Series 1 (K9)

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Overview

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 31 October 2009. 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.

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

• K9 Mark 2 - John Leeson
• Starkey - Keegan Joyce
• Jorjie Turner - Philippa Coulthard
• Darius Pike - Daniel Webber
• Professor Alistair Gryffen - Robert Moloney
• June Turner - Robyn Moore

Secondary Cast

• Drake - Connor Van Vuuren
• Thorne - Jared Robinsen
• Lomax - Peter Kent

Guest Cast

• Ahab - Brad McMurray
• Vibeka - Sophia Emerson-Bains
• Melaina - Cathy Tucker
• Eleanor Gryffen - Sarah McIntosh
• Mina Gryffen - Rachel Everett
• Jacob Gryffen - Joshua McIvor
• Nehetka (voice) - Todd Levi
• Geb - Matthew Remer
• Postman Pat - Gabriel Egan
• Constable - Daniel Murphy
• Miles Barrington Smythe - Corey Robinson
• Yssaringintinka - Cathey Robinsen
• Marcus - Thomas Calder
• Birdie - Josh Norbido
• Birdie (voice) - Peter Kent
• John - Bash Kruck
• Etydion - Tarek Beheby
• Taphony - Maia Mitchell
• Freddie Maxwell - Gareth Harris
• Chuckles - Remi Broadway
• Boris - Michael Donnet

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

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  Official Boxset Cover.

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  The Bounty Hunter Official Cover.

Series	Release name	Australian release date (region 4)	UK release date (region 2)	North American release date (region 1)	Notes
1	The Complete First Series	27 September 2010	11 December 2010 (Exclusive) 4 June 2012 (General release)	TBA	Contains the Complete Series 1, Episodes 1-26
	The Bounty Hunter	27 September 2010	n/a	TBA	Contains Series 1, Episodes 1-6
	Alien Avatar	1 December 2010	n/a	TBA	Contains Series 1, Episodes 7-12
	Series 1; Volume 1	n/a	31 January 2011	TBA	Contains Series 1, Episodes 1-12.
	Series 1; Volume 2	n/a	18 April 2011	TBA	Contains Series 1, Episodes 13-26.

Merchandise

The Complete Book of K-9, a piece of non-fiction that follows the story of K-9 through all four models, crossing over from Doctor Who, K-9 & Company, The Sarah Jane Adventures and of-course K-9 itself has been advertised. A tie-in called The K-9 Storybook is also due to be released sometime this year, containing behind-the-scenes extras, short stories, comic strips and other material from the live-action series, and finally there are K-9 Mark 2 figurines ready for sale. All of this merchandise accompanied with the mass syndication of the actual program, is designed to allow for the shooting schedule of a second season, and also to exhaust the expenses through the accumulated profits.

Awards

In 2009, Shayne Armstrong and SP Krause, writers and developers of the series for television, won the John Hinde Award for Science-Fiction at the Australian Writers Guild AWGIES for their script for the episode "The Fall of the House of Gryffen". The episode was also a nominee in the category for Best Children's Television in that year.

In 2009, Shayne Armstrong and SP Krause were also nominated as finalists in the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards for Best Television Script for the episode "Regeneration".

In 2010, Tony O'Loughlan, Director of Photography for the show won two bronze awards at the Queensland and Northern Territory Cinematographer Awards for his work on the episodes Angel of the North and The Eclipse of the Korven.

Series VFX Director and Director of 4 other episode, David Napier, was nominated for 'Best Direction in Children's Television' at the 2010 Australian Directors Guild Awards for episode 26 'Eclipse of the Korven'.

External links

• Official website

Footnotes