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Season 23 of Doctor Who ran between 6th September 1986 and 6th December 1986. It aired as a single serial, The Trial of a Time Lord, which had a story arc.
Overview
This season saw Doctor Who return to production after a near-cancellation and an 18 month-long production hiatus. For the first time, a season consisted of one single story, The Trial of a Time Lord, however this was broken down into four shorter serials with interrelated storylines (The most commonly used titles are given below). The experiment of 45-minute episodes having been deemed a failure, the BBC reverted the series back to 25-minute episodes, but kept the episode count at 14, effectively halving the number of episodes available for a season. The last episode, however, ran to 30 minutes.
This format remained for the remainder of the classic series. This was the final season to feature Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor; following its conclusion, Baker was removed from the role and did not return to play the Doctor for the regeneration that led off the next season. It was the last season to use the "neon tubing" series logo introduced in 1980.
Main Cast
Adaptations and merchandising
Video
VHS
- The Trial of a Time Lord
- Packaged in a tin.
DVD
- The Trial of a Time Lord
- This was released on DVD, Region 2 29th Septemeber 2008 and Region 1 7th October 2008.
Novelisations
Audiobooks
Contemporaries
Other selected TV series launched during the 1986-87 season which included Season 23:
- Casualty
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
- Pee-Wee's Playhouse
- LA Law
- ALF
- Matlock
- The Singing Detective
- Inspector Morse
- Married...With Children
- The Tracey Ullman Show (featuring The Simpsons)
- Max Headroom (US series)
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