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The ninth season of the show ran between [[1st January]] [[1972]] and [[24th June]] [[1972]]
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'''Season 9''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[1 January (releases)|1 January]] [[1972 (releases)|1972]] to [[24 June (releases)|24 June]] 1972. It starred [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Katy Manning]] as [[Jo Grant]]. The season opened with ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' and concluded with ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''.


It consisted of the following stories:
== Overview ==
It consisted of five serials comprised of twenty-six episodes. ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' re-introduced the [[Dalek]]s to the series after a half-decade absence.


*[[Day of the Daleks]]
This was the first series of ''Doctor Who'' to launch on [[New Year's Day]]. This wouldn't happen again until the launch of [[Series 12 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 12]] in 2020.
*[[The Curse of Peladon]]
*[[The Sea Devils]]
*[[The Mutants]]
*[[The Time Monster]]


It was noted for being the beginning of the end of the Doctor's exile on Earth, with [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] still under the control of the Time Lords (''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') and restricted freedom (''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'' and ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''), as well as [[UNIT]] and [[the Master]] appearing less frequently in compared to the previous two series.


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As well as the return of the Daleks and the Ice Warriors, this series also introduced [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]], [[Aggedor (The Curse of Peladon)|Aggedor]] and the [[Silurian]]s' aquatic cousins the [[Sea Devil]]s.
 
''The Time Monster'' introduced a new interior for the TARDIS. It was never used again and was redesigned the following series.
 
Notably, this was the only season of the [[Third Doctor]] era to not have a story written by [[Robert Holmes]].
 
== Television stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
! # || Title || Writer || Episodes || Notes
|-
|-
| class="prev"|'''Previous season''':<br />[[Season 8]]
|1 ||''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]''||[[Louis Marks]]||4||Return of the [[Dalek]]s as regular antagonists. First appearance of the [[Ogron]]s.
| class="topic"|[[Season 9 complete|All stories set in season 9]]
|-
| class="next"|'''Next season''':<br />[[Season 10]]
|2 ||''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]''||[[Brian Hayles]]||4||First non-appearance of Earth since [[1969 (releases)|1969]]. First appearance of [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]] and the planet [[Peladon]].
|-
|3 ||''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]''||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||6||First appearance of the [[Sea Devil]]s.
|-
|4 ||''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]''||[[Bob Baker]]<br />[[Dave Martin]]||6||Episode 6 marks the first time a copyright date appears in the closing credits.
|-
|5 ||''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''||[[Robert Sloman]]<br />[[Barry Letts]] (uncredited)||6||Features the only use of a unique [[TARDIS console room|TARDIS interior]] redesign for the Doctor's and [[the Master's TARDIS]]es.
|}
|}


[[Category:Seasons]]
== Cast ==
* [[Third Doctor|Dr. Who]] - [[Jon Pertwee]]
* [[Jo Grant]] - [[Katy Manning]]
 
=== Recurring ===
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
* [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] - [[John Levene]]
* [[Mike Yates]] - [[Richard Franklin]]
* [[The Master]] - [[Roger Delgado]]
* [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]] Voice - [[Ysanne Churchman]]
* [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]] - [[Stuart Fell]]
* [[Aggedor (The Curse of Peladon)|Aggedor]] - [[Nick Hobbs]]
* [[Dalek]] Voices - [[Oliver Gilbert]], [[Peter Messaline]]
 
=== Guest ===
* [[Controller (Day of the Daleks)|Controller]] - [[Aubrey Woods]]
* [[Anat]] - [[Anna Barry]]
* [[Boaz]] - [[Scott Fredericks]]
* [[Shura]] - [[Jimmy Winston]]
* [[Peladon of Peladon|King Peladon]] - [[David Troughton]]
* [[Hepesh]] - [[Geoffrey Toone]]
* [[Izlyr]] - [[Alan Bennion]]
* [[Ssorg]] - [[Sonny Caldinez]]
* [[Grun]] - [[Gordon Stothard]]
* Captain [[John Hart (The Sea Devils)|Hart]] - [[Edwin Richfield]]
* [[George Trenchard|Trenchard]] - [[Clive Morton]]
* 3rd Officer [[Jane Blythe (The Sea Devils)|Jane Blythe]] - [[June Murphy]]
* Commander [[Ridgeway]] - [[Donald Sumpter]]
* [[Walker (The Sea Devils)|Walker]] - [[Martin Boddey]]
* [[Chief Sea Devil (The Sea Devils)|Chief Sea Devil]] - [[Peter Forbes-Robertson]]
* [[Sea Devil]] - [[Pat Gorman]]
* [[Marshal of Solos|Marshal]] - [[Paul Whitsun-Jones]]
* [[Ky]] - [[Garrick Hagon]]
* [[Varan]] - [[James Mellor]]
* [[Stubbs]] - [[Christopher Coll]]
* [[Cotton (The Mutants)|Cotton]] - [[Rick James]]
* [[Jaeger (The Mutants)|Jaeger]] - [[George Pravda]]
* [[Sondergaard]] - [[John Hollis]]
* Dr. [[Ruth Ingram]] - [[Wanda Moore]]
* [[Stuart Hyde]] - [[Ian Collier]]
* Dr. [[Charles Percival|Percival]] - [[John Wyse]]
* [[Krasis]] - [[Donald Eccles]]
* [[Kronos]] - [[Marc Boyle]]
* [[Dalios]] - [[George Cormack]]
* [[Galleia]] - [[Ingrid Pitt]]
 
== Stories set before this season ==
The following stories are the known stories set between [[Season 8 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 8]] finale [[The Dæmons (TV story)|''The Dæmons'']] and Season 9 opener ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'':
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doll of Death (audio story)|The Doll of Death]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magician's Oath (audio story)|The Magician's Oath]]''
 
''to be completed''
 
== Stories set during this season ==
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'' (during ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' and before ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'' (during ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'')
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Man in the Ion Mask (comic story)|The Man in the Ion Mask]]'' (before ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'' (after ''The Sea Devils'')
* Involvement in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' (after episode 6 of ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Other Woman (audio story)|The Other Woman]]'' (somewhere between ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' and ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'')
 
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
==== VHS releases ====
* ''The Day of the Daleks'' (1986) (edited movie format)
* ''The Day of the Daleks'' (1994)
* ''The Curse of Peladon'' (1993)
* ''The Sea Devils'' (1995)
* ''The Mutants'' (2003)
* ''The Time Monster'' (2001)
 
==== DVD & Blu-ray releases ====
All serials of season 9 have been released on DVD individually and some in multi-serial box sets.
 
{| 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'''
|-
| ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]''<br /><small>Includes remastered version with new special effects.</small> || 4 × 25 min. || 12 September 2011 || 6 October 2011 || 13 September 2011
|-
| ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''[[Peladon Tales]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1. || 4 × 25 min. || 18 January 2010 || 4 March 2010 || 4 May 2010
|-
| ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''[[Beneath the Surface]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Available individually or in the box set in Region 1. || 6 × 25 min. || 14 January 2008 || 5 March 2008 || 3 June 2008
|-
| ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' || 6 × 25 min. || 31 January 2011 || 3 February 2011 || 8 February 2011
|-
| ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''[[Myths and Legends (DVD box set)|Myths and Legends]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1. || 6 × 25 min. || 29 March 2010 || 3 June 2010 || 6 July 2010
|-
|[[The Collection]] - [[Season 9 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 9]]
|26 x 25 min.
|20 March 2023
|TBA
|11 July 2023
|}
 
==== 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
|-
| ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]''
|
|
|
|-
| [[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The ''Curse of Peladon'']]<br /><small>(4&nbsp;episodes)</small>
|
|✓
|
|-
| ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]''<br /><small>(6&nbsp;episodes)</small>
|
|✓
|
|-
| ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]''<br /><small>(6&nbsp;episodes)</small>
|UK
|✓
|Except France, Germany
|-
| ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''<br /><small>(6&nbsp;episodes)</small>
|UK
|✓
|Except France, Germany
|}
[[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 Day of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Mutants]]''
* ''[[The Time Monster (novelisation)|The Time Monster]]''
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season9.shtml BBC website guide to Season 9]
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[[Category:Doctor Who seasons|Season 09]]

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Season 9 of Doctor Who ran from 1 January 1972 to 24 June 1972. It starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Katy Manning as Jo Grant. The season opened with Day of the Daleks and concluded with The Time Monster.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of five serials comprised of twenty-six episodes. Day of the Daleks re-introduced the Daleks to the series after a half-decade absence.

This was the first series of Doctor Who to launch on New Year's Day. This wouldn't happen again until the launch of Series 12 in 2020.

It was noted for being the beginning of the end of the Doctor's exile on Earth, with the Doctor's TARDIS still under the control of the Time Lords (The Mutants) and restricted freedom (The Curse of Peladon and The Time Monster), as well as UNIT and the Master appearing less frequently in compared to the previous two series.

As well as the return of the Daleks and the Ice Warriors, this series also introduced Alpha Centauri, Aggedor and the Silurians' aquatic cousins the Sea Devils.

The Time Monster introduced a new interior for the TARDIS. It was never used again and was redesigned the following series.

Notably, this was the only season of the Third Doctor era to not have a story written by Robert Holmes.

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

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 Day of the Daleks Louis Marks 4 Return of the Daleks as regular antagonists. First appearance of the Ogrons.
2 The Curse of Peladon Brian Hayles 4 First non-appearance of Earth since 1969. First appearance of Alpha Centauri and the planet Peladon.
3 The Sea Devils Malcolm Hulke 6 First appearance of the Sea Devils.
4 The Mutants Bob Baker
Dave Martin		 6 Episode 6 marks the first time a copyright date appears in the closing credits.
5 The Time Monster Robert Sloman
Barry Letts (uncredited)		 6 Features the only use of a unique TARDIS interior redesign for the Doctor's and the Master's TARDISes.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

The following stories are the known stories set between Season 8 finale The Dæmons and Season 9 opener Day of the Daleks:

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 Day of the Daleks (1986) (edited movie format)
  • The Day of the Daleks (1994)
  • The Curse of Peladon (1993)
  • The Sea Devils (1995)
  • The Mutants (2003)
  • The Time Monster (2001)

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

All serials of season 9 have been released on DVD individually and some in multi-serial box sets.

Serial name Number and duration
of episodes 		R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Day of the Daleks
Includes remastered version with new special effects.		 4 × 25 min. 12 September 2011 6 October 2011 13 September 2011
The Curse of Peladon
Only available as part of the Peladon Tales box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.		 4 × 25 min. 18 January 2010 4 March 2010 4 May 2010
The Sea Devils
Only available as part of the Beneath the Surface box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Available individually or in the box set in Region 1.		 6 × 25 min. 14 January 2008 5 March 2008 3 June 2008
The Mutants 6 × 25 min. 31 January 2011 3 February 2011 8 February 2011
The Time Monster
Only available as part of the Myths and Legends box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.		 6 × 25 min. 29 March 2010 3 June 2010 6 July 2010
The Collection - Season 9 26 x 25 min. 20 March 2023 TBA 11 July 2023

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

Serial name Amazon Video BritBox iTunes
Day of the Daleks
The Curse of Peladon
(4 episodes) 		✓
The Sea Devils
(6 episodes) 		✓
The Mutants
(6 episodes) 		UK ✓ Except France, Germany
The Time Monster
(6 episodes) 		UK ✓ Except France, Germany

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]]

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