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Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Doctor Who: Dragonfire

Doctor Who: Dragonfire

Genres

Science FictionDramaAdventure

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As trouble brews on the space trading colony of Iceworld, the Doctor and Mel encounter their sometimes-ally Sabalom Glitz and a new friend who goes by the name "Ace".

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

07 December 1987

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy

The Doctor

Bonnie Langford

Bonnie Langford

Mel Bush

Sophie Aldred

Sophie Aldred

Ace

Tony Selby

Tony Selby

Sabalom Glitz

Edward Peel

Edward Peel

Kane

Patricia Quinn

Patricia Quinn

Belazs

Tony Osoba

Tony Osoba

Kracauer

Shirin Taylor

Shirin Taylor

Customer

Ian MacKenzie

Ian MacKenzie

Anderson

Stephanie Fayerman

Stephanie Fayerman

McLuhan

Stuart Organ

Stuart Organ

Bazin

Sean Blowers

Sean Blowers

Zed

Nigel Miles-Thomas

Nigel Miles-Thomas

Pudovkin

Leslie Meadows

Leslie Meadows

The Creature

Lynn Gardner

Lynn Gardner

Announcer

Miranda Boorman

Miranda Boorman

Stellar

Daphne Oxenford

Daphne Oxenford

Archivist

Chris MacDonnell

Chris MacDonnell

Arnheim

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