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Doctor Who season 8

{{Short description|1971 season of British sci-fi TV series}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}

{{About|the 1971 season|the 2014 series|Doctor Who series 8{{!}}Doctor Who series 8}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2011}}

{{Infobox television season

| season_number = 8

| bgcolour = #CBCBCF

| image = Doctor Who Season 8 Blu-ray.jpg

| caption = Cover art of the Blu-ray release for the complete season

| starring = {{Unbulleted list|Jon Pertwee|Katy Manning|Nicholas Courtney|John Levene|Richard Franklin|Roger Delgado}}

| num_stories = 5

| num_episodes = 25

| network = BBC1

| first_aired = {{start date|1971|1|2|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1971|6|19|df=y}}

| episode_list = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)

}}

The eighth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 2 January 1971 with Terror of the Autons and ended with The Dæmons featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor. This is the second of five series which Barry Letts produced consecutively and Terrance Dicks was the script editor.

Casting

{{See also|List of Doctor Who cast members}}

= Main cast =

Jon Pertwee continues his role as the Third Doctor. Katy Manning makes her first appearance as companion Jo Grant in Terror of the Autons.

=Recurring cast=

Nicholas Courtney and John Levene continue their roles of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Sergeant Benton, while Richard Franklin makes his first appearance as Captain Mike Yates.

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.

=Guest stars=

Michael Wisher returns as a guest playing Rex Farrell in Terror of the Autons. Fernanda Marlowe makes appearances in The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos as Corporal Bell. Bernard Kay makes his fourth and final appearance in the show as Caldwell in Colony in Space.

Serials

{{See also|List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)}}

The season marks the first appearance of the Master who goes on to make further appearances through the season in every serial as the main antagonist who is finally captured at the end of the season. Colony in Space was the first serial set away from Earth since The War Games at the end of Season 6, and came about as a result of producer Barry Letts' feeling that the Earthbound stories of the Doctor's exile were too limiting in terms of potential plotting.

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{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist |Doctor Who season 8

| Serial = yes

| NumParts = 4

| EpisodeNumber = 55

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| RTitle = Terror of the Autons

| Aux1_1 = "Episode One"

| Aux1_2 = "Episode Two"

| Aux1_3 = "Episode Three"

| Aux1_4 = "Episode Four"

| DirectedBy = Barry Letts

| WrittenBy = Robert Holmes

| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|1971|1|2|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|1971|1|9|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_3 = {{Start date|1971|1|16|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_4 = {{Start date|1971|1|23|df=y}}

| ProdCode = EEE

| Viewers_1 = 7.3

| Viewers_2 = 8.0

| Viewers_3 = 8.1

| Viewers_4 = 8.4

| Aux4_1 = —

| Aux4_2 = —

| Aux4_3 = —

| Aux4_4 = —

| ShortSummary = The Master arrives on Earth and makes an alliance with the Autons to conquer the planet.

| LineColor = CBCBCF

}}

{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist |Doctor Who season 8

| Serial = yes

| NumParts = 6

| EpisodeNumber = 56

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| RTitle = The Mind of Evil

| Aux1_1 = "Episode One"

| Aux1_2 = "Episode Two"

| Aux1_3 = "Episode Three"

| Aux1_4 = "Episode Four"

| Aux1_5 = "Episode Five"

| Aux1_6 = "Episode Six"

| DirectedBy = Timothy Combe

| WrittenBy = Don Houghton

| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|1971|1|30|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|1971|2|6|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_3 = {{Start date|1971|2|13|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_4 = {{Start date|1971|2|20|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_5 = {{Start date|1971|2|27|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_6 = {{Start date|1971|3|6|df=y}}

| ProdCode = FFF

| Viewers_1 = 6.1

| Viewers_2 = 8.8

| Viewers_3 = 7.5

| Viewers_4 = 7.4

| Viewers_5 = 7.6

| Viewers_6 = 7.3

| Aux4_1 = —

| Aux4_2 = —

| Aux4_3 = —

| Aux4_4 = —

| Aux4_5 = —

| Aux4_6 = —

| ShortSummary = The Master creates the Keller Machine, a device that appears to rehabilitate prisoners, but instead kills them.

| LineColor = CBCBCF

}}

{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist |Doctor Who season 8

| Serial = yes

| NumParts = 4

| EpisodeNumber = 57

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| RTitle = The Claws of Axos

| Aux1_1 = "Episode One"

| Aux1_2 = "Episode Two"

| Aux1_3 = "Episode Three"

| Aux1_4 = "Episode Four"

| DirectedBy = Michael Ferguson

| WrittenBy = Bob Baker and Dave Martin

| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|1971|3|13|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|1971|3|20|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_3 = {{Start date|1971|3|27|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_4 = {{Start date|1971|4|3|df=y}}

| ProdCode = GGG

| Viewers_1 = 7.3

| Viewers_2 = 8.0

| Viewers_3 = 6.4

| Viewers_4 = 7.8

| Aux4_1 = —

| Aux4_2 = —

| Aux4_3 = —

| Aux4_4 = —

| ShortSummary = The Axons land on Earth supposedly peacefully, even offering a new energy source. However, that is not their real purpose.

| LineColor = CBCBCF

}}

{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist |Doctor Who season 8

| Serial = yes

| NumParts = 6

| EpisodeNumber = 58

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| RTitle = Colony in Space

| Aux1_1 = "Episode One"

| Aux1_2 = "Episode Two"

| Aux1_3 = "Episode Three"

| Aux1_4 = "Episode Four"

| Aux1_5 = "Episode Five"

| Aux1_6 = "Episode Six"

| DirectedBy = Michael E. Briant

| WrittenBy = Malcolm Hulke

| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|1971|4|10|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|1971|4|17|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_3 = {{Start date|1971|4|24|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_4 = {{Start date|1971|5|1|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_5 = {{Start date|1971|5|8|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_6 = {{Start date|1971|5|15|df=y}}

| ProdCode = HHH

| Viewers_1 = 7.6

| Viewers_2 = 8.5

| Viewers_3 = 9.5

| Viewers_4 = 8.1

| Viewers_5 = 8.8

| Viewers_6 = 8.7

| Aux4_1 = —

| Aux4_2 = —

| Aux4_3 = —

| Aux4_4 = —

| Aux4_5 = —

| Aux4_6 = —

| ShortSummary = On the human colony Uxarieus, the colonists' crops are failing and a giant reptile appears to be killing them.

| LineColor = CBCBCF

}}

{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist |Doctor Who season 8

| Serial = yes

| NumParts = 5

| EpisodeNumber = 59

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| RTitle = The Dæmons

| Aux1_1 = "Episode One"

| Aux1_2 = "Episode Two"

| Aux1_3 = "Episode Three"

| Aux1_4 = "Episode Four"

| Aux1_5 = "Episode Five"

| DirectedBy = Christopher Barry

| WrittenBy = Guy Leopold (Robert Sloman and Barry Letts)

| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|1971|5|22|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|1971|5|29|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_3 = {{Start date|1971|6|5|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_4 = {{Start date|1971|6|12|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate_5 = {{Start date|1971|6|19|df=y}}

| ProdCode = JJJ

| Viewers_1 = 9.2

| Viewers_2 = 8.0

| Viewers_3 = 8.1

| Viewers_4 = 8.1

| Viewers_5 = 8.3

| Aux4_1 = —

| Aux4_2 = —

| Aux4_3 = —

| Aux4_4 = —

| Aux4_5 = —

| Aux4_6 = —

| ShortSummary = The Master awakens the demonic Azal from his spaceship under a Bronze Age burial mound.

| LineColor = CBCBCF

}}

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Broadcast

The entire season was broadcast from 2 January to 19 June 1971.

Home media

{{see also|List of Doctor Who home video releases|List of other Doctor Who home video releases}}

= VHS releases =

{{#lst:List of other Doctor Who home video releases|VHSSeason8}}

= DVD and Blu-ray releases =

{{#lst:List of Doctor Who home video releases|Season8}}

In print

{{see also|List of Doctor Who novelisations}}

{{#lst:List of Doctor Who novelisations|Season8}}

Tie-In Comics

During the release of the season, several comics were published to tie in to the events of the season. The Kingdom Builders (Set before the events of the season) was published in TV Comic magazine. Gemini Plan, Timebenders (Set after the events of the season) & The Vogan Slaves (Set years into The Doctor's future) were published in Countdown magazine.

References

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{{cite web|title=Ratings Guide|url=http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php?detail=ratings&type=date|website=Doctor Who News|access-date=27 December 2014}}

{{cite web |title=Doctor Who Mannequin Mania Boxset (DVD) |url=http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/doctor-who-mannequin-mania-boxset-dvd/invt/bbcdvd3135 |publisher=BBC Shop |access-date=17 October 2013}}

{{cite web |title=Doctor Who: Mannequin Mania |url=http://www.bva.org.uk/node/1603998 |publisher=British Video Association |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131017210539/http://www.bva.org.uk/node/1603998 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite web |title=Doctor Who Mannequin Mania |url=http://www.roadshow.com.au/tv/doctor-who-mannequin-mania.aspx |publisher=Roadshow Entertainment |access-date=17 October 2013}}

{{cite web |title=Doctor Who - Mannequin Mania |url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/doctor-who-mannequin-mania |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=28 November 2013}}

{{cite web |title=Doctor Who - Mannequin Mania 2 DVD Set |url=http://bbcondvd.com.au/dvd/doctor-who-mannequin-mania |publisher=BBC |access-date=28 November 2013 |archive-date=4 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204235833/http://www.bbcondvd.com.au/dvd/doctor-who-mannequin-mania |url-status=dead }}}}

=Bibliography=

{{refbegin}}

  • {{cite book |last=Smith |first=Paul |date=2014 |title=The Classic Doctor Who DVD Compendium |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Wonderful Books|isbn=978-0-9576062-2-7}}

{{refend}}

External links

  • {{IMDb episodes|0056751||Season 8}}

{{Doctor Who episodes|C8}}

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