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Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos

Name: Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1985-01-26
Cast: Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Martin Jarvis, Nabil Shaban, Nicolas Chagrin

1985 | 90 min | Adventure, Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for sci-fi fans and adventure fans.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 30 min.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

When the TARDIS is in need of repairs, the Doctor and Peri are forced to land on Varos, a mining planet whose population is entertained and enslaved by a sadistic system of public torture and execution, and find themselves the latest unwilling subjects in this most extreme form of reality TV.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 14K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Ron Jones

Colin BakerThe Doctor
Nicola BryantPeri Brown
Martin JarvisThe Governor
Nabil ShabanSil
Nicolas ChagrinQuillam
Jason ConneryJondar
Forbes CollinsChief Officer
Stephen YardleyArak
Sheila ReidEtta
Geraldine AlexanderAreta