Season 19 (Doctor Who 1963)

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The nineteenth season of Doctor Who ran between 4th January 1982 and 31st March 1982. This was the first season to feature Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor. It consisted of 7 serials and 26 episodes. A milestone occurred at the end of Earthshock with the death of companion Adric, the first companion to die since the mid-1960s. Other milestones included Black Orchid, the first non-science fictional historical serial since The Gunfighters in the mid-1960s, and the destruction of the sonic screwdriver in The Visitation (not to be seen again until 1996).

Stories

• Castrovalva (4 episodes)
• Four to Doomsday (4 episodes)
• Kinda (4 episodes)
• The Visitation (4 episodes)
• Black Orchid (2 episodes)
• Earthshock (4 episodes)
• Time-Flight (4 episodes)

Main Cast

• The Doctor - Peter Davison
• Adric - Matthew Waterhouse (till Earthshock)
• Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
• Tegan Jovanka - Janet Fielding

Adaptations and merchandising

Video

VHS

• Castrovalva
• Four to Doomsday
• Kinda
• The Visitation/Black Orchid
• Earthshock
• Time-Flight

DVD

• Castrovalva
• The Visitation
• Black Orchid
• Earthshock
• Time-Flight (part of Tegan-Tales in R2)

Novelisations

• Castrovalva
• Four to Doomsday
• Kinda
• Doctor Who and the Visitation
• Black Orchid
• Earthshock
• Time-Flight

Contemporaries

Other selected TV series launched during the 1981-82 season which included Season 19:

• Entertainment Tonight
• The Smurfs
• The Fall Guy
• Simon & Simon
• Falcon Crest
• Postman Pat
• The Kids of Degrassi Street
• Let's Pretend
• Fame
• Late Night with David Letterman
• TJ Hooker
• Cagney and Lacey

External Links

BBC website guide to Season 19

Previous season: Season 18

Next season: Season 20