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It consisted of four serials comprised of twenty-five episodes. It was the shortest series of ''Doctor Who'' to date (and had the fewest number of serials until [[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 23]]). It has the distinction of being the earliest ''Doctor Who'' series to exist in its entirety (though not completely in colour, with the monochromatic copies of episodes later subjected to various recolourisation techniques) in the BBC archives. This is also the first series (other than [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 1963)|the first one]]) to not feature any returning monsters from earlier stories. | It consisted of four serials comprised of twenty-five episodes. It was the shortest series of ''Doctor Who'' to date (and had the fewest number of serials until [[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 23]]). It has the distinction of being the earliest ''Doctor Who'' series to exist in its entirety (though not completely in colour, with the monochromatic copies of episodes later subjected to various recolourisation techniques) in the BBC archives. This is also the first series (other than [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 1963)|the first one]]) to not feature any returning monsters from earlier stories. | ||
It was the first series produced and broadcast in colour and the first set entirely in one time period and almost entirely on [[Earth]] (the latter of these factors would later be repeated for [[Season 26 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 26]] and [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]], although in those two cases there was no attempt at an in-universe explanation for confining the Doctor to the planet). Although the series did not have an overall story arc, it did feature a recurring subplot of the Doctor trying to adjust to life as an exile while trying to circumvent the restrictions placed upon him by the [[Time Lord]]s, and began the process where the Doctor would try to gain more control over [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. Beginning with this series and continuing for the next few years, most storylines involve the Doctor working with [[UNIT]]. | It was the first series produced and broadcast in colour and the first set entirely in one time period and almost entirely on [[Earth]] (the latter of these factors would later be repeated for [[Season 26 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 26]] and [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 1]], although in those two cases there was no attempt at an in-universe explanation for confining the Doctor to the planet). Although the series did not have an overall story arc, it did feature a recurring subplot of the Doctor trying to adjust to life as an exile while trying to circumvent the restrictions placed upon him by the [[Time Lord]]s, and began the process where the Doctor would try to gain more control over [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. Beginning with this series and continuing for the next few years, most storylines involve the Doctor working with [[UNIT]]. | ||
Beginning with this series and continuing through the Pertwee era, the BBC changed the show's scheduling with new, shorter series from this point beginning in either January or very late December, rather than [[Autumn]] as had been the previous format; the series would return to an Autumn series start in the [[Tom Baker]] era. The new scheduling reflected the change from around forty to forty-five episodes a series to more or less twenty-six per series, though the length of the episodes remained the same. | Beginning with this series and continuing through the Pertwee era, the BBC changed the show's scheduling with new, shorter series from this point beginning in either January or very late December, rather than [[Autumn]] as had been the previous format; the series would return to an Autumn series start in the [[Tom Baker]] era. The new scheduling reflected the change from around forty to forty-five episodes a series to more or less twenty-six per series, though the length of the episodes remained the same. | ||