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==Overview==
==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]]. Apart from ''[[Battlefield]]'', the stories followed a loose [[Wikipedia:character arc|character arc]], as [[Ace]] came to turn with her past.
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]]. Apart from ''[[Battlefield]]'', the stories followed a loose [[Wikipedia:character arc|character arc]], as [[Ace]] came to turn with her past.
==Stories==
*[[Battlefield]] (4 episodes)
*[[Ghost Light]] (3 episodes)
*[[The Curse of Fenric]] (4 episodes)
*[[Survival]] (3 episodes)


==Main Cast==
==Main Cast==

Revision as of 11:51, 11 November 2008

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. Apart from Battlefield, the stories followed a loose character arc, as Ace came to turn with her past.

Stories

Main Cast

Regulars

Special Guests

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.

External Links

BBC website guide to Season 26

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

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