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The season consisted of six serials and 22 episodes of twenty-five minutes each, plus a ninety minute 20th anniversary special, ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' broadcast as part of [[Children in Need]]. This season sees the departure of companion Nyssa and introduced Turlough. Every story of this season contained an old enemy of the Doctor in an least a minor role, as part of the 20th anniversary of the show.
The season consisted of six serials and 22 episodes of twenty-five minutes each, plus a ninety minute 20th anniversary special, ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' broadcast as part of [[Children in Need]]. This season sees the departure of companion Nyssa and introduced Turlough. Every story of this season contained an old enemy of the Doctor in an least a minor role, as part of the 20th anniversary of the show.


==Stories==
==Television Stories==


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*[[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] - [[Mark Strickson]] (introduced ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'' )
*[[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] - [[Mark Strickson]] (introduced ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'' )


===Semi-regulars===
===Semi-Regulars===
*[[Kamelion]] - [[Gerald Flood]]
*[[Kamelion]] - [[Gerald Flood]]
*[[The Brigadier]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
*[[The Brigadier]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
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*[[K-9 Mark III]] - [[John Leeson]] (Voice,Cameo)
*[[K-9 Mark III]] - [[John Leeson]] (Voice,Cameo)


==Adaptations and merchandising==
==Adaptations and Merchandising==
===Video===
===Home Media===
====VHS====
====VHS====
*Arc of Infinity
*Arc of Infinity
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*The Five Doctors
*The Five Doctors


===Novelisations===
===Novels===
*[[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]]
*[[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]]
*[[Snakedance (novelisation)|Snakedance]]
*[[Snakedance (novelisation)|Snakedance]]
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*[[The King's Demons (novelisation)|The King's Demons]]
*[[The King's Demons (novelisation)|The King's Demons]]
*[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]]
*[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]]
===Audiobooks===


==External Links==
==External Links==

Revision as of 15:30, 17 February 2010

Season 20 of Doctor Who ran between 3rd January 1983 and 25th November 1983. It starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

Overview

The season consisted of six serials and 22 episodes of twenty-five minutes each, plus a ninety minute 20th anniversary special, The Five Doctors broadcast as part of Children in Need. This season sees the departure of companion Nyssa and introduced Turlough. Every story of this season contained an old enemy of the Doctor in an least a minor role, as part of the 20th anniversary of the show.

Television Stories

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 Arc of Infinity Johnny Byrne 4
2 Snakedance Christopher Bailey 4
3 Mawdryn Undead Peter Grimwade 4 First appearance of Vislor Turlough; reintroduction of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
4 Terminus Steve Gallagher 4 Final appearance of Nyssa
5 Enlightenment Barbara Clegg 4 Final appearance of the Black Guardian
6 The King's Demons Terence Dudley 2 First appearance of Kamelion

Anniversary Special

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
7 The Five Doctors Terrance Dicks 1 90-minute special Final appearances of the First, Third and Fourth Doctors; reintroductions of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Doctors, Romana, Susan Foreman and Sarah Jane Smith. First Doctor Who appearances of K-9 Mk. III and Rassilon

Main Cast

Regulars

Semi-Regulars

Guests

Adaptations and Merchandising

Home Media

VHS

  • Arc of Infinity
  • Snakedance
  • Mawdryn Undead
  • Terminus
  • Enlightenment
  • The King's Demons/The Five Doctors (extended version)

DVD

  • Arc of Infinity
  • Snakedance
  • Mawdryn Undead
  • Terminus
  • Enlightenment
  • The King's Demons
  • The Five Doctors

Novels

External Links

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