Season 21 (Doctor Who 1963)

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The twenty-first season of Doctor Who ran between 5th January 1984 and 30th March 1984. It consisted of 7 serials and 24 episodes. It marked the end of Peter Davison's tenure as the Doctor and the start of Colin Baker's era. Most episodes were the usual 25-minute length, however due to coverage of the 1984 Winter Olympics, one story was re-edited into two 45-minute episodes.

Stories

• Warriors of the Deep (4 episodes)
• The Awakening (2 episodes)
• Frontios (4 episodes)
• Resurrection of the Daleks (2 - 45 minute episodes)
• Planet of Fire (4 episodes)
• The Caves of Androzani (4 episodes)
• The Twin Dilemma (4 episodes)

Main Cast

• Fifth Doctor - Peter Davison (till The Caves of Androzani)
• Sixth Doctor - Colin Baker (from The Twin Dilemma)
• Tegan Jovanka - Janet Fielding (till Resurrection of the Daleks)
• Vislor Turlough - Mark Strickson (till Planet of Fire)
• Gerald Flood as the voice of Kamelion (Planet of Fire)
• Peri Brown - Nicola Bryant (from Planet of Fire)

Adaptations and merchandising

Video

VHS

• Warriors of the Deep
• The Awakening/Frontios
• Resurrection of the Daleks
• Planet of Fire
• The Caves of Androzani
• The Twin Dilemma

DVD

• Warriors of the Deep (part of Beneath the Surface)
• Resurrection of the Daleks
• The Caves of Androzani

Novelisations

• Warriors of the Deep
• The Awakening
• Frontios
• Planet of Fire
• The Caves of Androzani
• The Twin Dilemma

Contemporaries

Other selected TV series launched during the 1983-84 season which included Season 21:

• Blockbusters
• Webster
• Tucker's Luck
• Night Court
• Airwolf
• Mike Hammer
• Spitting Image
• Kate and Allie
• Thomas the Tank Engine
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

External Links

BBC website guide to Season 21

Previous season: Season 20

Next season: Season 22