by Philip Martin
- UK
- Hardback
- WH Allen
- January 1988
Other Editions
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
UK / Paperback / Target Books / June 1988 / No. 106
UK / Paperback / Target Books / June 1991 / No. 106
Back Cover Blurb — Target Books (1988)
The TARDIS has stalled in mid-flight, and it is only on the planet Varos that the Doctor can find the precious Zeiton-7 ore he needs to continue his travels through time and space.
Arriving on the planet, he saves the rebel Jondar from execution, and incurs the wrath of Sil, the sadistic representative of the Galatron Mining Corporation on Varos.
The hunt is on for the Doctor and his rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly Punishment Dome, the Doctor discovers that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas of entertainment...
Back Cover Blurb — Target Books (1991)
'IS HE SANE, THIS DOCTOR?'
The TARDIS has stalled in mid-flight, and it is only on the planet Varos that the Doctor can find the precious Zeiton-7 ore he needs to continue his travels through time and space. Arriving on the planet, he saves the rebel Jondar from execution, and incurs the wrath of Sil, the sadistic representative of the Galatron Mining Corporation on Varos.
The hunt is on for the Doctor and his rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly Punishment Dome, the Doctor discovers that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas about entertainment...
Television Story
Vengeance on Varos
Script Writer: Philip Martin
2 × 45 Minutes / BBC1 / Colour
19/01/85 Part One
26/01/85 Part Two
All episodes exist and have been released on Region 2 DVD in the UK, and on Region 1 DVD in the United States.
Regular Characters
Sixth Doctor / Peri Brown
Familiar Faces / Returning Characters
Sil
Notes
- Vengeance on Varos was the first of three stories to be written for the television series by Philip Martin, although only Vengeance on Varos and Mindwarp were actually produced. His script to Mission to Magnus was eventually novelised by Martin himself in 1990 and released as part of the short series of Missing Episodes novelisations.
Martin's work on Doctor Who didn't end with his three television scripts, however, as he also wrote Invasion of the Ormazoids, the sixth and final entry in the Severn House range of Make Your Own Adventure with Doctor Who books.
- Vengeance on Varos was the first of three stories to feature the slithery, slug-like Sil (played on screen by Nabil Shaban), although the aforementioned Mission to Magnus never made it in front of the cameras. The Sixth Doctor and Peri would encounter him for the final time during Parts Five to Eight of The Trial of a Time Lord, which were novelised as Mindwarp.
- One unfortunate result of numbering a series of books, is that any delays in either writing or releasing can cause havoc for collectors, as many will be unaware that a certain number has been missed out, even if only temporarily.
Step forward Vengeance on Varos!
Philip Martin was rather late in delivering his manuscript, meaning that book No.106 finally appeared on shop shelves in June 1988, just over two years after Timelash (No.105) and a month after Time and Rani (No.128).