Doctor Who: Battlefield (TV)
1989 · Movie · 96 min. · United Kingdom
The TARDIS picks up a distress call from modern-day Earth. The Doctor and Ace discover that a UNIT platoon has come under assault whilst transporting a nuclear warhead. The attackers turn out to be Arthurian knights from another dimension, led by the legendary sorceress Morgaine. The Doctor learns that a future incarnation of himself will become Merlin, and that the location where he buried King Arthur and Excalibur is the key to defeat the demonic entities Morgaine is summoning.
Direction Michael Kerrigan
Cast Sylvester McCoy · Sophie Aldred · Nicholas Courtney · Jean Marsh · Marcus Gilbert · Christopher Bowen · Angela Bruce · Ling Tai · James Ellis · Noel Collins · Angela Douglas
Soundtrack Keff McCulloch
Screenplay Ben Aaronovitch · Sydney Newman
Cinematography David Lowe
Original title Doctor Who: Battlefield (TV)
5.5
21 votes (FilmAffinity)
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