Imprisoned at the heart of an Egyptian pyramid, the force of his maniacal evil has been paralysed for centuries. But now, after thousands upon thousands of years of long captivity, the moment of deliverance has arrived.

Sutekh's vicious megalomania is about to be unleashed upon the world - unless the Doctor succeeds in outwitting a mind so powerful it can force him to his knees and torture him at a glance...

Returning to Unit HQ , the Doctor and Sarah are thrown into turmoil whe the TARDIS is caught up by a mysterious force. Sutekh, the last of the Osirians has been released from his pyramid prison by Egyptologist Marcus Scarman, and now plans to acenge his imprisonment by destroying all life in the Cosmos.

Professor Scarman, possesed by the spirit of Sutekh, builds a rocket and flies to Mars, for it is here that the mystical Eye of Horus lies - the key to Sutekh's prison. Can the Doctor stop the evil Egyptian's path of destruction?
 

The future of the cosmos is at stake as the Doctor faces his most fearsom adversary in another thrilling feature-length space adventure.

Returning to Unit HQ on earth, the Tardis is thrown violently about by a mysterious force and Sarah and the Doctor arrive instead at an old priory in the year 1911. The owner, Marcus Scarman, has been excavating ancient tombs and is possessed by the sprit of Sutekh, bringer of 'the gift of death to all of mankind'. Sutekh has lain for thousands of years in his pyramid prison and Scarman and his robot mummies plan to release this ancient and evil power. Will Sutekh the all-powerful be freed from his bonds and destroy the world, or will the Doctor manage to bring about his destruction?

Running time: 90 mins. approx.
Produced by Philip Hinchcliffe
Directed by Paddy Russel
Cover Design: Sid Sutton