Season 8



The eighth season of Doctor Who ran between 2 January 1971 and 19 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 Third 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)

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 Dæmons 5 - in B+W)

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