- Doctor Who (season 8)
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Doctor Who season 8 Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 25, 5 serials Broadcast Original channel BBC One Original run 2 January 1971 – 19 June 1971 Series chronology ← Previous
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Season 9List of Doctor Who serials The 8th season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 2 January 1971 with Terror of the Autons and ended with The Dæmons.
Contents
Casting
Main characters
Jon Pertwee continues his role as The Third Doctor. Katy Manning makes her first appearance as companion Jo Grant in Terror of the Autons.
Guest stars
Roger Delgado makes his first appearance as The Master in Terror of the Autons and continues to make appearances in each of the five serials.
Nicholas Courtney continues his role of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
Episodes
Story No. Serial Title Directed by Written by UK viewers
(million)Original air date Production
code055 1 "Terror of the Autons" Barry Letts Robert Holmes 8.0[1] 2-23 January 1971 EEE The Master arrives on Earth and makes an alliance with the Autons to conquer the planet. 056 2 "The Mind of Evil" Timothy Combe Don Houghton 7.6 [2] 30 January - 6 March 1971 FFF The Master creates the Keller Machine, a device that appears to rehabilitate prisoners, but instead kills them. 057 3 "The Claws of Axos" Michael Ferguson Bob Baker and
Dave Martin7.4[3] 13 March - 3 April 1971 GGG The Axons land on Earth supposedly peacefully, even offering a new energy source. However, that is not their real purpose. 058 4 "Colony in Space" Michael E. Briant Malcolm Hulke 8.5[4] 10 April - 15 May 1971 HHH On his first trip to another planet since his regeneration, the Doctor and Jo travel to Uxaerius, where they find that its colonists are struggling to survive. 059 5 "The Dæmons" Christopher Barry Robert Sloman
and Barry Letts8.3 [5] 22 May – 19 June 1971 JJJ The Master summons Azal to assist him in an incident that happened at an archaeological dig at Devil's End. Broadcast
DVD releases
Three serials of season 8 have been released on DVD, individually or in multi-serial box sets.
References
- ^ "Doctor Who Ratings Audience Viewing Figures". Themindrobber.co.uk. http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/ratings.html. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Doctor Who Ratings Audience Viewing Figures". Themindrobber.co.uk. http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/ratings.html. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Doctor Who Ratings Audience Viewing Figures". Themindrobber.co.uk. http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/ratings.html. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Doctor Who Ratings Audience Viewing Figures". Themindrobber.co.uk. http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/ratings.html. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Doctor Who Ratings Audience Viewing Figures". Themindrobber.co.uk. http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/ratings.html. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
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