Season 8 (Doctor Who 1963)

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The eighth season of Doctor Who ran between 2 January 1971 and 19 June 1971. It starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.

Overview

It marked the appearance of the first on-screen version of the Master and the season was the show's first attempt at a season-long story arc as each serial featured him. It consisted of five serials and twenty-five episodes. Jo Grant joined as companion.

Television stories

#	Title	Writer	Episodes	Notes
1	Terror of the Autons	Robert Holmes	4	First appearances of Jo Grant, Mike Yates and The Master; beginning of the season-long Master arc
2	The Mind of Evil	Don Houghton	6
3	The Claws of Axos	Bob Baker Dave Martin	4
4	Colony in Space	Malcolm Hulke	6
5	The Dæmons	Guy Leopold, aka Robert Sloman Barry Letts	5	Conclusion of the Master arc

Main cast

The cast of Season 8.

Regular

• The Third Doctor - Jon Pertwee
• Jo Grant - Katy Manning
• Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
• The Master - Roger Delgado

Semi-regular

• Sergeant Benton - John Levene
• Mike Yates - Richard Franklin
• Corporal Bell - Fernanda Marlowe

Stories set during this season

• Who Killed Kennedy (all serials of season 8)
• Deadly Reunion (between The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos)
• The Doll of Death (after The Claws of Axos)

Adaptations and merchandising

Home Media

VHS

• Terror of the Autons (1993) (Colour Restoration)
• The Mind of Evil (1998) (in B+W)
• The Claws of Axos (1992)
• Colony in Space (2001)
• The Dæmons (1993) (Colour Restoration)
• The Pertwee Years (1992) (The Dæmons 5 - in B+W)

DVD

• Terror of the Autons (2011)
• The Claws of Axos (2005)
• Colony in Space (2011)
• The Dæmons (2012)

Unannounced DVDs

• The Mind of Evil

Novels

• Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons
• The Mind of Evil
• Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos
• Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon
• Doctor Who and the Dæmons

External links

BBC website guide to Season 8