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| 098 – The Ribos Operation | |||
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| Directed by | George Spenton-Foster | ||
| Written by | Robert Holmes | ||
| Script editor | Anthony Read | ||
| Produced by | Graham Williams | ||
| Executive producer(s) | None | ||
| Music by | Dudley Simpson | ||
| Production code | 5A | ||
| Series | Season 16 | ||
| Running time | 4 episodes, 25 minutes each | ||
| First broadcast | 2 – 23 September 1978 | ||
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The Ribos Operation is the first serial of the 16th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 2 to 23 September 1978. This serial introduces Mary Tamm as the companion Romana.
The serial is set on the primitive and superstitious planet Ribos. In the serial, the exiled Emperor of Levithia, Graff Vynda-K (Paul Seed), seeks a piece of the rare element jethrik on the planet. At the same time, the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) and his travelling companion Romana (Mary Tamm) look for the first segment of the powerful Key to Time, disguised as the same jethrik piece.