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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
{{as of|2012|11}}, 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}} — 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 == | == Television stories == | ||
Revision as of 03:00, 20 November 2012
The eighth season of Doctor Who ran between 2 January 1971 and 19 June 1971. It starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.
Overview
As of November 2012[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 — 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
| # | 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 | |
| 4 | Colony in Space | Malcolm Hulke | 6 | |
| 5 | The Dæmons | Guy Leopold, aka Robert Sloman Barry Letts |
5 | Conclusion of the Master arc |
Main cast
Regular
- The Third Doctor - Jon Pertwee
- Jo Grant - Katy Manning
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
- The Master - Roger Delgado
Semi-regular
Stories set during this season
- Who Killed Kennedy (all serials of season 8)
- Deadly Reunion (between The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos)
- The Doll of Death (after The Claws of Axos)
Adaptations and merchandising
Home Media
VHS
- 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 5 - in B+W)
DVD
| Serial name | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | R4 release date | R1 release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terr 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. | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| The Claws of Axos | 4 × 25 min. | 25 April 2005 | 2 June 2005 | 8 November 2005 |
| 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 |
Novels
- Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons
- The Mind of Evil
- Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos
- Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon
- Doctor Who and the Dæmons
External links
Notes
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