Snakedance
Sign in to saveSnakedance is the second serial of the 20th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 18 to 26 January 1983.
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- Author
- Terrance Dicks
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Followed by
- Mawdryn Undead
- Follows
- Arc of Infinity
- Director
- Fiona Cumming
- Cast member
- Sarah Sutton
- Producer
- John Nathan-Turner
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- number of episodes
- 4
- publication date
- 1983-01-18
- production code
- 6D
- characters
- Tegan Jovanka
- title
- Snakedance
- season
- Doctor Who, season 20
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Snakedance is the second serial of the 20th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 18 to 26 January 1983.
The serial is set on the planet Manussa 500 years after the serial Kinda (1982). In the serial, the Mara takes over the bodies of the Doctor's companion Tegan (Janet Fielding) and Lon (Martin Clunes), the ruler's son, while seeking to manifest itself by using a crystal.
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