Season 8



The eighth season of Doctor Who ran between 2nd January 1971 and 19th June 1971. It starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.

Overview
It marked the appearance of the first on-screen version of The Master and the season was the show's first attempt at a season-long story arc as each serial featured him. It consisted of five serials, and twenty-five episodes. Jo Grant joined as companion.

Regular

 * The Doctor - Jon Pertwee
 * Jo Grant - Katy Manning
 * Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
 * The Master - Roger Delgado

Semi-Regular

 * Sergeant Benton - John Levene
 * Mike Yates - Richard Franklin
 * Corporal Bell - Fernanda Marlowe

Stories set during this season

 * Who Killed Kennedy (all serials of season 8)


 * Deadly Reunion (between The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos)
 * The Doll of Death (after The Claws of Axos)
 * The Magician's Oath (after The Dæmons)

VHS

 * Terror of the Autons (1993) (Colour Restoration)
 * The Mind of Evil (1998) (in B+W)
 * The Claws of Axos (1992)
 * Colony in Space (2001)
 * The Dæmons (1993) (Colour Restoration)
 * The Pertwee Years (1992) (The Daemons 5 - in B+W)

DVD

 * Terror of the Autons (2011)
 * The Claws of Axos (2005)
 * The Daemons (TBA)

Unannounced DVDs

 * The Mind of Evil
 * Colony in Space

Novels

 * Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons
 * The Mind of Evil
 * Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos
 * Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon
 * Doctor Who and the Dæmons