| "The Pirate Planet" Part One | |
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| Air date | September 30th, 1978 |
| Writers | David Fisher |
| Director | Michael Hayes |
| Producers | Graham Williams |
| Starring | Tom Baker; Mary Tamm |
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"The Pirate Planet (Part One)" is the fifth episode of of the sixteenth series of the original British science fiction television programme, Doctor Who. It is the 492nd episode of the show overall and the first chapter in the "The Pirate Planet" storyline and features Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. It was directed by Michael Hayes with a script written by David Fisher. This episode aired on BBC One on Saturday, September 30th, 1978.