Season 26



The twenty-sixth season of Doctor Who ran between 6th September 1989 and 6th December 1989. It consisted of 4 stories and 14 episodes. It was the final season of the so-called "classic" series; the BBC announced in 1990 that it would not be producing a 27th season. A one-off Children in Need special, Dimensions in Time, appeared in 1993, after which a television film co-produced by an American network, followed in 1996. The series finally returned in 2005, however the BBC chose to restart the season numbering with Series 1. Season 26 featured the return of Nicholas Courtney as The Brigadier and the last televised appearance of Anthony Ainley as the Master.

Stories

 * Battlefield (4 episodes)
 * Ghost Light (3 episodes)
 * The Curse of Fenric (4 episodes)
 * Survival (3 episodes)

Main Cast

 * The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
 * Ace - Sophie Aldred

VHS

 * Battlefield (extended version)
 * Ghost Light
 * The Curse of Fenric (extended version)
 * Survival

DVD

 * Ghost Light
 * The Curse of Fenric
 * Survival
 * Battlefield (coming soon)

Novelisations

 * Battlefield
 * Ghost Light
 * The Curse of Fenric
 * Survival

Aliens and Enemies

 * Morgaine
 * The Destroyer
 * Light
 * Nimrod
 * Fenric
 * Commander Millington
 * Ancient One
 * Haemovores
 * Cheetah People
 * Kitlings
 * The Master

Behind the Scenes
Before the cancellation of Doctor Who produscers had already concuted basic plots for another season of Doctor Who. It was proposed that Ace should leave mid season. Also planned was that the entire season should do more to explore the darker side of the Doctor.

Contemporaries
Other selected TV series launched during the last half of 1989:
 * Saved by the Bell
 * American Gladiators
 * Seinfeld
 * Baywatch
 * Doogie Howser MD
 * Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
 * America's Funniest Home Videos
 * The Simpsons