For the pyramid-shaped structures on the planet Mars, see Cydonia Mensae. For the Dudley Simpson soundtrack, see Pyramids of Mars (album).
1975 Doctor Who serial
082 – Pyramids of Mars
Doctor Who serial
Cast
Doctor
Tom Baker – Fourth Doctor
Companion
Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith
Others
Gabriel Woolf – Sutekh
Bernard Archard – Marcus Scarman
Michael Sheard – Laurence Scarman
Peter Copley – Dr. Warlock
Michael Bilton – Collins
George Tovey – Ernie Clements
Peter Mayock – Namin
Vic Tablian – Ahmed
Nick Burnell, Melvyn Bedford, Kevin Selway – Mummies
Production
Directed by
Paddy Russell
Written by
"Stephen Harris" (Robert Holmes and Lewis Greifer)
Script editor
Robert Holmes
Produced by
Philip Hinchcliffe
Executive producer(s)
None
Music by
Dudley Simpson
Production code
4G
Series
Season 13
Running time
4 episodes, 25 minutes each
First broadcast
25 October 1975 (1975-10-25)
Last broadcast
15 November 1975 (1975-11-15)
Chronology
← Preceded by Planet of Evil
Followed by → The Android Invasion
List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)
Pyramids of Mars is the third serial of the 13th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Written by Robert Holmes and Lewis Greifer under the pseudonym of "Stephen Harris" and directed by Paddy Russell, the serial was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 25 October to 15 November 1975.
The serial is set in England and Egypt and on Mars in 1911. In the serial, the burial chamber of the alien Osiran Sutekh (Gabriel Woolf), inspired by the Egyptian god Set, is unearthed by the archaeology professor Marcus Scarman (Bernard Archard). Alive but immobilised, Sutekh seeks his freedom by using Professor Scarman as his servant to destroy the jewel in a pyramid on Mars which is keeping him prisoner. Influenced by the gothic horror genre and films such as The Mummy, the serial was met with widespread critical acclaim, being praised for its atmosphere and production.
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