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The '''fifth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[2 September]] [[1967]] and [[1 June]] [[1968]]. It consisted of seven serials and forty episodes, many of which are lost. No complete stories from the season were known to have survived, until in the mid-1990s the archivists recovered a complete version of ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''. Individual episodes have survived for a few of the other stories, and audio recordings exist for all. | The '''fifth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[2 September]] [[1967]] and [[1 June]] [[1968]]. It consisted of seven serials and forty episodes, many of which are lost. No complete stories from the season were known to have survived, until in the mid-1990s the archivists recovered a complete version of ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''. Individual episodes have survived for a few of the other stories, and audio recordings exist for all. | ||
== Television stories == | == Television stories == | ||
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|'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Episodes''' || '''Notes''' | |'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Episodes''' || '''Notes''' | ||
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|1 ||''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''||[[Kit Pedler]]<br />[[Gerry Davis]]||4||Introduction of [[Telos]], the [[Cyber-Controller]] and the [[Cybermat]]s | |1 ||''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''||[[Kit Pedler]]<br />[[Gerry Davis]]||4||Introduction of [[Telos]], the [[Cyber-Controller]] and the [[Cybermat]]s | ||
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|2 ||''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]''||[[Mervyn Haisman]]<br />[[Henry Lincoln]]||6||First appearance of the [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]] | |2 ||''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]''||[[Mervyn Haisman]]<br />[[Henry Lincoln]]||6||First appearance of the [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]] | ||
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|3 ||''[[The Ice Warriors]]''||[[Brian Hayles]]||6||First appearance of the [[Ice Warrior]]s | |3 ||''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]''||[[Brian Hayles]]||6||First appearance of the [[Ice Warrior]]s | ||
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|4 ||''[[The Enemy of the World]]''||[[David Whitaker]]||6||[[Patrick Troughton]] in dual roles | |4 ||''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]''||[[David Whitaker]]||6||[[Patrick Troughton]] in dual roles | ||
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|5 ||''[[The Web of Fear]]''||Mervyn Haisman<br />Henry Lincoln||6||First appearance of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] | |5 ||''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]''||Mervyn Haisman<br />Henry Lincoln||6||First appearance of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] | ||
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|6 ||''[[Fury from the Deep]]''||[[Victor Pemberton]]||6||Final appearance of [[Victoria Waterfield]], first appearance of the [[sonic screwdriver]] | |6 ||''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]''||[[Victor Pemberton]]||6||Final appearance of [[Victoria Waterfield]], first appearance of the [[sonic screwdriver]] | ||
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|7 ||''[[The Wheel in Space]]''||David Whitaker||6||First appearance of [[Zoe Heriot]] | |7 ||''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''||David Whitaker||6||First appearance of [[Zoe Heriot]] | ||
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* The [[Second Doctor]] - [[Patrick Troughton]] | * The [[Second Doctor]] - [[Patrick Troughton]] | ||
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]] | * [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]] | ||
* [[Victoria Waterfield]] - [[Deborah Watling]] (Departed in ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'') | * [[Victoria Waterfield]] - [[Deborah Watling]] (Departed in ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'') | ||
* [[Zoe Heriot]] - [[Wendy Padbury]] (Introduced in ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'') | * [[Zoe Heriot]] - [[Wendy Padbury]] (Introduced in ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'') | ||
=== Guest === | === Guest === | ||
* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]] | * [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]] | ||
== Stories set during this season == | == Stories set during this season == | ||
* [[Second Doctor]] sequences of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS]]'' (between ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' and ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'') | * [[Second Doctor]] sequences of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS]]'' (between ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' and ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'') | ||
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dreams of Empire]]'' (between ''[[The Ice Warriors]]'' and ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'') | * [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dreams of Empire]]'' (between ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'' and ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'') | ||
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Combat Rock]]'' (between ''[[The Ice Warriors]]'' and ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'') | * [[PROSE]]: ''[[Combat Rock]]'' (between ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'' and ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'') | ||
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'' (between ''[[The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'') | * [[PROSE]]: ''[[Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'' (between ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'') | ||
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path]]'' (between ''[[The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'') | * [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path]]'' (between ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'') | ||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great Space Elevator]]'' (between ''[[The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'') | * [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great Space Elevator]]'' (between ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'') | ||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Emperor of Eternity]]'' (between ''[[The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'') | * [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Emperor of Eternity]]'' (between ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'') | ||
== Adaptations and merchandising == | == Adaptations and merchandising == | ||
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! style="width:10%;"| '''R1 release date''' | ! style="width:10%;"| '''R1 release date''' | ||
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| ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 14 January 2002 || 4 April 2002 || 6 August 2002 | | ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 14 January 2002 || 4 April 2002 || 6 August 2002 | ||
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|| ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' – Special Edition<br /><small>Part of the ''Revisitations 3'' box set || 4 × 25 min. || 13 February 2012 || 1 March 2012|| 13 March 2012 | || ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' – Special Edition<br /><small>Part of the ''Revisitations 3'' box set || 4 × 25 min. || 13 February 2012 || 1 March 2012|| 13 March 2012 | ||
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| ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]: [[Patrick Troughton]]'' | | ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]: [[Patrick Troughton]]'' | ||
''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'' (episode 2 of 6) <br /> ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'' (episode 3 of 6)<br />''[[The Web of Fear]]'' (episode 1 of 6)<br />''[[The Wheel in Space]]'' (episodes 3 & 6 of 6)<br />(Also includes surviving clips from ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'') | ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'' (episode 2 of 6) <br /> ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'' (episode 3 of 6)<br />''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' (episode 1 of 6)<br />''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' (episodes 3 & 6 of 6)<br />(Also includes surviving clips from ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'') | ||
| 5 × 25 min.<br /> | | 5 × 25 min.<br /> | ||
| 1 November 2004 | | 1 November 2004 | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 14 October 2012
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The fifth season of Doctor Who ran between 2 September 1967 and 1 June 1968. It consisted of seven serials and forty episodes, many of which are lost. No complete stories from the season were known to have survived, until in the mid-1990s the archivists recovered a complete version of The Tomb of the Cybermen. Individual episodes have survived for a few of the other stories, and audio recordings exist for all.
Television stories
| # | Title | Writer | Episodes | Notes |
| 1 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | Kit Pedler Gerry Davis |
4 | Introduction of Telos, the Cyber-Controller and the Cybermats |
| 2 | The Abominable Snowmen | Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln |
6 | First appearance of the Yeti |
| 3 | The Ice Warriors | Brian Hayles | 6 | First appearance of the Ice Warriors |
| 4 | The Enemy of the World | David Whitaker | 6 | Patrick Troughton in dual roles |
| 5 | The Web of Fear | Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln |
6 | First appearance of the Brigadier |
| 6 | Fury from the Deep | Victor Pemberton | 6 | Final appearance of Victoria Waterfield, first appearance of the sonic screwdriver |
| 7 | The Wheel in Space | David Whitaker | 6 | First appearance of Zoe Heriot |
Main cast
- The Second Doctor - Patrick Troughton
- Jamie McCrimmon - Frazer Hines
- Victoria Waterfield - Deborah Watling (Departed in Fury from the Deep)
- Zoe Heriot - Wendy Padbury (Introduced in The Wheel in Space)
Guest
Stories set during this season
- Second Doctor sequences of PROSE: Heart of TARDIS (between The Tomb of the Cybermen and The Abominable Snowmen)
- PROSE: Dreams of Empire (between The Ice Warriors and The Enemy of the World)
- PROSE: Combat Rock (between The Ice Warriors and The Enemy of the World)
- PROSE: Twilight of the Gods (between The Web of Fear and Fury from the Deep)
- PROSE: The Dark Path (between The Web of Fear and Fury from the Deep)
- AUDIO: The Great Space Elevator (between The Web of Fear and Fury from the Deep)
- AUDIO: The Emperor of Eternity (between The Web of Fear and Fury from the Deep)
Adaptations and merchandising
Home media
VHS
- The Tomb of the Cybermen (1992)
- The Troughton Years (1991) (The Abominable Snowmen 2 and Enemy of the World 3)
- Cybermen: The Early Years (1992) (Wheel in Space 3+6)
- The Ice Warriors Collection (1998) (Ice Warriors 1, 4, 5+6 with short reconstructions of episodes 2+3)
- The Reign of Terror (2003) (Web of Fear 1)
Loose Cannon VHSes
- The Abominable Snowman (2006) (Episodes 1, 3-6 only)
- The Ice Warriors (2004) (Episodes 2+3 only)
- The Enemy of the World (2001) (Episodes 1-2, 4-6 only)
- Fury from the Deep (2005)
DVD
| Serial name | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | R4 release date | R1 release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tomb of the Cybermen | 4 × 25 min. | 14 January 2002 | 4 April 2002 | 6 August 2002 |
| The Tomb of the Cybermen – Special Edition Part of the Revisitations 3 box set |
4 × 25 min. | 13 February 2012 | 1 March 2012 | 13 March 2012 |
| Lost in Time: Patrick Troughton
The Abominable Snowmen (episode 2 of 6) |
5 × 25 min. |
1 November 2004 | 2 December 2004 (Original release) 1 July 2010 (Re-release) |
2 November 2004 |
Novelisations
- Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen
- Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen
- Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors
- Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World
- Doctor Who and the Web of Fear
- Fury from the Deep
- The Wheel in Space
Audiobooks
to be added
External links
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