Planet of the Spiders [SEP] series
Planet of the Spiders
Planet of the Spiders is the fifth and final serial of the 11th season of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 4 May to 8 June 1974. It was Jon Pertwee's last serial as the Third Doctor, and marks the first, uncredited appearance of Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. It marks the last regular appearance of Mike Yates. This serial introduces the term "regeneration".
The serial is set
as the series lead in "Planet of the Spiders", although he would reprise the role of the Third Doctor in the 20th anniversary special episode, "The Five Doctors". Elisabeth Sladen makes her first appearance as Sarah Jane Smith in "The Time Warrior".
Tom Baker makes his first uncredited appearance as the Fourth Doctor in Part 6 of Planet of the Spiders, when Jon Pertwee's Doctor dies and regenerates into the Fourth Doctor.
Casting Recurring cast.
- Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart