Ian Marter Movies

In The Medusa Touch Brunel (Lino Ventura), a French detective on temporary assignment with Scotland Yard, investigates a mysterious series of disasters. The uncanny events begin happening shortly after writer John Morlar (Richard Burton) was hit over the head by an unknown intruder and rendered comatose. Slowly, Brunel begins to connect the strange things that are happening in the world with the deranged dreams of the comatose Morlar. He gets the final clue he needs from Morlar's reluctant psychiatrist, Dr. Zonfield (Lee Remick), who holds the key to Morlar's past. Once it is discovered that Morlar has the ability to think horrible thoughts and make them come true, Brunel and Zonfield must take off with dispatch to a London cathedral, where the Queen is scheduled to make an appearance -- but Morlar is thinking about the cathedral, and it is crumbling fast. Well-liked in Britain, this movie did not do well in the U.S. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

In the conclusion of the two-part story "The Sontaran Experiment," the efforts by the Doctor (Tom Baker) to help revive and repopulate the long-dead planet Earth are stymied by the fiendish experiments of Sontaran warrior Styre (Kevin Lindsay), who hopes to use the surviving humans in his scheme to conquer the entire galaxy. This time around, everyone's fate hinges on the courage of the Doctor's travelling companion Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter). Production of this episode was halted midway when series star Tom Baker) broke his collarbone, necessitating the extensive use of Baker's double Terry Walsh in the finished program. Written by Bob Baker and Dave Marten, "The Sontaran Experiment, Episode 2" was originally telecast on March 1, 1975. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Ark in Space," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and his friends struggle to save the last remaining vestiges of Mankind from being devoured and absorbed by the insectasoid Wirrrns. But will the Doctor's efforts spell the doom for the Nerva Beacon space station? The conclusion of this episode neatly segues into the next Doctor Who continuity, "The Sontaran Experiment." Written by Robert Holmes, "The Ark in Space, Episode 4" originally aired on February 15, 1975. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the third episode of the four-part story "Terror of the Zygons," the Duke of Forgill (John Woodnut), British delegate to the World Peace Conference, sheds his human disguise and reveals himself to be Broton, war lord of the alien Zygon race. Having launched a series of attacks from Loch Ness, the Zygons fully intend to conquer the world. Of course, the Doctor (Tom Baker) just might have something to say about that. First shown on September 13, 1975, "Terror of the Zygons, Episode 3" was written by Robert Banks Stewart. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The TARDIS materializes on the derelict space station Nerva Beacon, sometime in the far future. The Doctor (Tom Baker) finds that the station is home for the last inhabitants of the long-dead Planet Earth, who are being kept in suspended animation. No sooner have the Doctor and his travelling companions Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) and Harry (Ian Marter) digested this than the Nerva Beacon is threatened with a dangerous surge of solar radiation. Written by Robert Holmes, "The Ark in Space" ran four episodes, the first of which originally aired January 25, 1975. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the third episode of the four-part story "The Android Invasion," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) are still trapped in a replica of an English village on the planet Oseidon. This village is the headquarters of the Kraals, who have meticulously prepared a scheme to destroy Mankind and take over the Earth with an army of androids. Only the Doctor can foil this scheme -- and at present, he is nowhere to be found. Written by Terry Nation, "The Android Invasion, Episode 3" originally aired on December 6, 1975. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the third episode of the four-part story "Revenge of the Cybermen," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and his friends have gone back in time to the 1970s, in hopes of preventing destruction of the solid-gold asteroid Voga. Their enemies in this pursuit are the Cybermen, to whom exposure to gold means certain death. Clearly, the Cybermen will have to eliminate the Doctor, lest they themselves perish -- and in this, they are given inadvertent "help" by the plague-ridden Vogans themselves. Written by Gerry Davis, "Revenge of the Cybermen, Episode 3" first aired on May 3, 1975. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the second episode of the four-part story "Robot," the Doctor (Tom Baker) tries to help the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney) solve a series of crimes, all related to the disappearance of a new disintegrator gun. The Doctor's companion, Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen), believes that a robot is responsible for the crime wave -- and this insight may prove fatal to her. First telecast on January 4, 1975, "Robot, Episode 2" was written by Terrance Dicks. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the conclusion of the four-part story "Robot," the members of Think Tank have hidden themselves in a bunker, preparing for the nuclear holocaust which they themselves have planned. It falls to the Doctor (Tom Baker) to shatter Think Tank's dreams of world domination. But is the Doctor, now encased within a new body and endowed with a whole new personality, up to the present challenge? Ian Marter joins the regular cast in the role of Harry Sullivan. First telecast on January 11, 1975, "Robot, Episode 4" was written by Terrance Dicks. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the second episode of the four-part story "Terror of the Zygons," several North Sea oil rigs have been destroyed, and the main suspect is none other than the Loch Ness Monster. But in the course of his investigation, the Doctor (Tom Baker) finds a spacecraft hidden in the depths of the Loch. It turns out that "Nessie" has been blamed for the skulduggery of a warmongering alien race called the Zygons. First shown on September 6, 1975, "Terror of the Zygons, Episode 2" was written by Robert Banks Stewart. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Beginning April 19, 1975, the four-part adventure "Revenge of the Cybermen" was the last offering of Doctor Who's 12th season. The Doctor (Tom Baker), Harry (Ian Marter), and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) show up at the Nerva Beacon space station, where they await the arrival of the TARDIS. Before long, however, the three time-travelers uncover a plot to destroy the solid-gold asteroid Voga, the newest moon of Jupiter. The perpetrators of this scheme turn out to be, inevitably, some old enemies of our friend the Doctor. "Revenge of the Cybermen, Episode 1" was written by Gerry Davis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the second episode of the six-part story "Genesis of the Daleks," the crew of the TARDIS is diverted in space and ends up materialized on Skaro, the homeworld of the dreaded mutant Daleks. The good news is that the Doctor (Tom Baker) and his friends have traveled so far back in time that the Daleks have not yet been created. The bad news is that it is up to the Doctor to prevent that creation, a task which may bring his own life to a sudden and violent conclusion. First telecast on March 15, 1975, "Genesis of the Daleks, Episode 2" was written by Terry Nation. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the fourth episode of the six-part story "Genesis of the Daleks," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and his friends are still stranded on the war-ravaged planet Skaros, sometime in the distant past. Their principal nemesis is Kaled scientist Davros (Michael Wisher), who alone possesses knowledge of the mutation process that will eventually create the dreaded Daleks. Welcoming this disastrous metamorphosis, Davros intends to use whatever means possible to prevent the Doctor from destroying the Daleks before they can be unleashed on the universe. First telecast on March 28, 1975, "Genesis of the Daleks, Episode 4" was written by Terry Nation. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide