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==Stories==
==Stories==
*[[Terror of the Zygons]] (4 episodes)
*[[Terror of the Zygons]] (4 episodes) - ''Final appearance of Harry Sullivan''
*[[Planet of Evil]] (4 episodes)
*[[Planet of Evil]] (4 episodes)
*[[Pyramids of Mars]] (4 episodes)
*[[Pyramids of Mars]] (4 episodes)
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===Recurring===
===Recurring===
*[[Harry Sullivan]] - [[Ian Marter]]  
*[[Harry Sullivan]] - [[Ian Marter]]
*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]  
*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
*[[John Benton|Warrant Officer Benton]] - [[John Levene]]  
*[[John Benton|Warrant Officer Benton]] - [[John Levene]]


===Notes===
===Notes===

Revision as of 08:52, 18 January 2010

The thirteenth season of Doctor Who ran between 30th August 1975 and 6th March 1976. It starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. With this season, Doctor Who returned to launching new seasons in the fall, something that had not been done since Season 6.

Overview

Season 13 consisted of 6 serials, and 26 episodes. It was during this season that the Doctor cut ties with UNIT (After Terror of the Zygons, The Brigadier would not appear again until Mawdryn Undead in 1983, and The Seeds of Doom marked the last occasion to date that the Doctor is explicitly said to be working for UNIT -- as opposed to working with them as occasions warranted). Several of the serials in this season, particularly Pyramids of Mars and The Brain of Morbius, are among the best-known of the 1970s-era storylines. Though it was aired as a part of Season 13, Terror of the Zygons was actually filmed as part of the previous season; this holdover allowed the series to switch back to a fall season start.

Stories

Main Cast

Regular

Recurring

Notes

  • The Brigadier and Benton had appeared in a more prominent role in previous seasons.
  • Harry Sullivan left as a companion in Terror of the Zygons, and later returned in The Android Invasion.
  • Three stories featured UNIT: Terror of the Zygons, The Android Invasion and The Seeds of Doom. None of the regular UNIT characters appeared in the latter, which marked the final notable appearance of or reference to UNIT until Time-Flight.

Adaptations and merchandising

Video

VHS

  • Terror of the Zygons
  • Planet of Evil
  • Pyramids of Mars
  • The Android Invasion
  • The Brain of Morbius
  • The Seeds of Doom
  • The Tom Baker Years (extracts from each of the stories)

DVD

  • Planet of Evil
  • Pyramids of Mars
  • The Brain of Morbius

Novelisations

Audiobooks

External Links

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