Season 26 (Doctor Who 1963)

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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

• The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
• Ace - Sophie Aldred

Semi-regulars

• The Brigadier - Nicholas Courtney (Battlefiedl only)
• The Master - Anthony Ainley (Survival only)

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

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

Aliens and Enemies

• Morgaine
• The Destroyer
• Light
• Nimrod
• Fenric
• Commander Millington
• Ancient One
• Haemovores
• Cheetah People
• Kitlings
• The Master

See also

• Doctor Who: The TV Movie

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

Previous season: Season 25

Next season: Series 1 (2005)