The Keys of Marinus
The Keys of Marinus is a 6 episode Doctor Who serial. It is the fifth story in the first season, featuring William Hartnell as The Doctor.
Synopsis
The planet Marinus is under threat from the evil Voords. The only hope of stopping them is to recover the keys to a machine known as the Conscience of Marinus, which have been hidden around the planet.
The Doctor and his companions are forced to search for the keys, transported round the planet by the elderly Arbitan, keeper of the Conscience. On their travels they face numerous dangers, eventually recovering all the keys. However, Arbitan has been killed by the evil Yartek, leader of the Voords. Ian fools him by giving him a fake key, and the machine explodes, killing Yartek and the Voords
Writer
Main cast
- The Doctor: William Hartnell
- Susan Foreman: Carole Ann Ford
- Barbara Wright: Jacqueline Hill
- Ian Chesterton: William Russell
- Arbitan: George Colouris
- Yartek: Stephen Dartnell
- Senior Judge: Raf de la Torre
Notes and Comments
The Doctor himself does not appear in two of the episodes of this story, due to William Hartnell having been on holiday.