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'''Season 26''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', starring [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] aired between [[6th September]] [[1989]] and [[6th December]] [[1989]]. 


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]].
==Overview==
 
The season consisted of four stories and 14 25 minute 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 (Tremas)|the Master]]. Unusually for a ''Doctor Who'' season, aside from some scenes in ''[[Survival]]'', all the stories took place on [[Earth]].
==Stories==
*[[Battlefield]] (4 episodes)
*[[Ghost Light]] (3 episodes)
*[[The Curse of Fenric]] (4 episodes)
*[[Survival]] (3 episodes)


==Main Cast==
==Main Cast==
===Regulars===
*[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]  
*[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]  
*[[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]]
*[[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]]
===Semi-regulars===
*[[The Brigadier]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]] (''[[Battlefiedl]]'' only)
*[[The Master (Tremas)|The Master]] - Anthony Ainley (''[[Survival]]'' only)


==Adaptations and merchandising==
==Adaptations and merchandising==
===Video===
===Video===
====VHS====
====VHS====
*Battlefield (extended version)
*Battlefield
:''Extended'
*Ghost Light
*Ghost Light
*The Curse of Fenric (extended version)
*The Curse of Fenric  
:''Extended''
*Survival
*Survival


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*Ghost Light
*Ghost Light
*The Curse of Fenric  
*The Curse of Fenric  
:''Extended, with new SFX.''
*Survival  
*Survival  
*Battlefield (coming soon)
*Battlefield  
:''Awaiting release.''


===Novelisations===
===Novelisations===

Revision as of 04:00, 11 November 2008

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Season 26 of Doctor Who, starring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor aired between 6th September 1989 and 6th December 1989.

Overview

The season consisted of four stories and 14 25 minute 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. Unusually for a Doctor Who season, aside from some scenes in Survival, all the stories took place on Earth.

Main Cast

Regulars

Semi-regulars

Adaptations and merchandising

Video

VHS

  • Battlefield
Extended'
  • Ghost Light
  • The Curse of Fenric
Extended
  • Survival

DVD

  • Ghost Light
  • The Curse of Fenric
Extended, with new SFX.
  • Survival
  • Battlefield
Awaiting release.

Novelisations


Aliens and Enemies

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.

Contemporaries

Other selected TV series launched during the last half of 1989:

  • Saved by the Bell
  • American Gladiators
  • Seinfeld
  • Baywatch
  • Doogie Howser MD
  • Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
  • America's Funniest Home Videos
  • The Simpsons

External Links

BBC website guide to Season 26

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