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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 colours. | 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 [[Cyberman (Mondas)|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 (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'' was also the last episode to have the Doctor dressed in bright colours. | ||
== Television Stories == | == Television Stories == | ||
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|'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Episodes''' || '''Notes''' | |'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Episodes''' || '''Notes''' | ||
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|1 ||''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]''||[[Ben Aaronovitch]]||4|| Final classic Davros appearance | |1 ||''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]''||[[Ben Aaronovitch]]||4|| Final classic [[Davros]] appearance | ||
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|2 ||''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''||[[Graeme Curry]]||3|| | |2 ||''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''||[[Graeme Curry]]||3|| | ||
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|3 ||''[[Silver Nemesis]]''||[[Kevin Clarke]]||3||25th anniversary story. Final appearance of the [[ | |3 ||''[[Silver Nemesis]]''||[[Kevin Clarke]]||3||25th anniversary story. Final appearance of the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|original Cybermen]] in the classic series | ||
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|4 ||''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''||[[Stephen Wyatt]]||4|| | |4 ||''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''||[[Stephen Wyatt]]||4|| | ||
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Revision as of 19:32, 9 March 2012
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 colours.
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 appearance of the original Cybermen in the classic series |
| 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
- The Happiness Patrol (2012)
- Silver Nemesis (2010)
- The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2012)
Novels
Aliens and Enemies
- Imperial Daleks
- Renegade Daleks
- Davros
- Ratcliffe
- Kandy Man
- Helen A
- Fifi
- Lady Peinforte
- De Flores
- Cybermen
- Gods of Ragnarok
- Robot Clowns
- Chief Clown
External links
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