Season 14 (Doctor Who 1963)

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The fourteenth season of Doctor Who ran between 4 September 1976 and 2 April 1977. It starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

Overview

Season 14 consisted of six serials and twenty-six episodes. The season is notable for the departure of Sarah Jane Smith in The Hand of Fear and for The Deadly Assassin, a story set entirely on Gallifrey which featured a "revisionist" portrayal of the Time Lords, as well as revealing much more about them. The Deadly Assassin also featured the return of the Master in a degenerated new form, and had the Doctor without a companion for an entire story for the first time in the entire history of Doctor Who.

The season also introduced new companion Leela. The overall gothic ambience of the season was helped by the introduction of the TARDIS' secondary console room, which would be used in lieu of the traditional console room into the next season.

Television Stories

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 The Masque of Mandragora Louis Marks 4
2 The Hand of Fear Bob Baker
Dave Martin
4 Final regular appearance of Sarah Jane Smith
3 The Deadly Assassin Robert Holmes 4 Reintroduction of the Master; only story of the 1963-89 series in which the Doctor does not have a companion
4 The Face of Evil Chris Boucher 4 First appearance of Leela
5 The Robots of Death Chris Boucher 4
6 The Talons of Weng-Chiang Robert Holmes 6

Main Cast

Stories set during this season

Adaptations and Merchandising

Home Media

VHS

  • The Masque of Mandragora
  • The Hand of Fear
  • The Deadly Assassin
  • The Face of Evil
  • The Robots of Death
  • The Talons of Weng-Chiang
  • The Tom Baker Years (extracts from all of the stories)

DVD

  • The Masque of Mandragora (2010)
  • The Hand of Fear (2006)
  • The Deadly Assassin (2009)
  • The Face of Evil (2012)
  • The Robots of Death (2000)
  • The Robots of Death - Special Edition (2012)
  • The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2003)
  • The Talons of Weng-Chiang - Special Edition (2010)

Novels

See also

External links