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'''Season 21''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[5th January]] [[1984]] and [[30th March]] [[1984]].   
'''Season 21''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[5th January]] [[1984]] and [[30th March]] [[1984]].   


==Overview==
==Overview==
The season consisted of seven serials and 24 episodes. It marked the end of [[Peter Davison]]'s tenure as the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'', the first story with [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] aired last in the season. Most episodes were the traditional 25 minute length, however due to coverage of the 1984 Winter Olympics, ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' was re-edited before airing and show as two 45-minute episodes.
The season consisted of seven serials and 24 episodes. It marked the end of [[Peter Davison]]'s tenure as the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'', the first story with [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] aired last in the season. Most episodes were the traditional 25 minute length, however due to coverage of the 1984 Winter Olympics, ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' was re-edited before airing and show as two 45-minute episodes. ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' had aired the previous autumn as a stand-alone special and celebrated ''Doctor Who'''s 20 anniversary.  


==Main Cast==
==Main Cast==
===Regulars===
===Regulars===
*[[Fifth Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]] (''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' through ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'')
*[[Fifth Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]] (''[[The Five Doctors]]'' through ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'')
*[[Sixth Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] (Introduced in ''The Twin Dilemma'')
*[[Sixth Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] (Introduced in ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')
*[[Tegan Jovanka]] - [[Janet Fielding]] (''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' through ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
*[[Tegan Jovanka]] - [[Janet Fielding]] (''[[The Five Doctors]]'' through ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
*[[Vislor Turlough]] - [[Mark Strickson]] (''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' through ''Planet of Fire'')
*[[Vislor Turlough]] - [[Mark Strickson]] (''[[The Five Doctors]]'' through ''Planet of Fire'')
*[[Peri Brown]] - [[Nicola Bryant]] (''Planet of Fire'' through ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')
*[[Peri Brown]] - [[Nicola Bryant]] (introduced in ''[[Planet of Fire]]''; ''[[Planet of Fire]]'' through ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')


===Semi-regulars===
===Semi-regulars===
*[[Gerald Flood]] as the voice of [[Kamelion]] (''Planet of Fire'' only)
*[[Kamelion]] - [[Gerald Flood]] (voice) (''Planet of Fire'' only)
*[[The Master (Tremas)|The Master]] (''[[The Five Doctors]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire]]'')  


==Adaptations and merchandising==
==Adaptations and merchandising==

Revision as of 03:51, 11 November 2008

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Season 21 of Doctor Who ran between 5th January 1984 and 30th March 1984.

Overview

The season consisted of seven serials and 24 episodes. It marked the end of Peter Davison's tenure as the Fifth Doctor. The Twin Dilemma, the first story with Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor aired last in the season. Most episodes were the traditional 25 minute length, however due to coverage of the 1984 Winter Olympics, Resurrection of the Daleks was re-edited before airing and show as two 45-minute episodes. The Five Doctors had aired the previous autumn as a stand-alone special and celebrated Doctor Who's 20 anniversary.

Main Cast

Regulars

Semi-regulars

Adaptations and merchandising

Video

VHS

  • Warriors of the Deep
  • The Awakening/Frontios
  • Resurrection of the Daleks
  • Planet of Fire
  • The Caves of Androzani
  • The Twin Dilemma

DVD

  • Warriors of the Deep (part of Beneath the Surface)
  • Resurrection of the Daleks
  • The Caves of Androzani

Novelisations

Audiobooks

Contemporaries

Other selected TV series launched during the 1983-84 season which included Season 21:

  • Blockbusters
  • Webster
  • Tucker's Luck
  • Night Court
  • Airwolf
  • Mike Hammer
  • Spitting Image
  • Kate and Allie
  • Thomas the Tank Engine
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

External Links

BBC website guide to Season 21

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