E. The Keys of Marinus

TRANSMISSION DETAILS:

21. The Sea of Death              11.04.64   5.30pm - 5.55pm   9.9M/22nd/---
22. The Velvet Web                18.04.64   5.30pm - 5.55pm   9.4M/25th/---
23. The Screaming Jungle          25.04.64   5.30pm - 5.55pm   9.9M/22nd/---
24. The Snows of Terror           02.05.64   5.30pm - 5.55pm  10.4M/20th/---
25. Sentence of Death             09.05.64   5.15pm - 5.45pm   7.9M/29th/---
26. The Keys of Marinus           16.05.64   5.15pm - 5.45pm   6.9M/43rd/---

ARBITAN: George Coulouris; SABETHA: Katherine Schofield; YARTEK: Stephen Dartnell; ALTOS: Robin Phillips; ARRIUS: Edmund Warwick; VASOR: Francis de Wolff; TARRON: Henley Thomas; VOORDS: Martin Cort, Peter Stenson, Gordon Wales; VOICE OF DISEMBODIED BRAINS: Heron Carvic; ICE SOLDIERS: Alan James, Anthony Verner, Peter Stenson, Michael Allaby

STORY:

The TARDIS lands on the planet of Marinus, a world where the beaches are glass and the sea is acid. The planet is controlled by the Conscience, although four of the five operating keys have been lost. Arbitan, Keeper of the Conscience, captures the TARDIS and forces the Doctor and his crew to search for the keys.

Their quest takes them to many differnt places on Marinus, including the futuristic city of Morphoton, a deserted jungle, an ice-bound wilderness, and the city of Millenius.

On their return they find Arbitan has been killed by Yartek, leader of the Voord. Yartak forces Ian to hand over the keys that have been retrieved. One of the keys that Ian hands over is a fake, and when used the Conscience of Marinus explodes, killing Yartak and the Voords and freeing the people of Marinus from control.

STUDIOS: Lime Grove Studio D, Ealing Television Film Studios

NOVELISATION: The Keys of Marinus Philip Hinchcliffe

VIDEO: The Keys of Marinus