Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)
The twenty-third season of Doctor Who ran between 6th September 1986 and 6th December 1986, and saw the series return to production after a near-cancellation and 18-month 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. This format remained for the remainder of the classic series. This was the final season to feature Colin Baker as the 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.
Stories
- The Mysterious Planet (parts 1 to 4)
- Mindwarp (parts 5 to 8)
- Terror of the Vervoids (parts 9 to 12)
- The Ultimate Foe (parts 13 and 14)
Main Cast
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Peri Brown - Nicola Bryant (till Mindwarp)
- Mel - Bonnie Langford (from Terror of the Vervoids)
- The Valeyard - Michael Jayston
- The Inquisitor - Lynda Bellingham
Adaptations and merchandising
Video
VHS
- Trial of a Time Lord tin
DVD
- Released on DVD, Region 2 29th Septemeber 2008 and Region 1 7th October 2008
Novelisations
Audiobooks
External Links
BBC website guide to Season 23
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