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'''Series 1''' of ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' premiered in full in [[2010]] with a run of 26 30-minute episodes in the series -- the longest ''Doctor Who''-related season since [[Season 19]] in 1981, which also had 26 episodes. It is also the first full-season production of a non-BBC-produced spin-off series.
'''Series 1''' of ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' premiered in full in [[2010]] with a run of 26 30-minute episodes in the series -- the longest ''[[Doctor Who]]''-related season since [[Season 19]] in 1981, which also had 26 episodes. It is also the first full-season production of a non-BBC-produced spin-off series.


The first episode aired on Disney XD (formerly Jetix) in the UK as a special on 31st October 2009.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2009/10/k9-to-launch-this-weekend.html Doctor Who News Page Report]</ref> This was followed by the series in full premiering in Scandinavia in January 2010. The series debuted in full on Disney XD in the UK and in Australia on Ten on 3rd April 2010, only hours before the start of ''Doctor Who'' [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] in Britain.<ref>[http://www.throng.com.au/k9/series-premiere-k9-ten Throng - Series Premiere of K9 on Ten] <small>accessed 11th October 2010</small></ref><ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/k9-australian-launch-date.html The Doctor Who News Page - Bookmark and Share K9 - UK and Australian premier on 3rd April] <small>accessed 11th October 2010</small></ref>
The first episode aired on Disney XD (formerly Jetix) in the UK as a special on 31st October [[2009]].<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2009/10/k9-to-launch-this-weekend.html Doctor Who News Page Report]</ref> This was followed by the series in full premiering in Scandinavia in January 2010. The series debuted in full on Disney XD in the UK and in Australia on Ten on 3rd April 2010, only hours before the start of ''Doctor Who'' [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] in Britain.<ref>[http://www.throng.com.au/k9/series-premiere-k9-ten Throng - Series Premiere of K9 on Ten] <small>accessed 11th October 2010</small></ref><ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/k9-australian-launch-date.html The Doctor Who News Page - Bookmark and Share K9 - UK and Australian premier on 3rd April] <small>accessed 11th October 2010</small></ref>


As with its parent program, ''K9'' Series 1 used individual episode titles for both standalones and multi-part storylines. Two multi-parters were in this series, an initial three-part story leading off the season, and a five-chapter story concluding it.
As with its parent program, ''K9'' Series 1 used individual episode titles for both standalones and multi-part storylines. Two multi-parters were in this series, an initial three-part story leading off the season, and a five-chapter story concluding it.

Revision as of 03:04, 18 December 2011

Series 1 of K9 premiered in full in 2010 with a run of 26 30-minute episodes in the series -- the longest Doctor Who-related season since Season 19 in 1981, which also had 26 episodes. It is also the first full-season production of a non-BBC-produced spin-off series.

The first episode aired on Disney XD (formerly Jetix) in the UK as a special on 31st October 2009.[1] This was followed by the series in full premiering in Scandinavia in January 2010. The series debuted in full on Disney XD in the UK and in Australia on Ten on 3rd April 2010, only hours before the start of Doctor Who Series 5 in Britain.[2][3]

As with its parent program, K9 Series 1 used individual episode titles for both standalones and multi-part storylines. Two multi-parters were in this series, an initial three-part story leading off the season, and a five-chapter story concluding it.

Cast

Promotional poster for the series.

Primary Cast

Secondary Cast

Guest Cast

Television Stories

Episode Number Title Writer(s) Director Notes
1 Regeneration Shayne Armstrong
S.P. Krause
David Caesar
Mark DeFriest
Reintroduction and final appearance of K9 Mark I. First appearances of K9 Mark 2, Starkey, Jorjie Turner, Darius Pike, Alistair Gryffen, June Turner, The Department, CCPCs and the Jixen.
2 Liberation Shayne Armstrong
S.P. Krause
David Caesar
David Napier
First appearances of Drake and Thorne.
3 The Korven Tim Pye Karl Zwicky First appearance of the Korven.
4 The Bounty Hunter Ian McFadyen James Bogle First appearance of Lomax
5 Sirens of Ceres Deborah Parsons Daniel Nettheim
6 Fear Itself Everett DeRoche
Graeme Farmer
Karl Zwicky
7 The Fall of the House of Gryffen Shayne Armstrong
S.P. Krause
Daniel Nettheim
8 Jaws of Orthrus Lindsay James James Bogle
9 Dream-Eaters Jim Noble Daniel Nettheim
10 Curse of Anubis Jim Noble Karl Zwicky
11 Oroborus Deborah Parsons Daniel Nettheim
12 Alien Avatar Graeme Farmer Karl Zwicky
13 Aeolian Dave Warner Karl Zwicky
14 The Last Oak Tree Jim Noble Dale Bradley
15 Black Hunger Chris Roache James Bogle Departure of Drake and reintroduction of Thorne.
16 The Cambridge Spy Jason Bourque Mark DeFriest
17 Lost Library of Ukko Deborah Parsons Mark DeFriest
18 Mutant Copper John O'Brien James Bogle
19 The Custodians Shayne Armstrong
S.P. Krause
James Bogle
20 Taphony and the Time Loop Anthony Morris
Graeme Farmer
Mark DeFriest
21 Robot Gladiators Jim Noble James Bogle
22 Mind Snap Bob Baker
Paul Tams
David Napier
23 Angel of the North Bob Baker James Bogle Reintroduction of the Korven.
24 The Last Precinct Shayne Armstrong
S.P. Krause
James Bogle
25 Hound of the Korven Shayne Armstrong
S.P. Krause
Mark DeFriest
26 The Eclipse of the Korven Shayne Armstrong
S.P. Krause
David Napier Deaths of Thorne and Lomax

DVD release

As with Doctor Who and Torchwood there will be a complete series box set and at least one "vanilla" DVD was announced.

The full series boxset was released on 29 September in Australia, UK release is unknown. [1]

The first vanilla DVD, The Bounty Hunter, containing the first 6 episodes; was also released in Australia on 29 September 2010, UK release is unknown.[2]

External links

Footnotes

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