Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
1984, English. Directed by Fiona Cumming.
A strange signal from Earth draws the TARDIS to the island of Lanzarote, where Turlough rescues a young American girl, Peri, from drowning. Among her possessions is an artefact bearing an alien symbol - the same triangular mark that Turlough has branded into his arm. The mystery deepens when Kamelion falls under the control of a powerful mind, and the TARDIS travels to the volcanic world of Sarn. As Turlough is forced to face his past, the Fifth Doctor must stop his oldest enemy from harnessing the revitalising powers of Numismaton gas...
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- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 23 February 1984
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Doctor Who: Planet of Fire isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 February 1984. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor Who: Planet of Fire?
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire (1984) was directed by Fiona Cumming and stars Peter Davison, Mark Strickson, Nicola Bryant.