The 1980s called — they want their dystopia back. (They can't have it. It's too real now.)
When the TARDIS is in need of repairs, the Doctor and Peri are forced to land on Varos, a mining planet whose population is entertained and enslaved by a sadistic system of public torture and execution, and find themselves the latest unwilling subjects in this most extreme form of reality TV.
Acting
Nabil Shaban's Sil — slithering capitalist villain perfection.
Writing
Philip Martin's script predicted reality TV's hunger for human misery.
Production
Torture chamber sets that somehow scream 'we spent our entire budget here.'
Director
Ron Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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