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The '''twenty-sixth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[6th September]] [[1989]] and [[6th December]] [[1989]].  It consisted of 4 stories and 14 episodes. It was the final season of the so-called "classic" series; the BBC announced in 1990 that it would not be producing a 27th season. A one-off Children in Need special, ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'', appeared in [[1993]], after which a [[Doctor Who (1996)|television film]] co-produced by an American network, followed in [[1996]]. The series finally returned in [[2005]], however the BBC chose to restart the season numbering with [[Series 1]]. Season 26 featured the return of [[Nicholas Courtney]] as [[The Brigadier]] and the last televised appearance of [[Anthony Ainley]] as [[the Master]].
The '''twenty-sixth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[6th September]] [[1989]] and [[6th December]] [[1989]].  It consisted of 4 stories and 14 episodes. It was the final season of the so-called "classic" series; the BBC announced in 1990 that it would not be producing a 27th season. A one-off Children in Need special, ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'', appeared in [[1993]], after which a [[Doctor Who (1996)|television film]] co-produced by an American network, followed in [[1996]]. The series finally returned in [[2005]], however the BBC chose to restart the season numbering with [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]]. Season 26 featured the return of [[Nicholas Courtney]] as [[The Brigadier]] and the last televised appearance of [[Anthony Ainley]] as [[the Master]].


==Stories==
==Stories==

Revision as of 14:32, 13 September 2008

The twenty-sixth season of Doctor Who ran between 6th September 1989 and 6th December 1989. It consisted of 4 stories and 14 episodes. It was the final season of the so-called "classic" series; the BBC announced in 1990 that it would not be producing a 27th season. A one-off Children in Need special, Dimensions in Time, appeared in 1993, after which a television film co-produced by an American network, followed in 1996. The series finally returned in 2005, however the BBC chose to restart the season numbering with Series 1. Season 26 featured the return of Nicholas Courtney as The Brigadier and the last televised appearance of Anthony Ainley as the Master.

Stories

Main Cast

Adaptations and merchandising

Video

VHS

  • Battlefield (extended version)
  • Ghost Light
  • The Curse of Fenric (extended version)
  • Survival

DVD

  • Ghost Light
  • The Curse of Fenric
  • Survival
  • Battlefield (coming soon)

Novelisations

See also

Behind the Scenes

Before the cancellation of Doctor Who produscers had already concuted basic plots for another season of Doctor Who. It was proposed that Ace should leave mid season.Also planned was that the entire season should do more to explore the darker side of the Doctor.

External Links

BBC website guide to Season 26

Previous season:
Season 25
Next season:
Series 1 (2005)

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