C06S06 The space pirates
Synopsis
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on a space beacon shortly before it is blown apart by Space Pirates for the mineral Argonite. Separated from the TARDIS by the vast wastes of interplanetary space, the trio find themselves caught up in the world of piracy and betrayal. Rescued by the eccentric mining pioneer Milo Clancey, they must discover the location of the pirates base to stand any chance of being reunited with the TARDIS.
However, with the Interstellar Space Corps under the command of General Hermack also seeking the location of the pirates, will this make their task any easier?
Cover notes
Cast
| The Doctor | Patrick Troughton | listed as Dr. Who |
| Jamie McCrimmon | Frazer Hines | |
| Zoe Heriot | Wendy Padbury | |
| Caven | Dudley Foster | ep. 1,3,4,5,6 |
| General Hermack | Jack May | |
| Dervish | Brian Peck | ep. 1,3,4,5,6 |
| Major Ian Warne | Donald Gee | |
| Technician Penn | George Layton | |
| Lieutenant Sorba | Nik Zaran | ep. 1,4,5 |
| Space guard | Anthony Donovan | ep. 1 |
| Milo Clancey | Gordon Gostelow | ep. 2,3,4,5,6 |
| Madeleine Issigri | Lisa Daniely | ep. 2,3,4,5,6 |
| Pirate guard | Steve Peters | ep. 4,5,6 |
| Dom Issigri | Esmond Knight | ep. 5,6 |
Crew
| Written by | Robert Holmes | |
| Music composed by | Dudley Simpson | |
| Title music | Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop | |
| Special sound by | Brian Hodgson and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Special effects designer | John Wood | ep. 1,6; probably all |
| Film Cameraman | Peter Hall | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Film Editor | Martyn Day | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Costumes by | Nicholas Bullen | ep. 1,6; probably all |
| Make-up | Sylvia James | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Studio Lighting by | Peter Winn | ep. 1,6; probably all |
| Sound by | David Hughes | ep. 1,6; probably all [ep. 6 listed as Dave Hughes] |
| Script Editor | Derrick Sherwin | |
| Designer | Ian Watson | |
| Producer | Peter Bryant | |
| Director | Michael Hart |
DVD Extras
| commentary track | ||
| photo gallery | ||
| Radio Times listings | ||
| Coming Soon | A look at an upcoming Doctor Who DVD release: |
Loose Canon Extras
| Donald Gee & George Layton interviews | ||
| The space pirates; introduction | Donald Gee |
Commentary
| serial code : | YY |
| episode count : | 6 |
| initial broadcast date : | 1969-03-08 |
| DVD release date : | |
| DVD SE release date : | |
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| DVD cover | |