Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation
1978, English. Directed by George Spenton-Foster.
The Doctor is summoned by the mysterious and powerful White Guardian, and sent on a quest to find the six segments of the Key to Time, which, once assembled, will restore balance to the Universe. Joining the Doctor and K9 is the smart and sassy Romana, a Time Lord fresh from the Academy. Landing on the wintry planet of Ribos to locate the first segment, the TARDIS crew quickly find themselves embroiled in a little local trouble with a pair of conmen and an unstable warlord...
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- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 23 September 1978
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Robert Holmes
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Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 September 1978. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation?
Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation (1978) was directed by George Spenton-Foster and stars Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, John Leeson.