Season 8 (Doctor Who 1963): Difference between revisions

It consisted of five serials comprised of twenty-five episodes. As of 2017^[update], season 8 remains notable for being the season with the most number of regular characters. Not only did it see a new companion in the form of Jo Grant, but it featured a regular enemy — the Master — who was the first Time Lord enemy of the Doctor to appear more than twice, and an expanded regular UNIT cast that now included Sergeant Benton and Mike Yates in most episodes. Adding in returning regulars Jon Pertwee and Nicholas Courtney, the regular cast swelled to six.

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

#	Title	Writer	Episodes	Notes
1	Terror of the Autons	Robert Holmes	4	First appearances of Jo Grant, Mike Yates and the Master. Beginning of the season-long "Master arc".
2	The Mind of Evil	Don Houghton	6
3	The Claws of Axos	Bob Baker Dave Martin	4	First story to be written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. First appearance of the second TARDIS interior.
4	Colony in Space	Malcolm Hulke	6	Directorial debut of Michael E. Briant. First time the Third Doctor is able to visit an alien planet following his exile. First appearance of the "emitter head" sonic screwdriver model.
5	The Dæmons	Guy Leopold, aka Robert Sloman Barry Letts	5	Conclusion of the season-long "Master arc".

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

The cast of Season 8.

Dr. Who - Jon Pertwee
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
Jo Grant - Katy Manning
Mike Yates - Richard Franklin
Sergeant Benton - John Levene
The Master - Roger Delgado

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Corporal Bell - Fernanda Marlowe

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

The following stories are the known stories set between Season 7 finale Inferno and Season 8 opener Terror of the Autons.

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

Based on Theory:Timeline - Third Doctor

Between Terror of the Autons & The Mind of Evil

Between The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos

PROSE: Deadly Reunion

In-between all stories of this season and in-between Seasons 8 and 9:

PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy (all serials of season 8)

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

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

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

Terror of the Autons (1993) (colour restoration)
The Mind of Evil (1998) (in B/W)
The Claws of Axos (1992)
Colony in Space (2001)
The Dæmons (1993) (colour restoration)
The Pertwee Years (1992) (The Dæmons episode 5 - in B/W)

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

All serials of season 8 were released individually on DVD between 2005 and 2013. The complete season was upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and released on Blu-ray as Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 8 in the UK on 8 March 2021.

Picture restoration was undertaken by Peter Crocker, with sound restoration by Mark Ayres. Design and illustration was provided by Lee Binding. The Executive Producer was Russell Minton.

The Dæmons required significant additional colour restoration. This was undertaken by Gavin Rymill, Anthony Lamb and 'Dr Hue' colourisers Rich Tipple and Kieran Highman.

Serial name	Number and duration of episodes	R2 release date	R4 release date	R1 release date
Terror of the Autons Only available as part of the Mannequin Mania box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1.	4 × 25 min.	9 May 2011	2 June 2011	10 May 2011
The Mind of Evil	6 × 25 min.	3 June 2013	5 June 2014	11 June 2013
The Claws of Axos	4 × 25 min.	25 April 2005	2 June 2005	8 November 2005
The Claws of Axos - Special Edition	4 × 25 min.	22 October 2012	7 November 2012	13 November 2012
Colony in Space	6 × 25 min.	3 October 2011	1 December 2011	8 November 2011
The Dæmons	5 × 25 min.	19 March 2012	19 April 2012	10 April 2012
The Collection - Season 8	25 x 25 min.	8 March 2021	TBA	1 June 2021

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

Serial name	Amazon Video	BritBox	iTunes
Terror of the Autons (4 episodes)	UK	✓	✓
The Mind of Evil (6 episodes)		✓
The Claws of Axos (4 episodes)	UK	✓	Except France, Germany
Colony in Space (6 episodes)		✓
The Dæmons (5 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]]

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

BBC website guide to Season 8

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+'''Season 8''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1971 (releases)|1971]] to [[19 June (releases)|19 June]] 1971. It starred [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]], [[Katy Manning]] as [[Jo Grant]], [[Nicholas Courtney]] as [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Richard Franklin]] as
+[[Mike Yates]], [[John Levene]] as [[John Benton]] and [[Roger Delgado]] as {{Delgado}}. The season opened with ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' and concluded with ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]].''
-The '''eighth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[2nd January]] [[1971]] and [[19th June]] [[1971]]. It starred [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]].
+== Overview ==
+It consisted of five serials comprised of twenty-five episodes. {{as of|2017}}, season 8 remains notable for being the season with the most number of regular characters. Not only did it see a new [[companion]] in the form of [[Jo Grant]], but it featured a regular enemy — {{Delgado}} — who was the first [[Time Lord]] enemy of the Doctor to appear more than twice, and an expanded regular [[UNIT]] cast that now included [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] and [[Mike Yates]] in most episodes. Adding in returning regulars [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Nicholas Courtney]], the regular cast swelled to six.
-==Overview==
+== Television stories ==
-It marked the appearance of the [[The Master (UNIT years)|first on-screen version]] of [[The Master]] and the season was the show's first attempt at a season-long story arc as each serial featured him. It consisted of 5 serials, and 25 episodes. [[Jo Grant]] joins as companion.
-==Television Stories==
 {| {{prettytable}}
-|'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Episodes''' || '''Notes'''
+! # || Title || Writer || Episodes || Notes
 |-
-|1 ||''[[Terror of the Autons]]''||[[Robert Holmes]]||4||First appearances of Jo Grant, Mike Yates and The Master; beginning of the season-long Master arc
+|1 ||''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''||[[Robert Holmes]]||4||First appearances of [[Jo Grant]], [[Mike Yates]] and {{Delgado}}. Beginning of the season-long "Master arc".
 |-
-|2 ||''[[The Mind of Evil]]''||[[Don Houghton]]||6||
+|2 ||''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]''||[[Don Houghton]]||6||
 |-
-|3 ||''[[The Claws of Axos]]''||[[Bob Baker]]<br>[[Dave Martin]]||4||
+|3 ||''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''||[[Bob Baker]]<br />[[Dave Martin]]||4||First story to be written by [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]]. First appearance of the second TARDIS interior.
 |-
-|4 ||''[[Colony in Space]]''||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||6||
+|4 ||''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]''||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||6||Directorial debut of [[Michael E. Briant]]. First time the Third Doctor is able to visit an alien planet following his [[Exile on Earth|exile]]. First appearance of the "emitter head" [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] model.
 |-
-|5 ||''[[The Dæmons]]''||[[Guy Leopold]], aka<br>[[Robert Sloman]]<br>[[Barry Letts]]||5||Conclusion of the Master arc
+|5 ||''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''||[[Guy Leopold]], aka<br />[[Robert Sloman]]<br />[[Barry Letts]]||5||Conclusion of the season-long "Master arc".
 |}
-==Main Cast==
+== Cast ==
-[[File:Season 8 Cast.jpg|thumb|300px|The cast of Season 8.]]
+[[File:Season 8 Cast.jpg|thumb|The cast of Season 8.]]
-===Regular===
+* [[Third Doctor|Dr. Who]] - [[Jon Pertwee]]
-*[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Jon Pertwee]]
+* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
-*[[Jo Grant]] - [[Katy Manning]]
+* [[Jo Grant]] - [[Katy Manning]]
-*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
+* [[Mike Yates]] - [[Richard Franklin]]
-*[[The Master (UNIT years)|The Master]] - [[Roger Delgado]]
+* [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] - [[John Levene]]
+* [[The Master]] - [[Roger Delgado]]
+=== Recurring ===
+* [[Corporal Bell]] - [[Fernanda Marlowe]]
+=== Guest ===
+* [[Auton]] Voice - [[Hayden Jones]]
+* [[Luigi Rossini|Rossini]] - [[John Baskcomb]]
+* [[Rex Farrel]] - [[Michael Wisher]]
+* [[George McDermott|McDermott]] - [[Harry Towb]]
+* [[John Farrel|Farrel Senior]] - [[Stephen Jack]]
+* [[Mary Farrel|Mrs. Farrel]] - [[Barbara Leake]]
+* Captain [[Chin Lee]] - [[Pik-Sen Lim]]
+* Dr. [[Roland Summers|Summers]] - [[Michael Sheard]]
+* [[George Patrick Barnham|Barnham]] - [[Neil McCarthy]]
+* [[Fu Peng]] - [[Kristopher Kum]]
+* [[Harry Mailer|Mailer]] - [[William Marlowe]]
+* [[Lenny Vosper|Vosper]] - [[Hayden Jones]]
+* Major [[Alex Cosworth|Cosworth]] - [[Patrick Godfrey]]
+* [[Horatio Chinn|Chinn]] - [[Peter Bathurst]]
+* [[Bill Filer|Filer]] - [[Paul Grist]]
+* [[George Hardiman|Hardiman]] - [[Donald Hewlett]]
+* [[Winser]] - [[David Savile]]
+* [[Axos|Axon Man]] - [[Bernard Holley]]
+* Captain [[Harker (The Claws of Axos)|Harker]] - [[Tim Piggott-Smith]]
+* [[John Robert Ashe|Ashe]] - [[John Ringham]]
+* [[Mary Ashe]] - [[Helen Worth]]
+* [[David Winton|Winton]] - [[Nicholas Pennell]]
+* [[Wilfred Norton|Norton]] - [[Roy Skelton]]
+* [[Dent (Colony in Space)|Dent]] - [[Morris Perry]]
+* [[Caldwell]] - [[Bernard Kay]]
+* [[Morgan (Colony in Space)|Morgan]] - [[Tony Caunter]]
+* [[Uxariean|Primitive]] - [[Pat Gorman]]
+* Miss [[Olive Hawthorne|Hawthorne]] - [[Damaris Hayman]]
+* [[Bert (The Dæmons)|Bert the Landlord]] - [[Don McKillop]]
+* [[Winstanley]] - [[Rollo Gamble]]
+* [[Bok]] - [[Stanley Mason]]
+* Sgt. [[Tom Osgood|Osgood]] - [[Alec Linstead]]
+* [[Azal]] - [[Stephen Thorne]]
-===Semi-Regular===
+== Stories set before this season ==
-*[[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] - [[John Levene]]
+The following stories are the known stories set between [[Season 7 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 7]] finale ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' and Season 8 opener ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''.
-*[[Mike Yates]] - [[Richard Franklin]]
+* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Kingdom Builders (comic story)|The Kingdom Builders]]''
+* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Binary (audio story)|Binary]]''
+* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Taken For Granted (audio story)|Taken For Granted]]''
+* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rings of Ikiria (audio story)|The Rings of Ikiria]]''
+* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Unzal Incursion (audio story)|The Unzal Incursion]]''
-==Adaptations and merchandising==
+== Stories set during this season ==
-===Home Media===
+''Based on [[Theory:Timeline - Third Doctor]]''
-====VHS====
-*Terror of the Autons
-*The Mind of Evil (in B+W)
-*The Claws of Axos
-*Colony in Space
-*The Daemons
-*[[The Pertwee Years]] (The Daemons episode 5 - in B+W)
-====DVD====
+'''''Between [[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]] & [[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'''''
-*The Claws of Axos
+* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dark Intruders (short story)|Dark Intruders]]''
+* [[PROSE]]: ''[[War in the Abyss (short story)|War in the Abyss]]''
+* [[PROSE]]'': [[Hunt to the Death (short story)|Hunt to the Death]]''
+* [[PROSE]]'': [[Doorway into Nowhere (short story)|Doorway into Nowhere]]''
+* [[PROSE]]'': [[The Claw (short story)|The Claw]]''
+* [[PROSE]]'': [[Saucer of Fate (short story)|Saucer of Fate]]''
+* [[PROSE]]'': [[The Phaser Aliens (short story)|The Phaser Aliens]]''
+* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sentinels of the New Dawn (audio story)|The Sentinels of the New Dawn]]''
+* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The Third Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The Third Doctor]]''
+* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Damascus (audio story)|Damascus]]''
+'''''Between [[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]] and [[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'''''
+* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]''
+'''''In-between all stories of this season and in-between Seasons 8 and [[Season 9 (Doctor Who 1963)|9]]:'''''
-===Novels===
+* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'' (all serials of season 8)
-*[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]
-*[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|The Mind of Evil]]
-*[[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]]
-*[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]
-*[[Doctor Who and the Dæmons]]
-==External Links==
+== Adaptations and merchandising ==
+=== Home media ===
+==== VHS releases ====
+* ''Terror of the Autons'' (1993) (colour restoration)
+* ''The Mind of Evil'' (1998) (in B/W)
+* ''The Claws of Axos'' (1992)
+* ''Colony in Space'' (2001)
+* ''The Dæmons'' (1993) (colour restoration)
+* ''[[The Pertwee Years]]'' (1992) (''The Dæmons'' episode 5 - in B/W)
+==== DVD & Blu-ray releases ====
+All serials of season 8 were released individually on DVD between 2005 and 2013. The complete season was upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and released on [[Blu-ray]] as ''Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 8'' in the UK on [[8 March (releases)|8 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]].
+Picture restoration was undertaken by Peter Crocker, with sound restoration by [[Mark Ayres]]. Design and illustration was provided by [[Lee Binding]]. The Executive Producer was [[Russell Minton]].
+The Dæmons required significant additional colour restoration. This was undertaken by [[Gavin Rymill]], [[Anthony Lamb]] and '[http://drhue.co.uk/ Dr Hue]' colourisers [[Rich Tipple]] and Kieran Highman.
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
+|-
+! style="width:30%;" | '''Serial name'''
+! 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'''
+|-
+| ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''[[Mannequin Mania]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1.</small> || 4 × 25 min. || 9 May 2011 || 2 June 2011 || 10 May 2011
+|-
+| ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'' || 6 × 25 min. || 3 June 2013 || 5 June 2014 || 11 June 2013
+|-
+| ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 25 April 2005 || 2 June 2005 || 8 November 2005
+|-
+| ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'' - Special Edition|| 4 × 25 min. || 22 October 2012 || 7 November 2012 || 13 November 2012
+|-
+| ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'' || 6 × 25 min. || 3 October 2011 || 1 December 2011 || 8 November 2011
+|-
+| ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'' || 5 × 25 min. || 19 March 2012|| 19 April 2012 || 10 April 2012
+|-
+| ''[[The Collection]]'' - ''[[Season 8 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 8]]'' || 25 x 25 min. || 8 March 2021 || TBA || 1 June 2021
+|}
+==== Download/streaming availability ====
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
+|-
+! style="width:40%;" | '''Serial name'''
+! style="width:20%;" | Amazon Video
+! style="width:20%;" | BritBox
+! style="width:20%;" | iTunes
+|-
+| ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''<br /><small>(4 episodes)</small>
+|UK
+|✓
+|✓
+|-
+| ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]''<br /><small>(6 episodes)</small>
+|
+|✓
+|
+|-
+| ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''<br /><small>(4 episodes)</small>
+|UK
+|✓
+|Except France, Germany
+|-
+| ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]''<br /><small>(6 episodes)</small>
+|
+|✓
+|
+|-
+| ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''<br /><small>(5 episodes)</small>
+|
+|✓
+|
+|}
+[[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 ===
+* ''[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]''
+* ''[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|The Mind of Evil]]''
+* ''[[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]]''
+* ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]''
+* ''[[Doctor Who and the Dæmons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dæmons]]''
+== External links ==
 [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season8.shtml BBC website guide to Season 8]
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+[[ru:8 сезон (классические серии)]]
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