Season 10 (Doctor Who 1963)

Season 10 — 1972-73
Doctor:	Third Doctor
Companions:	Jo, the Brig, Benton, Yates
Key crew
Producer(s):	Barry Letts
Script editors:	Terrance Dicks
Series details
Start date:	30 December 1972
End date:	23 June 1973
Premiere network:	BBC1
Typical episode length:	25'
More info
Main DWMSE coverage in issues:	2, 15
Key reference books about the season:	The Discontinuity Guide, The Third Doctor Handbook, The Seventies, About Time 3
Key documentaries about the season:	Jon and Katy, PanoptiCon 93
Relevant Myth Makers interviews:	Nicholas Courtney, Jon Pertwee, Richard Franklin, Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks (part 1), Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks (part 2), Roger Delgado, Katy Manning, Bob Baker and Dave Martin, Robert Sloman, John Levene
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The tenth season of Doctor Who ran between 30 December 1972 and 23 June 1973. It starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor. The tenth anniversary story The Three Doctors aired during this season.

Overview

The season consisted of five serials and twenty-six episodes. William Hartnell returned in a cameo as the First Doctor and Patrick Troughton in a more substantial role as the Second Doctor in The Three Doctors. This story marked the end of the Doctor's exile on Earth, opening up the series to more off-world adventures and beginning a gradual reduction of UNIT-related stories. Jo Grant left this season, becoming the first companion to appear for three complete seasons. Roger Delgado made his final appearance in the role of the Master in Frontier in Space. Owing to the actor's accidental death, the Master never had a proper send-off and would not return as a semi-regular character until 1981.

Television stories

# || Title || Writer || Episodes || Notes

1	The Three Doctors	Bob Baker Dave Martin	4	First appearance of the Second Doctor since 1969 and the First Doctor since 1966; final performance of William Hartnell as the Doctor (seen only as an image on video screens). The Doctor's exile lifted by the Time Lords. First appearance of Omega.
2	Carnival of Monsters	Robert Holmes	4	Ian Marter guest-stars in a role other than Harry Sullivan.
3	Frontier in Space	Malcolm Hulke	6	Final performance of Roger Delgado as the Master.
4	Planet of the Daleks	Terry Nation	6	First Daleks script written by Terry Nation since 1965.
5	The Green Death	Robert Sloman Barry Letts (uncredited)	6	Final regular appearance of Jo Grant.	} Cast Recurring The Third Doctor - Jon Pertwee The First Doctor - William Hartnell The Second Doctor - Patrick Troughton Jo Grant - Katy Manning Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney Sergeant Benton - John Levene Mike Yates - Richard Franklin The Master - Roger Delgado Guest Omega - Stephen Thorne Stories set during this season PROSE: The Wages of Sin (immediately after The Three Doctors) PROSE: The Suns of Caresh (after Carnival of Monsters) AUDIO: The Many Deaths of Jo Grant (Between Carnival of Monsters and Frontier in Space) PROSE: Catastrophea (immediately after Planet of the Daleks) PROSE: Dancing the Code (between Planet of the Daleks and The Green Death) PROSE: Speed of Flight (after Dancing the Code) PROSE: Last of the Gaderene (between Planet of the Daleks and The Green Death) AUDIO: The Prisoner of Peladon (between The Green Death and The Time Warrior) Adaptations and merchandising Home media VHS The Three Doctors (1991/2002) Carnival of Monsters (1995) Frontier in Space (1995) Planet of the Daleks (1999) (episode 3 in B/W) The Green Death (1996) The Pertwee Years (1992) (Frontier in Space episode 6) DVD All serials of season 10 were released individually on DVD in between 2002 and 2009. Serial name Number and duration of episodes R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date The Three Doctors 4 × 25 min. 24 November 2003 12 November 2003 2 March 2004 The Three Doctors – Special Edition Only available as part of the Revisitations 3 box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1. 4 × 25 min. 13 February 2012 1 March 2012 13 March 2012 Carnival of Monsters 4 × 25 min. 15 July 2002 2 September 2002 1 July 2003 Carnival of Monsters – Special Edition Only available as part of the Revisitations 2 box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1. 4 × 25 min. 28 March 2011 5 May 2011 10 April 2012 Dalek War: Frontier in Space (6 episodes) Planet of the Daleks (6 episodes) 12 × 25 min. 5 October 2009 4 February 2010 2 March 2010 The Green Death 6 × 25 min. 10 May 2004 5 August 2004 1 March 2005 Novels Doctor Who - The Three Doctors Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters Doctor Who and the Space War Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks Doctor Who and the Green Death External links BBC website guide to Season 10