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 5 serials, and 25 episodes. Jo Grant joins as companion.

Stories

 * Terror of the Autons - First appearances of Jo Grant
 * The Mind of Evil
 * The Claws of Axos
 * Colony in Space
 * The Dæmons

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

VHS

 * Terror of the Autons
 * The Mind of Evil (in B+W)
 * The Claws of Axos
 * Colony in Space
 * The Daemons
 * The Pertwee Years (The Daemons episode 5 - in B+W)

DVD

 * The Claws of Axos

Novelisations

 * 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