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'''Season 25''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[5 October]] [[1988]] and [[4 January]] [[1989]].  
'''Season 25''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[5 October]] [[1988]] and [[4 January]] [[1989]].  
==Overview==
== Overview ==
The season consisted of four serials and fourteen twenty-five-minute episodes. As the silver anniversary season, it included several stories noting the milestone: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', which featured the final "classic series" appearance of the [[Dalek]]s and [[Davros]] and which was set near [[Coal Hill School]], the location of the first episode, ''[[An Unearthly Child]]''; and ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'', the final classic series appearance of the [[Cybermen]], which had its first episode broadcast on the actual 25th anniversary of the series. It also showed the lighter side of the Seventh Doctor's personality fade and be replaced by darker qualities. The Greatest Show in the Galaxy was also the last episode to have the Doctor dressed in bright colors.
The season consisted of four serials and fourteen twenty-five-minute episodes. As the silver anniversary season, it included several stories noting the milestone: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', which featured the final "classic series" appearance of the [[Dalek]]s and [[Davros]] and which was set near [[Coal Hill School]], the location of the first episode, ''[[An Unearthly Child]]''; and ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'', the final classic series appearance of the [[Cybermen]], which had its first episode broadcast on the actual 25th anniversary of the series. It also showed the lighter side of the Seventh Doctor's personality fade and be replaced by darker qualities. The Greatest Show in the Galaxy was also the last episode to have the Doctor dressed in bright colors.


==Television Stories==
== Television Stories ==


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==Cast==
== Cast ==
===Primary Cast===
=== Primary Cast ===
*[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
*[[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]]
* [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]]
==Adaptations and Merchandising==
== Adaptations and Merchandising ==
===Home Media===
=== Home Media ===
====VHS====
==== VHS ====
*Remembrance of the Daleks
* Remembrance of the Daleks
:''Part of the Dalek limited edition tin, later released as part of the Davros Collection''
:''Part of the Dalek limited edition tin, later released as part of the Davros Collection''
*The Happiness Patrol
* The Happiness Patrol
*Silver Nemesis
* Silver Nemesis
:''Available in extended version''
:''Available in extended version''
*The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
* The Greatest Show in the Galaxy


====DVD====
==== DVD ====
*Remembrance of the Daleks (2001)
* Remembrance of the Daleks (2001)
*Remembrance of the Daleks - Special Edition (2007*/2009)
* Remembrance of the Daleks - Special Edition (2007*/2009)
*:''*Exclusive to the Complete'' ''Davros Colection''
*: ''*Exclusive to the Complete'' ''Davros Colection''
*Silver Nemesis (2010)
* Silver Nemesis (2010)


===Novels===
=== Novels ===
*[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]
* [[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]
*[[The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)|The Happiness Patrol]]
* [[The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)|The Happiness Patrol]]
*[[Silver Nemesis (novelisation)|Silver Nemesis]]
* [[Silver Nemesis (novelisation)|Silver Nemesis]]
*[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (novelisation)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]
* [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (novelisation)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]
== Aliens and Enemies ==
== Aliens and Enemies ==
*[[Imperial Dalek]]s
* [[Imperial Dalek]]s
*[[Renegade Dalek]]s
* [[Renegade Dalek]]s
*[[Davros]]
* [[Davros]]
*[[Ratcliffe]]
* [[Ratcliffe]]
*[[Kandy Man]]
* [[Kandy Man]]
*[[Helen A]]
* [[Helen A]]
*[[Fifi]]
* [[Fifi]]
*[[Peinforte|Lady Peinforte]]
* [[Peinforte|Lady Peinforte]]
*[[De Flores]]
* [[De Flores]]
*[[Cybermen]]
* [[Cybermen]]
*[[Gods of Ragnarok]]
* [[Gods of Ragnarok]]
*[[Robot Clown]]s
* [[Robot Clown]]s
*[[Chief Clown]]
* [[Chief Clown]]
==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season25.shtml BBC website guide to Season 25]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season25.shtml BBC website guide to Season 25]
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[[Category:Doctor Who seasons]]
[[Category:Doctor Who seasons]]

Revision as of 10:06, 5 November 2011

Season 25 of Doctor Who ran between 5 October 1988 and 4 January 1989.

Overview

The season consisted of four serials and fourteen twenty-five-minute episodes. As the silver anniversary season, it included several stories noting the milestone: Remembrance of the Daleks, which featured the final "classic series" appearance of the Daleks and Davros and which was set near Coal Hill School, the location of the first episode, An Unearthly Child; and Silver Nemesis, the final classic series appearance of the Cybermen, which had its first episode broadcast on the actual 25th anniversary of the series. It also showed the lighter side of the Seventh Doctor's personality fade and be replaced by darker qualities. The Greatest Show in the Galaxy was also the last episode to have the Doctor dressed in bright colors.

Television Stories

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 Remembrance of the Daleks Ben Aaronovitch 4 Final classic Davros appearance
2 The Happiness Patrol Graeme Curry 3
3 Silver Nemesis Kevin Clarke 3 25th anniversary story. Final regular appearance of the original Cybermen to date
4 The Greatest Show in the Galaxy Stephen Wyatt 4

Cast

Primary Cast

Adaptations and Merchandising

Home Media

VHS

  • Remembrance of the Daleks
Part of the Dalek limited edition tin, later released as part of the Davros Collection
  • The Happiness Patrol
  • Silver Nemesis
Available in extended version
  • The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

DVD

  • Remembrance of the Daleks (2001)
  • Remembrance of the Daleks - Special Edition (2007*/2009)
    *Exclusive to the Complete Davros Colection
  • Silver Nemesis (2010)

Novels

Aliens and Enemies

External links