The Doctor is summoned before the High Council of Time Lords to stand trial for the charges of harmful interference to the course of events during his travels which have threatened the sanctity of the universe. Indignant at these accusations, the Doctor pleads his case to the Inquisitor with the hope that she will see him as a source of hope and goodwill for existence. However, his prosecuting attorney, a sinister Time Lord known simply as the Valeyard, begins a crusade against the Doctor with the motive of framing him as a villainous renegade.
Colin Baker
as The Doctor
Nicola Bryant
as Peri Brown
Michael Jayston
as The Valeyard
Lynda Bellingham
as The Inquisitor
Tony Selby
as Sabalom Glitz
Glen Murphy
as Dibber
Joan Sims
as Queen Katryca
Tom Chadbon
as Merdeen
Roger Brierley
as Drathro (voice)
David Rodigan
as Broken Tooth
Adam Blackwood
as Balazar
Timothy Walker
as Grell
