1981 (production)
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1981 was a year in which a number of events important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs occurred.
January
- 28 January - Production of Logopolis concluded, bringing an end to the Tom Baker era.
February
March
April
- April - John Nathan-Turner wrote a story outline for the proposed K9 and Company spin-off pilot story.
- 8 April - Castrovalva is commissioned as a script, with a delivery date of 1 June.[1]
- 13 April - Studio taping began on Four to Doomsday, at TV Centre Studio 6. As a result, this wasthe first story of the Peter Davison era to be made, though not the first to be broadcast.[1]
May
- May - John Nathan-Turner and Anthony Root composed a "format document" for a planned spin-off series to be entitled K9 and Company.
- 12 May - Elisabeth Sladen was officially invited to reprise the role of Sarah Jane Smith for the planned K9 and Company spin-off.
June
July
August
September
- 1-4 September - Location filming for Castrovalva took place. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor)
October
- 29 October - Location filming for Earthshock took place. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor)
November
- November - Production of the pilot episode of the planned K9 and Company spin-off series, A Girl's Best Friend, took place.
- 10-12 and 24-26 November - Studio filming for Earthshock took place. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor)
