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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Colin BakerThe Doctor | The Doctor |
 Nicola BryantPeri Brown | Peri Brown |
 Martin JarvisThe Governor | The Governor |
 Nabil ShabanSil | Sil |
 Nicolas ChagrinQuillam | Quillam |
 Jason ConneryJondar | Jondar |
 Forbes CollinsChief Officer | Chief Officer |
 Stephen YardleyArak | Arak |
 Sheila ReidEtta | Etta |
 Geraldine AlexanderAreta | Areta |
| GGraham CullBax | Bax |
 Owen TealeMaldak | Maldak |
 Keith SkinnerRondel | Rondel |
| HHugh MartinPriest | Priest |