The Sun Makers

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gptkbp:instanceOf television serial
gptkbp:characterDevelopment Leela's_growth_as_a_character.
gptkbp:createdBy Doctor Who
gptkbp:criticalReception Mixed reviews.
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Parodied in various media.
gptkbp:culturalImpact Referenced in various Doctor Who documentaries.
gptkbp:date 1977-10-29
gptkbp:design Maggie Weston.
James_Acheson.
gptkbp:director gptkb:Alan_Bromly
gptkbp:editor Robert_Holmes.
gptkbp:fanEvents Generally positive.
gptkbp:filmingLocation BBC_Television_Centre.
gptkbp:finaleDate 1977-11-19
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1977
gptkbp:followedBy The Invisible Enemy.
gptkbp:genre science fiction
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sun Makers
gptkbp:influencedBy Political satire.
Dystopian literature.
Futuristic technology.
1970s science fiction.
Socialist_themes.
gptkbp:influences Social commentary.
Satire on capitalism.
gptkbp:inspiredBy The_works_of_George_Orwell.
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Part of the Doctor Who canon.
gptkbp:mainCharacter The Fourth Doctor
Leela
gptkbp:merchandise Action figures.
Video games.
Audio drama.
Comic adaptation.
Novelization.
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Dudley_Simpson
gptkbp:notableGuestStars gptkb:Peter_Cushing
gptkb:Gareth_Thomas
gptkb:Richard_Franklin
gptkb:John_Levene
gptkbp:originalNetwork gptkb:BBC_One
gptkbp:plot The_Doctor_and_Leela_arrive_on_Pluto,_where_they_discover_a_society_controlled_by_a_powerful_corporation.
gptkbp:precededBy The Face of Evil.
gptkbp:productionCompany 4F
BBC.
gptkbp:relatedTo Doctor Who spin-offs.
gptkbp:releaseFormat Television broadcast.
gptkbp:season 15
4
gptkbp:setting The_planet_Pluto
gptkbp:sideEffect Visual_effects_by_the_BBC.
gptkbp:theme Rebellion.
Survival.
Corporate greed.
Oppression.
gptkbp:viewership Approximately 8 million viewers.
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Robert_Holmes