The Doctor returns for round two on Peladon, and surprise—labor disputes are STILL a nightmare in space.
The Doctor returns to Peladon fifty years after his last visit, to find Queen Thalira, daughter of the late King Peladon, on the throne. A tense labour dispute between Pel nobility and miners is worsened when apparitions of their deity Aggedor attack and kill several miners. The Galactic Federation desperately needs trisilicate for its war against Galaxy 5 and sends in brutal Ice Warrior troopers to ensure production. The Doctor discovers a devious plot at the heart of Aggedor's appearances.
Acting
Jon Pertwee's wounded gravitas facing his own nostalgia.
Production
Aggedor puppet: unhinged, beautiful, deeply unconvincing.
Writing
Elisabeth Sladen's Sarah Jane delivers proto-feminist labor solidarity.
Director
Lennie Mayne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This sequel was greenlit solely because 'The Curse of Peladon' saved BBC budget by reusing sets—history repeats chaotically.
The miners' strike plot was rewritten during the actual 1974 UK miners' strike; Pertwee reportedly fought to keep the political bite.
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