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'''Season 24''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[7 September]] [[1987]] and [[7 December]] [[1987]]. It introduced [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]]. | '''Season 24''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[7 September]] [[1987]] and [[7 December]] [[1987]]. It introduced [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]]. | ||
==Overview== | == Overview == | ||
The season consisted of four serials and fourteen episodes of twenty-five minutes each. Unlike [[Season 23]] there was no overall story arc, and the episode allotment - two four-episode stories, two three-episode stories - would be retained for the remainder of the original series. Notably, the season featured the introduction of new companion [[Ace]], who would be a prominent figure in the spinoff fiction that kept the ''Doctor Who'' name alive following its cancellation in [[1989]] and the final official onscreen companion until Rose Tyler in the revived series. Unlike the previous regenerations of the Doctor, the Sixth Doctor's happened at the beginning of the season's episode. Colin Baker, who played the Sixth Doctor would not come back to shoot a few episodes leading up to the regeneration as he felt insulted at being replaced after a short time as the Doctor. | The season consisted of four serials and fourteen episodes of twenty-five minutes each. Unlike [[Season 23]] there was no overall story arc, and the episode allotment - two four-episode stories, two three-episode stories - would be retained for the remainder of the original series. Notably, the season featured the introduction of new companion [[Ace]], who would be a prominent figure in the spinoff fiction that kept the ''Doctor Who'' name alive following its cancellation in [[1989]] and the final official onscreen companion until Rose Tyler in the revived series. Unlike the previous regenerations of the Doctor, the Sixth Doctor's happened at the beginning of the season's episode. Colin Baker, who played the Sixth Doctor would not come back to shoot a few episodes leading up to the regeneration as he felt insulted at being replaced after a short time as the Doctor. | ||
==Television Stories== | == Television Stories == | ||
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==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
===Primary Cast=== | === Primary Cast === | ||
*[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]] | * [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]] | ||
*[[Melanie Bush|Mel]] - [[Bonnie Langford]] (departs in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' ) | * [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] - [[Bonnie Langford]] (departs in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' ) | ||
*[[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]] (introduced in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') | * [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]] (introduced in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') | ||
===Guest Cast=== | === Guest Cast === | ||
*[[The Rani]] - [[Kate O'Mara]] | * [[The Rani]] - [[Kate O'Mara]] | ||
*[[Ray]] - [[Sara Griffiths]] | * [[Ray]] - [[Sara Griffiths]] | ||
*[[Sabalom Glitz]] - [[Tony Selby]] | * [[Sabalom Glitz]] - [[Tony Selby]] | ||
==Adaptations and Merchandising== | == Adaptations and Merchandising == | ||
===Home Media=== | === Home Media === | ||
====VHS==== | ==== VHS ==== | ||
*Time and the Rani | * Time and the Rani | ||
*Paradise Towers | * Paradise Towers | ||
*Delta and the Bannermen | * Delta and the Bannermen | ||
*Dragonfire | * Dragonfire | ||
====DVD==== | ==== DVD ==== | ||
*Time and the Rani (2010) | * Time and the Rani (2010) | ||
*Paradise Towers (2011) | * Paradise Towers (2011) | ||
*Delta and the Bannermen (2009) | * Delta and the Bannermen (2009) | ||
*Dragonfire (2012) | * Dragonfire (2012) | ||
===Novels=== | === Novels === | ||
*[[Time and the Rani (novelisation)|Time and the Rani]] | * [[Time and the Rani (novelisation)|Time and the Rani]] | ||
*[[Paradise Towers (novelisation)|Paradise Towers]] | * [[Paradise Towers (novelisation)|Paradise Towers]] | ||
*[[Delta and the Bannermen (novelisation)|Delta and the Bannermen]] | * [[Delta and the Bannermen (novelisation)|Delta and the Bannermen]] | ||
*[[Dragonfire (novelisation)|Dragonfire]] | * [[Dragonfire (novelisation)|Dragonfire]] | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season24.shtml BBC website guide to Season 24] | * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season24.shtml BBC website guide to Season 24] | ||
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{{Season 24 aliens}} | {{Season 24 aliens}} | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who seasons]] | [[Category:Doctor Who seasons]] | ||
Revision as of 10:06, 5 November 2011
Season 24 of Doctor Who ran between 7 September 1987 and 7 December 1987. It introduced Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor.
Overview
The season consisted of four serials and fourteen episodes of twenty-five minutes each. Unlike Season 23 there was no overall story arc, and the episode allotment - two four-episode stories, two three-episode stories - would be retained for the remainder of the original series. Notably, the season featured the introduction of new companion Ace, who would be a prominent figure in the spinoff fiction that kept the Doctor Who name alive following its cancellation in 1989 and the final official onscreen companion until Rose Tyler in the revived series. Unlike the previous regenerations of the Doctor, the Sixth Doctor's happened at the beginning of the season's episode. Colin Baker, who played the Sixth Doctor would not come back to shoot a few episodes leading up to the regeneration as he felt insulted at being replaced after a short time as the Doctor.
Television Stories
| # | Title | Writer | Episodes | Notes |
| 1 | Time and the Rani | Pip and Jane Baker | 4 | Final appearance of the Sixth Doctor and first appearance of the Seventh Doctor. Final appearance of the Rani |
| 2 | Paradise Towers | Stephen Wyatt | 4 | |
| 3 | Delta and the Bannermen | Malcolm Kohll | 3 | |
| 4 | Dragonfire | Ian Briggs | 3 | Final appearance of Melanie Bush and Sabalom Glitz; first appearance of Ace |
Cast
Primary Cast
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Mel - Bonnie Langford (departs in Dragonfire )
- Ace - Sophie Aldred (introduced in Dragonfire)
Guest Cast
Adaptations and Merchandising
Home Media
VHS
- Time and the Rani
- Paradise Towers
- Delta and the Bannermen
- Dragonfire
DVD
- Time and the Rani (2010)
- Paradise Towers (2011)
- Delta and the Bannermen (2009)
- Dragonfire (2012)
Novels
External links
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