Doctor Who (season 8)
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| Doctor Who season 8 | |
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 Title card as used in this season |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 25, 5 serials |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | 2 January 1971 – 19 June 1971 |
| Home video release | |
| DVD release | |
| Region 1 | 8 November 2005 - present |
| Region 2 | 25 April 2005 - present |
| Region 4 | 2 June 2005 - present |
| Season chronology | |
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The eighth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 2 January 1971 with Terror of the Autons and ended with The Dæmons featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.
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Casting[edit]
Main characters[edit]
Jon Pertwee continues his role as the Third Doctor. Katy Manning makes her first appearance as companion Jo Grant in Terror of the Autons.
Guest stars[edit]
Roger Delgado makes his first appearance as The Master in Terror of the Autons and continues to make appearances in each of the five serials.
Nicholas Courtney and John Levene continue their roles of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Sergeant Benton, while Richard Franklin makes his first appearance as Captain Mike Yates.
Serials[edit]
The season marks the first appearance of the Master who goes on to make further appearances through the season in every serial as the main antagonist who is finally captured at the end of the season.
| Story No. | Serial | Title | Directed by | Written by | UK viewers (million) |
AI (%) |
Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 055 | 1 | Terror of the Autons | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | Ep. 1: 7.3 Ep. 2: 8.0 Ep. 3: 8.1 Ep. 4: 8.4[1] |
— | 2–23 January 1971 | EEE |
| The Master arrives on Earth and makes an alliance with the Autons to conquer the planet. | ||||||||
| 056 | 2 | The Mind of Evil | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | Ep. 1: 6.1 Ep. 2: 8.8 Ep. 3: 7.5 Ep. 4: 7.4 Ep. 5: 7.6 Ep. 6: 7.3[2] |
— | 30 January - 6 March 1971 | FFF |
| The Master creates the Keller Machine, a device that appears to rehabilitate prisoners, but instead kills them. | ||||||||
| 057 | 3 | The Claws of Axos | Michael Ferguson | Bob Baker and Dave Martin |
Ep. 1: 7.3 Ep. 2: 8.0 Ep. 3: 6.4 Ep. 4: 7.8[3] |
— | 13 March - 3 April 1971 | GGG |
| The Axons land on Earth supposedly peacefully, even offering a new energy source. However, that is not their real purpose. | ||||||||
| 058 | 4 | Colony in Space | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | Ep. 1: 7.6 Ep. 2: 8.5 Ep. 3: 9.5 Ep. 4: 8.1 Ep. 5: 8.8 Ep. 6: 8.7[4] |
— | 10 April - 15 May 1971 | HHH |
| On his first trip to another planet since his regeneration, the Doctor and Jo travel to Uxaerius, where they find that its colonists are struggling to survive. | ||||||||
| 059 | 5 | The Dæmons | Christopher Barry | Guy Leopold (Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) |
Ep. 1: 9.2 Ep. 2: 8.0 Ep. 3: 8.1 Ep. 4: 8.1 Ep. 5: 8.3[5] |
— | 22 May – 19 June 1971 | JJJ |
| The Master summons Azal to assist him in an incident that happened at an archaeological dig at Devil's End. | ||||||||
Broadcast[edit]
The entire season was broadcast from 2 January to 19 June 1971.
DVD releases[edit]
| Serial name | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | R4 release date | R1 release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terror of the Autons Only available as part of the Mannequin Mania box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1. |
4 × 25 min. | 9 May 2011 | 2 June 2011 | 10 May 2011 |
| Terror of the Autons - Doctor Who DVD Files Issue 101 | 4 × 25 min. | 14 November 2012 | 14 November 2012 | N/A |
| The Mind of Evil | 6 × 25 min. | 3 June 2013 | 5 June 2013 | 11 June 2013 |
| The Claws of Axos | 4 × 25 min. | 25 April 2005 | 2 June 2005 | 8 November 2005 |
| The Claws of Axos - Special Edition | 4 x 25 min. | 22 October 2012 | 7 November 2012 | 13 November 2012 |
| The Claws of Axos - Doctor Who DVD Files Issue 97 | 4 × 25 min. | 19 September 2012 | 19 September 2012 | N/A |
| Colony in Space | 6 × 25 min. | 3 October 2011 | 1 December 2011 | 8 November 2011 |
| The Dæmons | 5 × 25 min. | 19 March 2012[6][7] | 19 April 2012[8] | 10 April 2012[9] |
In print[edit]
Main article: List of Doctor Who novelisations
| Serial name | Novelisation title | Author | First published |
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| Terror of the Autons | Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons | Terrance Dicks | 1975 |
| The Mind of Evil | The Mind of Evil | Terrance Dicks | 1985 |
| The Claws of Axos | Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos | Terrance Dicks | 1977 |
| Colony in Space | Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon | Malcolm Hulke | 1974 |
| The Dæmons | Doctor Who and the Dæmons | Barry Letts | 1974 |
References[edit]
- ^ "A Brief History Of Time (Travel): Terror Of The Autons". Shannonsullivan.com. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ^ "A Brief History Of Time (Travel): The Mind Of Evil". Shannonsullivan.com. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ^ "A Brief History Of Time (Travel): The Claws Of Axos". Shannonsullivan.com. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ^ "A Brief History Of Time (Travel): Colony In Space". Shannonsullivan.com. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ^ "A Brief History Of Time (Travel): The Daemons". Shannonsullivan.com. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ^ "The Doctor Who News Page: DVD Schedule Update". Doctorwhonews.net. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ "Play.com listings". Play.com. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Daemons | DVD Movies & TV Shows, Genres, Sci-Fi / Fantasy : JB HI-FI". Jbhifionline.com.au. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ^ Doctor Who DVD news: Extras for Story #059: The Daemons AND Story #066: Carnival Of Monsters: Special Edition | TVShowsOnDVD.com
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