Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974, English. Directed by Barry Letts.
The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately sought by the Eight Legs, a race of mutated spiders, as the final element in their plan for universal domination. With help from an old mentor, the Doctor realises the only way to foil the plot is to make the ultimate sacrifice. The Doctor must risk death to return to the cave of the Great One and save the universe.
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 8 June 1974
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Barry Letts, Robert Sloman
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Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders runs 150 minutes (2h 30m).
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Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 June 1974. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders?
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (1974) was directed by Barry Letts and stars Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen.