Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

1988•1h 40m•7.5/10

Science FictionDramaAdventure

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7.5/10(6)

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.

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy

The Doctor

Sophie Aldred

Sophie Aldred

Ace

T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Captain Cook

Jessica Martin

Jessica Martin

Mags

Ian Reddington

Ian Reddington

Chief Clown

Christopher Guard

Christopher Guard

Bellboy

Dee Sadler

Flowerchild

Chris Jury

Chris Jury

Deadbeat

Ricco Ross

Ricco Ross

Ringmaster

Peggy Mount

Peggy Mount

Stallslady

Daniel Peacock

Daniel Peacock

Nord

Gian Sammarco

Gian Sammarco

Whizzkid

Deborah Manship

Morgana

David Ashford

Dad

Janet Hargreaves

Janet Hargreaves

Mum

Kathryn Ludlow

Little Girl

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