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List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. As of 1 January 2021, 862 episodes of Doctor Who have aired, concluding the twelfth series. This includes one television movie and multiple specials, and encompasses 296 stories over 38 seasons, starting in 1963. Additionally, four charity specials and two animated serials have also been aired. The programme's high episode count has resulted in Doctor Who holding the world record for the highest number of episodes of a science-fiction programme.[1]
Doctor Who ceased production in 1989, then resumed in 2005. The original series (1963–1989), generally consists of multi-episode serials; in the early seasons, and occasionally through its run, serials tend to link together, one story leading directly into the next. The 2005 revival trades the earlier serial format for a run of self-contained episodes, interspersed with occasional multi-part stories and structured into loose story arcs.
For the first two seasons of Doctor Who and most of the third (1963–1966), each episode carries its own title; the show displays no titles for overarching serials until The Savages, at which point the episodic titles cease. The titles below, for these early serials, are those in most common circulation, used for commercial releases and in resources such as the Doctor Who Reference Guide and the BBC's classic episode guide. With the show's revival in 2005, the programme returned to individual episode titles.
Due to the BBC's 1970s junking policy, 97 episodes of Doctor Who from the 1960s are no longer known to exist. As a result, 26 serials are currently incomplete, with one or more episodes represented only by audio, which in many cases is in addition to clips or still frames. For commercial release, some episodes have been reconstructed using off-air audio recordings, paired to surviving visuals or newly commissioned animation.
The story numbers below are not official designations; they are meant as a rough guide to placement in the overall context of the programme. There is some dispute, for instance, about whether to count Season 23's The Trial of a Time Lord as one or as four serials,[2] and whether the unfinished serial Shada should be included.[3] The numbering scheme in this list reflects an internal practice of describing "Planet of the Dead" (2009) as the 200th story.[4] Other sources, such as the Region 1 classic Doctor Who DVD releases, use different numbering schemes, which diverge after the 108th story, The Horns of Nimon (1979–1980).
Series overview[]
The following table dictates the season or series in question for the programme as a whole.
Regular seasons[]
Season / Series | Doctor | Episodes | Serials | Originally aired | Average viewers (millions) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | |||||||||||
Classic era | ||||||||||||
Season 1 | First Doctor | 42 | 8 | 23 November 1963 | 12 September 1964 | 8.08 | ||||||
Season 2 | 39 | 9 | 31 October 1964 | 24 July 1965 | 10.46 | |||||||
Season 3 | 45 | 10 | 11 September 1965 | 16 July 1966 | 7.65 | |||||||
Season 4[a] | Second Doctor | 43 | 9 | 10 September 1966 | 1 July 1967 | 7.10 | ||||||
Season 5 | 40 | 7 | 2 September 1967 | 1 June 1968 | 7.23 | |||||||
Season 6 | 44 | 7 | 10 August 1968 | 21 June 1969 | 6.38 | |||||||
Season 7 | Third Doctor | 25 | 4 | 3 January 1970 | 20 June 1970 | 7.17 | ||||||
Season 8 | 25 | 5 | 2 January 1971 | 19 June 1971 | 7.96 | |||||||
Season 9 | 26 | 5 | 1 January 1972 | 24 June 1972 | 8.30 | |||||||
Season 10 | 26 | 5 | 30 December 1972 | 23 June 1973 | 8.87 | |||||||
Season 11 | 26 | 5 | 15 December 1973 | 8 June 1974 | 8.78 | |||||||
Season 12 | Fourth Doctor | 20 | 5 | 28 December 1974 | 10 May 1975 | 10.00 | ||||||
Season 13 | 26 | 6 | 30 August 1975 | 6 March 1976 | 10.14 | |||||||
Season 14 | 26 | 6 | 4 September 1976 | 2 April 1977 | 11.08 | |||||||
Season 15 | 26 | 6 | 3 September 1977 | 11 March 1978 | 8.98 | |||||||
Season 16[b] | 26 | 6 | 2 September 1978 | 24 February 1979 | 8.61 | |||||||
Season 17 | 20 | 5[c] | 1 September 1979 | 12 January 1980 | 11.21 | |||||||
Season 18 | 28 | 7 | 30 August 1980 | 21 March 1981 | 5.82 | |||||||
Season 19 | Fifth Doctor | 26 | 7 | 4 January 1982 | 30 March 1982 | 9.24 | ||||||
Season 20 | 22 | 6 | 3 January 1983 | 16 March 1983 | 7.03 | |||||||
Season 21[d] | 24 | 7 | 5 January 1984 | 30 March 1984 | 7.14 | |||||||
Season 22[e] | Sixth Doctor | 13 | 6 | 5 January 1985 | 30 March 1985 | 7.12 | ||||||
Season 23[f] | 14 | 1 | 6 September 1986 | 6 December 1986 | 4.81 | |||||||
Season 24 | Seventh Doctor | 14 | 4 | 7 September 1987 | 7 December 1987 | 4.94 | ||||||
Season 25 | 14 | 4 | 5 October 1988 | 4 January 1989 | 5.34 | |||||||
Season 26 | 14 | 4 | 6 September 1989 | 6 December 1989 | 4.15 | |||||||
Revived era | ||||||||||||
Series 1 | Ninth Doctor | 13 | 10 | 26 March 2005 | 18 June 2005 | 7.95 | ||||||
Series 2 | Tenth Doctor | 13 | 10 | 15 April 2006 | 8 July 2006 | 7.71 | ||||||
Series 3 | 13 | 9 | 31 March 2007 | 30 June 2007 | 7.55 | |||||||
Series 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 April 2008 | 5 July 2008 | 8.05 | |||||||
Series 5 | Eleventh Doctor | 13 | 10 | 3 April 2010 | 26 June 2010 | 7.73 | ||||||
Series 6 | 13 | 11 | 23 April 2011 | 1 October 2011 | 7.52 | |||||||
Series 7 | 13 | 13 | 1 September 2012 | 18 May 2013 | 7.44 | |||||||
Series 8 | Twelfth Doctor | 12 | 11 | 23 August 2014 | 8 November 2014 | 7.26 | ||||||
Series 9 | 12 | 9 | 19 September 2015 | 5 December 2015 | 6.03 | |||||||
Series 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 April 2017 | 1 July 2017 | 5.46 | |||||||
Series 11 | Thirteenth Doctor | 10 | 10 | 7 October 2018 | 9 December 2018 | 7.96 | ||||||
Series 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 January 2020 | 1 March 2020 | 5.40 | |||||||
Series 13 | 6[5] | 1[6] | 2021[7] | TBA | TBA |
Specials[]
Special | Doctor | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20th Anniversary | Fifth Doctor | 1 | 25 November 1983 | |||
Television movie | Eighth Doctor | 1 | 12 May 1996 | |||
2005 Christmas | Tenth Doctor | 1 | 25 December 2005 | |||
2006 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2006 | ||||
2007 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2007 | ||||
2008–2010 specials[g] | 5 | 25 December 2008 – 1 January 2010 | ||||
2010 Christmas | Eleventh Doctor | 1 | 25 December 2010 | |||
2011 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2011 | ||||
2012 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2012 | ||||
2013 specials[h] | 2 | 23 November – 25 December 2013 | ||||
2014 Christmas | Twelfth Doctor | 1 | 25 December 2014 | |||
2015 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2015 | ||||
2016 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2016 | ||||
2017 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2017 | ||||
2019 New Year | Thirteenth Doctor | 1 | 1 January 2019 | |||
2020 New Year | –[i] | 1 January 2020 | ||||
2021 New Year | 1 | 1 January 2021 | ||||
2022 specials[j] | 3[8] | 1 January 2022 –[8] |
Notes[]
- ^ The First Doctor remained for the first two serials of season 4. The Second Doctor featured for the remainder of the season from the third serial, The Power of the Daleks.
- ^ Also known by its subtitle, The Key to Time.
- ^ Shada was left unfinished due to a strike. The story was later completed and officially released on home media in 2017. The voices of the original actors with new animation was incorporated to bridge the gaps between the recorded live-action segments. It is not included in the episode or story counts as it was not broadcast.
- ^ The Fifth Doctor regenerated in the sixth serial of season 21. The Sixth Doctor featured only in the final serial, The Twin Dilemma.
- ^ A change in transmission format for this season only as episodes were 45 minutes instead of the usual 23 minutes. Thus a traditional 4-part story was transmitted in 2 parts.
- ^ Also known by its subtitle, The Trial of a Time Lord.
- ^ These specials consist of the 2008 Christmas, 2009 Easter, 2009 November and the 2009–10 Christmas/New Year's Day episodes.
- ^ These specials consist of the 50th Anniversary and 2013 Christmas episodes.
- ^ This episode was the first episode of the twelfth series, and thus not a special aired outside of a series, but it was aired outside of the respective series' traditional timeslot to air deliberately on New Year's Day.
- ^ These specials consist of the 2022 New Year’s Day episode, an early 2022 special, and a late 2022 special for the BBC's centenary celebrations.[8]
Episodes[]
First Doctor[]
The first incarnation of the Doctor was portrayed by William Hartnell. During Hartnell's tenure, the episodes were a mixture of stories set on Earth of the future with extraterrestrial influence, on alien planets, and in historical events without extraterrestrial influence, such as Marco Polo, one of the lost serials. In his last story, The Tenth Planet, the Doctor gradually grew weaker to the point of collapsing at the end of the fourth episode, leading to his regeneration.
Season 1 (1963–1964) []
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | An Unearthly Child | "An Unearthly Child" | Waris Hussein | Anthony Coburn and C. E. Webber (uncredited) | 23 November 1963 | A | 4.4 | 63 |
"The Cave of Skulls" | Waris Hussein | Anthony Coburn | 30 November 1963 | A | 5.9 | 59 | |||
"The Forest of Fear" | Waris Hussein | Anthony Coburn | 7 December 1963 | A | 6.9 | 56 | |||
"The Firemaker" | Waris Hussein | Anthony Coburn | 14 December 1963 | A | 6.4 | 55 | |||
2 | 2 | The Daleks | "The Dead Planet" | Christopher Barry | Terry Nation | 21 December 1963 | B | 6.9 | 59 |
"The Survivors" | Christopher Barry | Terry Nation | 28 December 1963 | B | 6.4 | 58 | |||
"The Escape" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 4 January 1964 | B | 8.9 | 63 | |||
"The Ambush" | Christopher Barry | Terry Nation | 11 January 1964 | B | 9.9 | 63 | |||
"The Expedition" | Christopher Barry | Terry Nation | 18 January 1964 | B | 9.9 | 63 | |||
"The Ordeal" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 25 January 1964 | B | 10.4 | 63 | |||
"The Rescue" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 1 February 1964 | B | 10.4 | 65 | |||
3 | 3 | The Edge of Destruction | "The Edge of Destruction" | Richard Martin | David Whitaker | 8 February 1964 | C | 10.4 | 61 |
"The Brink of Disaster" | Frank Cox | David Whitaker | 15 February 1964 | C | 9.9 | 60 | |||
4 | 4 | Marco Polo | "The Roof of the World"† | Waris Hussein | John Lucarotti | 22 February 1964 | D | 9.4 | 63 |
"The Singing Sands"† | Waris Hussein | John Lucarotti | 29 February 1964 | D | 9.4 | 62 | |||
"Five Hundred Eyes"† | Waris Hussein | John Lucarotti | 7 March 1964 | D | 9.4 | 62 | |||
"The Wall of Lies"† | John Crockett | John Lucarotti | 14 March 1964 | D | 9.9 | 60 | |||
"Rider from Shang-Tu"† | Waris Hussein | John Lucarotti | 21 March 1964 | D | 9.4 | 59 | |||
"Mighty Kublai Khan"† | Waris Hussein | John Lucarotti | 28 March 1964 | D | 8.4 | 59 | |||
"Assassin at Peking"† | Waris Hussein | John Lucarotti | 4 April 1964 | D | 10.4 | 59 | |||
5 | 5 | The Keys of Marinus | "The Sea of Death" | John Gorrie | Terry Nation | 11 April 1964 | E | 9.9 | 62 |
"The Velvet Web" | John Gorrie | Terry Nation | 18 April 1964 | E | 9.4 | 60 | |||
"The Screaming Jungle" | John Gorrie | Terry Nation | 25 April 1964 | E | 9.9 | 61 | |||
"The Snows of Terror" | John Gorrie | Terry Nation | 2 May 1964 | E | 10.4 | 60 | |||
"Sentence of Death" | John Gorrie | Terry Nation | 9 May 1964 | E | 7.9 | 61 | |||
"The Keys of Marinus" | John Gorrie | Terry Nation | 16 May 1964 | E | 6.9 | 63 | |||
6 | 6 | The Aztecs | "The Temple of Evil" | John Crockett | John Lucarotti | 23 May 1964 | F | 7.4 | 62 |
"The Warriors of Death" | John Crockett | John Lucarotti | 30 May 1964 | F | 7.4 | 62 | |||
"The Bride of Sacrifice" | John Crockett | John Lucarotti | 6 June 1964 | F | 7.9 | 57 | |||
"The Day of Darkness" | John Crockett | John Lucarotti | 13 June 1964 | F | 7.4 | 58 | |||
7 | 7 | The Sensorites | "Strangers in Space" | Mervyn Pinfield | Peter R. Newman | 20 June 1964 | G | 7.9 | 59 |
"The Unwilling Warriors" | Mervyn Pinfield | Peter R. Newman | 27 June 1964 | G | 6.9 | 59 | |||
"Hidden Danger" | Mervyn Pinfield | Peter R. Newman | 11 July 1964 | G | 7.4 | 56 | |||
"A Race Against Death" | Mervyn Pinfield | Peter R. Newman | 18 July 1964 | G | 5.5 | 60 | |||
"Kidnap" | Frank Cox | Peter R. Newman | 25 July 1964 | G | 6.9 | 57 | |||
"A Desperate Venture" | Frank Cox | Peter R. Newman | 1 August 1964 | G | 6.9 | 57 | |||
8 | 8 | The Reign of Terror | "A Land of Fear" | Henric Hirsch | Dennis Spooner | 8 August 1964 | H | 6.9 | 58 |
"Guests of Madame Guillotine" | Henric Hirsch | Dennis Spooner | 15 August 1964 | H | 6.9 | 54 | |||
"A Change of Identity" | Henric Hirsch | Dennis Spooner | 22 August 1964 | H | 6.9 | 55 | |||
"The Tyrant of France"† | Henric Hirsch | Dennis Spooner | 29 August 1964 | H | 6.4 | 53 | |||
"A Bargain of Necessity"† | Henric Hirsch | Dennis Spooner | 5 September 1964 | H | 6.9 | 53 | |||
"Prisoners of Conciergerie" | Henric Hirsch | Dennis Spooner | 12 September 1964 | H | 6.4 | 55 | |||
^† Episode is missing
Season 2 (1964–1965) []
This season saw the departure of Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman in The Dalek Invasion of Earth, replaced by Maureen O'Brien as Vicki in The Rescue. William Russell and Jacqueline Hill also departed their roles as Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, respectively, in The Chase, replaced by Peter Purves as Steven Taylor.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | 1 | Planet of Giants | "Planet of Giants" | Mervyn Pinfield | Louis Marks | 31 October 1964 | J | 8.4 | 57 |
"Dangerous Journey" | Mervyn Pinfield | Louis Marks | 7 November 1964 | J | 8.4 | 58 | |||
"Crisis" | Douglas Camfield | Louis Marks | 14 November 1964 | J | 8.9 | 59 | |||
10 | 2 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | "World's End" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 21 November 1964 | K | 11.4 | 63 |
"The Daleks" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 28 November 1964 | K | 12.4 | 59 | |||
"Day of Reckoning" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 5 December 1964 | K | 11.9 | 59 | |||
"The End of Tomorrow" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 12 December 1964 | K | 11.9 | 59 | |||
"The Waking Ally" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 19 December 1964 | K | 11.4 | 58 | |||
"Flashpoint" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 26 December 1964 | K | 12.4 | 63 | |||
11 | 3 | The Rescue | "The Powerful Enemy" | Christopher Barry | David Whitaker | 2 January 1965 | L | 12.0 | 57 |
"Desperate Measures" | Christopher Barry | David Whitaker | 9 January 1965 | L | 13.0 | 59 | |||
12 | 4 | The Romans | "The Slave Traders" | Christopher Barry | Dennis Spooner | 16 January 1965 | M | 13.0 | 53 |
"All Roads Lead to Rome" | Christopher Barry | Dennis Spooner | 23 January 1965 | M | 11.5 | 51 | |||
"Conspiracy" | Christopher Barry | Dennis Spooner | 30 January 1965 | M | 10.0 | 50 | |||
"Inferno" | Christopher Barry | Dennis Spooner | 6 February 1965 | M | 12.0 | 50 | |||
13 | 5 | The Web Planet | "The Web Planet" | Richard Martin | Bill Strutton | 13 February 1965 | N | 13.5 | 56 |
"The Zarbi" | Richard Martin | Bill Strutton | 20 February 1965 | N | 12.5 | 53 | |||
"Escape to Danger" | Richard Martin | Bill Strutton | 27 February 1965 | N | 12.5 | 53 | |||
"Crater of Needles" | Richard Martin | Bill Strutton | 6 March 1965 | N | 13.0 | 49 | |||
"Invasion" | Richard Martin | Bill Strutton | 13 March 1965 | N | 12.0 | 48 | |||
"The Centre" | Richard Martin | Bill Strutton | 20 March 1965 | N | 11.5 | 42 | |||
14 | 6 | The Crusade | "The Lion" | Douglas Camfield | David Whitaker | 27 March 1965 | P | 10.5 | 51 |
"The Knight of Jaffa"† | Douglas Camfield | David Whitaker | 3 April 1965 | P | 8.5 | 50 | |||
"The Wheel of Fortune" | Douglas Camfield | David Whitaker | 10 April 1965 | P | 9.0 | 49 | |||
"The Warlords"† | Douglas Camfield | David Whitaker | 17 April 1965 | P | 9.5 | 48 | |||
15 | 7 | The Space Museum | "The Space Museum" | Mervyn Pinfield | Glyn Jones | 24 April 1965 | Q | 10.5 | 61 |
"The Dimensions of Time" | Mervyn Pinfield | Glyn Jones | 1 May 1965 | Q | 9.2 | 53 | |||
"The Search" | Mervyn Pinfield | Glyn Jones | 8 May 1965 | Q | 8.5 | 56 | |||
"The Final Phase" | Mervyn Pinfield | Glyn Jones | 15 May 1965 | Q | 8.5 | 49 | |||
16 | 8 | The Chase | "The Executioners" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 22 May 1965 | R | 10.0 | 57 |
"The Death of Time" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 29 May 1965 | R | 9.5 | 56 | |||
"Flight Through Eternity" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 5 June 1965 | R | 9.0 | 55 | |||
"Journey into Terror" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 12 June 1965 | R | 9.5 | 54 | |||
"The Death of Doctor Who" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 19 June 1965 | R | 9.0 | 56 | |||
"The Planet of Decision" | Richard Martin and Douglas Camfield (uncredited) | Terry Nation | 26 June 1965 | R | 9.5 | 57 | |||
17 | 9 | The Time Meddler | "The Watcher" | Douglas Camfield | Dennis Spooner | 3 July 1965 | S | 8.9 | 57 |
"The Meddling Monk" | Douglas Camfield | Dennis Spooner | 10 July 1965 | S | 8.8 | 49 | |||
"A Battle of Wits" | Douglas Camfield | Dennis Spooner | 17 July 1965 | S | 7.7 | 53 | |||
"Checkmate" | Douglas Camfield | Dennis Spooner | 24 July 1965 | S | 8.3 | 54 | |||
^† Episode is missing
Season 3 (1965–1966) []
O'Brien departed the role of Vicki in The Myth Makers, replaced by Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet. The Savages marked the final appearance of Steven, and The War Machines introduced companions Ben and Polly. The practice of giving each individual episode a different title was abandoned after The Gunfighters, near the end of the season.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | 1 | Galaxy 4 | "Four Hundred Dawns"† | Derek Martinus | William Emms | 11 September 1965 | T | 9.0 | 56 |
"Trap of Steel"† | Derek Martinus | William Emms | 18 September 1965 | T | 9.5 | 55 | |||
"Air Lock" | Derek Martinus | William Emms | 25 September 1965 | T | 11.3 | 54 | |||
"The Exploding Planet"† | Derek Martinus | William Emms | 2 October 1965 | T | 9.9 | 53 | |||
19 | 2 | "Mission to the Unknown"† | N/A | Derek Martinus | Terry Nation | 9 October 1965 | T/A | 8.3 | 54 |
20 | 3 | The Myth Makers | "Temple of Secrets"† | Michael Leeston-Smith | Donald Cotton | 16 October 1965 | U | 8.3 | 48 |
"Small Prophet, Quick Return"† | Michael Leeston-Smith | Donald Cotton | 23 October 1965 | U | 8.1 | 51 | |||
"Death of a Spy"† | Michael Leeston-Smith | Donald Cotton | 30 October 1965 | U | 8.7 | 49 | |||
"Horse of Destruction"† | Michael Leeston-Smith | Donald Cotton | 6 November 1965 | U | 8.3 | 52 | |||
21 | 4 | The Daleks' Master Plan | "The Nightmare Begins"† | Douglas Camfield | Terry Nation | 13 November 1965 | V | 9.1 | 54 |
"Day of Armageddon" | Douglas Camfield | Terry Nation | 20 November 1965 | V | 9.8 | 52 | |||
"Devil's Planet"† | Douglas Camfield | Terry Nation | 27 November 1965 | V | 10.3 | 52 | |||
"The Traitors"† | Douglas Camfield | Terry Nation | 4 December 1965 | V | 9.5 | 51 | |||
"Counter Plot" | Douglas Camfield | Terry Nation | 11 December 1965 | V | 9.9 | 53 | |||
"Coronas of the Sun"† | Douglas Camfield | Dennis Spooner | 18 December 1965 | V | 9.1 | 56 | |||
"The Feast of Steven"† | Douglas Camfield | Terry Nation | 25 December 1965 | V | 7.9 | 39 | |||
"Volcano"† | Douglas Camfield | Dennis Spooner | 1 January 1966 | V | 9.6 | 49 | |||
"Golden Death"† | Douglas Camfield | Dennis Spooner | 8 January 1966 | V | 9.2 | 52 | |||
"Escape Switch" | Douglas Camfield | Dennis Spooner | 15 January 1966 | V | 9.5 | 50 | |||
"The Abandoned Planet"† | Douglas Camfield | Dennis Spooner | 22 January 1966 | V | 9.8 | 49 | |||
"Destruction of Time"† | Douglas Camfield | Dennis Spooner | 29 January 1966 | V | 8.6 | 57 | |||
22 | 5 | The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve | "War of God"† | Paddy Russell | John Lucarotti | 5 February 1966 | W | 8.0 | 52 |
"The Sea Beggar"† | Paddy Russell | John Lucarotti | 12 February 1966 | W | 6.0 | 52 | |||
"Priest of Death"† | Paddy Russell | John Lucarotti | 19 February 1966 | W | 5.9 | 49 | |||
"Bell of Doom"† | Paddy Russell | John Lucarotti and Donald Tosh | 26 February 1966 | W | 5.8 | 53 | |||
23 | 6 | The Ark | "The Steel Sky" | Michael Imison | Paul Erickson and Lesley Scott | 5 March 1966 | X | 5.5 | 55 |
"The Plague" | Michael Imison | Paul Erickson and Lesley Scott | 12 March 1966 | X | 6.9 | 56 | |||
"The Return" | Michael Imison | Paul Erickson and Lesley Scott | 19 March 1966 | X | 6.2 | 51 | |||
"The Bomb" | Michael Imison | Paul Erickson and Lesley Scott | 26 March 1966 | X | 7.3 | 50 | |||
24 | 7 | The Celestial Toymaker | "The Celestial Toyroom"† | Bill Sellars | Brian Hayles and Donald Tosh (uncredited) | 2 April 1966 | Y | 8.0 | 48 |
"The Hall of Dolls"† | Bill Sellars | Brian Hayles and Donald Tosh (uncredited) | 9 April 1966 | Y | 8.0 | 49 | |||
"The Dancing Floor"† | Bill Sellars | Brian Hayles and Donald Tosh (uncredited) | 16 April 1966 | Y | 9.4 | 44 | |||
"The Final Test" | Bill Sellars | Brian Hayles and Donald Tosh (uncredited) | 23 April 1966 | Y | 7.8 | 43 | |||
25 | 8 | The Gunfighters | "A Holiday for the Doctor" | Rex Tucker | Donald Cotton | 30 April 1966 | Z | 6.5 | 45 |
"Don't Shoot the Pianist" | Rex Tucker | Donald Cotton | 7 May 1966 | Z | 6.6 | 39 | |||
"Johnny Ringo" | Rex Tucker | Donald Cotton | 14 May 1966 | Z | 6.2 | 36 | |||
"The O.K. Corral" | Rex Tucker | Donald Cotton | 21 May 1966 | Z | 5.7 | 30 | |||
26 | 9 | The Savages | "Episode 1"† | Christopher Barry | Ian Stuart Black | 28 May 1966 | AA | 4.8 | 48 |
"Episode 2"† | Christopher Barry | Ian Stuart Black | 4 June 1966 | AA | 5.6 | 49 | |||
"Episode 3"† | Christopher Barry | Ian Stuart Black | 11 June 1966 | AA | 5.0 | 48 | |||
"Episode 4"† | Christopher Barry | Ian Stuart Black | 18 June 1966 | AA | 4.5 | 48 | |||
27 | 10 | The War Machines | "Episode 1" | Michael Ferguson | Ian Stuart Black | 25 June 1966 | BB | 5.4 | 49 |
"Episode 2" | Michael Ferguson | Ian Stuart Black | 2 July 1966 | BB | 4.7 | 45 | |||
"Episode 3" | Michael Ferguson | Ian Stuart Black | 9 July 1966 | BB | 5.3 | 44 | |||
"Episode 4" | Michael Ferguson | Ian Stuart Black | 16 July 1966 | BB | 5.5 | 39 | |||
^† : Episode is missing
Season 4 (1966–1967) []
The Smugglers and The Tenth Planet were the last serials to star the First Doctor, his regeneration to the Second occurring in the latter. It is also notable as the season with the most missing episodes, with not one serial existing in its entirety.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | 1 | The Smugglers | "Episode 1"† | Julia Smith | Brian Hayles | 10 September 1966 | CC | 4.3 | 47 |
"Episode 2"† | Julia Smith | Brian Hayles | 17 September 1966 | CC | 4.9 | 45 | |||
"Episode 3"† | Julia Smith | Brian Hayles | 24 September 1966 | CC | 4.2 | 43 | |||
"Episode 4"† | Julia Smith | Brian Hayles | 1 October 1966 | CC | 4.5 | 43 | |||
29 | 2 | The Tenth Planet | "Episode 1" | Derek Martinus | Kit Pedler | 8 October 1966 | DD | 5.5 | 50 |
"Episode 2" | Derek Martinus | Kit Pedler | 15 October 1966 | DD | 6.4 | 48 | |||
"Episode 3" | Derek Martinus | Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis | 22 October 1966 | DD | 7.6 | 48 | |||
"Episode 4"† | Derek Martinus | Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis | 29 October 1966 | DD | 7.5 | 47 | |||
^† : Episode is missing
Second Doctor[]
The Second Doctor was portrayed by Patrick Troughton, whose serials were more action-oriented than those of his predecessor. Additionally, after The Highlanders, stories moved away from the purely historical ones that featured during William Hartnell's tenure; instead, any historical tales also included a science fiction element. Patrick Troughton retained the role until the last episode of The War Games when members of the Doctor's race, the Time Lords, put him on trial for breaking the laws of time. The Doctor was forced to regenerate and thereafter exiled on Earth.
Season 4 (1966–1967) continued[]
This season introduced companions Jamie McCrimmon (Frazer Hines) and Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling), in The Highlanders and The Evil of the Daleks, respectively. Ben and Polly departed in The Faceless Ones.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | 3 | The Power of the Daleks | "Episode One"† | Christopher Barry | David Whitaker | 5 November 1966 | EE | 7.9 | 43 |
"Episode Two"† | Christopher Barry | David Whitaker | 12 November 1966 | EE | 7.8 | 45 | |||
"Episode Three"† | Christopher Barry | David Whitaker | 19 November 1966 | EE | 7.5 | 44 | |||
"Episode Four"† | Christopher Barry | David Whitaker | 26 November 1966 | EE | 7.8 | 47 | |||
"Episode Five"† | Christopher Barry | David Whitaker | 3 December 1966 | EE | 8.0 | 48 | |||
"Episode Six"† | Christopher Barry | David Whitaker | 10 December 1966 | EE | 7.8 | 47 | |||
31 | 4 | The Highlanders | "Episode 1"† | Hugh David | Elwyn Jones and Gerry Davis | 17 December 1966 | FF | 6.7 | 47 |
"Episode 2"† | Hugh David | Elwyn Jones and Gerry Davis | 24 December 1966 | FF | 6.8 | 46 | |||
"Episode 3"† | Hugh David | Elwyn Jones and Gerry Davis | 31 December 1966 | FF | 7.4 | 47 | |||
"Episode 4"† | Hugh David | Elwyn Jones and Gerry Davis | 7 January 1967 | FF | 7.3 | 47 | |||
32 | 5 | The Underwater Menace | "Episode 1"† | Julia Smith | Geoffrey Orme | 14 January 1967 | GG | 8.3 | 48 |
"Episode 2" | Julia Smith | Geoffrey Orme | 21 January 1967 | GG | 7.5 | 46 | |||
"Episode 3" | Julia Smith | Geoffrey Orme | 28 January 1967 | GG | 7.1 | 45 | |||
"Episode 4"† | Julia Smith | Geoffrey Orme | 4 February 1967 | GG | 7.0 | 47 | |||
33 | 6 | The Moonbase | "Episode 1"† | Morris Barry | Kit Pedler | 11 February 1967 | HH | 8.1 | 50 |
"Episode 2" | Morris Barry | Kit Pedler | 18 February 1967 | HH | 8.9 | 49 | |||
"Episode 3"† | Morris Barry | Kit Pedler | 25 February 1967 | HH | 8.2 | 53 | |||
"Episode 4" | Morris Barry | Kit Pedler | 4 March 1967 | HH | 8.1 | 58 | |||
34 | 7 | The Macra Terror | "Episode 1"† | John Davies | Ian Stuart Black | 11 March 1967 | JJ | 8.0 | 50 |
"Episode 2"† | John Davies | Ian Stuart Black | 18 March 1967 | JJ | 7.9 | 48 | |||
"Episode 3"† | John Davies | Ian Stuart Black | 25 March 1967 | JJ | 8.5 | 52 | |||
"Episode 4"† | John Davies | Ian Stuart Black | 1 April 1967 | JJ | 8.4 | 49 | |||
35 | 8 | The Faceless Ones | "Episode 1" | Gerry Mill | David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke | 8 April 1967 | KK | 8.0 | 51 |
"Episode 2"† | Gerry Mill | David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke | 15 April 1967 | KK | 6.4 | 50 | |||
"Episode 3" | Gerry Mill | David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke | 22 April 1967 | KK | 7.9 | 53 | |||
"Episode 4"† | Gerry Mill | David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke | 29 April 1967 | KK | 6.9 | 55 | |||
"Episode 5"† | Gerry Mill | David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke | 6 May 1967 | KK | 7.1 | 55 | |||
"Episode 6"† | Gerry Mill | David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke | 13 May 1967 | KK | 8.0 | 52 | |||
36 | 9 | The Evil of the Daleks | "Episode 1"† | Derek Martinus | David Whitaker | 20 May 1967 | LL | 8.1 | 51 |
"Episode 2" | Derek Martinus | David Whitaker | 27 May 1967 | LL | 7.5 | 51 | |||
"Episode 3"† | Derek Martinus | David Whitaker | 3 June 1967 | LL | 6.1 | 52 | |||
"Episode 4"† | Derek Martinus | David Whitaker | 10 June 1967 | LL | 5.3 | 51 | |||
"Episode 5"† | Derek Martinus | David Whitaker | 17 June 1967 | LL | 5.1 | 53 | |||
"Episode 6"† | Derek Martinus | David Whitaker | 24 June 1967 | LL | 6.8 | 49 | |||
"Episode 7"† | Derek Martinus | David Whitaker | 1 July 1967 | LL | 6.1 | 56 | |||
^† : Episode is missing
Season 5 (1967–1968) []
This season saw the departure of Watling as Victoria, and the debut appearance of Wendy Padbury as Zoe, and Nicholas Courtney as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | 1 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | "Episode 1" | Morris Barry | Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis | 2 September 1967 | MM | 6.0 | 53 |
"Episode 2" | Morris Barry | Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis | 9 September 1967 | MM | 6.4 | 52 | |||
"Episode 3" | Morris Barry | Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis | 16 September 1967 | MM | 7.2 | 49 | |||
"Episode 4" | Morris Barry | Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis | 23 September 1967 | MM | 7.4 | 50 | |||
38 | 2 | The Abominable Snowmen | "Episode One"† | Gerald Blake | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | 30 September 1967 | NN | 6.3 | 50 |
"Episode Two" | Gerald Blake | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | 7 October 1967 | NN | 6.0 | 52 | |||
"Episode Three"† | Gerald Blake | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | 14 October 1967 | NN | 7.1 | 51 | |||
"Episode Four"† | Gerald Blake | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | 21 October 1967 | NN | 7.1 | 50 | |||
"Episode Five"† | Gerald Blake | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | 28 October 1967 | NN | 7.2 | 51 | |||
"Episode Six"† | Gerald Blake | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | 4 November 1967 | NN | 7.4 | 52 | |||
39 | 3 | The Ice Warriors | "One" | Derek Martinus | Brian Hayles | 11 November 1967 | OO | 6.7 | 52 |
"Two"† | Derek Martinus | Brian Hayles | 18 November 1967 | OO | 7.1 | 52 | |||
"Three"† | Derek Martinus | Brian Hayles | 25 November 1967 | OO | 7.4 | 51 | |||
"Four" | Derek Martinus | Brian Hayles | 2 December 1967 | OO | 7.3 | 51 | |||
"Five" | Derek Martinus | Brian Hayles | 9 December 1967 | OO | 8.0 | 50 | |||
"Six" | Derek Martinus | Brian Hayles | 16 December 1967 | OO | 7.5 | 51 | |||
40 | 4 | The Enemy of the World | "Episode 1" | Barry Letts | David Whitaker | 23 December 1967 | PP | 6.8 | 50 |
"Episode 2" | Barry Letts | David Whitaker | 30 December 1967 | PP | 7.6 | 49 | |||
"Episode 3" | Barry Letts | David Whitaker | 6 January 1968 | PP | 7.1 | 48 | |||
"Episode 4" | Barry Letts | David Whitaker | 13 January 1968 | PP | 7.8 | 49 | |||
"Episode 5" | Barry Letts | David Whitaker | 20 January 1968 | PP | 6.9 | 49 | |||
"Episode 6" | Barry Letts | David Whitaker | 27 January 1968 | PP | 8.3 | 52 | |||
41 | 5 | The Web of Fear | "Episode 1" | Douglas Camfield | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | 3 February 1968 | 7.2 | 54 | |
"Episode 2" | Douglas Camfield | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | 10 February 1968 | 6.8 | 53 | ||||
"Episode 3"† | Douglas Camfield | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | 17 February 1968 | 7.0 | 51 | ||||
"Episode 4" | Douglas Camfield | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | 24 February 1968 | 8.4 | 53 | ||||
"Episode 5" | Douglas Camfield | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | 2 March 1968 | 8.0 | 55 | ||||
"Episode 6" | Douglas Camfield | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | 9 March 1968 | 8.3 | 55 | ||||
42 | 6 | Fury from the Deep | "Episode 1"† | Hugh David | Victor Pemberton | 16 March 1968 | RR | 8.2 | 55 |
"Episode 2"† | Hugh David | Victor Pemberton | 23 March 1968 | RR | 7.9 | 55 | |||
"Episode 3"† | Hugh David | Victor Pemberton | 30 March 1968 | RR | 7.7 | 56 | |||
"Episode 4"† | Hugh David | Victor Pemberton | 6 April 1968 | RR | 6.6 | 56 | |||
"Episode 5"† | Hugh David | Victor Pemberton | 13 April 1968 | RR | 5.9 | 56 | |||
"Episode 6"† | Hugh David | Victor Pemberton | 20 April 1968 | RR | 6.9 | 57 | |||
43 | 7 | The Wheel in Space | "Episode 1"† | Tristan DeVere Cole | David Whitaker and Kit Pedler (story) | 27 April 1968 | SS | 7.2 | 57 |
"Episode 2"† | Tristan DeVere Cole | David Whitaker and Kit Pedler (story) | 4 May 1968 | SS | 6.9 | 60 | |||
"Episode 3" | Tristan DeVere Cole | David Whitaker and Kit Pedler (story) | 11 May 1968 | SS | 7.5 | 55 | |||
"Episode 4"† | Tristan DeVere Cole | David Whitaker and Kit Pedler (story) | 18 May 1968 | SS | 8.6 | 56 | |||
"Episode 5"† | Tristan DeVere Cole | David Whitaker and Kit Pedler (story) | 25 May 1968 | SS | 6.8 | 57 | |||
"Episode 6" | Tristan DeVere Cole | David Whitaker and Kit Pedler (story) | 1 June 1968 | SS | 6.5 | 62 | |||
^† : Episode is missing
Season 6 (1968–1969) []
Hines and Padbury both departed in The War Games, alongside Troughton. It was the show's last season to be filmed in black and white.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | 1 | The Dominators | "Episode 1" | Morris Barry | Norman Ashby (Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln) | 10 August 1968 | TT | 6.1 | 52 |
"Episode 2" | Morris Barry | Norman Ashby (Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln) | 17 August 1968 | TT | 5.9 | 55 | |||
[Episode 3][note 1] | Morris Barry | Norman Ashby (Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln) | 24 August 1968 | TT | 5.4 | 55 | |||
"Episode 4" | Morris Barry | Norman Ashby (Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln) | 31 August 1968 | TT | 7.5 | 51 | |||
"Episode 5" | Morris Barry | Norman Ashby (Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln) | 7 September 1968 | TT | 5.9 | 53 | |||
45 | 2 | The Mind Robber | "Episode 1" | David Maloney | Derrick Sherwin | 14 September 1968 | UU | 6.6 | 51 |
"Episode 2" | David Maloney | Peter Ling | 21 September 1968 | UU | 6.5 | 49 | |||
"Episode 3" | David Maloney | Peter Ling | 28 September 1968 | UU | 7.2 | 53 | |||
"Episode 4" | David Maloney | Peter Ling | 5 October 1968 | UU | 7.3 | 56 | |||
"Episode 5" | David Maloney | Peter Ling | 12 October 1968 | UU | 6.7 | 49 | |||
46 | 3 | The Invasion | "Episode One"† | Douglas Camfield | Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler (story) | 2 November 1968 | VV | 7.3 | 55 |
"Episode "Two" | Douglas Camfield | Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler (story) | 9 November 1968 | VV | 7.1 | 53 | |||
"Episode Three" | Douglas Camfield | Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler (story) | 16 November 1968 | VV | 7.1 | 54 | |||
"Episode Four"† | Douglas Camfield | Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler (story) | 23 November 1968 | VV | 6.4 | 51 | |||
"Episode Five" | Douglas Camfield | Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler (story) | 30 November 1968 | VV | 6.7 | 52 | |||
"Episode Six" | Douglas Camfield | Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler (story) | 7 December 1968 | VV | 6.5 | 56 | |||
"Episode Seven" | Douglas Camfield | Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler (story) | 14 December 1968 | VV | 7.2 | 55 | |||
"Episode Eight" | Douglas Camfield | Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler (story) | 21 December 1968 | VV | 7.0 | 53 | |||
47 | 4 | The Krotons | "Episode One" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 28 December 1968 | WW | 9.0 | 59 |
"Episode Two" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 4 January 1969 | WW | 8.4 | 57 | |||
"Episode Three" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 11 January 1969 | WW | 7.5 | 56 | |||
"Episode Four" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 18 January 1969 | WW | 7.1 | 55 | |||
48 | 5 | The Seeds of Death | "Episode One" | Michael Ferguson | Brian Hayles | 25 January 1969 | XX | 6.6 | 57 |
"Episode Two" | Michael Ferguson | Brian Hayles | 1 February 1969 | XX | 6.8 | 59 | |||
"Episode Three" | Michael Ferguson | Brian Hayles and Terrance Dicks (uncredited) | 8 February 1969 | XX | 7.5 | 55 | |||
"Episode Four" | Michael Ferguson | Brian Hayles and Terrance Dicks (uncredited) | 15 February 1969 | XX | 7.1 | 55 | |||
"Episode Five" | Michael Ferguson | Brian Hayles and Terrance Dicks (uncredited) | 22 February 1969 | XX | 7.6 | 57 | |||
"Episode Six" | Michael Ferguson | Brian Hayles and Terrance Dicks (uncredited) | 1 March 1969 | XX | 7.7 | 59 | |||
49 | 6 | The Space Pirates | "Episode One"† | Michael Hart | Robert Holmes | 8 March 1969 | YY | 5.8 | 57 |
"Episode Two" | Michael Hart | Robert Holmes | 15 March 1969 | YY | 6.8 | 52 | |||
"Episode Three"† | Michael Hart | Robert Holmes | 22 March 1969 | YY | 6.4 | 55 | |||
"Episode Four"† | Michael Hart | Robert Holmes | 29 March 1969 | YY | 5.8 | 53 | |||
"Episode Five"† | Michael Hart | Robert Holmes | 5 April 1969 | YY | 5.5 | 56 | |||
"Episode Six"† | Michael Hart | Robert Holmes | 12 April 1969 | YY | 5.3 | 52 | |||
50 | 7 | The War Games | "Episode One" | David Maloney | Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke | 19 April 1969 | ZZ | 5.5 | 55 |
"Episode Two" | David Maloney | Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke | 26 April 1969 | ZZ | 6.3 | 54 | |||
"Episode Three" | David Maloney | Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke | 3 May 1969 | ZZ | 5.1 | 53 | |||
"Episode Four" | David Maloney | Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke | 10 May 1969 | ZZ | 5.7 | 50 | |||
"Episode Five" | David Maloney | Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke | 17 May 1969 | ZZ | 5.1 | 53 | |||
"Episode Six" | David Maloney | Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke | 24 May 1969 | ZZ | 4.2 | 53 | |||
"Episode Seven" | David Maloney | Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke | 31 May 1969 | ZZ | 4.9 | 53 | |||
"Episode Eight" | David Maloney | Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke | 7 June 1969 | ZZ | 3.5 | 53 | |||
"Episode Nine" | David Maloney | Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke | 14 June 1969 | ZZ | 4.1 | 57 | |||
"Episode Ten" | David Maloney | Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke | 21 June 1969 | ZZ | 5.0 | 58 | |||
^† : Episode is missing
Third Doctor[]
The Third Doctor was portrayed by Jon Pertwee. Sentenced to exile on Earth and forcibly regenerated at the end of The War Games, the Doctor spent his time working for UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce). After The Three Doctors, the Time Lords repealed his exile; however, the Doctor still worked closely with UNIT from time to time. The Third Doctor regenerated into his fourth incarnation as a result of radiation poisoning in the last moments of Planet of the Spiders.
Season 7 (1970)[]
From this season onwards the programme was produced in colour. To accommodate the new production methods the number of episodes in a season was cut: season 6 has 44 episodes; season 7 has 25 episodes. The seasons continued to have between 20 and 28 episodes until season 22. This season featured companion Liz Shaw.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | 1 | Spearhead from Space | "Episode 1" | Derek Martinus | Robert Holmes | 3 January 1970 | AAA | 8.4 | 54 |
"Episode 2" | Derek Martinus | Robert Holmes | 10 January 1970 | AAA | 8.1 | — | |||
"Episode 3" | Derek Martinus | Robert Holmes | 17 January 1970 | AAA | 8.3 | — | |||
"Episode 4" | Derek Martinus | Robert Holmes | 24 January 1970 | AAA | 8.1 | 57 | |||
52 | 2 | Doctor Who and the Silurians | "Episode 1" | Timothy Combe | Malcolm Hulke | 31 January 1970 | BBB | 8.8 | 58 |
"Episode 2" | Timothy Combe | Malcolm Hulke | 7 February 1970 | BBB | 7.3 | 58 | |||
"Episode 3" | Timothy Combe | Malcolm Hulke | 14 February 1970 | BBB | 7.5 | 57 | |||
"Episode 4" | Timothy Combe | Malcolm Hulke | 21 February 1970 | BBB | 8.2 | 60 | |||
"Episode 5" | Timothy Combe | Malcolm Hulke | 28 February 1970 | BBB | 7.5 | 58 | |||
"Episode 6" | Timothy Combe | Malcolm Hulke | 7 March 1970 | BBB | 7.2 | 57 | |||
"Episode 7" | Timothy Combe | Malcolm Hulke | 14 March 1970 | BBB | 7.5 | 58 | |||
53 | 3 | The Ambassadors of Death | "Episode 1" | Michael Ferguson | David Whitaker and Trevor Ray (uncredited) | 21 March 1970 | CCC | 7.1 | 60 |
"Episode 2" | Michael Ferguson | David Whitaker, Malcolm Hulke (uncredited), and Terrance Dicks (uncredited) | 28 March 1970 | CCC | 7.6 | 61 | |||
"Episode 3" | Michael Ferguson | David Whitaker, Malcolm Hulke (uncredited), and Terrance Dicks (uncredited) | 4 April 1970 | CCC | 8.0 | 59 | |||
"Episode 4" | Michael Ferguson | David Whitaker, Malcolm Hulke (uncredited), and Terrance Dicks (uncredited) | 11 April 1970 | CCC | 9.3 | 58 | |||
"Episode 5" | Michael Ferguson | David Whitaker, Malcolm Hulke (uncredited), and Terrance Dicks (uncredited) | 18 April 1970 | CCC | 7.1 | — | |||
"Episode 6" | Michael Ferguson | David Whitaker, Malcolm Hulke (uncredited), and Terrance Dicks (uncredited) | 25 April 1970 | CCC | 6.9 | 61 | |||
"Episode 7" | Michael Ferguson | David Whitaker, Malcolm Hulke (uncredited), and Terrance Dicks (uncredited) | 2 May 1970 | CCC | 6.4 | 62 | |||
54 | 4 | Inferno | "Episode 1" | Douglas Camfield | Don Houghton | 9 May 1970 | DDD | 5.7 | 61 |
"Episode 2" | Douglas Camfield | Don Houghton | 16 May 1970 | DDD | 5.9 | 61 | |||
"Episode 3" | Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts (uncredited) | Don Houghton | 23 May 1970 | DDD | 4.8 | 60 | |||
"Episode 4" | Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts (uncredited) | Don Houghton | 30 May 1970 | DDD | 6.0 | 60 | |||
"Episode 5" | Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts (uncredited) | Don Houghton | 6 June 1970 | DDD | 5.4 | — | |||
"Episode 6" | Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts (uncredited) | Don Houghton | 13 June 1970 | DDD | 6.7 | 58 | |||
"Episode 7" | Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts (uncredited) | Don Houghton | 20 June 1970 | DDD | 5.5 | 60 | |||
Season 8 (1971)[]
This season forms a loose arc with the introduction of the Master, the villain in each of the season's storylines, and introduces the companion Jo Grant portrayed by Katy Manning.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | 1 | Terror of the Autons | "Episode One" | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | 2 January 1971 | EEE | 7.3 | — |
"Episode Two" | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | 9 January 1971 | EEE | 8.0 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | 16 January 1971 | EEE | 8.1 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | 23 January 1971 | EEE | 8.4 | — | |||
56 | 2 | The Mind of Evil | "Episode One" | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | 30 January 1971 | FFF | 6.1 | — |
"Episode Two" | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | 6 February 1971 | FFF | 8.8 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | 13 February 1971 | FFF | 7.5 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | 20 February 1971 | FFF | 7.4 | — | |||
"Episode Five" | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | 27 February 1971 | FFF | 7.6 | — | |||
"Episode Six" | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | 6 March 1971 | FFF | 7.3 | — | |||
57 | 3 | The Claws of Axos | "Episode One" | Michael Ferguson | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 13 March 1971 | GGG | 7.3 | — |
"Episode Two" | Michael Ferguson | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 20 March 1971 | GGG | 8.0 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Michael Ferguson | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 27 March 1971 | GGG | 6.4 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Michael Ferguson | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 3 April 1971 | GGG | 7.8 | — | |||
58 | 4 | Colony in Space | "Episode One" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 10 April 1971 | HHH | 7.6 | — |
"Episode Two" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 17 April 1971 | HHH | 8.5 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 24 April 1971 | HHH | 9.5 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 1 May 1971 | HHH | 8.1 | — | |||
"Episode Five" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 8 May 1971 | HHH | 8.8 | — | |||
"Episode Six" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 15 May 1971 | HHH | 8.7 | — | |||
59 | 5 | The Dæmons | "Episode One" | Christopher Barry | Guy Leopold (Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) | 22 May 1971 | JJJ | 9.2 | — |
"Episode Two" | Christopher Barry | Guy Leopold (Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) | 29 May 1971 | JJJ | 8.0 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Christopher Barry | Guy Leopold (Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) | 5 June 1971 | JJJ | 8.1 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Christopher Barry | Guy Leopold (Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) | 12 June 1971 | JJJ | 8.1 | — | |||
"Episode Five" | Christopher Barry | Guy Leopold (Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) | 19 June 1971 | JJJ | 8.3 | — | |||
Season 9 (1972)[]
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | 1 | Day of the Daleks | "Episode One" | Paul Bernard | Louis Marks | 1 January 1972 | KKK | 9.8 | — |
"Episode Two" | Paul Bernard | Louis Marks | 8 January 1972 | KKK | 10.4 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Paul Bernard | Louis Marks | 15 January 1972 | KKK | 9.1 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Paul Bernard | Louis Marks | 22 January 1972 | KKK | 9.1 | — | |||
61 | 2 | The Curse of Peladon | "Episode One" | Lennie Mayne | Brian Hayles | 29 January 1972 | MMM | 10.3 | — |
"Episode Two" | Lennie Mayne | Brian Hayles | 5 February 1972 | MMM | 11.0 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Lennie Mayne | Brian Hayles | 12 February 1972 | MMM | 7.8 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Lennie Mayne | Brian Hayles | 19 February 1972 | MMM | 8.4 | — | |||
62 | 3 | The Sea Devils | "Episode One" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 26 February 1972 | LLL | 6.4 | — |
"Episode Two" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 4 March 1972 | LLL | 9.7 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 11 March 1972 | LLL | 8.3 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 18 March 1972 | LLL | 7.8 | — | |||
"Episode Five" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 25 March 1972 | LLL | 8.3 | — | |||
"Episode Six" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 1 April 1972 | LLL | 8.5 | — | |||
63 | 4 | The Mutants | "Episode One" | Christopher Barry | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 8 April 1972 | NNN | 9.1 | — |
"Episode Two" | Christopher Barry | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 15 April 1972 | NNN | 7.8 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Christopher Barry | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 22 April 1972 | NNN | 7.9 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Christopher Barry | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 29 April 1972 | NNN | 7.5 | — | |||
"Episode Five" | Christopher Barry | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 6 May 1972 | NNN | 7.9 | — | |||
"Episode Six" | Christopher Barry | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 13 May 1972 | NNN | 6.5 | — | |||
64 | 5 | The Time Monster | "Episode One" | Paul Bernard | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 20 May 1972 | OOO | 7.6 | — |
"Episode Two" | Paul Bernard | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 27 May 1972 | OOO | 7.4 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Paul Bernard | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 3 June 1972 | OOO | 8.1 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Paul Bernard | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 10 June 1972 | OOO | 7.6 | — | |||
"Episode Five" | Paul Bernard | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 17 June 1972 | OOO | 6.0 | — | |||
"Episode Six" | Paul Bernard | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 24 June 1972 | OOO | 7.6 | — | |||
Season 10 (1972–1973) []
This season marked the final appearance of companion Jo Grant and the end of the Doctor's exile on Earth.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | 1 | The Three Doctors | "Episode One" | Lennie Mayne | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 30 December 1972 | RRR | 9.6 | — |
"Episode Two" | Lennie Mayne | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 6 January 1973 | RRR | 10.8 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Lennie Mayne | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 13 January 1973 | RRR | 8.8 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Lennie Mayne | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 20 January 1973 | RRR | 11.9 | — | |||
66 | 2 | Carnival of Monsters | "Episode One" | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | 27 January 1973 | PPP | 9.5 | — |
"Episode Two" | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | 3 February 1973 | PPP | 9.0 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | 10 February 1973 | PPP | 9.0 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | 17 February 1973 | PPP | 9.2 | — | |||
67 | 3 | Frontier in Space | "Episode One" | Paul Bernard | Malcolm Hulke | 24 February 1973 | QQQ | 9.1 | — |
"Episode Two" | Paul Bernard | Malcolm Hulke | 3 March 1973 | QQQ | 7.8 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Paul Bernard | Malcolm Hulke | 10 March 1973 | QQQ | 7.5 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Paul Bernard | Malcolm Hulke | 17 March 1973 | QQQ | 7.1 | — | |||
"Episode Five" | Paul Bernard | Malcolm Hulke | 24 March 1973 | QQQ | 7.7 | — | |||
"Episode Six" | Paul Bernard | Malcolm Hulke | 31 March 1973 | QQQ | 8.9 | — | |||
68 | 4 | Planet of the Daleks | "Episode One" | David Maloney | Terry Nation | 7 April 1973 | SSS | 11.0 | — |
"Episode Two" | David Maloney | Terry Nation | 14 April 1973 | SSS | 10.7 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | David Maloney | Terry Nation | 21 April 1973 | SSS | 10.1 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | David Maloney | Terry Nation | 28 April 1973 | SSS | 8.3 | — | |||
"Episode Five" | David Maloney | Terry Nation | 5 May 1973 | SSS | 9.7 | — | |||
"Episode Six" | David Maloney | Terry Nation | 12 May 1973 | SSS | 8.5 | — | |||
69 | 5 | The Green Death | "Episode One" | Michael E. Briant | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 19 May 1973 | TTT | 9.2 | — |
"Episode Two" | Michael E. Briant | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 26 May 1973 | TTT | 7.2 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Michael E. Briant | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 2 June 1973 | TTT | 7.8 | — | |||
"Episode Four" | Michael E. Briant | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 9 June 1973 | TTT | 6.8 | — | |||
"Episode Five" | Michael E. Briant | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 16 June 1973 | TTT | 8.3 | — | |||
"Episode Six" | Michael E. Briant | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 23 June 1973 | TTT | 7.0 | — | |||
Season 11 (1973–1974) []
This season introduces the companion Sarah Jane Smith portrayed by Elisabeth Sladen.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | 1 | The Time Warrior | "Part One" | Alan Bromly | Robert Holmes | 15 December 1973 | UUU | 8.7 | 59 |
"Part Two" | Alan Bromly | Robert Holmes | 22 December 1973 | UUU | 7.0 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Alan Bromly | Robert Holmes | 29 December 1973 | UUU | 6.6 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Alan Bromly | Robert Holmes | 5 January 1974 | UUU | 10.6 | 60 | |||
71 | 2 | Invasion of the Dinosaurs | "Part One" | Paddy Russell | Malcolm Hulke | 12 January 1974 | WWW | 11.0 | 62 |
"Part Two" | Paddy Russell | Malcolm Hulke | 19 January 1974 | WWW | 10.1 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Paddy Russell | Malcolm Hulke | 26 January 1974 | WWW | 11.0 | 63 | |||
"Part Four" | Paddy Russell | Malcolm Hulke | 2 February 1974 | WWW | 9.0 | — | |||
"Part Five" | Paddy Russell | Malcolm Hulke | 9 February 1974 | WWW | 9.0 | — | |||
"Part Six" | Paddy Russell | Malcolm Hulke | 16 February 1974 | WWW | 7.5 | 62 | |||
72 | 3 | Death to the Daleks | "Part One" | Michael E. Briant | Terry Nation | 23 February 1974 | XXX | 8.1 | 61 |
"Part Two" | Michael E. Briant | Terry Nation | 2 March 1974 | XXX | 9.5 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Michael E. Briant | Terry Nation | 9 March 1974 | XXX | 10.5 | 61 | |||
"Part Four" | Michael E. Briant | Terry Nation | 16 March 1974 | XXX | 9.5 | 62 | |||
73 | 4 | The Monster of Peladon | "Part One" | Lennie Mayne | Brian Hayles | 23 March 1974 | YYY | 9.2 | — |
"Part Two" | Lennie Mayne | Brian Hayles | 30 March 1974 | YYY | 6.8 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Lennie Mayne | Brian Hayles | 6 April 1974 | YYY | 7.4 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Lennie Mayne | Brian Hayles | 13 April 1974 | YYY | 7.2 | — | |||
"Part Five" | Lennie Mayne | Brian Hayles | 20 April 1974 | YYY | 7.5 | — | |||
"Part Six" | Lennie Mayne | Brian Hayles | 27 April 1974 | YYY | 8.1 | — | |||
74 | 5 | Planet of the Spiders | "Part One" | Barry Letts | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 4 May 1974 | ZZZ | 10.1 | 58 |
"Part Two" | Barry Letts | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 11 May 1974 | ZZZ | 8.9 | 60 | |||
"Part Three" | Barry Letts | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 18 May 1974 | ZZZ | 8.8 | 57 | |||
"Part Four" | Barry Letts | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 25 May 1974 | ZZZ | 8.2 | — | |||
"Part Five" | Barry Letts | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 1 June 1974 | ZZZ | 9.2 | — | |||
"Part Six" | Barry Letts | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 8 June 1974 | ZZZ | 8.9 | 56 | |||
Fourth Doctor[]
The Fourth Doctor was portrayed by Tom Baker. He is, to date, the actor who has played the Doctor on television for the longest period of time,[11] having held the role for seven seasons.
Season 12 (1974–1975) []
All serials in this season continue directly one after the other, tracing one single problematic voyage of the TARDIS crew. Despite the continuity, each serial is considered its own standalone story. This season also introduced the character of Harry Sullivan portrayed by Ian Marter as a companion; this character was intended to undertake action scenes, during the period prior to Tom Baker being cast, when it was unclear how old the actor playing the new Doctor would be.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
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75 | 1 | Robot | "Part One" | Christopher Barry | Terrance Dicks | 28 December 1974 | 4A | 10.8 | 53 |
"Part Two" | Christopher Barry | Terrance Dicks | 4 January 1975 | 4A | 10.7 | 53 | |||
"Part Three" | Christopher Barry | Terrance Dicks | 11 January 1975 | 4A | 10.1 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Christopher Barry | Terrance Dicks | 18 January 1975 | 4A | 9.0 | 51 | |||
76 | 2 | The Ark in Space | "Part One" | Rodney Bennett | Robert Holmes | 25 January 1975 | 4C | 9.4 | — |
"Part Two" | Rodney Bennett | Robert Holmes | 1 February 1975 | 4C | 13.6 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Rodney Bennett | Robert Holmes | 8 February 1975 | 4C | 11.2 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Rodney Bennett | Robert Holmes | 15 February 1975 | 4C | 10.2 | — | |||
77 | 3 | The Sontaran Experiment | "Part One" | Rodney Bennett | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 22 February 1975 | 4B | 11.0 | — |
"Part Two" | Rodney Bennett | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 1 March 1975 | 4B | 10.5 | 55 | |||
78 | 4 | Genesis of the Daleks | "Part One" | David Maloney | Terry Nation | 8 March 1975 | 4E | 10.7 | — |
"Part Two" | David Maloney | Terry Nation | 15 March 1975 | 4E | 10.5 | 57 | |||
"Part Three" | David Maloney | Terry Nation | 22 March 1975 | 4E | 8.5 | — | |||
"Part Four" | David Maloney | Terry Nation | 29 March 1975 | 4E | 8.8 | 58 | |||
"Part Five" | David Maloney | Terry Nation | 5 April 1975 | 4E | 9.8 | 57 | |||
"Part Six" | David Maloney | Terry Nation | 12 April 1975 | 4E | 9.1 | 56 | |||
79 | 5 | Revenge of the Cybermen | "Part One" | Michael E. Briant | Gerry Davis | 19 April 1975 | 4D | 9.5 | 57 |
"Part Two" | Michael E. Briant | Gerry Davis | 26 April 1975 | 4D | 8.3 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Michael E. Briant | Gerry Davis | 3 May 1975 | 4D | 8.9 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Michael E. Briant | Gerry Davis | 10 May 1975 | 4D | 9.4 | 58 | |||
Season 13 (1975–1976) []
During this season, Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan) left after Terror of the Zygons, but returned for a guest appearance in The Android Invasion. Terror of the Zygons also saw the last semi-regular appearance of Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart) who did not return until Season 20 in Mawdryn Undead.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
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80 | 1 | Terror of the Zygons | "Part One" | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 30 August 1975 | 4F | 8.4 | 59 |
"Part Two" | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 6 September 1975 | 4F | 6.1 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 13 September 1975 | 4F | 8.2 | 54 | |||
"Part Four" | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 20 September 1975 | 4F | 7.2 | — | |||
81 | 2 | Planet of Evil | "Part One" | David Maloney | Louis Marks | 27 September 1975 | 4H | 10.4 | — |
"Part Two" | David Maloney | Louis Marks | 4 October 1975 | 4H | 9.9 | 56 | |||
"Part Three" | David Maloney | Louis Marks | 11 October 1975 | 4H | 9.1 | 57 | |||
"Part Four" | David Maloney | Louis Marks | 18 October 1975 | 4H | 10.1 | 54 | |||
82 | 3 | Pyramids of Mars | "Part One" | Paddy Russell | Stephen Harris (Lewis Greifer and Robert Holmes) | 25 October 1975 | 4G | 10.5 | — |
"Part Two" | Paddy Russell | Stephen Harris (Lewis Greifer and Robert Holmes) | 1 November 1975 | 4G | 11.3 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Paddy Russell | Stephen Harris (Lewis Greifer and Robert Holmes) | 8 November 1975 | 4G | 9.4 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Paddy Russell | Stephen Harris (Lewis Greifer and Robert Holmes) | 15 November 1975 | 4G | 11.7 | 60 | |||
83 | 4 | The Android Invasion | "Part One" | Barry Letts | Terry Nation | 22 November 1975 | 4J | 11.9 | 58 |
"Part Two" | Barry Letts | Terry Nation | 29 November 1975 | 4J | 11.3 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Barry Letts | Terry Nation | 6 December 1975 | 4J | 12.1 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Barry Letts | Terry Nation | 13 December 1975 | 4J | 11.4 | — | |||
84 | 5 | The Brain of Morbius | "Part One" | Christopher Barry | Robin Bland (Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes) | 3 January 1976 | 4K | 9.5 | — |
"Part Two" | Christopher Barry | Robin Bland (Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes) | 10 January 1976 | 4K | 9.3 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Christopher Barry | Robin Bland (Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes) | 17 January 1976 | 4K | 10.1 | 57 | |||
"Part Four" | Christopher Barry | Robin Bland (Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes) | 24 January 1976 | 4K | 10.2 | — | |||
85 | 6 | The Seeds of Doom | "Part One" | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 31 January 1976 | 4L | 11.4 | 59 |
"Part Two" | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 7 February 1976 | 4L | 11.4 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 14 February 1976 | 4L | 10.3 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 21 February 1976 | 4L | 11.1 | — | |||
"Part Five" | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 28 February 1976 | 4L | 9.9 | — | |||
"Part Six" | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 6 March 1976 | 4L | 11.5 | — | |||
Season 14 (1976–1977) []
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) left the series this season in The Hand of Fear and was replaced by Louise Jameson (Leela) in The Face of Evil . The season also saw the first story in which the Doctor did not have a companion, The Deadly Assassin.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
86 | 1 | The Masque of Mandragora | "Part One" | Rodney Bennett | Louis Marks | 4 September 1976 | 4M | 8.3 | 58 |
"Part Two" | Rodney Bennett | Louis Marks | 11 September 1976 | 4M | 9.8 | 56 | |||
"Part Three" | Rodney Bennett | Louis Marks | 18 September 1976 | 4M | 9.2 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Rodney Bennett | Louis Marks | 25 September 1976 | 4M | 10.6 | 56 | |||
87 | 2 | The Hand of Fear | "Part One" | Lennie Mayne | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 2 October 1976 | 4N | 10.5 | — |
"Part Two" | Lennie Mayne | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 9 October 1976 | 4N | 10.2 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Lennie Mayne | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 16 October 1976 | 4N | 11.1 | 62 | |||
"Part Four" | Lennie Mayne | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 23 October 1976 | 4N | 12.0 | — | |||
88 | 3 | The Deadly Assassin | "Part One" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 30 October 1976 | 4P | 11.8 | — |
"Part Two" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 6 November 1976 | 4P | 12.1 | 59 | |||
"Part Three" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 13 November 1976 | 4P | 13.0 | — | |||
"Part Four" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 20 November 1976 | 4P | 11.8 | 61 | |||
89 | 4 | The Face of Evil | "Part One" | Pennant Roberts | Chris Boucher | 1 January 1977 | 4Q | 10.7 | 61 |
"Part Two" | Pennant Roberts | Chris Boucher | 8 January 1977 | 4Q | 11.1 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Pennant Roberts | Chris Boucher | 15 January 1977 | 4Q | 11.3 | 59 | |||
"Part Four" | Pennant Roberts | Chris Boucher | 22 January 1977 | 4Q | 11.7 | 60 | |||
90 | 5 | The Robots of Death | "Part One" | Michael E. Briant | Chris Boucher | 29 January 1977 | 4R | 12.8 | 62 |
"Part Two" | Michael E. Briant | Chris Boucher | 5 February 1977 | 4R | 12.4 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Michael E. Briant | Chris Boucher | 12 February 1977 | 4R | 13.1 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Michael E. Briant | Chris Boucher | 19 February 1977 | 4R | 12.6 | 57 | |||
91 | 6 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | "Part One" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 26 February 1977 | 4S | 11.3 | — |
"Part Two" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 5 March 1977 | 4S | 9.8 | — | |||
"Part Three" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 12 March 1977 | 4S | 10.2 | — | |||
"Part Four" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 19 March 1977 | 4S | 11.4 | 60 | |||
"Part Five" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 26 March 1977 | 4S | 10.1 | — | |||
"Part Six" | David Maloney | Robert Holmes | 2 April 1977 | 4S | 9.3 | 58 | |||
Season 15 (1977–1978) []
This season saw the final appearance of Leela and the first appearance of K9 as voiced by John Leeson.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
92 | 1 | Horror of Fang Rock | "Part One" | Paddy Russell | Terrance Dicks | 3 September 1977 | 4V | 6.8 | 58 |
"Part Two" | Paddy Russell | Terrance Dicks | 10 September 1977 | 4V | 7.1 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Paddy Russell | Terrance Dicks | 17 September 1977 | 4V | 9.8 | 60 | |||
"Part Four" | Paddy Russell | Terrance Dicks | 24 September 1977 | 4V | 9.9 | 57 | |||
93 | 2 | The Invisible Enemy | "Part One" | Derrick Goodwin | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 1 October 1977 | 4T | 8.6 | — |
"Part Two" | Derrick Goodwin | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 8 October 1977 | 4T | 7.3 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Derrick Goodwin | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 15 October 1977 | 4T | 7.5 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Derrick Goodwin | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 22 October 1977 | 4T | 8.3 | 60 | |||
94 | 3 | Image of the Fendahl | "Part One" | George Spenton-Foster | Chris Boucher | 29 October 1977 | 4X | 6.7 | — |
"Part Two" | George Spenton-Foster | Chris Boucher | 5 November 1977 | 4X | 7.5 | 75 | |||
"Part Three" | George Spenton-Foster | Chris Boucher | 12 November 1977 | 4X | 7.9 | — | |||
"Part Four" | George Spenton-Foster | Chris Boucher | 19 November 1977 | 4X | 9.1 | 61 | |||
95 | 4 | The Sun Makers | "Part One" | Pennant Roberts | Robert Holmes | 26 November 1977 | 4W | 8.5 | — |
"Part Two" | Pennant Roberts | Robert Holmes | 3 December 1977 | 4W | 9.5 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Pennant Roberts | Robert Holmes | 10 December 1977 | 4W | 8.9 | 68 | |||
"Part Four" | Pennant Roberts | Robert Holmes | 17 December 1977 | 4W | 8.4 | 59 | |||
96 | 5 | Underworld | "Part One" | Norman Stewart | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 7 January 1978 | 4Y | 8.9 | 65 |
"Part Two" | Norman Stewart | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 14 January 1978 | 4Y | 9.1 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Norman Stewart | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 21 January 1978 | 4Y | 8.9 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Norman Stewart | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 28 January 1978 | 4Y | 11.7 | — | |||
97 | 6 | The Invasion of Time | "Part One" | Gerald Blake | David Agnew (Graham Williams and Anthony Read) | 4 February 1978 | 4Z | 11.2 | 56 |
"Part Two" | Gerald Blake | David Agnew (Graham Williams and Anthony Read) | 11 February 1978 | 4Z | 11.4 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Gerald Blake | David Agnew (Graham Williams and Anthony Read) | 18 February 1978 | 4Z | 9.5 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Gerald Blake | David Agnew (Graham Williams and Anthony Read) | 25 February 1978 | 4Z | 10.9 | — | |||
"Part Five" | Gerald Blake | David Agnew (Graham Williams and Anthony Read) | 4 March 1978 | 4Z | 10.3 | — | |||
"Part Six" | Gerald Blake | David Agnew (Graham Williams and Anthony Read) | 11 March 1978 | 4Z | 9.8 | — | |||
Season 16 (1978–1979) []
Season 16 consists of one long story arc encompassing six separate, linked stories. This season is referred to by the umbrella title The Key to Time and has been released on DVD under this title. This season introduced Mary Tamm as Romana I.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
98 | 1 | The Ribos Operation | "Part One" | George Spenton-Foster | Robert Holmes | 2 September 1978 | 5A | 8.3 | 59 |
"Part Two" | George Spenton-Foster | Robert Holmes | 9 September 1978 | 5A | 8.1 | — | |||
"Part Three" | George Spenton-Foster | Robert Holmes | 16 September 1978 | 5A | 7.9 | — | |||
"Part Four" | George Spenton-Foster | Robert Holmes | 23 September 1978 | 5A | 8.2 | 67 | |||
99 | 2 | The Pirate Planet | "Part One" | Pennant Roberts | Douglas Adams | 30 September 1978 | 5B | 9.1 | 61 |
"Part Two" | Pennant Roberts | Douglas Adams | 7 October 1978 | 5B | 7.4 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Pennant Roberts | Douglas Adams | 14 October 1978 | 5B | 8.2 | 64 | |||
"Part Four" | Pennant Roberts | Douglas Adams | 21 October 1978 | 5B | 8.4 | 64 | |||
100 | 3 | The Stones of Blood | "Part One" | Darrol Blake | David Fisher | 28 October 1978 | 5C | 8.6 | — |
"Part Two" | Darrol Blake | David Fisher | 4 November 1978 | 5C | 6.6 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Darrol Blake | David Fisher | 11 November 1978 | 5C | 9.3 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Darrol Blake | David Fisher | 18 November 1978 | 5C | 7.6 | 67 | |||
101 | 4 | The Androids of Tara | "Part One" | Michael Hayes | David Fisher | 25 November 1978 | 5D | 9.5 | — |
"Part Two" | Michael Hayes | David Fisher | 2 December 1978 | 5D | 10.1 | 65 | |||
"Part Three" | Michael Hayes | David Fisher | 9 December 1978 | 5D | 8.9 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Michael Hayes | David Fisher | 16 December 1978 | 5D | 9.0 | 66 | |||
102 | 5 | The Power of Kroll | "Part One" | Norman Stewart | Robert Holmes | 23 December 1978 | 5E | 6.5 | — |
"Part Two" | Norman Stewart | Robert Holmes | 30 December 1978 | 5E | 12.4 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Norman Stewart | Robert Holmes | 6 January 1979 | 5E | 8.9 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Norman Stewart | Robert Holmes | 13 January 1979 | 5E | 9.9 | 63 | |||
103 | 6 | The Armageddon Factor | "Part One" | Michael Hayes | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 20 January 1979 | 5F | 7.5 | 65 |
"Part Two" | Michael Hayes | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 27 January 1979 | 5F | 8.8 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Michael Hayes | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 3 February 1979 | 5F | 7.8 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Michael Hayes | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 10 February 1979 | 5F | 8.6 | — | |||
"Part Five" | Michael Hayes | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 17 February 1979 | 5F | 8.6 | — | |||
"Part Six" | Michael Hayes | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 24 February 1979 | 5F | 9.6 | 66 | |||
Season 17 (1979–1980) []
During this season, the role of Romana was taken over by Lalla Ward.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
104 | 1 | Destiny of the Daleks | "Episode One" | Ken Grieve | Terry Nation | 1 September 1979 | 5J | 13.0 | 67 |
"Episode Two" | Ken Grieve | Terry Nation | 8 September 1979 | 5J | 12.7 | — | |||
"Episode Three" | Ken Grieve | Terry Nation | 15 September 1979 | 5J | 13.8 | 63 | |||
"Episode Four" | Ken Grieve | Terry Nation | 22 September 1979 | 5J | 14.4 | 64 | |||
105 | 2 | City of Death | "Part One" | Michael Hayes | David Agnew (Douglas Adams, Graham Williams and David Fisher) | 29 September 1979 | 5H | 12.4 | — |
"Part Two" | Michael Hayes | David Agnew (Douglas Adams, Graham Williams and David Fisher) | 6 October 1979 | 5H | 14.1 | 64 | |||
"Part Three" | Michael Hayes | David Agnew (Douglas Adams, Graham Williams and David Fisher) | 13 October 1979 | 5H | 15.4 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Michael Hayes | David Agnew (Douglas Adams, Graham Williams and David Fisher) | 20 October 1979 | 5H | 16.1 | 64 | |||
106 | 3 | The Creature from the Pit | "Part One" | Christopher Barry | David Fisher | 27 October 1979 | 5G | 9.3 | — |
"Part Two" | Christopher Barry | David Fisher | 3 November 1979 | 5G | 10.8 | 67 | |||
"Part Three" | Christopher Barry | David Fisher | 10 November 1979 | 5G | 10.2 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Christopher Barry | David Fisher | 17 November 1979 | 5G | 9.6 | — | |||
107 | 4 | Nightmare of Eden | "Part One" | Alan Bromly | Bob Baker | 24 November 1979 | 5K | 8.7 | — |
"Part Two" | Alan Bromly | Bob Baker | 1 December 1979 | 5K | 9.6 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Alan Bromly | Bob Baker | 8 December 1979 | 5K | 9.6 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Alan Bromly | Bob Baker | 15 December 1979 | 5K | 9.4 | 65 | |||
108 | 5 | The Horns of Nimon | "Part One" | Kenny McBain | Anthony Read | 22 December 1979 | 5L | 6.0 | — |
"Part Two" | Kenny McBain | Anthony Read | 29 December 1979 | 5L | 8.8 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Kenny McBain | Anthony Read | 5 January 1980 | 5L | 9.8 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Kenny McBain | Anthony Read | 12 January 1980 | 5L | 10.4 | 67 | |||
— | 6 | Shada | N/A | Pennant Roberts | Douglas Adams | Unaired[note 2] | 5M | — | — |
Season 18 (1980–1981) []
In a return to the format of early seasons, virtually all serials from Seasons 18 through 20 are linked together, often running directly into each other. Season 18 forms a loose story arc dealing with the theme of entropy. Full Circle, State of Decay, and Warriors' Gate trace the Doctor's adventures in E-Space; they were released in both VHS and DVD boxsets with the umbrella title The E-Space Trilogy. This season saw the departure of Romana and the introduction of companions Adric and Nyssa, and soon-to-be companion, Tegan Jovanka.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
109 | 1 | The Leisure Hive | "Part One" | Lovett Bickford | David Fisher | 30 August 1980 | 5N | 5.9 | — |
"Part Two" | Lovett Bickford | David Fisher | 6 September 1980 | 5N | 5.0 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Lovett Bickford | David Fisher | 13 September 1980 | 5N | 5.0 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Lovett Bickford | David Fisher | 20 September 1980 | 5N | 4.5 | 65 | |||
110 | 2 | Meglos | "Part One" | Terence Dudley | John Flanagan & Andrew McCulloch | 27 September 1980 | 5Q | 5.0 | 61 |
"Part Two" | Terence Dudley | John Flanagan & Andrew McCulloch | 4 October 1980 | 5Q | 4.2 | 64 | |||
"Part Three" | Terence Dudley | John Flanagan & Andrew McCulloch | 11 October 1980 | 5Q | 4.7 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Terence Dudley | John Flanagan & Andrew McCulloch | 18 October 1980 | 5Q | 4.7 | 63 | |||
111 | 3 | Full Circle | "Part One" | Peter Grimwade | Andrew Smith | 25 October 1980 | 5R | 5.9 | — |
"Part Two" | Peter Grimwade | Andrew Smith | 1 November 1980 | 5R | 3.7 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Peter Grimwade | Andrew Smith | 8 November 1980 | 5R | 5.9 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Peter Grimwade | Andrew Smith | 15 November 1980 | 5R | 5.4 | 65 | |||
112 | 4 | State of Decay | "Part One" | Peter Moffatt | Terrance Dicks | 22 November 1980 | 5P | 5.8 | — |
"Part Two" | Peter Moffatt | Terrance Dicks | 29 November 1980 | 5P | 5.3 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Peter Moffatt | Terrance Dicks | 6 December 1980 | 5P | 4.4 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Peter Moffatt | Terrance Dicks | 13 December 1980 | 5P | 5.4 | 69 | |||
113 | 5 | Warriors' Gate | "Part One" | Paul Joyce & Graeme Harper (uncredited) | Stephen Gallagher | 3 January 1981 | 5S | 7.1 | 59 |
"Part Two" | Paul Joyce & Graeme Harper (uncredited) | Stephen Gallagher | 10 January 1981 | 5S | 6.7 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Paul Joyce & Graeme Harper (uncredited) | Stephen Gallagher | 17 January 1981 | 5S | 8.3 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Paul Joyce & Graeme Harper (uncredited) | Stephen Gallagher | 24 January 1981 | 5S | 7.8 | 59 | |||
114 | 6 | The Keeper of Traken | "Part One" | John Black | Johnny Byrne | 31 January 1981 | 5T | 7.6 | — |
"Part Two" | John Black | Johnny Byrne | 7 February 1981 | 5T | 6.1 | — | |||
"Part Three" | John Black | Johnny Byrne | 14 February 1981 | 5T | 5.2 | — | |||
"Part Four" | John Black | Johnny Byrne | 21 February 1981 | 5T | 6.1 | 63 | |||
115 | 7 | Logopolis | "Part One" | Peter Grimwade | Christopher H. Bidmead | 28 February 1981 | 5V | 7.7 | — |
"Part Two" | Peter Grimwade | Christopher H. Bidmead | 7 March 1981 | 5V | 7.7 | 61 | |||
"Part Three" | Peter Grimwade | Christopher H. Bidmead | 14 March 1981 | 5V | 5.8 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Peter Grimwade | Christopher H. Bidmead | 21 March 1981 | 5V | 6.1 | 65 | |||
Fifth Doctor[]
The Fifth Doctor was portrayed by Peter Davison.
Season 19 (1982)[]
The show moved from its traditional once-weekly Saturday broadcast to being broadcast twice-weekly primarily on Monday and Tuesday,[12] although there were regional variations to the schedule. Castrovalva, together with the previous two serials, The Keeper of Traken and Logopolis, form a trilogy involving the return of the Master. They were released on DVD under the banner title New Beginnings. The season marked the final appearance of Adric.[12]
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
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116 | 1 | Castrovalva | "Part One" | Fiona Cumming | Christopher H. Bidmead | 4 January 1982 | 5Z | 9.1 | – |
"Part Two" | Fiona Cumming | Christopher H. Bidmead | 5 January 1982 | 5Z | 8.6 | – | |||
"Part Three" | Fiona Cumming | Christopher H. Bidmead | 11 January 1982 | 5Z | 10.2 | – | |||
"Part Four" | Fiona Cumming | Christopher H. Bidmead | 12 January 1982 | 5Z | 10.4 | – | |||
117 | 2 | Four to Doomsday | "Part One" | John Black | Terence Dudley | 18 January 1982 | 5W | 8.4 | – |
"Part Two" | John Black | Terence Dudley | 19 January 1982 | 5W | 8.8 | – | |||
"Part Three" | John Black | Terence Dudley | 25 January 1982 | 5W | 8.9 | – | |||
"Part Four" | John Black | Terence Dudley | 26 January 1982 | 5W | 9.4 | – | |||
118 | 3 | Kinda | "Part One" | Peter Grimwade | Christopher Bailey | 1 February 1982 | 5Y | 8.4 | – |
"Part Two" | Peter Grimwade | Christopher Bailey | 2 February 1982 | 5Y | 9.4 | – | |||
"Part Three" | Peter Grimwade | Christopher Bailey | 8 February 1982 | 5Y | 8.5 | – | |||
"Part Four" | Peter Grimwade | Christopher Bailey | 9 February 1982 | 5Y | 8.9 | – | |||
119 | 4 | The Visitation | "Part One" | Peter Moffatt | Eric Saward | 15 February 1982 | 5X | 9.1 | – |
"Part Two" | Peter Moffatt | Eric Saward | 16 February 1982 | 5X | 9.3 | – | |||
"Part Three" | Peter Moffatt | Eric Saward | 22 February 1982 | 5X | 9.9 | – | |||
"Part Four" | Peter Moffatt | Eric Saward | 23 February 1982 | 5X | 10.1 | – | |||
120 | 5 | Black Orchid | "Part One" | Ron Jones | Terence Dudley | 1 March 1982 | 6A | 9.9 | – |
"Part Two" | Ron Jones | Terence Dudley | 2 March 1982 | 6A | 10.1 | – | |||
121 | 6 | Earthshock | "Part One" | Peter Grimwade | Eric Saward | 8 March 1982 | 6B | 9.1 | – |
"Part Two" | Peter Grimwade | Eric Saward | 9 March 1982 | 6B | 8.8 | – | |||
"Part Three" | Peter Grimwade | Eric Saward | 15 March 1982 | 6B | 9.8 | – | |||
"Part Four" | Peter Grimwade | Eric Saward | 16 March 1982 | 6B | 9.6 | – | |||
122 | 7 | Time-Flight | "Part One" | Ron Jones | Peter Grimwade | 22 March 1982 | 6C | 10.0 | – |
"Part Two" | Ron Jones | Peter Grimwade | 23 March 1982 | 6C | 8.5 | – | |||
"Part Three" | Ron Jones | Peter Grimwade | 29 March 1982 | 6C | 8.9 | – | |||
"Part Four" | Ron Jones | Peter Grimwade | 30 March 1982 | 6C | 8.1 | – | |||
Season 20 (1983)[]
To commemorate the twentieth season, the stories in this season involve the return of previous villains; Omega, the Mara, the Black Guardian and the Master. Mawdryn Undead, Terminus and Enlightenment involve the Black Guardian's plot to force the Doctor's new companion Vislor Turlough to kill the Doctor; they were released individually on VHS and as a set on DVD as parts of The Black Guardian Trilogy. This season was broadcast twice weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings on BBC1. This was the last season to feature Nyssa as a companion.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] | |||
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123 | 1 | Arc of Infinity | "Part One" | Ron Jones | Johnny Byrne | 3 January 1983 | 6E | 7.2 | 69 | |||
"Part Two" | Ron Jones | Johnny Byrne | 5 January 1983 | 6E | 7.3 | 70 | ||||||
"Part Three" | Ron Jones | Johnny Byrne | 11 January 1983 | 6E | 6.9 | 67 | ||||||
"Part Four" | Ron Jones | Johnny Byrne | 12 January 1983 | 6E | 7.2 | 66 | ||||||
124 | 2 | Snakedance | "Part One" | Fiona Cumming | Christopher Bailey | 18 January 1983 | 6D | 6.7 | 65 | |||
"Part Two" | Fiona Cumming | Christopher Bailey | 19 January 1983 | 6D | 7.7 | 66 | ||||||
"Part Three" | Fiona Cumming | Christopher Bailey | 25 January 1983 | 6D | 6.6 | 67 | ||||||
"Part Four" | Fiona Cumming | Christopher Bailey | 26 January 1983 | 6D | 7.4 | 67 | ||||||
125 | 3 | Mawdryn Undead | "Part One" | Peter Moffatt | Peter Grimwade | 1 February 1983 | 6F | 6.5 | 67 | |||
"Part Two" | Peter Moffatt | Peter Grimwade | 2 February 1983 | 6F | 7.5 | 70 | ||||||
"Part Three" | Peter Moffatt | Peter Grimwade | 8 February 1983 | 6F | 7.4 | 67 | ||||||
"Part Four" | Peter Moffatt | Peter Grimwade | 9 February 1983 | 6F | 7.7 | 68 | ||||||
126 | 4 | Terminus | "Part One" | Mary Ridge | Stephen Gallagher | 15 February 1983 | 6G | 6.8 | 65 | |||
"Part Two" | Mary Ridge | Stephen Gallagher | 16 February 1983 | 6G | 7.5 | 67 | ||||||
"Part Three" | Mary Ridge | Stephen Gallagher | 22 February 1983 | 6G | 6.5 | 64 | ||||||
"Part Four" | Mary Ridge | Stephen Gallagher | 23 February 1983 | 6G | 7.4 | 67 | ||||||
127 | 5 | Enlightenment | "Part One" | Fiona Cumming | Barbara Clegg | 1 March 1983 | 6H | 6.6 | 67 | |||
"Part Two" | Fiona Cumming | Barbara Clegg | 2 March 1983 | 6H | 7.2 | 65 | ||||||
"Part Three" | Fiona Cumming | Barbara Clegg | 8 March 1983 | 6H | 6.2 | 68 | ||||||
"Part Four" | Fiona Cumming | Barbara Clegg | 9 March 1983 | 6H | 7.3 | 70 | ||||||
128 | 6 | The King's Demons | "Part One" | Tony Virgo | Terence Dudley | 15 March 1983 | 6J | 5.8 | 65 | |||
"Part Two" | Tony Virgo | Terence Dudley | 16 March 1983 | 6J | 7.2 | 63 | ||||||
Special | ||||||||||||
129 | – | The Five Doctors | N/A | Peter Moffatt | Terrance Dicks | 25 November 1983[a] | 6K | 7.7 | 75 | |||
- ^ The Five Doctors was first broadcast in the United States on 23 November 1983, the actual date of the programme's 20th anniversary.
Season 21 (1984)[]
Episodes were broadcast twice weekly on Thursday and Friday evenings, with Resurrection of the Daleks broadcast on two consecutive Wednesday nights in 45-minute, rather than 25-minute, parts. The Caves of Androzani saw the regeneration of the Fifth Doctor, and the season finale The Twin Dilemma was the first story of the Sixth Doctor. The season marked the departure of Tegan Jovanka and Vislor Turlough, as well as the introduction of Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
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130 | 1 | Warriors of the Deep | "Part One" | Pennant Roberts | Johnny Byrne | 5 January 1984 | 6L | 7.6 | 65 |
"Part Two" | Pennant Roberts | Johnny Byrne | 6 January 1984 | 6L | 7.5 | 64 | |||
"Part Three" | Pennant Roberts | Johnny Byrne | 12 January 1984 | 6L | 7.3 | 62 | |||
"Part Four" | Pennant Roberts | Johnny Byrne | 13 January 1984 | 6L | 6.6 | 65 | |||
131 | 2 | The Awakening | "Part One" | Michael Owen Morris | Eric Pringle | 19 January 1984 | 6M | 7.9 | 65 |
"Part Two" | Michael Owen Morris | Eric Pringle | 20 January 1984 | 6M | 6.6 | 63 | |||
132 | 3 | Frontios | "Part One" | Ron Jones | Christopher H. Bidmead | 26 January 1984 | 6N | 8.0 | 66 |
"Part Two" | Ron Jones | Christopher H. Bidmead | 27 January 1984 | 6N | 5.8 | 69 | |||
"Part Three" | Ron Jones | Christopher H. Bidmead | 2 February 1984 | 6N | 7.8 | 65 | |||
"Part Four" | Ron Jones | Christopher H. Bidmead | 3 February 1984 | 6N | 5.6 | 65 | |||
133 | 4 | Resurrection of the Daleks | "Part One" | Matthew Robinson | Eric Saward | 8 February 1984 | 6P | 7.3 | 69 |
"Part Two" | Matthew Robinson | Eric Saward | 15 February 1984 | 6P | 8.0 | 65 | |||
134 | 5 | Planet of Fire | "Part One" | Fiona Cumming | Peter Grimwade | 23 February 1984 | 6Q | 7.4 | — |
"Part Two" | Fiona Cumming | Peter Grimwade | 24 February 1984 | 6Q | 6.1 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Fiona Cumming | Peter Grimwade | 1 March 1984 | 6Q | 7.4 | — | |||
"Part Four" | Fiona Cumming | Peter Grimwade | 2 March 1984 | 6Q | 7.0 | — | |||
135 | 6 | The Caves of Androzani | "Part One" | Graeme Harper | Robert Holmes | 8 March 1984 | 6R | 6.9 | 65 |
"Part Two" | Graeme Harper | Robert Holmes | 9 March 1984 | 6R | 6.6 | — | |||
"Part Three" | Graeme Harper | Robert Holmes | 15 March 1984 | 6R | 7.8 | 65 | |||
"Part Four" | Graeme Harper | Robert Holmes | 16 March 1984 | 6R | 7.8 | 68 | |||
Sixth Doctor[]
The Sixth Doctor was portrayed by Colin Baker.
Season 21 (1984) continued[]
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
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136 | 7 | The Twin Dilemma | "Part One" | Peter Moffatt | Anthony Steven | 22 March 1984 | 6S | 7.6 | 61 |
"Part Two" | Peter Moffatt | Anthony Steven | 23 March 1984 | 6S | 7.4 | 66 | |||
"Part Three" | Peter Moffatt | Anthony Steven | 29 March 1984 | 6S | 7.0 | 59 | |||
"Part Four" | Peter Moffatt | Anthony Steven | 30 March 1984 | 6S | 6.3 | 67 | |||
Season 22 (1985)[]
The series moved back to once-weekly Saturday broadcasts. All episodes were 45 minutes long, though they also exist in 25-minute versions. Although there were now only 13 episodes in the season, the total running time remained approximately the same as in previous seasons since the episodes were almost twice as long.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
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137 | 1 | Attack of the Cybermen | "Part One" | Matthew Robinson | Paula Moore | 5 January 1985 | 6T | 8.9 | 61 |
"Part Two" | Matthew Robinson | Paula Moore | 12 January 1985 | 6T | 7.2 | 65 | |||
138 | 2 | Vengeance on Varos | "Part One" | Ron Jones | Philip Martin | 19 January 1985 | 6V | 7.2 | 63 |
"Part Two" | Ron Jones | Philip Martin | 26 January 1985 | 6V | 7.0 | 65 | |||
139 | 3 | The Mark of the Rani | "Part One" | Sarah Hellings | Pip and Jane Baker | 2 February 1985 | 6X | 6.3 | 64 |
"Part Two" | Sarah Hellings | Pip and Jane Baker | 9 February 1985 | 6X | 7.3 | 64 | |||
140 | 4 | The Two Doctors | "Part One" | Peter Moffatt | Robert Holmes | 16 February 1985 | 6W | 6.6 | 65 |
"Part Two" | Peter Moffatt | Robert Holmes | 23 February 1985 | 6W | 6.0 | 62 | |||
"Part Three" | Peter Moffatt | Robert Holmes | 2 March 1985 | 6W | 6.9 | 65 | |||
141 | 5 | Timelash | "Part One" | Pennant Roberts | Glen McCoy | 9 March 1985 | 6Y | 6.7 | 66 |
"Part Two" | Pennant Roberts | Glen McCoy | 16 March 1985 | 6Y | 7.4 | 64 | |||
142 | 6 | Revelation of the Daleks | "Part One" | Graeme Harper | Eric Saward | 23 March 1985 | 6Z | 7.4 | 67 |
"Part Two" | Graeme Harper | Eric Saward | 30 March 1985 | 6Z | 7.7 | 65 | |||
Season 23 (1986)[]
The whole season is titled as The Trial of a Time Lord, and is split into four segments. The segments are commonly referred to by their respective novelisation's titles[13] (listed below) but the season was broadcast as one fourteen-part story and these titles did not appear on screen. Episode length returned to 25 minutes, but with only fourteen episodes in the season, making the total running time of this season (and subsequent seasons) just over half of the previous seasons, going back to season 7. The season saw the departure of Peri and the introduction of Bonnie Langford as companion Mel Bush.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
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143a | 1 | The Mysterious Planet | "Part One" | Nicholas Mallett | Robert Holmes | 6 September 1986 | 7A | 4.9 | 72 |
"Part Two" | Nicholas Mallett | Robert Holmes | 13 September 1986 | 7A | 4.9 | 69 | |||
"Part Three" | Nicholas Mallett | Robert Holmes | 20 September 1986 | 7A | 3.9 | 70 | |||
"Part Four" | Nicholas Mallett | Robert Holmes | 27 September 1986 | 7A | 3.7 | 72 | |||
143b | 2 | Mindwarp | "Part Five" | Ron Jones | Philip Martin | 4 October 1986 | 7B | 4.8 | 71 |
"Part Six" | Ron Jones | Philip Martin | 11 October 1986 | 7B | 4.6 | 69 | |||
"Part Seven" | Ron Jones | Philip Martin | 18 October 1986 | 7B | 5.1 | 66 | |||
"Part Eight" | Ron Jones | Philip Martin | 25 October 1986 | 7B | 5.0 | 72 | |||
143c | 3 | Terror of the Vervoids | "Part Nine" | Chris Clough | Pip and Jane Baker | 1 November 1986 | 7C | 5.2 | 66 |
"Part Ten" | Chris Clough | Pip and Jane Baker | 8 November 1986 | 7C | 4.6 | 69 | |||
"Part Eleven" | Chris Clough | Pip and Jane Baker | 15 November 1986 | 7C | 5.3 | 69 | |||
"Part Twelve" | Chris Clough | Pip and Jane Baker | 22 November 1986 | 7C | 5.3 | 69 | |||
143d | 4 | The Ultimate Foe | "Part Thirteen" | Chris Clough | Robert Holmes | 29 November 1986 | 7C | 4.4 | 69 |
"Part Fourteen" | Chris Clough | Pip and Jane Baker | 6 December 1986 | 7C | 5.6 | 69 | |||
Seventh Doctor[]
The Seventh Doctor was portrayed by Sylvester McCoy.
Season 24 (1987)[]
This season was moved to a Monday schedule. Mel Bush left in Dragonfire, and the companion role was taken over by Sophie Aldred as Ace.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
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144 | 1 | Time and the Rani | "Part One" | Andrew Morgan | Pip and Jane Baker | 7 September 1987 | 7D | 5.1 | 58 |
"Part Two" | Andrew Morgan | Pip and Jane Baker | 14 September 1987 | 7D | 4.2 | 63 | |||
"Part Three" | Andrew Morgan | Pip and Jane Baker | 21 September 1987 | 7D | 4.3 | 57 | |||
"Part Four" | Andrew Morgan | Pip and Jane Baker | 28 September 1987 | 7D | 4.9 | 59 | |||
145 | 2 | Paradise Towers | "Part One" | Nicholas Mallett | Stephen Wyatt | 5 October 1987 | 7E | 4.5 | 61 |
"Part Two" | Nicholas Mallett | Stephen Wyatt | 12 October 1987 | 7E | 5.2 | 58 | |||
"Part Three" | Nicholas Mallett | Stephen Wyatt | 19 October 1987 | 7E | 5.0 | 58 | |||
"Part Four" | Nicholas Mallett | Stephen Wyatt | 26 October 1987 | 7E | 5.0 | 57 | |||
146 | 3 | Delta and the Bannermen | "Part One" | Chris Clough | Malcolm Kohll | 2 November 1987 | 7F | 5.3 | 63 |
"Part Two" | Chris Clough | Malcolm Kohll | 9 November 1987 | 7F | 5.1 | 60 | |||
"Part Three" | Chris Clough | Malcolm Kohll | 16 November 1987 | 7F | 5.4 | 60 | |||
147 | 4 | Dragonfire | "Part One" | Chris Clough | Ian Briggs | 23 November 1987 | 7G | 5.5 | 61 |
"Part Two" | Chris Clough | Ian Briggs | 30 November 1987 | 7G | 5.0 | 61 | |||
"Part Three" | Chris Clough | Ian Briggs | 7 December 1987 | 7G | 4.7 | 64 | |||
Season 25 (1988–1989) []
The series was moved to Wednesdays. The programme celebrated its 25th anniversary with the serial story Silver Nemesis.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
148 | 1 | Remembrance of the Daleks | "Part One" | Andrew Morgan | Ben Aaronovitch | 5 October 1988 | 7H | 5.5 | 68 |
"Part Two" | Andrew Morgan | Ben Aaronovitch | 12 October 1988 | 7H | 5.8 | 69 | |||
"Part Three" | Andrew Morgan | Ben Aaronovitch | 19 October 1988 | 7H | 5.1 | 70 | |||
"Part Four" | Andrew Morgan | Ben Aaronovitch | 26 October 1988 | 7H | 5.0 | 72 | |||
149 | 2 | The Happiness Patrol | "Part One" | Chris Clough | Graeme Curry | 2 November 1988 | 7L | 5.3 | 67 |
"Part Two" | Chris Clough | Graeme Curry | 9 November 1988 | 7L | 4.6 | 65 | |||
"Part Three" | Chris Clough | Graeme Curry | 16 November 1988 | 7L | 5.3 | 65 | |||
150 | 3 | Silver Nemesis | "Part One" | Chris Clough | Kevin Clarke | 23 November 1988 | 7K | 6.1 | 71 |
"Part Two" | Chris Clough | Kevin Clarke | 30 November 1988[a] | 7K | 5.2 | 70 | |||
"Part Three" | Chris Clough | Kevin Clarke | 7 December 1988[a] | 7K | 5.2 | 70 | |||
151 | 4 | The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | "Part One" | Alan Wareing | Stephen Wyatt | 14 December 1988 | 7J | 5.0 | 68 |
"Part Two" | Alan Wareing | Stephen Wyatt | 21 December 1988 | 7J | 5.3 | 66 | |||
"Part Three" | Alan Wareing | Stephen Wyatt | 28 December 1988 | 7J | 4.8 | 69 | |||
"Part Four" | Alan Wareing | Stephen Wyatt | 4 January 1989 | 7J | 6.6 | 64 | |||
- ^ Jump up to: a b Parts Two and Three of Silver Nemesis were first broadcast in New Zealand on 25 November 1988 as part of a compilation broadcast before their UK transmission.[14]
Season 26 (1989)[]
The final season continued to push the series towards a darker approach, focusing this time more on Ace's personal life as well as The Doctor's past and manipulations. This season set the tone for the Virgin New Adventures novels that followed.
Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
152 | 1 | Battlefield | "Part One" | Michael Kerrigan | Ben Aaronovitch | 6 September 1989 | 7N | 3.1 | 69 |
"Part Two" | Michael Kerrigan | Ben Aaronovitch | 13 September 1989 | 7N | 3.9 | 68 | |||
"Part Three" | Michael Kerrigan | Ben Aaronovitch | 20 September 1989 | 7N | 3.6 | 67 | |||
"Part Four" | Michael Kerrigan | Ben Aaronovitch | 27 September 1989 | 7N | 4.0 | 65 | |||
153 | 2 | Ghost Light | "Part One" | Alan Wareing | Marc Platt | 4 October 1989 | 7Q | 4.2 | 68 |
"Part Two" | Alan Wareing | Marc Platt | 11 October 1989 | 7Q | 4.0 | 68 | |||
"Part Three" | Alan Wareing | Marc Platt | 18 October 1989 | 7Q | 4.0 | 64 | |||
154 | 3 | The Curse of Fenric | "Part One" | Nicholas Mallett | Ian Briggs | 25 October 1989 | 7M | 4.3 | 67 |
"Part Two" | Nicholas Mallett | Ian Briggs | 1 November 1989 | 7M | 4.0 | 68 | |||
"Part Three" | Nicholas Mallett | Ian Briggs | 8 November 1989 | 7M | 4.0 | 68 | |||
"Part Four" | Nicholas Mallett | Ian Briggs | 15 November 1989 | 7M | 4.2 | 68 | |||
155 | 4 | Survival | "Part One" | Alan Wareing | Rona Munro | 22 November 1989 | 7P | 5.0 | 69 |
"Part Two" | Alan Wareing | Rona Munro | 29 November 1989 | 7P | 4.8 | 69 | |||
"Part Three" | Alan Wareing | Rona Munro | 6 December 1989 | 7P | 5.0 | 71 | |||
Eighth Doctor[]
The Eighth Doctor was portrayed by Paul McGann. The movie is the only television appearance of this Doctor during his tenure. The only production title held by this story was Doctor Who. The DVD release is titled Doctor Who: The Movie. In 2013, Paul McGann returned for the second television appearance of the Eighth Doctor in the minisode titled "The Night of the Doctor". Concerning the production code, "TVM" is used in the BBC's online episode guide.[15] The actual code used during production is 50/LDX071Y/01X.[16] Doctor Who Magazine's "Complete Eighth Doctor Special" gives the production code as #83705.[17]
Television movie (1996)[]
Story | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
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156 | Doctor Who | Geoffrey Sax | Matthew Jacobs | 12 May 1996 14 May 1996 (USA) 27 May 1996 (UK) | (Canada)TVM | 9.08 | 75 |
See also[]
- Doctor Who missing episodes
- List of Doctor Who Christmas specials
- List of unmade Doctor Who serials and films
- List of Doctor Who audio releases
- List of Doctor Who home video releases
- List of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish
- List of Doctor Who radio stories
- List of special Doctor Who episodes
- Doctor Who spin-offs
References[]
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General websites[]
- "Episode Guide". Doctor Who Classic series. BBC.
- Shaun Lyon, David Hancock; et al. "The Canon Keeper's Guide to Doctor Who". Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009.
- Shaun Lyon; et al. "Doctor Who episode guide". Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009.
- Boies, Dominique. "Doctor Who reference guide". Archived from the original on 5 February 2015.
External links[]
- BBC Classic Series Episode Guide
- BBC Episode Guide (Classic and New Series)
- Doctor Who Reference Guide – detailed descriptions of all televised episodes, plus spin-off audio, video, and literary works.
- Doctor Who (1963–1989) at IMDb
- Doctor Who (1996) at IMDb
- Doctor Who (2005–) at IMDb
- Lists of British science fiction television series episodes
- Doctor Who serials
- Doctor Who series
- Doctor Who lists
- Lists of Doctor Who universe television episodes
- Lists of stories