Season 9 (Doctor Who 1963)

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Season 9 of Doctor Who ran from 1 January 1972 to 24 June 1972. It starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Katy Manning as Jo Grant. The season opened with Day of the Daleks and concluded with The Time Monster.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of five serials comprised of twenty-six episodes. Day of the Daleks re-introduced the Daleks to the series after a half-decade absence.

This was the first series of Doctor Who to launch on New Year's Day. This wouldn't happen again until the launch of Series 12 in 2020.

It was noted for being the beginning of the end of the Doctor's exile on Earth, with the Doctor's TARDIS still under the control of the Time Lords (The Mutants) and restricted freedom (The Curse of Peladon and The Time Monster), as well as UNIT and the Master appearing less frequently in compared to the previous two series.

As well as the return of the Daleks and the Ice Warriors, this series also introduced Alpha Centauri, Aggedor and the Silurians' aquatic cousins the Sea Devils.

The Time Monster introduced a new interior for the TARDIS. It was never used again and was redesigned the following series.

Notably, this was the only season of the Third Doctor era to not have a story written by Robert Holmes.

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 Day of the Daleks Louis Marks 4 Return of the Daleks as regular antagonists. First appearance of the Ogrons.
2 The Curse of Peladon Brian Hayles 4 First non-appearance of Earth since 1969. First appearance of Alpha Centauri and the planet Peladon.
3 The Sea Devils Malcolm Hulke 6 First appearance of the Sea Devils.
4 The Mutants Bob Baker
Dave Martin
6 Episode 6 marks the first time a copyright date appears in the closing credits.
5 The Time Monster Robert Sloman
Barry Letts (uncredited)
6 Features the only use of a unique TARDIS interior redesign for the Doctor's and the Master's TARDISes.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stories set before this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

The following stories are the known stories set between Season 8 finale The Dæmons and Season 9 opener Day of the Daleks:

to be completed

Stories set during this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

Adaptations and merchandising[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home media[[edit] | [edit source]]

VHS releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Day of the Daleks (1986) (edited movie format)
  • The Day of the Daleks (1994)
  • The Curse of Peladon (1993)
  • The Sea Devils (1995)
  • The Mutants (2003)
  • The Time Monster (2001)

DVD & Blu-ray releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

All serials of season 9 have been released on DVD individually and some in multi-serial box sets.

Serial name Number and duration
of episodes
R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Day of the Daleks
Includes remastered version with new special effects.
4 × 25 min. 12 September 2011 6 October 2011 13 September 2011
The Curse of Peladon
Only available as part of the Peladon Tales box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.
4 × 25 min. 18 January 2010 4 March 2010 4 May 2010
The Sea Devils
Only available as part of the Beneath the Surface box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Available individually or in the box set in Region 1.
6 × 25 min. 14 January 2008 5 March 2008 3 June 2008
The Mutants 6 × 25 min. 31 January 2011 3 February 2011 8 February 2011
The Time Monster
Only available as part of the Myths and Legends box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.
6 × 25 min. 29 March 2010 3 June 2010 6 July 2010
The Collection - Season 9 26 x 25 min. 20 March 2023 TBA 11 July 2023

Download/streaming availability[[edit] | [edit source]]

Serial name Amazon Video BritBox iTunes
Day of the Daleks
The Curse of Peladon
(4 episodes)
The Sea Devils
(6 episodes)
The Mutants
(6 episodes)
UK Except France, Germany
The Time Monster
(6 episodes)
UK Except France, Germany

BritBox is available only in the US. iTunes stores carry Doctor Who serials in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and US, unless stated otherwise.

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]