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'''Season 12''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[28 December (releases)|28 December]] [[1974 (releases)|1974]] and [[10 May (releases)|10 May]] [[1975 (releases)|1975]]. It starred [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Elisabeth Sladen]] as [[Sarah-Jane Smith]] and [[Ian Marter]] as [[Harry Sullivan]]. The season opened with ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' and concluded with ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''.
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The '''twelfth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[28 December (releases)|28 December]] [[1974 (releases)|1974]] and [[10 May (releases)|10 May]] [[1975 (releases)|1975]]. It was the first season of the series to feature [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]]. It was also the last ''Doctor Who'' season to have a December/January start until the [[Peter Davison]] era.
 
   
 
== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
Season 12 consisted of five serials and twenty episodes and was the shortest season to date. The season was shortened by a decision by the BBC to move ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'', originally intended as the finale, to the start of [[Season 13]]. This was intended to allow the next season to begin earlier and let ''Doctor Who'' better compete against the soon-to-debut ''{{w|Space: 1999}}''.
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It consisted of five serials and twenty episodes and was the shortest season to date. The season was shortened by a decision by the BBC to move ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'', originally intended as the finale, to the start of [[Season 13]]. This was intended to allow the next season to begin earlier and let ''Doctor Who'' better compete against the soon-to-debut {{wi|Space: 1999}}.
   
 
All the stories in this season were interconnected, several forming a loose story arc relating to [[Space Station Nerva]]. The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] returned to the series for the first time since ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''. ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', a story which introduced [[Davros]] and showed the [[creation of the Daleks]], is one of the most famous of all ''Doctor Who'' serials.
 
All the stories in this season were interconnected, several forming a loose story arc relating to [[Space Station Nerva]]. The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] returned to the series for the first time since ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''. ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', a story which introduced [[Davros]] and showed the [[creation of the Daleks]], is one of the most famous of all ''Doctor Who'' serials.
   
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It was also the last ''Doctor Who'' season to have a December/January start until the [[Peter Davison]] era.
== Television stories ==
 
   
 
== Television stories ==
 
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|1 ||''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''||[[Terrance Dicks]]||4||First appearance of Harry Sullivan; final regular appearance of Bessie. First story to feature videotaped exteriors.
 
|1 ||''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''||[[Terrance Dicks]]||4||First appearance of Harry Sullivan; final regular appearance of Bessie. First story to feature videotaped exteriors.
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|2 ||''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''||[[Robert Holmes]]||4||First appearance of [[Nerva Beacon]].
 
|2 ||''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''||[[Robert Holmes]]||4||First appearance of [[Nerva Beacon]].
 
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|3 ||''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''||[[Bob Baker]]<br />[[Dave Martin]]||2|| Shortest [[1970s]] story; first two-part story since ''[[The Rescue]]'' in [[1965]].
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|3 ||''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''||[[Bob Baker]]<br />[[Dave Martin]]||2|| Shortest 1970s story; first two-part story since ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]'' in [[1965 (releases)|1965]].
 
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|4 ||''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''||[[Terry Nation]]||6||First appearance of [[Davros]].
 
|4 ||''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''||[[Terry Nation]]||6||First appearance of [[Davros]].
 
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|5 ||''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''||[[Gerry Davis]]||4||First full appearance of the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] since [[1968]]. Final appearance of the [[Nerva Beacon]].
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|5 ||''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''||[[Gerry Davis]]||4||First full appearance of the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] since [[1968 (releases)|1968]]. Final appearance of the [[Nerva Beacon]].
 
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== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
 
* [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor Who]] - [[Tom Baker]]
=== Recurring ===
 
* [[Fourth Doctor|The Fourth Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]]
 
 
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
 
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
 
* [[Harry Sullivan]] - [[Ian Marter]]
 
* [[Harry Sullivan]] - [[Ian Marter]]
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=== Recurring ===
 
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
 
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
 
* [[John Benton|Warrant Officer Benton]] - [[John Levene]]
 
* [[John Benton|Warrant Officer Benton]] - [[John Levene]]
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* [[Experimental Prototype Robot K1|K1 Robot]] - [[Michael Kilgarriff]]
 
* [[Experimental Prototype Robot K1|K1 Robot]] - [[Michael Kilgarriff]]
 
* [[J.P. Kettlewell|Professor Kettlewell]] - [[Edward Burnham]]
 
* [[J.P. Kettlewell|Professor Kettlewell]] - [[Edward Burnham]]
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* [[Arnold Jellicoe|Jellicoe]] - [[Alec Linstead]]
 
* [[Vira]] - [[Wendy Williams]]
 
* [[Vira]] - [[Wendy Williams]]
 
* [[Noah (The Ark in Space)|Noah]] - [[Kenton Moore]]
 
* [[Noah (The Ark in Space)|Noah]] - [[Kenton Moore]]
 
* [[Rogin]] - [[Richardson Morgan]]
 
* [[Rogin]] - [[Richardson Morgan]]
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* [[Wirrn|Wirrn Operators]] - [[Stuart Fell]], [[Nick Hobbs]]
 
* [[Vural]] - [[Donald Douglas]]
 
* [[Vural]] - [[Donald Douglas]]
 
* [[Krans]] - [[Glyn Jones]]
 
* [[Krans]] - [[Glyn Jones]]
 
* [[Erak]] - [[Peter Walshe]]
 
* [[Erak]] - [[Peter Walshe]]
* [[Styre]] - [[Kevin Lindsay]]
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* [[Styre]] and The [[Marshal (The Sontaran Experiment)|Marshal]] - [[Kevin Lindsay]]
 
* [[Davros]] – [[Michael Wisher]]
 
* [[Davros]] – [[Michael Wisher]]
 
* [[Nyder]] – [[Peter Miles]]
 
* [[Nyder]] – [[Peter Miles]]
 
* [[Gharman]] – [[Dennis Chinnery]]
 
* [[Gharman]] – [[Dennis Chinnery]]
* [[Stevenson]] - [[Ronald Leigh-Hunt]]
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* [[Sevrin]] - [[Stephen Yardley]]
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* [[Ronson]] - [[James Garbutt]]
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* [[Kavell]] - [[Tom Georgeson]]
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* [[Dalek|Dalek Voices]] - [[Roy Skelton]]
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* [[Stevenson (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Stevenson]] - [[Ronald Leigh-Hunt]]
 
* [[Lester]] - [[William Marlowe]]
 
* [[Lester]] - [[William Marlowe]]
* [[Tyrum]] - [[Kevin Stoney]]
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* [[Kellman]] - [[Jeremy Wilkin]]
 
* [[Vorus]] - [[David Collings]]
 
* [[Vorus]] - [[David Collings]]
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* [[Tyrum]] - [[Kevin Stoney (actor)|Kevin Stoney]]
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* [[Cyber-Leader (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Cyberleader]] - [[Christopher Robbie]]
* Though they only appeared in one story during Season 12, the Brigadier and Benton had appeared more prominently in previous stories.
 
   
 
== Stories set during this season ==
 
== Stories set during this season ==
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Device of Death (novel)|A Device of Death]]'' (immediately after ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Device of Death (novel)|A Device of Death]]'' (immediately after ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
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== Adaptations and merchandising ==
 
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
 
=== Home media ===
 
=== Home media ===
==== VHS ====
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==== VHS releases ====
 
* ''Robot'' (1992)
 
* ''Robot'' (1992)
 
* ''The Ark in Space'' (1989) (edited movie format)
 
* ''The Ark in Space'' (1989) (edited movie format)
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* ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' (1983/1984) (edited movie format)
 
* ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' (1983/1984) (edited movie format)
 
* ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' (1999)
 
* ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' (1999)
* ''[[The Tom Baker Years]]'' (1992) (extracts from each of the stories)
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* ''[[The Tom Baker Years (VHS box set)|The Tom Baker Years]]'' (1992) (extracts from each of the stories)
   
==== DVD ====
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==== DVD & Blu-ray releases ====
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All serials of season 12 were released individually on DVD between 2002 and 2013. The complete season was upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and released on [[Blu-ray]] as ''Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 12'' in the UK on [[2 July (releases)|2 July]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]. Due to authoring issues, replacement discs for two of the serials were issued by BBC Video later that year.
The stories were released on DVD individually in between 2002 and 2010.
 
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It was later released in Australia on [[1 August (releases)|1 August]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] and was released in the US under the title ''Doctor Who: Tom Baker - Complete Season One'' on [[19 June (releases)|19 June]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]. This is, to date, the only classic ''Doctor Who'' complete season Blu-ray set released in the US before the UK. BBC Video also released replacement discs for this set.
   
 
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| ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''Cybermen'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1.|| 4 × 25 min. || 9 August 2010 || 7 October 2010 || 2 November 2010
 
| ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''Cybermen'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1.|| 4 × 25 min. || 9 August 2010 || 7 October 2010 || 2 November 2010
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|''[[The Collection]]'' - ''[[Season 12]]''
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|19 June 2018
 
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[[BritBox]] is available only in the [[US]]. [[iTunes]] stores carry ''Doctor Who'' serials in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Germany]], the [[UK]] and US, unless stated otherwise. [[Amazon Video]] in the US streams classical ''Doctor Who'' through BritBox channel.
   
 
=== Novels ===
 
=== Novels ===
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''
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* ''[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]''
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* ''[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment]]''
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* ''[[Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]''
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* ''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
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* ''[[The Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)||The Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
   
 
=== Scriptbooks ===
 
=== Scriptbooks ===
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Revision as of 05:19, 28 January 2020

RealWorld

You may wish to consult Series 12 for other, similarly-named pages.

Season 12 of Doctor Who ran between 28 December 1974 and 10 May 1975. It starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah-Jane Smith and Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan. The season opened with Robot and concluded with Revenge of the Cybermen.

Overview

It consisted of five serials and twenty episodes and was the shortest season to date. The season was shortened by a decision by the BBC to move Terror of the Zygons, originally intended as the finale, to the start of Season 13. This was intended to allow the next season to begin earlier and let Doctor Who better compete against the soon-to-debut Space: 1999.

All the stories in this season were interconnected, several forming a loose story arc relating to Space Station Nerva. The Cybermen returned to the series for the first time since The Invasion. Genesis of the Daleks, a story which introduced Davros and showed the creation of the Daleks, is one of the most famous of all Doctor Who serials.

It was also the last Doctor Who season to have a December/January start until the Peter Davison era.

Television stories

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 Robot Terrance Dicks 4 First appearance of Harry Sullivan; final regular appearance of Bessie. First story to feature videotaped exteriors.
2 The Ark in Space Robert Holmes 4 First appearance of Nerva Beacon.
3 The Sontaran Experiment Bob Baker
Dave Martin
2 Shortest 1970s story; first two-part story since The Rescue in 1965.
4 Genesis of the Daleks Terry Nation 6 First appearance of Davros.
5 Revenge of the Cybermen Gerry Davis 4 First full appearance of the Cybermen since 1968. Final appearance of the Nerva Beacon.

Cast

Recurring

Guest

Stories set during this season

Adaptations and merchandising

Home media

VHS releases

  • Robot (1992)
  • The Ark in Space (1989) (edited movie format)
  • The Ark in Space (1994)
  • The Sontaran Experiment/Genesis of the Daleks (1991)
  • Genesis of the Daleks (2001)
  • Revenge of the Cybermen (1983/1984) (edited movie format)
  • Revenge of the Cybermen (1999)
  • The Tom Baker Years (1992) (extracts from each of the stories)

DVD & Blu-ray releases

All serials of season 12 were released individually on DVD between 2002 and 2013. The complete season was upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and released on Blu-ray as Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 12 in the UK on 2 July 2018. Due to authoring issues, replacement discs for two of the serials were issued by BBC Video later that year.

It was later released in Australia on 1 August 2018 and was released in the US under the title Doctor Who: Tom Baker - Complete Season One on 19 June 2018. This is, to date, the only classic Doctor Who complete season Blu-ray set released in the US before the UK. BBC Video also released replacement discs for this set.

Serial name Number and duration
of episodes
R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Robot 4 × 25 min. 4 June 2007 4 July 2007 14 August 2007
The Ark in Space 4 × 25 min. 8 April 2002 3 June 2002 6 August 2002
The Ark in Space - Special Edition 4 × 25 min. 18 February 2013 20 February 2013 12 March 2013
The Sontaran Experiment
Available individually or in the Bred for War box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.
2 × 25 min. 9 October 2006 7 December 2006 6 March 2007
Genesis of the Daleks
Available individually or in The Complete Davros Collection box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.
6 × 25 min. 10 April 2006 4 May 2006 6 June 2006
Revenge of the Cybermen
Only available as part of the Cybermen box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.
4 × 25 min. 9 August 2010 7 October 2010 2 November 2010
The Collection - Season 12 20 x 25 min. 2 July 2018 1 August 2018 19 June 2018

 Download/streaming availability

Serial name Amazon Video BritBox Google Play iTunes
Robot
(4 episodes)
Except UK
The Ark in Space
(4 episodes)
UK Except France, Germany
The Sontaran Experiment
(2 episodes)
UK
Genesis of the Daleks
(6 episodes)
UK
Revenge of the Cybermen
(4 episodes)

BritBox is available only in the US. iTunes stores carry Doctor Who serials in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and US, unless stated otherwise. Amazon Video in the US streams classical Doctor Who through BritBox channel.

Novels

Scriptbooks

  • In 2004, BBC Books published a hardcover, annotated collection of all the scripts from Season 12.

External links