Doctor Who (season 19)

Doctor Who season 19
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	26
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Original run	4 January 1982 (1982-01-04) – 30 March 1982 (1982-03-30)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	7 September 2004 - 12 April 2011 [1]
Region 2	18 August 2003 - 7 March 2011
Region 4	1 October 2003 - 7 April 2011
Series chronology
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List of Doctor Who serials

The 19th season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 4 January 1982 with the episode Castrovalva, and ended with Time-Flight

Casting

Main Characters

Season 19 saw the introduction of Peter Davison as The Fifth Doctor. Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka), Nyssa (Sarah Sutton), Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) is killed-off in Earthshock a rare instance in the series in which a companion dies.

Guest stars

Anthony Ainley returns again in Castrovalva and Time-Flight as the Master.

Episodes

Antony Root took over from Bidmead as script editor for Four to Doomsday and The Visitation, after which he was replaced by Eric Saward. The show moved from its traditional once-weekly Saturday broadcast to being broadcast twice-weekly primarily on Monday and Tuesday, although there were regional variations to the schedule.

Story No.	Serial	Title	Directed by	Written by	UK viewers (million)	Original air date	Production code
116	1	"Castrovalva"	Fiona Cumming	Christopher H. Bidmead	9.6[2]	4–12 January 1982	5Z
The newly regenerated Doctor is in a vulnerable state. His regeneration failing, the Doctor and his companions go to the city of Castrovalva to let him recover.
117	2	"Four to Doomsday"	John Black	Terence Dudley	8.9[3]	18–26 January 1982	5W
The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Adric arrive on a spaceship which is headed for Earth. On board they meet natives of Earth from various eras.
117	3	"Kinda"	Peter Grimwade	Christopher Bailey	8.8[4]	5–9 February 1982	5Y
When Tegan sleeps near the Windchimes she is confronted by the true evil that threatens Deva Loka.
118	4	"The Visitation"	Peter Moffatt	Eric Saward	7.05[5]	15–23 February 1982	5X
The TARDIS arrives in 1666. Villainous creatures known as Terileptils are hatching an evil plan and the Doctor and his friends must stop them before the whole village is wiped out.
119	5	"Black Orchid"	Ron Jones	Terence Dudley	10.0[6]	1–2 March 1982	6A
At a masked ball at Cranleigh Hall a series of murders begins. The Doctor must uncover the secret the Cranleigh family is hiding from the world.
120	6	"Earthshock"	Peter Grimwade	Eric Saward	9.3[7]	8–16 March 1982	6B
The TARDIS drops the Fifth Doctor and his companions in the middle of an investigation into the murder of a team of scientists in a complex of caves. Deadly androids are patrolling the tunnels, but what are they protecting... and for whom are they working?
131	7	"Time-Flight"	Ron Jones	Peter Grimwade	8.9[8]	22–30 March 1982	6C
Missing Concordes lead the Fifth Doctor on a curious mission back in time where a deadly foe is seeking to seize control of the ancient powers of the Xeraphin.

Broadcast

DVD Release

All serials of season 19 were released individually in between 2003 and 2011.

References

1. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_DVD_releases#Fifth_Doctor_releases
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