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The '''seventeenth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[1st September]] [[1979]] and [[12th January]] [[1980]]. It consisted of 5 stories and 20 episodes, plus the | The '''seventeenth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[1st September]] [[1979]] and [[12th January]] [[1980]]. It consisted of 5 stories and 20 episodes, plus the incomplete ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'', unfinished as a result of an industrial strike. | ||
==Stories== | ==Stories== | ||
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==Regular cast== | ==Regular cast== | ||
*[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | *[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | ||
*[[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]] | *[[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]] (introduction) | ||
*[[K-9 Mark II|K-9]] (voice) - [[David | *[[K-9 Mark II|K-9]] (voice) - [[David Brierley]] (appears in ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'', ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]'', ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'') | ||
*[[K-9 Mark II|K-9]] (voice) - [[John Leeson]] (appears in reconstructed version of ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'') | |||
==Notes== | ===Notes=== | ||
*[[Romana]] [[regenerate]]s at the start of ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]''. | |||
*Season 17 had [[David Brierley]] replacing [[John Leeon]] as the voice of [[K-9 Mark II|K-9]]. Leeson would return in [[Season 18]] and all subsequent guest appearances. | |||
==Adaptations and merchandising== | ==Adaptations and merchandising== | ||
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*Nightmare of Eden | *Nightmare of Eden | ||
*The Horns of Nimon | *The Horns of Nimon | ||
*Shada (with linking narration of unfilmed | *Shada (with extra post-production work and linking narration of unfilmed sequences) | ||
*[[The Tom Baker Years]] (extracts from all stories) | |||
====DVD==== | ====DVD==== | ||
Revision as of 21:04, 15 July 2008
The seventeenth season of Doctor Who ran between 1st September 1979 and 12th January 1980. It consisted of 5 stories and 20 episodes, plus the incomplete Shada, unfinished as a result of an industrial strike.
Stories
- Destiny of the Daleks (4 episodes)
- City of Death (4 episodes)
- The Creature from the Pit (4 episodes)
- Nightmare of Eden (4 episodes)
- The Horns of Nimon (4 episodes)
- Shada (6 episodes; not completed and un-aired)
Regular cast
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Romana - Lalla Ward (introduction)
- K-9 (voice) - David Brierley (appears in The Creature from the Pit, Nightmare of Eden, The Horns of Nimon)
- K-9 (voice) - John Leeson (appears in reconstructed version of Shada)
Notes
- Romana regenerates at the start of Destiny of the Daleks.
- Season 17 had David Brierley replacing John Leeon as the voice of K-9. Leeson would return in Season 18 and all subsequent guest appearances.
Adaptations and merchandising
Video
VHS
- Destiny of the Daleks
- City of Death
- The Creature from the Pit
- Nightmare of Eden
- The Horns of Nimon
- Shada (with extra post-production work and linking narration of unfilmed sequences)
- The Tom Baker Years (extracts from all stories)
DVD
- Destiny of the Daleks
- City of Death
Novelisations
- Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks
- Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit
- Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden
- Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon
Audiobooks
External Links
BBC website guide to Season 17
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