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The '''sixth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[10th August]] [[1968]] and [[21st June]] [[1969]]. It features the first [[UNIT]] story, ''[[The Invasion]]'', and the first official appearance of [[Time Lords]] and the Doctor's home planet (as yet unidentified by name). It also marked the end of the black-and-white era and the tenure of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]]. It consisted of 7 serials, and 44 episodes, including two epic-length storylines: the eight-episode ''[[The Invasion]]'' and the 10-episode ''[[The War Games]]''. Several episodes remain lost from this season, although audio recordings remain for all; as a result, the DVD release of ''The Invasion'' uses animation to recreate the two missing episodes from that story.
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==Stories==
|image            = DWLogoTroughton.jpg
*[[The Dominators]]
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*[[The Mind Robber]]
|broadcast year  = 1968
*[[The Invasion]]
|broadcast year2  = 1969
*[[The Krotons]]
|ep count        = 44
*[[The Seeds of Death]]
|story count      = 7
*[[The Space Pirates]]
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*[[The War Games]]  
|first ep        = The Dominators (TV story)
|doctor          = Second Doctor
|companion        = Jamie McCrimmon
|companion2      = Zoe Heriot
|producer        = Peter Bryant
|script ed        = Derrick Sherwin
|script ed2      = Terrance Dicks
|start date      = [[10 August (releases)|10 August]] [[1968 (releases)|1968]]
|end date        = [[21 June (releases)|21 June]] [[1969 (releases)|1969]]
|network          = BBC1
|runtime          = 25'
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|ref book        = The Discontinuity Guide
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|ref book3        = The Sixties
|ref book4        = Wiped!
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'''Season 6''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[10 August (releases)|10 August]] [[1968 (releases)|1968]] to [[21 June (releases)|21 June]] [[1969 (releases)|1969]]. It starred [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]], [[Frazer Hines]] as [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Wendy Padbury]] as [[Zoe Heriot]]. The season opened with ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'' and concluded with ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''.


==Main Cast==
== Overview ==
*[[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Patrick Troughton]]
It consisted of seven serials comprised of forty-four episodes. This season featured the first ever [[UNIT]] story, ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', which showcased the return of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]].
*[[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]]
*[[Zoe Heriot]] - [[Wendy Padbury]]


==Stories set during this season==
It also featured the first official appearance of [[Time Lord]]s and [[Gallifrey|the as yet unnamed Doctor's home planet]] (another member of Susan and the Doctor's race, [[First Monk|the Monk]], had appeared previously, but without much elaboration and without using the term "Time Lord").
*''[[Future Imperfect]]'' (during Episode 5 ''[[The Mind Robber]]'')
*[[VD]] ''[[Aliens and Predators]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons]]'')
*Involvement in [[ST]] ''[[UPVC]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons]]'')
*Involvement in [[PDA]] ''[[The Colony of Lies]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons]]'')
*[[TN]] [[Foreign Devils]] (between ''[[The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons]]'')
*[[VD]] [[Vortex of Fear]] (between ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates]]'')
*[[PDA]] ''[[The Final Sanction]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates]]'')
*[[ST]] ''[[Please Shut the Gate]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates]]'')
*[[ST]] ''[[Constant Companion]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates]]'')
*[[PDA]] ''[[The Indestructible Man ]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates]]'')
*[[MA]] [[The Menagerie]] (between ''[[The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games]]'')
*[[VD]] [[Fallen Angel]] (between ''[[The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games]]'')
*Involvement in [[EDA]] ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'' (during episode 9 of ''[[The War Games]]'')
*[[ST]] ''[[War Crimes]]'' (during episode 10 of ''[[The War Games]]'')


==Adaptations and merchandising==
It also marked the tenure of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]]. It consisted of seven serials and forty-four episodes, including two epic-length storylines: the eight episodes of ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and the ten-episode ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''.
===Video===
====VHS====
*The Dominators
*The Mind Rober
*The Invasion (with narration of episodes 1+4)
*The Krotons
*The Seeds of Death
*The War Games (on 2 tapes)
*[[Troughton years]] (Space Pirates 2)


====DVD====
This season was the last to be filmed in black and white. Season 6 is also the last season of ''Doctor Who'' to contain missing episodes, with all subsequent seasons affected by the then-in-effect junking policy restored through various means.
*The Mind Robber
*The Invasion (with animation of episodes 1+4)
*The Seeds of Death
*[[Lost in Time]] (Space Pirates 2)


===Novelisations===
This season is, fortunately, more complete than the previous three seasons, of which only five serials exist. Seven episodes from this season are lost, although audio recordings remain for all; as a result, the DVD release of ''The Invasion'' used animation to recreate the two missing episodes from that story. To date, it is the most complete season of the Patrick Troughton-era.
*[[The Dominators (novelisation)|The Dominators]]
*[[The Mind Robber (novelisation)|The Mind Robber]]
*[[The Invasion (novelisation)|The Invasion]]
*[[The Krotons (novelisation)|The Krotons]]
*[[The Seeds of Death (novelisation)|The Seeds of Death]]
*[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|The Space Pirates]]
*[[Doctor Who and the War Games]]


==Other information==
== Television stories ==
Novels and other media contend that further adventures of the [[Second Doctor]] occurred during [[Season 6B]] prior to his [[regeneration]] into the [[Third Doctor]] as seen in [[Season 7]] of the television series.
{| {{prettytable}}
! # || Title || Writer || Episodes || Notes
|-
|1 ||''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]''||[[Norman Ashby]], aka<br />[[Mervyn Haisman]]<br />[[Henry Lincoln]]<br /> (episode 5: with [[Derrick Sherwin]], uncredited)||5||First story to be written under a pseudonym. First, and only, televised appearance by the [[Quark]]s.
|-
|2 ||''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''||[[Peter Ling]]<br />(episode 1: with [[Derrick Sherwin]], uncredited)||5||Introduction of the [[Land of Fiction]]. First story to be directed by [[David Maloney]].
|-
|3 ||''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''||[[Derrick Sherwin]]<br />Concept by [[Kit Pedler]]||8||First appearances of [[UNIT]] and [[John Benton]].
|-
|4 ||''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]''||[[Robert Holmes]]||4||[[Robert Holmes]]' debut script for ''Doctor Who''.
|-
|5 ||''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]''||[[Brian Hayles]]<br /> (with [[Terrance Dicks]], uncredited)||6||First [[Terrance Dicks]] script for ''Doctor Who''.
|-
|6 ||''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]''||Robert Holmes||6||First story of ''Doctor Who'' to be filmed using a "[[double banking]]" strategy. Currently the last story to have missing episodes.
|-
|7 ||''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''||Terrance Dicks<br />[[Malcolm Hulke]]||10||Final regular appearances of the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]]. First identified appearances by the [[Time Lord]]s, and first look at [[Gallifrey]]. Final episode to be filmed in black and white and the final story broadcast during the 1960s.  
|}


==External Links==
== Cast ==
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season6.shtml BBC Website Guide to Season 6]
Season 6 was the first season since [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 1]] in which the core cast remained unchanged for the entire series:
* [[Second Doctor|Dr Who]] - [[Patrick Troughton]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]], [[Hamish Wilson]]
* [[Zoe Heriot]] - [[Wendy Padbury]]


{| class="browser"
=== Recurring ===
* Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
* Corporal [[John Benton|Benton]] - [[John Levene]]
* [[Tanya Lernov|Tanya]] - [[Clare Jenkins]]
 
=== Guest ===
* [[Rago]] - [[Ronald Allen]]
* [[Toba]] - [[Kenneth Ives]]
* [[Cully]] - [[Arthur Cox]]
* [[Kando]] - [[Felicity Gibson]]
* [[Teel]] - [[Giles Block]]
* [[Balan]] - [[Johnson Bayly]]
* [[Senex]] - [[Walter Fitzgerald]]
* [[Quark]] Voices - [[Sheila Grant]]
* [[Master of the Land]] - [[Emrys Jones]]
* [[Lemuel Gulliver|Gulliver]] - [[Bernard Horsfall]]
* [[Rapunzel|Princess Rapunzel]] - [[Christine Pirie]]
* [[Karkus]] - [[Christopher Robbie]]
* [[Isobel Watkins]] - [[Sally Faulkner]]
* [[Tobias Vaughn]] - [[Kevin Stoney (actor)|Kevin Stoney]]
* [[Packer (The Invasion)|Packer]] - [[Peter Halliday]]
* Captain [[Jimmy Turner|Turner]] - [[Robert Sidaway]]
* Sergeant [[Walters (The Invasion)|Walters]] - [[James Thornhill]]
* Professor [[Watkins]] - [[Edward Burnham]]
* [[Selris]] - [[James Copeland]]
* [[Vana]] - [[Madeleine Mills]]
* [[Thara]] - [[Gilbert Wynne]]
* [[Eelek]] - [[Philip Madoc]]
* [[Beta (The Krotons)|Beta]] - [[James Cairncross]]
* [[Kroton (species)|Kroton]] Voices - [[Roy Skelton]], [[Patrick Tull]]
* [[Julian Radnor|Radnor]] - [[Ronald Leigh-Hunt]]
* [[Daniel Eldred|Eldred]] - [[Philip Ray]]
* [[Gia Kelly]] - [[Louise Pajo]]
* [[Fewsham]] - [[Terry Scully]]
* [[Phipps (The Seeds of Death)|Phipps]] - [[Christopher Coll]]
* [[Slaar]] - [[Alan Bennion]]
* [[Grand Marshall (The Seeds of Death)|Grand Marshall]] - [[Graham Leaman]]
* [[Maurice Caven|Caven]] - [[Dudley Foster]]
* [[Dervish (The Space Pirates)|Dervish]] - [[Brian Peck]]
* General [[Nikolai Hermack|Hermack]] - [[Jack May]]
* Major [[Ian Warne]] - [[Donald Gee]]
* [[Milo Clancey]] - [[Gordon Gostelow]]
* [[Madeleine Issigri]] - [[Lisa Daniely]]
* [[Dom Issigri]] - [[Esmond Knight]]
* Technician [[Penn (The Space Pirates)|Penn]] - [[George Layton]]
* Lieutenant [[Jeremy Carstairs|Carstairs]] - [[David Savile]]
* Lady [[Jennifer Buckingham]] - [[Jane Sherwin]]
* General [[Smythe (The War Games)|Smythe]] - [[Noel Coleman]]
* [[Von Weich]] - [[David Garfield]]
* [[The War Chief|War Chief]] - [[Edward Brayshaw]]
* [[Scientist (The War Games)|Scientist]] - [[Vernon Dobtcheff]]
* Sergeant [[Russell (The War Games)|Russell]] - [[David Weston]]
* [[Security Chief (The War Games)|Security Chief]] - [[James Bree]]
* [[The War Lord|War Lord]] - [[Philip Madoc]]
* [[Goth|First Time Lord]] - [[Bernard Horsfall]]
 
== Stories set before this season ==
The following stories are the known stories to be set between the [[Season 5 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 5]] finale ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' and Season 6 opener ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]''.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fear of the Daleks (audio story)|Fear of the Daleks]]''
''to be completed''
 
== Stories set during this season ==
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Future Imperfect (short story)|Future Imperfect]]'' (during Episode 5 ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Aliens and Predators (short story)|Aliens and Predators]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
* Involvement in [[PROSE]]: ''[[UPVC (short story)|UPVC]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
* Involvement in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Colony of Lies (novel)|The Colony of Lies]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Foreign Devils (novel)|Foreign Devils]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Isos Network (audio story)|The Isos Network]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Vortex of Fear (short story)|Vortex of Fear]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Final Sanction (novel)|The Final Sanction]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Please Shut the Gate (short story)|Please Shut the Gate]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Constant Companion (short story)|Constant Companion]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Indestructible Man (novel)|The Indestructible Man]] ''(between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'' (after ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lords of the Red Planet (audio story)|Lords of the Red Planet]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Echoes of Grey (audio story)|Echoes of Grey]]'' (before ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* Zoe's involvement in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'' (before ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Memory Cheats (audio story)|The Memory Cheats]]'' (before ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Jigsaw War (audio story)|The Jigsaw War]]'' (before ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Uncertainty Principle (audio story)|The Uncertainty Principle]]'' (before ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Integral (audio story)|The Integral]]'' (before ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Menagerie (novel)|The Menagerie]]'' (between ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Fallen Angel (short story)|Fallen Angel]]'' (between ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dying Light (audio story)|The Dying Light]]'' (between ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Edge (CC audio story)|The Edge]]'' (between ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* Jamie and Zoe's involvement in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Last of the Cybermen (audio story)|Last of the Cybermen]]'' (between ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* Involvement in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' (during episode 9 of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[War Crimes (short story)|War Crimes]]'' (during episode 10 of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
 
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
==== VHS releases ====
* ''The Dominators'' (1990)
* ''The Mind Robber'' (1990)
* ''The Invasion'' (with narration of episodes 1 and 4) (1993)
* ''The Krotons'' (1991)
* ''The Seeds of Death'' (1985/1987) (Edited Movie Format)
* ''The War Games'' (1990/2002) (on 2 tapes)
* ''[[The Troughton Years]]'' (1991) (''The Space Pirates'' episode 2)
 
==== Loose Cannon VHS releases ====
* ''The Invasion'' (2003) (Episodes 1 and 4 only)
* ''The Space Pirates'' (1998/2007) (Episodes 1, 3-6 only)
 
==== DVD & Blu-ray releases ====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
|-
| class="prev"|'''Previous season''':<br />[[Season 5]]
! style="width:30%;" | '''Serial name'''
| class="next"|'''Next season''':<br />[[Season 7]]
! style="width:10%;" | '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R2 release date'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R4 release date'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R1 release date'''
|-
| ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'' || 5 × 25 min. || 12 July 2010 || 2 September 2010 || 11 January 2011
|-
| ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'' || 5 × 20 min. || 7 March 2005 || 5 May 2005 || 6 September 2005
|-
| ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' (with animated reconstructions of episodes 1 & 4) || 8 × 25 min. || 6 November 2006 || 3 January 2007 || 6 March 2007
|-
| ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 2 July 2012 || 2 August 2012 || 10 July 2012
|-
| ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' || 6 × 25 min. || 17 February 2003 || 5 May 2003 || 2 March 2004
|-
| ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' – Special Edition<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''[[Revisitations|Revisitations 2]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1.</small> || 6 × 25 min. || 28 March 2011 || 5 May 2011 || 12 June 2012
|-
| ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' || 10 × 25 min. || 6 July 2009 || 3 September 2009 || 3 November 2009
|-
| ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]: [[Patrick Troughton]]''
 
''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]''  (episode 2 of 6)
 
(also includes surviving clips from ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
| 1 × 25 min.<br />
| 1 November 2004
| 2 December 2004<br /><small> (Original release)</small><br /> 1 July 2010 <br /><small> (Re-release)</small>
| 2 November 2004
|}
 
==== Download/streaming availability ====
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! style="width:40%;" | '''Serial name'''
! style="width:15%;" | '''Amazon Video'''
! style="width:15%;" | '''BritBox'''
! style="width:15%;" | '''Google Play'''
! style="width:15%;" | '''iTunes'''
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| ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]''<br /><small>(5 episodes)</small>
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| ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''<br /><small>(5 episodes)</small>
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| ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''<br /><small>(8 episodes<br />with animated reconstructions of episodes 1 & 4)</small>
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| ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]''<br /><small>(4 episodes)</small>
|UK
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| ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]''<br /><small>(6 episodes)</small>
|UK
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|''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]''
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| ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''<br /><small>(10 episodes)</small>
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[[BritBox]] is available only in the [[US]]. [[iTunes]] stores carry ''Doctor Who ''serials in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Germany]], the UK and US, unless stated otherwise.
=== Novels ===
* ''[[The Dominators (novelisation)|The Dominators]]''
* ''[[The Mind Robber (novelisation)|The Mind Robber]]''
* ''[[The Invasion (novelisation)|The Invasion]]''
* ''[[The Krotons (novelisation)|The Krotons]]''
* ''[[The Seeds of Death (novelisation)|The Seeds of Death]]''
* ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|The Space Pirates]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the War Games]]''
== Other information ==
Novels and other media contend that further adventures of the [[Second Doctor]] occurred during [[Season 6B]] prior to his [[regeneration]] into the [[Third Doctor]] as seen in [[Season 7 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 7]] of the television series.
== External links ==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season6.shtml BBC Website Guide to Season 6]
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Season 6 of Doctor Who ran from 10 August 1968 to 21 June 1969. It starred Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon and Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot. The season opened with The Dominators and concluded with The War Games.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of seven serials comprised of forty-four episodes. This season featured the first ever UNIT story, The Invasion, which showcased the return of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

It also featured the first official appearance of Time Lords and the as yet unnamed Doctor's home planet (another member of Susan and the Doctor's race, the Monk, had appeared previously, but without much elaboration and without using the term "Time Lord").

It also marked the tenure of Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor. It consisted of seven serials and forty-four episodes, including two epic-length storylines: the eight episodes of The Invasion and the ten-episode The War Games.

This season was the last to be filmed in black and white. Season 6 is also the last season of Doctor Who to contain missing episodes, with all subsequent seasons affected by the then-in-effect junking policy restored through various means.

This season is, fortunately, more complete than the previous three seasons, of which only five serials exist. Seven episodes from this season are lost, although audio recordings remain for all; as a result, the DVD release of The Invasion used animation to recreate the two missing episodes from that story. To date, it is the most complete season of the Patrick Troughton-era.

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 The Dominators Norman Ashby, aka
Mervyn Haisman
Henry Lincoln
(episode 5: with Derrick Sherwin, uncredited)		 5 First story to be written under a pseudonym. First, and only, televised appearance by the Quarks.
2 The Mind Robber Peter Ling
(episode 1: with Derrick Sherwin, uncredited)		 5 Introduction of the Land of Fiction. First story to be directed by David Maloney.
3 The Invasion Derrick Sherwin
Concept by Kit Pedler		 8 First appearances of UNIT and John Benton.
4 The Krotons Robert Holmes 4 Robert Holmes' debut script for Doctor Who.
5 The Seeds of Death Brian Hayles
(with Terrance Dicks, uncredited)		 6 First Terrance Dicks script for Doctor Who.
6 The Space Pirates Robert Holmes 6 First story of Doctor Who to be filmed using a "double banking" strategy. Currently the last story to have missing episodes.
7 The War Games Terrance Dicks
Malcolm Hulke		 10 Final regular appearances of the Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot. First identified appearances by the Time Lords, and first look at Gallifrey. Final episode to be filmed in black and white and the final story broadcast during the 1960s.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Season 6 was the first season since Season 1 in which the core cast remained unchanged for the entire series:

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stories set before this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

The following stories are the known stories to be set between the Season 5 finale The Wheel in Space and Season 6 opener The Dominators.

to be completed

Stories set during this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

Adaptations and merchandising[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home media[[edit] | [edit source]]

VHS releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Dominators (1990)
  • The Mind Robber (1990)
  • The Invasion (with narration of episodes 1 and 4) (1993)
  • The Krotons (1991)
  • The Seeds of Death (1985/1987) (Edited Movie Format)
  • The War Games (1990/2002) (on 2 tapes)
  • The Troughton Years (1991) (The Space Pirates episode 2)

Loose Cannon VHS releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Invasion (2003) (Episodes 1 and 4 only)
  • The Space Pirates (1998/2007) (Episodes 1, 3-6 only)

DVD & Blu-ray releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Serial name Number and duration
of episodes 		R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
The Dominators 5 × 25 min. 12 July 2010 2 September 2010 11 January 2011
The Mind Robber 5 × 20 min. 7 March 2005 5 May 2005 6 September 2005
The Invasion (with animated reconstructions of episodes 1 & 4) 8 × 25 min. 6 November 2006 3 January 2007 6 March 2007
The Krotons 4 × 25 min. 2 July 2012 2 August 2012 10 July 2012
The Seeds of Death 6 × 25 min. 17 February 2003 5 May 2003 2 March 2004
The Seeds of Death – Special Edition
Only available as part of the Revisitations 2 box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.		 6 × 25 min. 28 March 2011 5 May 2011 12 June 2012
The War Games 10 × 25 min. 6 July 2009 3 September 2009 3 November 2009
Lost in Time: Patrick Troughton

The Space Pirates (episode 2 of 6)

(also includes surviving clips from The Space Pirates)

1 × 25 min.
 1 November 2004 2 December 2004
(Original release)
1 July 2010
(Re-release) 		2 November 2004

Download/streaming availability[[edit] | [edit source]]

Serial name Amazon Video BritBox Google Play iTunes
The Dominators
(5 episodes)
The Mind Robber
(5 episodes) 		✓ ✓ Except UK
The Invasion
(8 episodes
with animated reconstructions of episodes 1 & 4) 		✓
The Krotons
(4 episodes) 		UK ✓ ✓
The Seeds of Death
(6 episodes) 		UK ✓ ✓
The Space Pirates
The War Games
(10 episodes) 		✓

BritBox is available only in the US. iTunes stores carry Doctor Who serials in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and US, unless stated otherwise.

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other information[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels and other media contend that further adventures of the Second Doctor occurred during Season 6B prior to his regeneration into the Third Doctor as seen in Season 7 of the television series.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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