Doctor Who The Space Pirates

The TARDIS materialises in Earths future on a space beacon just before it is attacked by pirates The travellers find themselves trapped in a sealed section of the beacon It is blown apart and flown to where the pirates will plunder it of the precious mineral argonite They witness a conflict between the pirates and the Interstellar Space Corps led by General Hermack and Major Warne The ISC are convinced that the pirates mastermind is an innocent yet eccentric space mining pioneer named Milo Clancey while their true leader is a man named Caven Caven has a secret base on the planet Ta He is assisted by Madeleine Issigri daughter of Clanceys expartner Dom who unknown to her is now his captive When Madeleine discovers Cavens full treachery she helps to bring him to justice The time travellers are given a lift back to the TARDIS by Clancey in his rickety old ship the LIZ 79