Doctor Who
Crater of Needles (The Web Planet, Part Four)
Season 2, Episode 19 · Aired 1965-03-06
Synopsis
On the planet Vortis, the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki are swept up in the struggles of the butterfly-like Menoptera, the original denizens of Vortis who were forced to flee the planet for the moon Pictos to escape the encroaching web of the Animus and its mind-controlled minions, the ant-like Zarbi and their living weapons, the larvae guns.
In the series
This episode is part of Doctor Who (1963–) on BBC.
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Key cast
- William Hartnell as The First Doctor
- Patrick Troughton as The Second Doctor
- Jon Pertwee as The Third Doctor
Also in season 2
- S02E01 Planet of Giants (Planet of Giants, Part One)
- S02E02 Dangerous Journey (Planet of Giants, Part Two)
- S02E03 Crisis (Planet of Giants, Part Three)
- S02E04 World's End (The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Part One)
- S02E05 The Daleks (The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Part Two)
- S02E06 Day of Reckoning (The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Part Three)