Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken

Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken

1981 · 100 min · ★ 7.4 · TV Movie, Adventure, Science Fiction

The Doctor and Adric learn from the wizened Keeper of Traken that a great evil has come to his planet in the form of a Melkur - a calcified statue. The Keeper of Traken is nearing the end of his reign and seeks the Doctor's help in preventing the evil from taking control of the bioelectronic source that is the keystone of the Traken Union's civilisation.

Directed by John Black · Written by Johnny Byrne

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