K9 Mark II

K9 Mark II
Main aliases:	K-9
Place of origin:	Gallifrey (adopted)
Appearances:	Full List of Appearances
Main actor:	[[actor:: John Leeson (voice) (see Behind the Scenes) David Brierley (see Behind the Scenes) | John Leeson (voice) (see Behind the Scenes) David Brierley (see Behind the Scenes)<]]

K-9 Mark II was the second K-9.

Profile

Mark II was constructed as a replacement for the Doctor after Mark I, decided to stay on Gallifrey with Leela (DW: The Invasion of Time)

We do not know who constructed K-9 Mark II, thought it seems likely that Mark I could have made a duplicate of himself to give to the Doctor.

This version of K-9 accompanied the Doctor and his new friend Romana on their quest to locate the segments of the Key to Time (DW: The Ribos Operation), however the swampy terrain of Delta III made it impossible for him to accompany them there. At the conclusion of the quest, the Shadow turned K-9 to his evil will, during which time it assumed a sinister personality. (DW: The Armageddon Factor)

The Doctor found that K-9 had gotten programmed with laryngitis and had lost his voice. (DW: Destiny of the Daleks). During a subsequent adventure, it remained patiently in the Doctor's TARDIS, which would imply that his voice had not yet returned. (DW: City of Death)

After the return of his voice, it sounded quite different and remained so for a number of adventures (DW: The Creature from the Pit). However, later his familiar voice returned. (DW: The Leisure Hive)

Damaged by the time winds, K-9 Mark II could not cross back into N-Space with the Doctor, so decided to stay behind at the Gateway with Romana, to help her free the remaining Tharils from slavery. (DW: Warriors' Gate)

He was later repaired, and accompanied Romana when she returned to N-Space. During Romana's term as Lady President of Gallifrey, K-9 Mark II served as her aide and advisor. (NA: Lungbarrow) He may have also shared an adventure with Romana and the Doctor at some point after this (Webcast: Shada).

Behind the Scenes

Production notes

The production team used the same prop for Mark II as they had for K-9 Mark I.

Casting

While John Leeson provided K-9 Mark II's stories in all his other appearances, another actor, David Brierley voiced him in The Creature from the Pit, Nightmare of Eden and The Horns of Nimon. Leeson took over the role again from The Leisure Hive onward.