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Snakedance
 

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Starring: Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton & Janet Fielding
By:Christopher Bailey
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Editions:  UK UK (VHS) | Australia Australia (VHS) | US US (VHS)

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Edition: UK UK (VHS)
Released:  January 1995
Publisher:  BBC Video
Format: 1 x VHS PAL
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‘We’re not supposed to be here...’

Surely Tegan must have made a mistake when she set the TARDIS’ co-ordinates, because the Doctor certainly hadn’t intended landing on Manussa? But upon learning that Manussa was once home of the Sumaran Empire, the Doctor knows that their arrival has been no accident but has been orchestrated by a hostile force — a force which is rapidly gaining control of Tegan’s will.

By first infiltrating Tegan’s subconscious mind, through strange and disturbing dreams dominated by the image of a huge snake’s skull, this force — ‘The Mara’ — is planning on using Tegan as a vehicle for its return to power on the planet Manussa.

So just as Manussa prepares festivities to commemorate the destruction of the Sumaran Empire by the ruling Federation, it seems that the Legend of the Mara could be about to come true. According to this Legend, the Mara was never destroyed by the Federation but merely banished. Furthermore, the Legend claims that the Mara will return in a dream — a precursor to its gaining control of all their minds...

It is clear to the Doctor that the first steps in the Mara’s return have already been taken...

Originally transmitted 18 - 26 January 1983, this 4 part adventure starring Peter Davison as the Doctor is a welcome addition to the range of Doctor Who titles now available on BBC Video.

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Edition: Australia Australia (VHS)
Released:  February 1995
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Format: 1 x VHS PAL
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Edition: US US (VHS)
Released:  September 1996
Publisher:  BBC Video
Format: 1 x VHS NTSC
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