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Revision as of 20:20, 31 December 2007
This is a list of Doctor Who television serials and episodes. As of 25 December 2007, 738 individual episodes, including two telemovies, of Doctor Who have been aired, encompassing a total of 192 stories. Additionally, four charity specials and one animated serial have been aired, and two short sequences, "A Fix with Sontarans" and "Attack of the Graske", were produced and involved the interaction of a viewer - the former was a segment of Jim'll Fix It, while the latter was a fully interactive adventure. The show's high episode count resulted in Doctor Who holding the world record for the highest number of episodes for a science-fiction programme.[1] For comparison, the record holder for the highest number of consecutive episodes, Stargate SG-1,[1] aired 214 episodes.
Each serial up to 1989's Survival, with the exception of one cutaway and one telemovie, was a multi-episode story; the characters in the column after the serial titles indicate the code used by the production team to designate the serial (where applicable) and are followed by the number of episodes in the serial. Unless otherwise noted, episodes in this period are 25 minutes long.
A number of serials from the 1960s are either missing or incomplete, while some of the episodes from the early 1970s are only held in black and white. See the list of incomplete Doctor Who serials for more details.
The three-digit story numbers are not official designations but are merely to serve as a guide to where the story stands in the overall context of the programme. There is some dispute about, for example, whether to count Season 23's The Trial of a Time Lord as one or four serials,[2] and whether the uncompleted Shada should be included.[3] The numbering scheme used here reflects that used in sources such as The Discontinuity Guide, Outpost Gallifrey and DVD releases.
Starting with the 2005 revival, the production team abandoned the traditional serial format for a largely self-contained episodic format with occasional multi-part story and loose story arcs, similar to the style of American dramas such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer or The X-Files. Unless otherwise noted, the new episodes are 45 minutes long.
In the first two seasons and most of the third season, each episode of a serial has an individual title; no serial has an overall onscreen title until The Savages. However, the earlier stories are generally referred to by "umbrella" titles that are not used onscreen; much debate over these titles has ensued over the years, with different sources often using different titles for various reasons. The titles in this list are generally those used for commercial release.
During the early seasons of the programme most serials are linked together, one usually leading directly into the next — although there are some breaks, such as between the second season finale, The Time Meddler, and the third season premiere, Galaxy 4.
First Doctor
The first televised incarnation of The Doctor was portrayed by William Hartnell. During Hartnell's tenure, the Doctor visited a mixture of both stories set in the future and historical events that had no extraterrestrial influence, such as fifteenth century Mesoamerica. In his last story, The Tenth Planet, the First Doctor gradually grew weaker until collapsing and regenerating at the end of episode four.
Season 1 (1963-64)
Verity Lambert was producer for the first season, and retained the position until "Mission to the Unknown". David Whitaker served as script editor until The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
001 | An Unearthly Child aka 100,000 BC and The Tribe of Gum |
A | 4 episodes | Anthony Coburn (and C. E. Webber)[a] | Waris Hussein | 23 November–14 December 1963 |
002 | The Daleks aka The Mutants and The Dead Planet |
B | 7 episodes | Terry Nation | Richard Martin & Christopher Barry | 21 December 1963 –1 February 1964 |
003 | The Edge of Destruction aka Inside the Spaceship and Beyond the Sun |
C | 2 episodes | David Whitaker | Richard Martin & Frank Cox | 8–15 February 1964 |
004 | Marco Polo aka A Journey Through Cathay |
D | 7 episodes; (all missing) |
John Lucarotti | Waris Hussein | 22 February–4 April 1964 |
005 | The Keys of Marinus aka The Sea of Death |
E | 6 episodes | Terry Nation | John Gorrie | 11 April–16 May 1964 |
006 | The Aztecs | F | 4 episodes | John Lucarotti | John Crockett | 23 May–13 June 1964 |
007 | The Sensorites | G | 6 episodes | Peter R. Newman | Mervyn Pinfield & Frank Cox | 20 June–1 August 1964 |
008 | The Reign of Terror aka The French Revolution |
H | 6 episodes; (4 & 5 missing) |
Dennis Spooner | Henric Hirsch & John Gorrie | 8 August–12 September 1964 |
Season 2 (1964-65)
Dennis Spooner replaced Whitaker as script editor after The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and edited the remainder of the season apart from The Time Meddler, which was edited by Donald Tosh.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
009 | Planet of Giants | J | 3 episodes | Louis Marks | Mervyn Pinfield & Douglas Camfield | October 31–November 14 1964 |
010 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth aka World's End |
K | 6 episodes | Terry Nation | Richard Martin | November 21–December 26 1964 |
011 | The Rescue | L | 2 episodes | David Whitaker | Christopher Barry | 2–9 January 1965 |
012 | The Romans | M | 4 episodes | Dennis Spooner | Christopher Barry | January 16–February 6 1965 |
013 | The Web Planet aka The Zarbi |
N | 6 episodes | Bill Strutton | Richard Martin | February 13–March 20 1965 |
014 | The Crusade aka The Lionheart and The Crusaders |
P | 4 episodes; (2 & 4 missing) |
David Whitaker | Douglas Camfield | March 27–April 17 1965 |
015 | The Space Museum | Q | 4 episodes | Glyn Jones | Mervyn Pinfield | April 24–May 15 1965 |
016 | The Chase | R | 6 episodes | Terry Nation | Richard Martin & Douglas Camfield | May 22–June 26 1965 |
017 | The Time Meddler | S | 4 episodes | Dennis Spooner | Douglas Camfield | 3–24 July 1965 |
Season 3 (1965-66)
John Wiles replaced Lambert to produce The Myth Makers, who was himself replaced after The Ark by Innes Lloyd. Donald Tosh served as script editor until The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, during which he was replaced by Gerry Davis. Lloyd and Davis retained their roles until the end of the fourth season.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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018 | Galaxy 4 | T | 4 episodes; (all missing) |
William Emms | Derek Martinus & Mervyn Pinfield | September 11–October 2 1965 |
019 | "Mission to the Unknown" aka "Dalek Cutaway" |
T/A or DC | 1 episode; (missing) |
Terry Nation | Derek Martinus | October 9 1965 |
020 | The Myth Makers | U | 4 episodes; (all missing) |
Donald Cotton | Michael Leeston-Smith | October 16–November 6 1965 |
021 | The Daleks' Master Plan | V | 12 episodes; (all missing except 2, 5, & 10) |
Terry Nation and Dennis Spooner | Douglas Camfield | November 13 1965– January 29 1966 |
022 | The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve aka The Massacre |
W | 4 episodes; (all missing) |
John Lucarotti and Donald Tosh | Paddy Russell | 5–26 February 1966 |
023 | The Ark | X | 4 episodes | Paul Erickson and Lesley Scott | Michael Imison | 5–26 March 1966 |
024 | The Celestial Toymaker | Y | 4 episodes; (1-3 missing) |
Brian Hayles (and Donald Tosh) | Bill Sellars | 2–23 April 1966 |
025 | The Gunfighters | Z | 4 episodes | Donald Cotton | Rex Tucker | April 30–May 21 1966 |
026 | The Savages[b] | AA | 4 episodes; (all missing) |
Ian Stuart Black | Christopher Barry | May 28–June 18 1966 |
027 | The War Machines | BB | 4 episodes | Ian Stuart Black (and Kit Pedler) | Michael Ferguson | June 25–July 16 1966 |
Season 4 (1966-67)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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028 | The Smugglers | CC | 4 episodes; (all missing) |
Brian Hayles | Julia Smith | September 10–October 1 1966 |
029 | The Tenth Planet | DD | 4 episodes; (4th missing) |
Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis | Derek Martinus | 8–29 October 1966 |
Second Doctor
The Second Doctor was portrayed by Patrick Troughton, whose serials were more science fiction based. He retained the role until the last episode of The War Games, when members of the Doctor's race, the Time Lords, put the Doctor on trial for breaking the laws of time.
Season 4 (1966-67) — continued
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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030 | The Power of the Daleks | EE | 6 episodes; (all missing) |
David Whitaker (and Dennis Spooner) | Christopher Barry | November 5–December 10 1966 |
031 | The Highlanders | FF | 4 episodes; (all missing) |
Elwyn Jones and Gerry Davis | Hugh David | December 17 1966–January 7 1967 |
032 | The Underwater Menace | GG | 4 episodes; (1, 2 & 4 missing) |
Geoffrey Orme | Julia Smith | January 14–February 4 1967 |
033 | The Moonbase | HH | 4 episodes; (1 & 3 missing) |
Kit Pedler | Morris Barry | February 11–March 3 1967 |
034 | The Macra Terror | JJ | 4 episodes; (all missing) |
Ian Stuart Black | John Howard Davies | March 11–April 1 1967 |
035 | The Faceless Ones | KK | 6 episodes; (2, 4-6 missing) |
David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke | Gerry Mill | April 8–May 13 1967 |
036 | The Evil of the Daleks | LL | 7 episodes; (1, 3-7 missing) |
David Whitaker | Derek Martinus | May 20–July 1 1967 |
Season 5 (1967-68)
Peter Bryant replaced Lloyd as producer after The Enemy of the World and would produce every serial until The War Games. Victor Pemberton edited The Tomb of the Cybermen. Peter Bryant also edited the scripts between The Abominable Snowmen and The Enemy of the World, after which Derrick Sherwin replaced him.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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037 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | MM | 4 episodes | Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis | Morris Barry | 2–23 September 1967 |
038 | The Abominable Snowmen | NN | 6 episodes; (1, 3-6 missing) |
Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | Gerald Blake | September 30–November 4 1967 |
039 | The Ice Warriors | OO | 6 episodes (2 & 3 missing) |
Brian Hayles | Derek Martinus | November 11–December 16 1967 |
040 | The Enemy of the World | PP | 6 episodes; (1, 2, 4-6 missing) |
David Whitaker | Barry Letts | December 23 1967–January 27 1968 |
041 | The Web of Fear | 6 episodes; (2-6 missing) |
Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | Douglas Camfield | February 3–March 9 1968 | |
042 | Fury from the Deep | RR | 6 episodes; (all missing) |
Victor Pemberton | Hugh David | March 16–April 20 1968 |
043 | The Wheel in Space | SS | 6 episodes (1, 2, 4 & 5 missing) |
David Whitaker and Kit Pedler | Tristan de Vere Cole | April 27–June 1 1968 |
Season 6 (1968-69)
Bryant and Sherwin retained their roles as producer and script editor respectively during the season, with the exception of The War Games, which was produced by Sherwin and edited by Terrance Dicks, who had also edited The Invasion earlier in the season.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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044 | The Dominators | TT | 5 episodes | Norman Ashby (a.k.a. Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln) | Morris Barry | August 10–September 7 1968 |
045 | The Mind Robber | UU | 5 episodes | Peter Ling (and Derrick Sherwin) | David Maloney | September 14–October 12 1968 |
046 | The Invasion | VV | 8 episodes; (1 & 4 missing) |
Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler | Douglas Camfield | November 2–December 21 1968 |
047 | The Krotons | WW | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes | David Maloney | December 28 1968– January 18 1969 |
048 | The Seeds of Death | XX | 6 episodes | Brian Hayles (and Terrance Dicks) | Michael Ferguson | January 25–March 1 1969 |
049 | The Space Pirates | YY | 6 episodes; (1, 3-6 missing) |
Robert Holmes | Michael Hart | March 8–April 12 1969 |
050 | The War Games | ZZ | 10 episodes | Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks | David Maloney | April 19–June 21 1969 |
Third Doctor
The Third Doctor was portrayed by Jon Pertwee. Sentenced to exile on Earth and forcibly regenerated at the end of The War Games, the Doctor spends his time working for UNIT. After The Three Doctors, The Time Lords repeal his exile, however the Doctor still worked closely with UNIT from time to time.
Season 7 (1970)
Derrick Sherwin served as producer for Spearhead from Space, and was then succeeded by Barry Letts, who would produce all of the remaining Third Doctor serials. Terrance Dicks also continued as script editor, who also edited all Third Doctor Serials. From Spearhead in Space, the programme was produced in colour, although some now exist only in black and white.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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051 | Spearhead from Space | AAA | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes | Derek Martinus | 3–24 January 1970 |
052 | Doctor Who and the Silurians aka The Silurians |
BBB | 7 episodes | Malcolm Hulke | Timothy Combe | January 31–March 14 1970 |
053 | The Ambassadors of Death | CCC | 7 episodes (Parts exist in black and white only) |
David Whitaker, (and Trevor Ray and Malcolm Hulke) | Michael Ferguson | March 21–May 2 1970 |
054 | Inferno | DDD | 7 episodes | Don Houghton | Douglas Camfield & Barry Letts | May 9–June 20 1970 |
Season 8 (1971)
This season forms a loose arc with the introduction of the Master.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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055 | Terror of the Autons | EEE | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes | Barry Letts | 2–23 January 1971 |
056 | The Mind of Evil | FFF | 6 episodes (Exists in black and white) |
Don Houghton | Timothy Combe | January 30–March 6 1971 |
057 | The Claws of Axos | GGG | 4 episodes | Bob Baker & Dave Martin | Michael Ferguson | March 13–April 3 1971 |
058 | Colony in Space | HHH | 6 episodes | Malcolm Hulke | Michael E. Briant | April 10–May 15 1971 |
059 | The Dæmons | JJJ | 5 episodes | Guy Leopold (a.k.a. Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) | Christopher Barry | May 22–June 19 1971 |
Season 9 (1972)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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060 | Day of the Daleks | KKK | 4 episodes | Louis Marks | Paul Bernard | 1–22 January 1972 |
061 | The Curse of Peladon | MMM | 4 episodes | Brian Hayles | Lennie Mayne | January 29– February 19 1972 |
062 | The Sea Devils | LLL | 6 episodes | Malcolm Hulke | Michael Briant | February 26– April 1 1972 |
063 | The Mutants | NNN | 6 episodes | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | Christopher Barry | April 8–May 13 1972 |
064 | The Time Monster | OOO | 6 episodes | Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts) | Paul Bernard | May 20–June 24 1972| |
Season 10 (1972-73)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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065 | The Three Doctors[c] | RRR | 4 episodes | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | Lennie Mayne | December 30 1972 –January 20 1973 |
066 | Carnival of Monsters | PPP | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes | Barry Letts | January 27– February 17 1973 |
067 | Frontier in Space | QQQ | 6 episodes | Malcolm Hulke | Paul Bernard | February 24– March 31 1973 |
068 | Planet of the Daleks | SSS | 6 episodes (Episode 3 exists only in black and white) |
Terry Nation | David Maloney | April 7–May 12 1973 |
069 | The Green Death | TTT | 6 episodes | Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts) | Michael Briant | May 19–June 23 1973 |
Season 11 (1973-74)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
070 | The Time Warrior | UUU | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes | Alan Bromly | December 15 1973- January 5 1974 |
071 | Invasion of the Dinosaurs [d] | WWW | 6 episodes (Episode 1 exists only in black and white) |
Malcolm Hulke | Paddy Russell | January 12– February 16 1974 |
072 | Death to the Daleks | XXX | 4 episodes | Terry Nation | Michael Briant | February 23– March 16 1974 |
073 | The Monster of Peladon | YYY | 6 episodes | Brian Hayles | Lennie Mayne | March 23–April 27 1974 |
074 | Planet of the Spiders | ZZZ | 6 episodes | Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts) | Barry Letts | May 4–June 8 1974 |
Fourth Doctor
The Fourth Doctor was portrayed by Tom Baker, and is to date the longest-serving Doctor[4], having held the role seven seasons.
Season 12 (1974-75)
Barry Letts served as producer for Robot, after which he was succeeded by Philip Hinchcliffe. Robert Holmes served as script editor. Both Letts and Holmes would retain these roles until the start of season 15. All serials in this season continue directly one after the other, tracing one single problematic voyage of the TARDIS crew. Despite the continuity, each serial is considered its own standalone story.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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075 | Robot | 4A | 4 episodes | Terrance Dicks | Christopher Barry | 28 December 1974–18 January 1975 |
076 | The Ark in Space | 4C | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes (and John Lucarotti) | Rodney Bennett | 25 January–15 February 1975 |
077 | The Sontaran Experiment | 4B | 2 episodes | Bob Baker & Dave Martin | Rodney Bennett | 22 February–1 March 1975 |
078 | Genesis of the Daleks | 4E | 6 episodes | Terry Nation | David Maloney | 8 March–12 April 1975 |
079 | Revenge of the Cybermen | 4D | 4 episodes | Gerry Davis | Michael Briant | 19 April–10 May 1975 |
Season 13 (1975-76)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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080 | Terror of the Zygons | 4F | 4 episodes | Robert Banks Stewart | Douglas Camfield | 30 August–20 September 1975 |
081 | Planet of Evil | 4H | 4 episodes | Louis Marks | David Maloney | 27 September–18 October 1975 |
082 | Pyramids of Mars | 4G | 4 episodes | Stephen Harris (a.k.a. Robert Holmes and Lewis Greifer) | Paddy Russell | 25 October–15 November 1975 |
083 | The Android Invasion | 4J | 4 episodes | Terry Nation | Barry Letts | 22 November–13 December 1975 |
084 | The Brain of Morbius | 4K | 4 episodes | Robin Bland (a.k.a. Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes) | Christopher Barry | 3–24 January 1976 |
085 | The Seeds of Doom | 4L | 6 episodes | Robert Banks Stewart | Douglas Camfield | 31 January–6 March 1976 |
Season 14 (1976-77)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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086 | The Masque of Mandragora | 4M | 4 episodes | Louis Marks | Rodney Bennett | 4–25 September 1976 |
087 | The Hand of Fear | 4N | 4 episodes | Bob Baker & Dave Martin | Lennie Mayne | 2–23 October 1976 |
088 | The Deadly Assassin | 4P | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes | David Maloney | 30 October–20 November 1976 |
089 | The Face of Evil | 4Q | 4 episodes | Chris Boucher | Pennant Roberts | 1–22 January 1977 |
090 | The Robots of Death | 4R | 4 episodes | Chris Boucher | Michael Briant | 29 January – 19 February 1977 |
091 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | 4S | 6 episodes | Robert Holmes (and Robert Banks Stewart) | David Maloney | 26 February – 2 April 1977 |
Season 15 (1977-78)
Graham Williams served as producer, a role he retained until Shada, at the end of season 17. Robert Holmes served as script editor until The Sun Makers, during which he was replaced with Anthony Read.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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092 | Horror of Fang Rock | 4V | 4 episodes | Terrance Dicks | Paddy Russell | 3–24 September 1977 |
093 | The Invisible Enemy | 4T | 4 episodes | Bob Baker & Dave Martin | Derrick Goodwin | 1–22 October 1977 |
094 | Image of the Fendahl | 4X | 4 episodes | Chris Boucher | George Spenton-Foster | 29 October–19 November 1977 |
095 | The Sun Makers | 4W | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes | Pennant Roberts | 26 November–17 December 1977 |
096 | Underworld | 4Y | 4 episodes | Bob Baker & Dave Martin | Norman Stewart | 7–28 January 1978 |
097 | The Invasion of Time | 4Z | 6 episodes | David Agnew (a.k.a. Graham Williams and Anthony Read) | Gerald Blake | 4 February – 11 March 1978 |
Season 16 (1978-79)
Anthony Read acted as script editor for his final season, except for The Armageddon Factor, when that job was taken by Robert Holmes. Season 16 consists of one long story arc encompassing six separate, linked stories. This season is referred to by the umbrella title The Key to Time and has been released on DVD under this title.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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098 | The Ribos Operation | 5A | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes | George Spenton-Foster | 2–23 September 1978 |
099 | The Pirate Planet | 5B | 4 episodes | Douglas Adams | Pennant Roberts | 30 September–21 October 1978 |
100 | The Stones of Blood | 5C | 4 episodes | David Fisher | Darrol Blake | 28 October–18 November 1978 |
101 | The Androids of Tara | 5D | 4 episodes | David Fisher | Michael Hayes | 25 November–16 December 1978 |
102 | The Power of Kroll | 5E | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes | Norman Stewart | 23 December 1978–13 January 1979 |
103 | The Armageddon Factor | 5F | 6 episodes | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | Michael Hayes | 20 January – 24 February 1979 |
Season 17 (1979-80)
Graham Williams served as producer. Douglas Adams was script editor.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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104 | Destiny of the Daleks | 5J | 4 episodes | Terry Nation | Ken Grieve | 1–22 September 1979 |
105 | City of Death | 5H | 4 episodes | David Agnew (a.k.a. Douglas Adams, Graham Williams, and David Fisher) | Michael Hayes | 29 September–20 October 1979 |
106 | The Creature from the Pit | 5G | 4 episodes | David Fisher | Christopher Barry | 27 October–15 November 1979 |
107 | Nightmare of Eden | 5K | 4 episodes | Bob Baker | Alan Bromly | 24 November–15 December 1979 |
108 | The Horns of Nimon | 5L | 4 episodes | Anthony Read | Kenny McBain | 22 December 1979–12 January 1980 |
109 | Shada[e] | 5M | 6 episodes | Douglas Adams | Pennant Roberts | Unaired |
Season 18 (1980-81)
This was the first season produced by John Nathan-Turner; Christopher H. Bidmead served as script editor. In a return to the format of early seasons, virtually all serials from Seasons 18 through 20 are linked together, often running directly into each other. Season 18 forms a loose story arc dealing with the theme of Entropy. Full Circle, State of Decay, and Warriors' Gate trace the Doctor's adventures in E-Space; they were released as a VHS set with the umbrella title, The E-Space Trilogy.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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110 | The Leisure Hive | 5N | 4 episodes | David Fisher | Lovett Bickford | 30 August–20 September 1980 |
111 | Meglos | 5Q | 4 episodes | John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch | Terence Dudley | 27 September–18 October 1980 |
112 | Full Circle | 5R | 4 episodes | Andrew Smith | Peter Grimwade | 25 October–15 November 1980 |
113 | State of Decay | 5P | 4 episodes | Terrance Dicks | Peter Moffatt | 22 November–13 December 1980 |
114 | Warriors' Gate | 5S | 4 episodes | Stephen Gallagher | Paul Joyce & Graeme Harper | 3–24 January 1981 |
115 | The Keeper of Traken | 5T | 4 episodes | Johnny Byrne | John Black | 31 January–21 February 1981 |
116 | Logopolis | 5V | 4 episodes | Christopher H. Bidmead | Peter Grimwade | 28 February–21 March 1981 |
Fifth Doctor
The Fifth Doctor was portrayed by Peter Davison.
Season 19 (1982)
John Nathan-Turner continued as producer throughout Davison's entire tenure. Antony Root was script editor until The Visitation, after which he was replaced by Eric Saward, who edited the scripts until Mindwarp, four years later. The show moved from its traditional once-weekly Saturday broadcast to being broadcast twice weekly on Monday and Tuesday. Castrovalva, together with the previous two serials, The Keeper of Traken and Logopolis, form a loose trilogy involving the return of the Master. They were released on DVD under the banner title, New Beginnings.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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117 | Castrovalva | 5Z | 4 episodes | Christopher H. Bidmead | Fiona Cumming | 4–12 January 1982 |
118 | Four to Doomsday | 5W | 4 episodes | Terence Dudley | John Black | 18–26 January 1982 |
119 | Kinda | 5Y | 4 episodes | Christopher Bailey | Peter Grimwade | 1–9 February 1982 |
120 | The Visitation | 5X | 4 episodes | Eric Saward | Peter Moffatt | 15–23 February 1982 |
121 | Black Orchid | 6A | 2 episodes | Terence Dudley | Ron Jones | 1–2 March 1982 |
122 | Earthshock | 6B | 4 episodes | Eric Saward | Peter Grimwade | 8–16 March 1982 |
123 | Time-Flight | 6C | 4 episodes | Peter Grimwade | Ron Jones | 22–30 March 1982 |
Season 20 (1983)
Mawdryn Undead, Terminus and Enlightenment involve the Black Guardian's plot to kill the Doctor; they were released individually on VHS as parts of The Black Guardian Trilogy.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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124 | Arc of Infinity | 6E | 4 episodes | Johnny Byrne | Ron Jones | 3-12 January 1983 |
125 | Snakedance | 6D | 4 episodes | Christopher Bailey | Fiona Cumming | 18-26 January 1983 |
126 | Mawdryn Undead | 6F | 4 episodes | Peter Grimwade | Peter Moffatt | 1-9 February 1983 |
127 | Terminus | 6G | 4 episodes | Stephen Gallagher | Mary Ridge | 15-23 February 1983 |
128 | Enlightenment | 6H | 4 episodes | Barbara Clegg | Fiona Cumming | 1-9 March 1983 |
129 | The King's Demons | 6J | 2 episodes | Terence Dudley | Tony Virgo | 15-16 March 1983 |
130 | The Five Doctors[f]} | 6K | 20th anniversary special 90-minute telemovie | Terrance Dicks | Peter Moffatt | 23 November 1983 |
Season 21 (1984)
For the first time since Season 18, not all of the serials were directly linked.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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131 | Warriors of the Deep | 6L | 4 episodes | Johnny Byrne | Pennant Roberts | 5–13 January 1984 |
132 | The Awakening | 6M | 2 episodes | Eric Pringle | Michael Owen Morris | 19–20 January 1984 |
133 | Frontios | 6N | 4 episodes | Christopher H. Bidmead | Ron Jones | 26 January–3 February 1984 |
134 | Resurrection of the Daleks | 6P | 2 episodes (45 minutes each)[g] | Eric Saward | Matthew Robinson | 8–15 February 1984 |
135 | Planet of Fire | 6Q | 4 episodes | Peter Grimwade | Fiona Cumming | 23 February–2 March 1984 |
136 | The Caves of Androzani | 6R | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes | Graeme Harper | 8–16 March 1984 |
Sixth Doctor
The Sixth Doctor was portrayed by Colin Baker.
Season 21 (1984) — continued
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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137 | The Twin Dilemma | 6S | 4 episodes | Anthony Steven | Peter Moffatt | 22–30 March 1984 |
Season 22 (1985)
John Nathan-Turner and Eric Saward retained their roles as producer and script editor respectively. The series moved back to Saturday broadcasts. All episodes were 45 minutes long, though all of the episodes also exist in 25-minute versions.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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138 | Attack of the Cybermen | 6T | 2 episodes | Paula Moore | Matthew Robinson | 5–12 January 1985 |
139 | Vengeance on Varos | 6V | 2 episodes | Philip Martin | Ron Jones | 19–26 January 1985 |
140 | The Mark of the Rani | 6X | 2 episodes | Pip and Jane Baker | Sarah Hellings | 2–9 February 1985 |
141 | The Two Doctors | 6W | 3 episodes | Robert Holmes | Peter Moffatt | 16 February–2 March 1985 |
142 | Timelash | 6Y | 2 episodes | Glen McCoy | Pennant Roberts | 9–16 March 1985 |
143 | Revelation of the Daleks | 6Z | 2 episodes | Eric Saward | Graeme Harper | 23–30 March 1985 |
Season 23 (1986)
Eric Saward was script editor up to part eight, when Nathan-Turner unofficially took over script editing the remainder of the season. Although broadcast as an epic 14-part serial under the title of The Trial of a Time Lord, Season 23 is structured as four serials, recorded across 3 production blocks, forming a story arc. The four serials, with their generally used titles, are listed below. Episode length returns to 25 minutes.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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144 | The Mysterious Planet | 7A | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes | Nicholas Mallett | 6–27 September 1986 |
145 | Mindwarp | 7B | 4 episodes | Philip Martin | Ron Jones | 4–25 October 1986 |
146 | Terror of the Vervoids aka The Vervoids |
7C | 4 episodes | Pip and Jane Baker | Chris Clough | 1–22 November 1986 |
147 | The Ultimate Foe aka Time Incorporated |
7C | 2 episodes (Episode 2 is 30 minutes) |
Robert Holmes and Pip and Jane Baker | Chris Clough | 29 November–6 December 1986 |
Seventh Doctor
The Seventh Doctor was portrayed by Sylvester McCoy.
Season 24 (1987)
John Nathan-Turner continued as producer. Andrew Cartmel was script editor. Both would serve these roles until the show was put on hiatus in 1989.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
148 | Time and the Rani | 7D | 4 episodes | Pip and Jane Baker | Andrew Morgan | 7–28 September 1987 |
149 | Paradise Towers | 7E | 4 episodes | Stephen Wyatt | Nicholas Mallett | 5–26 October 1987 |
150 | Delta and the Bannermen | 7F | 3 episodes | Malcolm Kohll | Chris Clough | 2–16 November 1987 |
151 | Dragonfire | 7G | 3 episodes | Ian Briggs | Chris Clough | 23 November–7 December 1987 |
Season 25 (1988-89)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
152 | Remembrance of the Daleks | 7H | 4 episodes | Ben Aaronovitch | Andrew Morgan | 5–26 October 1988 |
153 | The Happiness Patrol | 7L | 3 episodes | Graeme Curry | Chris Clough | 2–16 November 1988 |
154 | Silver Nemesis | 7K | 3 episodes | Kevin Clarke | Chris Clough | 23 November–7 December 1988 |
155 | The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | 7J | 4 episodes | Stephen Wyatt | Alan Wareing | 14 December 1988–4 January 1989 |
Season 26 (1989)
The final season continued to push the series towards a darker approach, focusing this time more on Ace's personal life as well as The Doctor's past and manipulations. This season sets the tone for the virgin New Adventures novels that follow, paving the way for future episodes based on the novels such as "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood".
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
156 | Battlefield | 7N | 4 episodes | Ben Aaronovitch | Michael Kerrigan | 6–27 September 1989 |
157 | Ghost Light | 7Q | 3 episodes | Marc Platt | Alan Wareing | 4–18 October 1989 |
158 | The Curse of Fenric | 7M | 4 episodes | Ian Briggs | Nicholas Mallett | 25 October–15 November 1989 |
159 | Survival | 7P | 3 episodes | Rona Munro | Alan Wareing | 22 November–6 December 1989 |
Eighth Doctor
The Eighth Doctor was portrayed by Paul McGann. The movie is the first and only television appearance of this Doctor. The only production title held by this story was Doctor Who. However, producer Philip Segal later suggested Enemy Within as an alternative title. Lacking any other specific name, many fans have adopted this to refer to the movie. Fan groups have also used other informal titles. The DVD release is titled Doctor Who: The Movie.
Television movie (1996)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
160 | Doctor Who | TVM[h] | TV movie, 89 minutes | Matthew Jacobs | Geoffrey Sax | 12 May 1996 |
Ninth Doctor
In 2005, the BBC relaunched Doctor Who after a 16-year absence from episodic television, with Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner and Mal Young as executive producers, Phil Collinson as producer, and Christopher Eccleston taking the lead role of the Ninth Doctor. Although the production team chose to restart the series numbering from scratch, some fans of the programme prefer to refer to the 2005 series as Season 27, the 2006 series as Season 28, and so on. Despite the new numbering, the revival adheres to the original continuity. The new series is formatted to a 16:9 widescreen display ratio, and a standard episode length of 45 minutes. For the first time since the 1965–'66 season, each episode has an individual title even though some stories span several episodes.
Series 1 (2005)
The 2005 series constitutes a loose story arc, dealing with the consequences of the Time War and the mysterious Bad Wolf.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
161 | "Rose" | 1.1 | 1 episode | Russell T. Davies | Keith Boak | 26 March 2005 |
162 | "The End of the World" | 1.2 | 1 episode | Russell T. Davies | Euros Lyn | 2 April 2005 |
163 | "The Unquiet Dead" | 1.3 | 1 episode | Mark Gatiss | Euros Lyn | 9 April 2005 |
164 | "Aliens of London" "World War Three" |
1.4 1.5 |
2 episodes | Russell T. Davies | Keith Boak | 16 April 2005 23 April 2005 |
165 | "Dalek" | 1.6 | 1 episode | Robert Shearman | Joe Ahearne | 30 April 2005 |
166 | "The Long Game" | 1.7 | 1 episode | Russell T. Davies | Brian Grant | 7 May 2005 |
167 | "Father's Day" | 1.8 | 1 episode | Paul Cornell | Joe Ahearne | 14 May 2005 |
168 | "The Empty Child" "The Doctor Dances" |
1.9 1.10 |
2 episodes | Steven Moffat | James Hawes | 21 May 2005 28 May 2005 |
169 | "Boom Town" | 1.11 | 1 episode | Russell T. Davies | Joe Ahearne | 4 June 2005 |
170 | "Bad Wolf" "The Parting of the Ways" |
1.12 1.13 |
2 episodes | Russell T. Davies | Joe Ahearne | 11 June 2005 18 June 2005 |
Tenth Doctor
The current incumbent Tenth Doctor is portrayed by David Tennant, who was cast before the first season aired after Eccleston announced his intention to leave the show.[5]
Specials (2005)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children in Need special (2005) | ||||||
— | "Doctor Who: Children in Need" | — | 7-minute special | Russell T. Davies | Euros Lyn | 17 November 2005 |
Christmas special (2005) | ||||||
171 | "The Christmas Invasion" | 2.X | 60-minute special | Russell T. Davies | James Hawes | 25 December 2005 |
Interactive episode (2005) | ||||||
— | "Attack of the Graske" | — | 14-minute interactive episode | Gareth Roberts | Ashley Way | 25 December 2005 |
Series 2 (2006)
The back-story for the spin-off series Torchwood is "seeded" in various episodes in the 2006 series. Each episode also has an accompanying online TARDISODE.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
172 | "New Earth" | 2.1 | 1 episode | Russell T. Davies | James Hawes | 15 April 2006 |
173 | "Tooth and Claw" | 2.2 | 1 episode | Russell T. Davies | Euros Lyn | 22 April 2006 |
174 | "School Reunion" | 2.3 | 1 episode | Toby Whithouse | James Hawes | 29 April 2006 |
175 | "The Girl in the Fireplace" | 2.4 | 1 episode | Steven Moffat | Euros Lyn | 6 May 2006 |
176 | "Rise of the Cybermen" "The Age of Steel" |
2.5 2.6 |
2 episodes | Tom MacRae | Graeme Harper | 13 May 2006 20 May 2006 |
177 | "The Idiot's Lantern" | 2.7 | 1 episode | Mark Gatiss | Euros Lyn | 27 May 2006 |
178 | "The Impossible Planet" "The Satan Pit" |
2.8 2.9 |
2 episodes | Matt Jones | James Strong | 3 June 2006 10 June 2006 |
179 | "Love & Monsters" | 2.10 | 1 episode | Russell T. Davies | Dan Zeff | 17 June 2006 |
180 | "Fear Her" | 2.11 | 1 episode | Matthew Graham | Euros Lyn | 24 June 2006 |
181 | "Army of Ghosts" "Doomsday" |
2.12 2.13 |
2 episodes | Russell T. Davies | Graeme Harper | 1 July 2006 8 July 2006 |
Specials (2006)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christmas special (2006) | ||||||
182 | "The Runaway Bride" | 3.X | 60-minute special | Russell T. Davies | Euros Lyn | 25 December 2006 |
Series 3 (2007)
This series deals with the Face of Boe's final message, the mysterious Mr Saxon, and the Doctor dealing with the loss of Rose Tyler.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
183 | "Smith and Jones" | 3.1 | 1 episode | Russell T. Davies | Charles Palmer | 31 March 2007 |
184 | "The Shakespeare Code" | 3.2 | 1 episode | Gareth Roberts | Charles Palmer | 7 April 2007 |
185 | "Gridlock" | 3.3 | 1 episode | Russell T. Davies | Richard Clark | 14 April 2007 |
186 | "Daleks in Manhattan" "Evolution of the Daleks" |
3.4 3.5 |
2 episodes | Helen Raynor | James Strong | 21 April 2007 28 April 2007 |
187 | "The Lazarus Experiment" | 3.6 | 1 episode | Stephen Greenhorn | Richard Clark | 5 May 2007 |
188 | "42" | 3.7 | 1 episode | Chris Chibnall | Graeme Harper | 19 May 2007 |
189 | "Human Nature" "The Family of Blood" |
3.8 3.9 |
2 episodes | Paul Cornell | Charles Palmer | 26 May 2007 2 June 2007 |
190 | "Blink" | 3.10 | 1 episode | Steven Moffat | Hettie MacDonald | 9 June 2007 |
191 | "Utopia" "The Sound of Drums" "Last of the Time Lords" |
3.11 3.12 3.13 |
3 episodes (3.13 is 52 minutes) |
Russell T. Davies | Graeme Harper Colin Teague (2 episodes) |
16 June 2007 23 June 2007 30 June 2007 |
Specials (2007)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totally Doctor Who special (2007) | ||||||
— | The Infinite Quest | — | Animated serial (13 x 3:30 or 45 mins) |
Alan Barnes | Gary Russell | 2 April–30 June 2007 |
Children in Need special (2007) | ||||||
— | "Time Crash" | — | 8-minute special | Steven Moffat | Graeme Harper | 16 November 2007 |
Christmas special (2007) | ||||||
192 | "Voyage of the Damned" | 4.X | 72-minute special | Russell T. Davies | James Strong | 25 December 2007 |
Series 4 (2008)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
193 | "Partners in Crime"[6] | 4.1 | 1 episode | Russell T. Davies | James Strong | 2008 |
194 | (Pompeii episode)[7] | 4.2 | 1 episode | James Moran | Colin Teague | 2008 |
195 | "Planet of the Ood"[8] | 4.3 | 1 episode | Keith Temple | Graeme Harper | 2008 |
196 | "The Sontaran Stratagem"[9] (Part 2) |
4.4 4.5 |
2 episodes | Helen Raynor | Douglas Mackinnon | 2008 |
197 | TBA | 4.6 | 1 episode | Alice Troughton | 2008 | |
198 | (Agatha Christie episode/"TUATW")[8] | 4.7 | 1 episode | Gareth Roberts | Graeme Harper | 2008 |
199 | TBA | 4.8 | 1 episode | Alice Troughton | 2008 | |
200 | "Watchmaker"[10] (Part 2) |
4.9 4.10 |
2 episodes | Steven Moffat | 2008 | |
201 | TBA | 4.11 | 1 episode | Russell T. Davies | Graeme Harper | 2008 |
202 | TBA | 4.12 4.13 |
2 episodes | Russell T. Davies | 2008 |
Series 4 details
David Tennant is confirmed to star through to 2009. However, during the latter half of 2008, Tennant is committed to a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet. After the 2008 Christmas Special, three Bank Holiday specials have been commissioned to air throughout 2009.[11][12] The programme will then return in 2010 with a fifth full series. Russell T Davies has suggested that the programme is expected to follow this pattern, of full series interspersed with occasional year-long breaks, for some time into the future.[13]
The Doctor will have three companions in the fourth series: Catherine Tate will reprise her role as Donna Noble, who was first introduced in "The Runaway Bride", for all 13 episodes;[14] Freema Agyeman (Martha) will return mid-season for five episodes,[15] and Billie Piper will return as Rose Tyler for three episodes.[16] Agyeman will also appear in three episodes of Torchwood.[17] John Barrowman confirmed that he will return as Jack Harkness in series 4.[18]
In the Doctor Who Confidential episode for "The Sound of Drums", Davies stated that it had always been his intention to bring back classic icons of Doctor Who one step at a time: Daleks in series 1, Cybermen in series 2, and the Master in series 3. He has also stated that he is not finished and will continue reviving villains from the original series.[19]
Guest stars
The Doctor and Donna Noble will meet Agatha Christie who will be played by Fenella Woolgar in an episode set in the 1920s,[8] where she will be supported by Felicity Kendal, who will play the part of Lady Clemency Eddison. Other actors featuring in the Agatha Christie episode include Felicity Jones, Christopher Benjamin, Tom Goodman-Hill, Ian Barritt, David Quilter, Adam Rayner, Daniel King and Charlotte Eaton.
The Doctor and Donna will also visit Pompeii in AD 79, on the eve of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Guest stars featuring in this episode include Peter Capaldi playing Caecilius, Phil Davis as Lucius and Tracey Childs as Metella. This episode featured one week of filming at the Cinecittà studio in Rome.[20]
Further guest stars include Sarah Lancashire as Miss Foster, an "enigmatic and powerful businesswoman", in the opening episode, "Partners in Crime"[21], Tim McInnerny in "Planet of the Ood"[22][23], and Christopher Ryan as a Sontaran general in "The Sontaran Stratagem", which will feature the return of Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones[24][25][26]. Howard Attfield was set to reprise his role as Donna's father. However, Attfield died in late 2007, mid-way through shooting the series.[27]
The cast for Block 6 has been partially announced with Georgia Moffett (daughter of Fifth Doctor Peter Davison) starring in one of the episodes. The cast for the other episode includes Lesley Sharp with Lindsey Coulson, Daniel Ryan, Rakie Ayola, Ayesha Antoine, Duane Henry, Colin Morgan[28] and Ryan Sampson.[29]
Production
Writers for series four have also been announced: Gareth Roberts, Stephen Greenhorn, Tom MacRae, James Moran and Keith Temple will each write one episode. Moran co-wrote the 2006 horror film Severance, while Temple has written episodes of Byker Grove and Casualty. Helen Raynor and Steven Moffat will write two episodes each, and head writer Russell T. Davies will write four episodes[30]. The episode written by Temple, "Planet of the Ood", will feature the Ood - who previously appeared in Series 2 two-parter, "The Impossible Planet" / "The Satan Pit" - on their home planet.[31] The name of Roberts' episode has been revealed via an acronym as "TUATW".[32] In addition, information regarding the production of several episodes was announced in issue 385 of Doctor Who Magazine.[33] The episode titles of episodes 1 and 4 were revealed in issue 390 of DWM.
Block | Episodes | Director | Writers | Producer | Code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Voyage of the Damned" | James Strong | Russell T. Davies | Phil Collinson | 4.X |
2 | "Planet of the Ood" (Agatha Christie episode/"TUATW")[8] |
Graeme Harper | Keith Temple Gareth Roberts |
Susie Liggat | 4.3 4.7[30] |
3 | (Pompeii episode)[7][20] | Colin Teague | James Moran[22] | Phil Collinson | 4.2[34] |
4 | "Partners in Crime"[6] | James Strong[22] | Russell T. Davies[35] | Phil Collinson | 4.1 |
5 | "The Sontaran Stratagem"[9] Untitled second part |
Douglas Mackinnon[36] | Helen Raynor[37] | Susie Liggat[36] | 4.4 4.5[37] |
6 | Two episodes | Alice Troughton[37] | Phil Collinson | 4.6 4.8 4.11[9] | |
7 | One episode (double banked with Block 6)[37] | Graeme Harper[37] | Russell T. Davies[37] | Phil Collinson |
A further two episodes will be directed by Graeme Harper. Euros Lyn is also directing an unknown number of episodes. Susie Liggat will be producing four episodes (Block 2 and Block 5), as she did in Series 3 with "Human Nature"/"The Family of Blood". Phil Collinson will receive an executive producer credit for these episodes.[33]
In August 2007, a Roman-themed episode, set in Pompeii in AD 79 on the eve of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius,[20] had been interrupted by a fire in Rome's Cinecittà, on sets previously used for the filming of the HBO/BBC TV series Rome,[38] however, the fire did not reach the parts of the sets which the Doctor Who team intended to use.[39]
Other stories
TV broadcasts
There have also been several special Doctor Who episodes and serials that are produced by the BBC, but are not generally considered part of the series continuity. They usually consist of spoofs and crossovers with other TV shows, and stories produced for special occasions.
Title | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|
"A Fix with Sontarans" | 1 episode, 9 minutes | Eric Saward | Marcus Mortimer | 23 February 1985 |
A segment of Jim'll Fix It during Colin Baker's tenure as the Sixth Doctor and Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka. | ||||
Dimensions in Time | 2 episodes, 13 minutes total | John Nathan-Turner and David Roden | Stuart MacDonald | 26-27 November 1993 |
A Children in Need thirtieth anniversary programme for Doctor Who. The special was also a crossover with EastEnders. It featured Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor plus many of the companions. | ||||
Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death | 4 parts, 23 minutes in total | Steven Moffat | John Henderson | 12 March 1999 |
A Comic Relief spoof, starring Rowan Atkinson, Richard E. Grant, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, and Joanna Lumley as the Doctor. |
Webcasts
Title | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Death Comes to Time | 13 parts, 140 minutes in total |
Colin Meek | Dan Freedman | 13 July 2001 (pilot) 14 February-3 May 2002 (regular) |
A webcast for BBCi featuring the Seventh Doctor. | ||||
Real Time | 6 parts, 60 minutes in total | Gary Russell | Gary Russell | 2 August-6 September 2002 |
A webcast for BBCi featuring the Sixth Doctor. | ||||
Shada | 6 parts, 60 minutes in total | Douglas Adams | Nicholas Pegg | 2 May-6 June 2003 |
A webcast for BBCi featuring the Eighth Doctor in a remake of the unfinished Fourth Doctor serial. | ||||
Scream of the Shalka | 5 parts, 60 minutes in total | Paul Cornell | Wilson Milam | 13 November-18 December 2003) |
Animated webcast for BBCi featuring an alternative version of the Ninth Doctor known as the Shalka Doctor, played by Richard E. Grant. |
Death Comes to Time was later released on CD by the BBC, while Real Time and Shada were later released on CD by Big Finish. Scream of the Shalka was released in novel form in the Past Doctor Adventures series.
Notes
- ^a Webber's script for the originally intended opening episode for the first story The Giants was a basis for the opening episode, but Webber didn't work with Coburn on the script.
- ^b From this point on, the stories (not the episodes) all have on-screen serial titles. For the 2005 revival, episode titles are used, even for most multi-episode tales, although the majority of stories are told in a single episode.
- ^c The Three Doctors was a tenth anniversary serial.
- ^d The first episode lists the serial's name as simply Invasion, ostensibly to conceal the surprise ending to that episode.
- ^e Shada was left unfinished due to a strike. Its recorded footage was later released on home video using linking narration by Tom Baker to complete the story. It is not included in the episode count due to the episode not being aired, but is included in the story count.
- ^f The Five Doctors is considered part of the 20th season, although it was broadcast only a few weeks before the start of Season 21. The Five Doctors has also been released as four 25-minute episodes, and a 100 minute "Special Edition" re-edit, c. 2000. It is counted as 1 episode in the count.
- ^g Resurrection of the Daleks was written and filmed as four 25-minute episodes, then re-edited into two 45-minute episodes to accommodate coverage of the 1984 Winter Olympics; the 25-minute versions were later circulated to overseas broadcasters and commercially released. It is counted as two episodes in the count.
- ^h "TVM" is used in the BBC's online episode guide.[40] The actual code used during production is 50/LDX071Y/01X.[41] Doctor Who Magazine's "Complete Eighth Doctor Special" gives the production code as #83705.[42] Big Finish Productions uses the code 8A, and numbers its subsequent Eighth Doctor stories correspondingly.
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See also
- K-9 and Company
- The Sarah Jane Adventures
- Torchwood
- Doctor Who missing episodes
- List of incomplete Doctor Who serials
- List of unmade Doctor Who serials
- List of titled Doctor Who episodes
- Doctor Who audio releases
- Doctor Who DVD releases
- Doctor Who story title debate
- Chronology of the Doctor Who universe
- Doctor Who story chronology
- Doctor Who spin-offs
External links
- BBC Classic Series Episode Guide
- Doctor Who Reference Guide - detailed descriptions of all televised episodes, plus spin-off audio, video, and literary works.
- Outpost Gallifrey: Episode Guide
- Doctor Who (1963–1989) at IMDb
- Doctor Who (1996) at IMDb
- Doctor Who (2005–) at IMDb