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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
It consisted of seven serials and forty-four episodes. This season featured the first ever [[UNIT]] story, ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', which showcased the return of [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. It also featured the first official appearance of [[Time Lord]]s and [[Gallifrey|the as yet unnamed Doctor's home planet]] (another member of Susan and the Doctor's race, [[the Monk]], had appeared previously, but without much elaboration and without using the term "Time Lord"). It also marked the end of the black-and-white era and the tenure of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]]. It consisted of seven serials and forty-four episodes, including two epic-length storylines: the eight episodes of ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and the ten-episode ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. This season is, fortunately, more complete than the previous three seasons, of which only five serials exist. Seven episodes from this season are lost, although audio recordings remain for all; as a result, the DVD release of ''The Invasion'' uses animation to recreate the two missing episodes from that story. Season 6 is also the last season of ''Doctor Who'' to contain missing episodes, with all subsequent seasons affected by the then-in-effect junking policy restored through various means.
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It consisted of seven serials and forty-four episodes. This season featured the first ever [[UNIT]] story, ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', which showcased the return of [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. It also featured the first official appearance of [[Time Lord]]s and [[Gallifrey|the as yet unnamed Doctor's home planet]] (another member of Susan and the Doctor's race, [[the Monk]], had appeared previously, but without much elaboration and without using the term "Time Lord"). It also marked the end of the black-and-white era and the tenure of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]]. It consisted of seven serials and forty-four episodes, including two epic-length storylines: the eight episodes of ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and the ten-episode ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. This season is, fortunately, more complete than the previous three seasons, of which only five serials exist. Seven episodes from this season are lost, although audio recordings remain for all; as a result, the DVD release of ''The Invasion'' uses animation to recreate the two missing episodes from that story. Season 6 is also the last season of ''Doctor Who'' to contain missing episodes, with all subsequent seasons affected by the then-in-effect junking policy restored through various means. It is the most complete season of the Patrick Troughton-era.
   
 
== Television stories ==
 
== Television stories ==
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* [[Gia Kelly]] - [[Louise Pajo]]
 
* [[Gia Kelly]] - [[Louise Pajo]]
 
* [[Fewsham]] - [[Terry Scully]]
 
* [[Fewsham]] - [[Terry Scully]]
* [[Phipps]] - [[Christopher Coll]]
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* [[Phipps (The Seeds of Death)|Phipps]] - [[Christopher Coll]]
 
* [[Slaar]] - [[Alan Bennion]]
 
* [[Slaar]] - [[Alan Bennion]]
 
* [[Grand Marshall (The Seeds of Death)|Grand Marshall]] - [[Graham Leaman]]
 
* [[Grand Marshall (The Seeds of Death)|Grand Marshall]] - [[Graham Leaman]]
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* [[Scientist (The War Games)|Scientist]] - [[Vernon Dobtcheff]]
 
* [[Scientist (The War Games)|Scientist]] - [[Vernon Dobtcheff]]
 
* Sergeant [[Russell (The War Games)|Russell]] - [[David Weston]]
 
* Sergeant [[Russell (The War Games)|Russell]] - [[David Weston]]
* [[Security Chief]] - [[James Bree]]
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* [[Security Chief (The War Games)|Security Chief]] - [[James Bree]]
 
* [[The War Lord|War Lord]] - [[Philip Madoc]]
 
* [[The War Lord|War Lord]] - [[Philip Madoc]]
 
* [[Goth|First Time Lord]] - [[Bernard Horsfall]]
 
* [[Goth|First Time Lord]] - [[Bernard Horsfall]]
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== Stories set during this season ==
 
== Stories set during this season ==
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fear of the Daleks (audio story)|Fear of the Daleks]]'' (after ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fear of the Daleks (audio story)|Fear of the Daleks]]'' (after ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'')
* ''[[Future Imperfect]]'' (during Episode 5 ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'')
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Future Imperfect (short story)|Future Imperfect]]'' (during Episode 5 ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Aliens and Predators]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Aliens and Predators (short story)|Aliens and Predators]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
* Involvement in [[PROSE]] ''[[UPVC]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
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* Involvement in [[PROSE]]: ''[[UPVC (short story)|UPVC]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
* Involvement in [[PROSE]] ''[[The Colony of Lies]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
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* Involvement in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Colony of Lies (novel)|The Colony of Lies]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Foreign Devils]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Foreign Devils (novel)|Foreign Devils]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Isos Network (audio story)|The Isos Network]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Isos Network (audio story)|The Isos Network]]'' (between ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Vortex of Fear]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Vortex of Fear (short story)|Vortex of Fear]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Final Sanction]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Final Sanction (novel)|The Final Sanction]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Echoes of Grey]]'' (between ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Echoes of Grey (audio story)|Echoes of Grey]]'' (between ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'' (between ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'' (between ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Memory Cheats (audio story)|The Memory Cheats]]'' (between ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Memory Cheats (audio story)|The Memory Cheats]]'' (between ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Jigsaw War (audio story)|The Jigsaw War]]'' (between ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Jigsaw War (audio story)|The Jigsaw War]]'' (between ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Uncertainty Principle (audio story)|The Uncertainty Principle]]'' (between ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Uncertainty Principle (audio story)|The Uncertainty Principle]]'' (between ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Please Shut the Gate]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Please Shut the Gate (short story)|Please Shut the Gate]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Constant Companion]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Constant Companion (short story)|Constant Companion]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Indestructible Man]] ''(between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Indestructible Man (novel)|The Indestructible Man]] ''(between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution]]'' (after ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'')
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'' (after ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'')
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'' (between ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' and ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Menagerie]]'' (between ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Menagerie (novel)|The Menagerie]]'' (between ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Fallen Angel (short story)|Fallen Angel]]'' (between ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Fallen Angel (short story)|Fallen Angel]]'' (between ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* Involvement in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'' (during episode 9 of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dying Light (audio story)|The Dying Light]]'' (between ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[War Crimes]]'' (during episode 10 of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Last of the Cybermen (audio story)|Last of the Cybermen]]'' (between ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
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* Involvement in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' (during episode 9 of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[War Crimes (short story)|War Crimes]]'' (during episode 10 of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
   
 
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
 
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
 
=== Home media ===
 
=== Home media ===
==== VHS ====
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==== VHS releases ====
 
* ''The Dominators'' (1990)
 
* ''The Dominators'' (1990)
 
* ''The Mind Robber'' (1990)
 
* ''The Mind Robber'' (1990)
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* ''The Space Pirates'' (1998/2007) (Episodes 1, 3-6 only)
 
* ''The Space Pirates'' (1998/2007) (Episodes 1, 3-6 only)
   
==== DVD ====
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==== DVD & Blu-ray releases ====
 
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! style="width:10%;"| '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
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! style="width:10%;" | '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R2 release date'''
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! style="width:10%;" | '''R2 release date'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R4 release date'''
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! style="width:10%;" | '''R4 release date'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R1 release date'''
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! style="width:10%;" | '''R1 release date'''
 
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| ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'' || 5 × 25 min. || 12 July 2010 || 2 September 2010 || 11 January 2011
 
| ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'' || 5 × 25 min. || 12 July 2010 || 2 September 2010 || 11 January 2011
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| ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'' || 5 × 20 min. || 7 March 2005 || 5 May 2005 || 6 September 2005
 
| ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'' || 5 × 20 min. || 7 March 2005 || 5 May 2005 || 6 September 2005
 
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| ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' <small>(episodes 2-3 & 5-8 of 8, animation of 1 & 4)</small> || 8 × 25 min. || 6 November 2006 || 3 January 2007 || 6 March 2007
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| ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' (episodes 2-3 & 5-8 of 8, animated reconstructions of episodes 1 & 4) || 8 × 25 min. || 6 November 2006 || 3 January 2007 || 6 March 2007
 
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| ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 2 July 2012 || 2 August 2012 || 10 July 2012
 
| ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 2 July 2012 || 2 August 2012 || 10 July 2012
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| ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' || 10 × 25 min. || 6 July 2009 || 3 September 2009 || 3 November 2009
 
| ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' || 10 × 25 min. || 6 July 2009 || 3 September 2009 || 3 November 2009
 
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| ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]: [[Patrick Troughton]]''
| ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' <small>(episode 2 of 6)</small>
 
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''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' (episode 2 of 6)
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(also includes surviving clips from ''[[The Space Pirates]]'')
 
| 1 × 25 min.<br />
 
| 1 × 25 min.<br />
 
| 1 November 2004
 
| 1 November 2004

Revision as of 04:15, 28 January 2020

RealWorld

You may wish to consult Series 6 for other, similarly-named pages.

Season 6 of Doctor Who ran between 10 August 1968 and 21 June 1969. It starred Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon and Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot. The season opened with The Dominators and concluded with The War Games.

Overview

It consisted of seven serials and forty-four episodes. This season featured the first ever UNIT story, The Invasion, which showcased the return of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. It also featured the first official appearance of Time Lords and the as yet unnamed Doctor's home planet (another member of Susan and the Doctor's race, the Monk, had appeared previously, but without much elaboration and without using the term "Time Lord"). It also marked the end of the black-and-white era and the tenure of Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor. It consisted of seven serials and forty-four episodes, including two epic-length storylines: the eight episodes of The Invasion and the ten-episode The War Games. This season is, fortunately, more complete than the previous three seasons, of which only five serials exist. Seven episodes from this season are lost, although audio recordings remain for all; as a result, the DVD release of The Invasion uses animation to recreate the two missing episodes from that story. Season 6 is also the last season of Doctor Who to contain missing episodes, with all subsequent seasons affected by the then-in-effect junking policy restored through various means. It is the most complete season of the Patrick Troughton-era.

Television stories

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 The Dominators Norman Ashby, aka
Mervyn Haisman
Henry Lincoln
(episode 5: with Derrick Sherwin, uncredited)
5 First story to be written under a pseudonym. Final story to be written by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln.
2 The Mind Robber Peter Ling
(episode 1: with Derrick Sherwin, uncredited)
5 Episode 1 first and only instalment to have no on-screen writer's credit. First and last story set in the Land of Fiction. First story to be directed by David Maloney
3 The Invasion Derrick Sherwin
Concept by Kit Pedler
8 First appearances of UNIT and John Benton, reintroduction of the Cybermen.
4 The Krotons Robert Holmes 4 Robert Holmes’ debut script for Doctor Who.
5 The Seeds of Death Brian Hayles
(with Terrance Dicks, uncredited)
6 First Terrance Dicks script for Doctor Who, return of the Ice Warriors. (To keep the reappearance of the Ice Warriors a surprise, Steve Peters was credited as 'Alien' in Radio Times for episode 1.)
6 The Space Pirates Robert Holmes 6 First story of Doctor Who to be filmed using a "double banking" strategy.
7 The War Games Terrance Dicks
Malcolm Hulke
10 Final regular appearances of the Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot; first identified appearances by the Time Lords; and first look at Gallifrey (not identified by name). Final episode to be filmed in black and white and the final story broadcast during the 1960s.

Cast

Season 6 was the first season since Season 1 in which the core cast remained unchanged for the entire series:

Recurring

Guest

Stories set during this season

Adaptations and merchandising

Home media

VHS releases

  • The Dominators (1990)
  • The Mind Robber (1990)
  • The Invasion (with narration of episodes 1 and 4) (1993)
  • The Krotons (1991)
  • The Seeds of Death (1985/1987) (Edited Movie Format)
  • The War Games (1990/2002) (on 2 tapes)
  • The Troughton Years (1991) (The Space Pirates episode 2)

Loose Cannon VHS releases

  • The Invasion (2003) (Episodes 1 and 4 only)
  • The Space Pirates (1998/2007) (Episodes 1, 3-6 only)

DVD & Blu-ray releases

Serial name Number and duration
of episodes
R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
The Dominators 5 × 25 min. 12 July 2010 2 September 2010 11 January 2011
The Mind Robber 5 × 20 min. 7 March 2005 5 May 2005 6 September 2005
The Invasion (episodes 2-3 & 5-8 of 8, animated reconstructions of episodes 1 & 4) 8 × 25 min. 6 November 2006 3 January 2007 6 March 2007
The Krotons 4 × 25 min. 2 July 2012 2 August 2012 10 July 2012
The Seeds of Death 6 × 25 min. 17 February 2003 5 May 2003 2 March 2004
The Seeds of Death – Special Edition
Only available as part of the Revisitations 2 box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.
6 × 25 min. 28 March 2011 5 May 2011 12 June 2012
The War Games 10 × 25 min. 6 July 2009 3 September 2009 3 November 2009
Lost in Time: Patrick Troughton

The Space Pirates (episode 2 of 6)

(also includes surviving clips from The Space Pirates)

1 × 25 min.
1 November 2004 2 December 2004
(Original release)
1 July 2010
(Re-release)
2 November 2004

Download/streaming availability

Serial name Amazon Video BritBox Google Play iTunes
The Dominators
(5 episodes)
The Mind Robber
(5 episodes)
Except UK
The Invasion
(8 episodes
with animated reconstructions of episodes 1 & 4)
The Krotons
(4 episodes)
UK
The Seeds of Death
(6 episodes)
UK
The Space Pirates
The War Games
(10 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.

Novels

Other information

Novels and other media contend that further adventures of the Second Doctor occurred during Season 6B prior to his regeneration into the Third Doctor as seen in Season 7 of the television series.

External links