Tardis

New to Doctor Who or returning after a break? Check out our guides designed to help you find your way!

READ MORE

Tardis
Register
Tardis
(→‎Download/streaming availability: fine tuning the table)
Tag: Visual edit
(18 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown)
Line 12: Line 12:
 
|doctor2 =
 
|doctor2 =
 
|companion = Jo Grant
 
|companion = Jo Grant
|companion2 = Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
+
|companion2 = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
 
|companion3 = Benton
 
|companion3 = Benton
 
|companion4 = Yates
 
|companion4 = Yates
Line 67: Line 67:
 
|ref book3 = The Seventies
 
|ref book3 = The Seventies
 
|ref book4 = About Time 3
 
|ref book4 = About Time 3
|ref book5 =
+
|ref book5 = TCH 16{{!}}The Complete History 16
  +
|ref book6 = TCH 17
 
|doc = Jon and Katy
 
|doc = Jon and Katy
 
|doc2 = PanoptiCon 93
 
|doc2 = PanoptiCon 93
Line 87: Line 88:
 
|trailer =
 
|trailer =
 
|trailer2 =
 
|trailer2 =
|clip =
+
|clip = New assistant, Jo Grant - Dr Who - BBC sci-fi
|clip2 =
+
|clip2 = BBC Classic Doctor Who Rulers of the Galaxy - Colony in Space
|clip3 =
+
|clip3 = Five rounds, rapid! - The Daemons - Doctor Who - BBC
 
|bts =
 
|bts =
 
|bts2 =
 
|bts2 =
 
|bts3 =
 
|bts3 =
}}{{you may|Series 8 (Doctor Who)|n1=series 8}}{{big toc}}
+
}}{{dab page|Series 8}}{{big toc}}
The '''eighth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1971 (releases)|1971]] and [[19 June (releases)|19 June]] 1971. It starred [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]].
+
'''Season 8''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1971 (releases)|1971]] and [[19 June (releases)|19 June]] 1971. It starred [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]], [[Katy Manning]] as [[Jo Grant]], [[Nicholas Courtney]] as [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Richard Franklin]] as
  +
[[Mike Yates]], [[John Levene]] as [[John Benton]] and [[Roger Delgado]] as {{Delgado}}. The season opened with ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' and concluded with ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]].''
   
 
== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
{{as of|2017}}, season 8 remains notable for being the season with the most number of regular characters. Not only did it see a new [[companion]] in the form of [[Jo Grant]], but it featured a regular enemy — {{delgado}} — and an expanded regular [[UNIT]] cast that now included [[Sergeant Benton]] and [[Mike Yates]] in most episodes. Adding in returning regulars [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Nicholas Courtney]], the regular cast swelled to six.
+
It consisted of five stories and twenty-five episodes. {{as of|2017}}, season 8 remains notable for being the season with the most number of regular characters. Not only did it see a new [[companion]] in the form of [[Jo Grant]], but it featured a regular enemy — {{delgado}} — who was the first regular [[Time Lord]] enemy of the Doctor to appear more than twice, and an expanded regular [[UNIT]] cast that now included [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] and [[Mike Yates]] in most episodes. Adding in returning regulars [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Nicholas Courtney]], the regular cast swelled to six.
   
 
== Television stories ==
 
== Television stories ==
 
{| {{prettytable}}
 
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Episodes''' || '''Notes'''
+
! # || Title || Writer || Episodes || Notes
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1 ||''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''||[[Robert Holmes]]||4||First appearances of Jo Grant, Mike Yates and the Master; featuring the return of the Nestene Consciousness and the Autons; beginning of the season-long Master arc.
 
|1 ||''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''||[[Robert Holmes]]||4||First appearances of Jo Grant, Mike Yates and the Master; featuring the return of the Nestene Consciousness and the Autons; beginning of the season-long Master arc.
Line 107: Line 109:
 
|2 ||''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]''||[[Don Houghton]]||6||First appearance of the second TARDIS interior.
 
|2 ||''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]''||[[Don Houghton]]||6||First appearance of the second TARDIS interior.
 
|-
 
|-
|3 ||''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''||[[Bob Baker]]<br />[[Dave Martin]]||4||First appearance of [[Axos]].
+
|3 ||''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''||[[Bob Baker]]<br />[[Dave Martin]]||4||First appearance of [[Axos]]. First story to be written by [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]].
 
|-
 
|-
|4 ||''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]''||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||6||First time the Third Doctor is able to visit an alien planet following exile. First appearance of the "emitter head" [[sonic screwdriver]] model.
+
|4 ||''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]''||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||6||First time the Third Doctor is able to visit an alien planet following exile. First appearance of the "emitter head" [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] model. Directorial debut on the programme of [[Michael E. Briant]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
|5 ||''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''||[[Guy Leopold]], aka<br />[[Robert Sloman]]<br />[[Barry Letts]]||5||Conclusion of the season-long Master arc. Second explanation for the destruction of [[Atlantis]]. The Master's first real defeat as he is captured and imprisoned.
 
|5 ||''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''||[[Guy Leopold]], aka<br />[[Robert Sloman]]<br />[[Barry Letts]]||5||Conclusion of the season-long Master arc. Second explanation for the destruction of [[Atlantis]]. The Master's first real defeat as he is captured and imprisoned.
Line 125: Line 127:
 
=== Recurring ===
 
=== Recurring ===
 
* [[Corporal Bell]] - [[Fernanda Marlowe]]
 
* [[Corporal Bell]] - [[Fernanda Marlowe]]
* [[Auton]] Voice - [[Hayden Jones]]
 
   
 
=== Guest ===
 
=== Guest ===
 
* [[Auton]] Voice - [[Hayden Jones]]
 
* [[Luigi Rossini|Rossini]] - [[John Baskcomb]]
 
* [[Luigi Rossini|Rossini]] - [[John Baskcomb]]
 
* [[Rex Farrel]] - [[Michael Wisher]]
 
* [[Rex Farrel]] - [[Michael Wisher]]
Line 163: Line 165:
 
== Stories set during this season ==
 
== Stories set during this season ==
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'' (all serials of season 8)
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'' (all serials of season 8)
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sentinels of the New Dawn (audio story)|The Sentinels of the New Dawn]]'' (between ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' and ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'')
+
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sentinels of the New Dawn (audio story)|The Sentinels of the New Dawn]]'' (between ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' and ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion]]'' (between ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'' and ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'')
+
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'' (between ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'' and ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doll of Death (audio story)|The Doll of Death]]'' (between ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'' and ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doll of Death (audio story)|The Doll of Death]]'' (between ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'' and ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mists of Time (audio story)|The Mists of Time]]'' (between ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'' and ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mists of Time (audio story)|The Mists of Time]]'' (between ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'' and ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'')
Line 171: Line 173:
 
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
 
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
 
=== Home media ===
 
=== Home media ===
==== VHS ====
+
==== VHS releases ====
 
* ''Terror of the Autons'' (1993) (colour restoration)
 
* ''Terror of the Autons'' (1993) (colour restoration)
 
* ''The Mind of Evil'' (1998) (in B/W)
 
* ''The Mind of Evil'' (1998) (in B/W)
Line 179: Line 181:
 
* ''[[The Pertwee Years]]'' (1992) (''The Dæmons'' episode 5 - in B/W)
 
* ''[[The Pertwee Years]]'' (1992) (''The Dæmons'' episode 5 - in B/W)
   
==== DVD ====
+
==== DVD & Blu-ray releases ====
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
 
|-
 
|-
Line 209: Line 211:
 
| ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''<br /><small>(4 episodes)</small>
 
| ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''<br /><small>(4 episodes)</small>
 
|UK
 
|UK
|<span></span>
+
|✓
|<span></span>
+
|✓
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]''<br /><small>(6 episodes)</small>
 
| ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]''<br /><small>(6 episodes)</small>
 
|
 
|
|<span></span>
+
|✓
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''<br /><small>(4 episodes)</small>
 
| ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''<br /><small>(4 episodes)</small>
 
|UK
 
|UK
|<span></span>
+
|✓
 
|Except France, Germany
 
|Except France, Germany
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]''<br /><small>(6 episodes)</small>
 
| ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]''<br /><small>(6 episodes)</small>
 
|
 
|
|<span></span>
+
|✓
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''<br /><small>(5 episodes)</small>
 
| ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''<br /><small>(5 episodes)</small>
 
|
 
|
|<span></span>
+
|✓
 
|
 
|
|}
+
|}
 
[[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.
 
[[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 ===
 
=== Novels ===
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]''
+
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]''
 
* ''[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|The Mind of Evil]]''
 
* ''[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|The Mind of Evil]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]]''
+
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]''
+
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Dæmons]]''
+
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Dæmons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dæmons]]''
   
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season8.shtml BBC website guide to Season 8]
 
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season8.shtml BBC website guide to Season 8]
== Notes ==
 
{{reflist}}
 
 
{{DWTV}}
 
{{DWTV}}
 
{{season 8 aliens}}
 
{{season 8 aliens}}
 
{{TitleSort}}
 
{{TitleSort}}
 
[[it:Ottava Stagione]]
 
   
   
 
[[de:Doctor Who Staffel 8]]
 
[[de:Doctor Who Staffel 8]]
 
[[es:Temporada 8 (DW-C)]]
 
[[es:Temporada 8 (DW-C)]]
 
[[it:Ottava Stagione]]
 
[[pt:8ª Temporada (SC)]]
 
[[pt:8ª Temporada (SC)]]
 
[[ru:8 сезон (классические серии)]]
 
[[ru:8 сезон (классические серии)]]

Revision as of 04:26, 28 January 2020

RealWorld

You may wish to consult Series 8 for other, similarly-named pages.

Season 8 of Doctor Who ran between 2 January 1971 and 19 June 1971. It starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, John Levene as John Benton and Roger Delgado as the Master. The season opened with Terror of the Autons and concluded with The Dæmons.

Overview

It consisted of five stories and twenty-five episodes. As of 2017, season 8 remains notable for being the season with the most number of regular characters. Not only did it see a new companion in the form of Jo Grant, but it featured a regular enemy — the Master — who was the first regular Time Lord enemy of the Doctor to appear more than twice, and an expanded regular UNIT cast that now included Sergeant Benton and Mike Yates in most episodes. Adding in returning regulars Jon Pertwee and Nicholas Courtney, the regular cast swelled to six.

Television stories

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 Terror of the Autons Robert Holmes 4 First appearances of Jo Grant, Mike Yates and the Master; featuring the return of the Nestene Consciousness and the Autons; beginning of the season-long Master arc.
2 The Mind of Evil Don Houghton 6 First appearance of the second TARDIS interior.
3 The Claws of Axos Bob Baker
Dave Martin
4 First appearance of Axos. First story to be written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin.
4 Colony in Space Malcolm Hulke 6 First time the Third Doctor is able to visit an alien planet following exile. First appearance of the "emitter head" sonic screwdriver model. Directorial debut on the programme of Michael E. Briant.
5 The Dæmons Guy Leopold, aka
Robert Sloman
Barry Letts
5 Conclusion of the season-long Master arc. Second explanation for the destruction of Atlantis. The Master's first real defeat as he is captured and imprisoned.

Cast

Season 8 Cast

The cast of Season 8.

Recurring

Guest

Stories set during this season

Adaptations and merchandising

Home media

VHS releases

  • 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 episode 5 - in B/W)

DVD & Blu-ray releases

Serial name Number and duration
of episodes
R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Terror of the Autons
Only available as part of the Mannequin Mania box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.
4 × 25 min. 9 May 2011 2 June 2011 10 May 2011
The Mind of Evil 6 × 25 min. 3 June 2013 5 June 2014 11 June 2013
The Claws of Axos 4 × 25 min. 25 April 2005 2 June 2005 8 November 2005
Colony in Space 6 × 25 min. 3 October 2011 1 December 2011 8 November 2011
The Dæmons 5 × 25 min. 19 March 2012 19 April 2012 10 April 2012

Download/streaming availability

Serial name Amazon Video BritBox iTunes
Terror of the Autons
(4 episodes)
UK
The Mind of Evil
(6 episodes)
The Claws of Axos
(4 episodes)
UK Except France, Germany
Colony in Space
(6 episodes)
The Dæmons
(5 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

External links

BBC website guide to Season 8