Doctor Who Main Range: Shadow Planet / World Apart - No. 226

Shadow Planet / World Apart is one of three main range 2017 Doctor Who titles consisting of two two-part stories, in a change from the usual four-parters.

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There's no way off this planet. You will never escape Nirvana. Star Sylvester McCoy played the Doctor on television between 1987 and 1996, but is also recognised from such works as Peter Jackson's The Hobbit films.

Sophie Aldred's companion, Ace, is regarded as the first "modern companion", the first in a line taken up on Doctor Who's popular TV return with such characters as Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and Amy Pond (Karen Gillan). CAST: Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred(Ace), Philip Oliver (Hex), Belinda Lang (Mrs Wheeler), Sara Thom (Sandy/ Captain Karren), Nickolas Grace (Professor Grove), Ben Mansfeld (Loglan/ Shadow Loglan).