Season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)
Season 22 of Doctor Who ran between 5th January 1985 and 30th March 1985. It starred Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor.
Overview
The season consisted of six serials and thirteen episodes. With this season the BBC experimented with the format of the series, reducing the number of episodes to thirteen, but making each episode forty-five minutes long. The experiment did not result in improved ratings and at the end of the season the BBC announced it was cancelling the series; uproar from fans resulted in the BBC changing its mind and instead putting the series on an eighteen month hiatus instead. This season is notable for featuring the final appearance of Patrick Troughton as the beloved Second Doctor, in a storyline that gave rise to a popular fan theory known as Season 6b.
Television Stories
| # | Title | Writer | Episodes | Notes |
| 1 | Attack of the Cybermen | Paula Moore, aka Eric Saward Ian Levine Paula Woolsey |
2 | First 45-minute episodes |
| 2 | Vengeance on Varos | Philip Martin | 2 | |
| 3 | The Mark of the Rani | Pip and Jane Baker | 2 | First appearance of the Rani |
| 4 | The Two Doctors | Robert Holmes | 3 | Final appearance of the Second Doctor; reintroduction of Jamie McCrimmon |
| 5 | Timelash | Glen McCoy | 2 | |
| 6 | Revelation of the Daleks | Eric Saward | 2 | Final classic serial with 45-minute parts |
Cast
Regulars
Guests
- The Doctor - Patrick Troughton (Final appearance)
- Jamie McCrimmon - Frazer Hines (Final appearance)
- The Master - Anthony Ainley
- The Rani - Kate O'Mara (First appearance)
Adaptations and Merchandising
Home Media
VHS
- Attack of the Cybermen (part of Cybermen Tin)
- Vengeance on Varos
- The Mark of the Rani
- The Two Doctors
- Timelash
- Revelation of the Daleks (part of Dalek Box Set)
DVD
- Attack of the Cybermen (2009)
- Vengeance on Varos (2001)
- The Mark of the Rani (2006)
- The Two Doctors (2003)
- Timelash (2007)
- Revelation of the Daleks (2005)
Novels
External links
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