Season 9 (1972)
The Mutants
Last Updated 06 May 2013 by Chuck Foster
The Mutants
Story Number: 63 (NNN)
Writer: Bob Baker, Dave Martin
Director: Christopher Barry
Starring: : Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, John Hollis, Paul Whitsun-Jones
No of Episodes: 6
First Broadcast: Sat 08 Apr 1972 - Sat 13 May 1972
Running Time: 145 minutes 41 seconds
Average Audience: 7.78 Million
When a strange message pod turns up at UNIT HQ, the Doctor and his assistant Jo suddenly find themselves involved in another dangerous mission for the Time Lords. The TARDIS takes them to Skybase One above the inhospitable Solos. It is the 30th century and the planet is about to gain independence from Earth’s glorious empire. But someone on Solos has other plans and, alarmingly, the natives are slowly mutating into fierce-looking creatures. It’s time for the Doctor and Jo to find out why...
