“Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit” is a four-part serial from Doctor Who’s seventeenth season, originally broadcast from October 27 to November 17, 1979. This story featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as Romana, and David Brierley as the voice of K-9. Written by David Fisher and directed by Christopher Barry, the serial was produced by Graham Williams, with Douglas Adams serving as the script editor. The Doctor, Romana, and K-9 arrive on the planet Chloris, a lush, jungle-covered world where metal is scarce and highly valuable.