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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
Season 6 featured the first [[UNIT]] story, ''[[The Invasion]]'', which showcased the return of [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. It also featured the first official appearance of [[Time Lord]]s and [[Gallifrey|the Doctor's home planet]] (as yet unnamed). (Previously, another Time Lord, [[the Monk]], had appeared, without much elaboration, though the name "Time Lord" first appeared in that season.) It also marked the end of the black-and-white era and 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 episode of ''[[The Invasion]]'' and the ten-episode ''[[The War Games]]''. This season is fortunately more complete than the previous three seasons, of which only four serials exist. Seven episodes from this season are lost, 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.
Season 6 featured the first [[UNIT]] story, ''[[The Invasion]]'', which showcased the return of [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. It also featured the first official appearance of [[Time Lord]]s and [[Gallifrey|the Doctor's home planet]] (as yet unnamed). (Previously, another Time Lord, [[the Monk]], had appeared, without much elaboration, though the name "Time Lord" first appeared in that season.) It also marked the end of the black-and-white era and 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 is fortunately more complete than the previous three seasons, of which only four serials exist. Seven episodes from this season are lost, 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.


== Television stories ==
== Television stories ==

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The sixth season of Doctor Who ran between 10 August 1968 and 21 June 1969. It featured Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor.

Overview

Season 6 featured the first UNIT story, The Invasion, which showcased the return of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. It also featured the first official appearance of Time Lords and the Doctor's home planet (as yet unnamed). (Previously, another Time Lord, the Monk, had appeared, without much elaboration, though the name "Time Lord" first appeared in that season.) It also marked the end of the black-and-white era and 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 is fortunately more complete than the previous three seasons, of which only four serials exist. Seven episodes from this season are lost, 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.

Television stories

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 The Dominators Norman Ashby, aka
Mervyn Haisman
Henry Lincoln
5
2 The Mind Robber Peter Ling 5
3 The Invasion Derrick Sherwin
Concept by Kit Pedler
8 First appearances of UNIT and John Benton, reintroduction of the Cybermen.
4 The Krotons Robert Holmes 4 First Robert Holmes script for Doctor Who
5 The Seeds of Death Brian Hayles
Terrance Dicks (uncredited)
6 First Terrance Dicks script for Doctor Who (uncredited)
6 The Space Pirates Robert Holmes 6
7 The War Games Malcolm Hulke
Terrance Dicks
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 (not identified by name). Final black and white episode

Main cast

Guest

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

Stories set during this season

Adaptations and merchandising

Home media

VHS

  • The Dominators (1990)
  • The Mind Robber (1990)
  • The Invasion (with narration of episodes 1+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 2)

Loose Cannon VHSes

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

DVD

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 (episodes 2-3 & 5-8 of 8, animation of 1 & 4) 8 × 25 min. 6 November 2006 3 January 2007 6 March 2007
The Krotons 4 × 25 min. 2012 TBA TBA
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.
Not yet available in Region 1
6 × 25 min. 28 March 2011 5 May 2011 TBA
The War Games 10 × 25 min. 6 July 2009 3 September 2009 3 November 2009
The Space Pirates (episode 2 of 6) 1 × 25 min.
1 November 2004 2 December 2004
(Original release)
1 July 2010
(Re-release)
2 November 2004

Novels

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 of the television series.

External links