson  Writer:  Eric Saward 
Guest starring:  Rodney Bewes, Rula Lenska, Del Henney, Chloe Ashcroft,  Philip McGough, Jim Findley, Sneh Gupta, Roger Davenport, John Adam Baker, Linsey Turner, William Sleigh
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/8/1984  12.  Resurrection of the Daleks (2)
Lytton's men revive Davros as the Doctor fights off the Dalek in the warehouse. But alliances are shifting with each passing moment. Can anyone be trusted?
Director:  Matthew Robinson  Writer:  Eric Saward 
Guest starring:  Jim Findley,  Philip McGough, Chloe Ashcroft, Del Henney, Rula Lenska, Rodney Bewes, Roger Davenport, Linsey Turner, John Adam Baker, Leslie Grantham
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/15/1984  13.  Resurrection of the Daleks (3)
As the surviving station crew work to destroy the space station, Davros consolidates his power and the Daleks launch a fiendish scheme to use the Doctor against the Time Lords.
Director:  Matthew Robinson  Writer:  Eric Saward 
Guest starring:  Rodney Bewes, Rula Lenska, Del Henney, Chloe Ashcroft,  Philip McGough, Jim Findley, Leslie Grantham, Roger Davenport, Linsey Turner
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/15/1984  14.  Resurrection of the Daleks (4)
The Doctor and his companions strive to defeat both Davros and the Daleks. But their victory may come at a terrible price.
Director:  Matthew Robinson  Writer:  Eric Saward 
Guest starring:  Linsey Turner, Leslie Grantham, Roger Davenport, Jim Findley,  Philip McGough, Chloe Ashcroft, Del Henney, Rula Lenska, Rodney Bewes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/23/1984  15.  Planet of Fire (1)
Lanzarote, 1985. Archaeologist Howard Foster raises a strange metal artefact from the sea floor. But how is it linked to the signal the TARDIS received? Why is Turlough suddenly so worried? And why is Kamelion acting so erratically?
Director:  Fiona Cumming  Writer:  Peter Grimwade 
Guest starring:  Peter WyngardeBarbara ShelleyJames BateDallas AdamsEdward Highmore, Jonathon Caplan,  Michael BangerterSimon Sutton
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    2/24/1984  16.  Planet of Fire (2)
An island in the Mediterranean, 1984. Archaeologist Howard Foster raises a strange metal artefact from the sea floor. But how is it linked to the signal the TARDIS received? Why is Turlough suddenly so worried? And why is Kamelion acting so erratically?
Director:  Fiona Cumming  Writer:  Peter Grimwade 
Guest starring:  Peter WyngardeBarbara ShelleyJames BateDallas AdamsEdward Highmore, Jonathon Caplan, Max Arthur,  Simon Sutton
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/1/1984  17.  Planet of Fire (3)
An island in the Mediterranean, 1984. Archaeologist Howard Foster raises a strange metal artefact from the sea floor. But how is it linked to the signal the TARDIS received? Why is Turlough suddenly so worried? And why is Kamelion acting so erratically?
Director:  Fiona Cumming  Writer:  Peter Grimwade 
Guest starring:  Peter WyngardeBarbara ShelleyJames BateDallas AdamsEdward Highmore, Jonathon Caplan
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/2/1984  18.  Planet of Fire (4)
An island in the Mediterranean, 1984. Archaeologist Howard Foster raises a strange metal artefact from the sea floor. But how is it linked to the signal the TARDIS received? Why is Turlough suddenly so worried? And why is Kamelion acting so erratically?
Director:  Fiona Cumming  Writer:  Peter Grimwade 
Guest starring:  Peter WyngardeBarbara ShelleyJames BateDallas AdamsEdward Highmore, Jonathon Caplan, John Alkin
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/8/1984  19.  The Caves of Androzani (1)
The planet Androzani Minor, the distant future. In the planets' caves war rages between government troops and the android warriors of the mysterious Sharaz Jek. But what makes spectrox, the substance they battle to control, so valuable? And how far will the Doctor go to protect his companion?
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/9/1984  20.  The Caves of Androzani (2)
The Doctor and Peri have been rescued from the firing squad by the mysterious Sharaz Jek. But he has his own plans for them. And why are they suddenly feeling ill?
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/15/1984  21.  The Caves of Androzani (3)
The situation on Androzani Minor is building toward a violent confrontation. And the Doctor and Peri are slowly succumbing to spectrox toxemia.
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/16/1984  22.  The Caves of Androzani (4)
Events on Androzani reach a bloody climax. Will the Doctor and Peri survive the carnage? And at what cost?
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/22/1984  23.  The Twin Dilemma (1)
Earth, the future. The genius Sylvest twins, child prodigies, are kidnapped by the mysterious Professor Edgeworth and taken to the planet Jaconda. But who is Edgeworth? Why does he serve the giant slug Mestor? And what is Mestor's plan?
Director:  Peter Moffatt  Writer:  Anthony Steven 
Guest starring:  Maurice Denham, Kevin R. McNally,  Barry StantonOliver SmithHelen BlatchDione InmanGavin ConradAndrew Conrad
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/23/1984  24.  The Twin Dilemma (2)
Earth, the future. The genius Sylvest twins, child prodigies, are kidnapped by the mysterious Professor Edgeworth and taken to the planet Jaconda. But who is Edgeworth? Why does he serve the giant slug Mestor? And what is Mestor's plan?
Director:  Peter Moffatt  Writer:  Anthony Steven 
Guest starring:  Maurice Denham, Kevin R. McNally,  Barry StantonOliver SmithGavin ConradAndrew Conrad
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/29/1984  25.  The Twin Dilemma (3)
Earth, the future. The genius Sylvest twins, child prodigies, are kidnapped by the mysterious Professor Edgeworth and taken to the planet Jaconda. But who is Edgeworth? Why does he serve the giant slug Mestor? And what is Mestor's plan?
Director:  Peter Moffatt  Writer:  Anthony Steven 
Guest starring:  Roger Nott, John Wilson,  Gavin ConradAndrew ConradMaurice Denham, Kevin R. McNally,  Barry StantonOliver Smith
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 25 mins    3/30/1984  26.  The Twin Dilemma (4)
Earth, the future. The genius Sylvest twins, child prodigies, are kidnapped by the mysterious Professor Edgeworth and taken to the planet Jaconda. But who is Edgeworth? Why does he serve the giant slug Mestor? And what is Mestor's plan?
Director:  Peter Moffatt  Writer:  Anthony Steven 
Guest starring:  Andrew ConradMaurice Denham, Kevin R. McNally,  Barry StantonOliver SmithGavin Conrad
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