Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

1988 · 100 min · ★ 7.5 · Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure

The Doctor and Ace head for the Psychic Circus on the planet Segonax, where they meet a disparate group of performers and visitors, including a self-centred explorer named Captain Cook, his companion Mags and a biker known as Nord.

Directed by Alan Wareing · Written by Stephen Wyatt

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