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Doctor Who: Marco Polo
Doctor Who: Marco Polo

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

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The TARDIS crew lands in the Himalayas of Cathay in 1289, their ship badly damaged, and are picked up by Marco Polo's caravan on its way along the fabled Silk Road to see the Emperor Kublai Khan. The story concerns the Doctor and his companions' attempts to thwart the machinations of Tegana, who attempts to sabotage the caravan along its travels through the Pamir Plateau and across the treacherous Gobi Desert, and ultimately to assassinate Kublai Khan in Peking, at the height of his imperial power.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

175 mins

Rating

7.273/10

Release Date

04 April 1964

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

The Doctor

Carole Ann Ford

Carole Ann Ford

Susan Foreman

Jacqueline Hill

Jacqueline Hill

Barbara Wright

William Russell

William Russell

Ian Chesterton

Mark Eden

Mark Eden

Marco Polo

Derren Nesbitt

Derren Nesbitt

Tegana

Zienia Merton

Zienia Merton

Ping Cho

Martin Miller

Martin Miller

Kublai Khan

Jimmy Gardner

Jimmy Gardner

Chenchu

Charles Wade

Charles Wade

Malik

Philip Voss

Philip Voss

Acomat

Paul Carson

Paul Carson

Ling-Tau

Gábor Baraker

Gábor Baraker

Wang-Lo

Tutte Lemkow

Tutte Lemkow

Kuiju

Claire Davenport

Claire Davenport

Empress

Leslie Bates

Leslie Bates

Man at Lop

Michael Guest

Michael Guest

Mongol Bandit

Peter Lawrence

Peter Lawrence

Vizier

Basil Tang

Basil Tang

Office Foreman

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