Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

7.5 (6 votes)• 1988• 100m•Released

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The Doctor and Ace head for the Psychic Circus on the planet Segonax, where they meet a disparate group of performers and visitors, including a self-centred explorer named Captain Cook, his companion Mags and a biker known as Nord.

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Production Details

Languages: English

Director: Alan Wareing

Starring Cast: Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, T. P. McKenna, Jessica Martin, Ian Reddington, Christopher Guard

Cast

Sylvester McCoy

The Doctor

Sophie Aldred

Ace

T. P. McKenna

Captain Cook

Jessica Martin

Mags

Ian Reddington

Chief Clown

Christopher Guard

Bellboy

Dee Sadler

Flowerchild

Chris Jury

Deadbeat

Ricco Ross

Ringmaster

Peggy Mount

Stallslady

Daniel Peacock

Nord

Gian Sammarco

Whizzkid

Deborah Manship

Morgana

David Ashford

Dad

Janet Hargreaves

Mum

Kathryn Ludlow

Little Girl

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