Doctor Who | |
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Season 9 | |
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No. of stories | 5 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Original network | BBC1 |
Original release | 1 January – 24 June 1972 |
Season chronology | |
The ninth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 1 January 1972 with Day of the Daleks , and ended with The Time Monster . This is the third series of the Third Doctor, played by Jon Pertwee, as well as the third to be produced by Barry Letts and script edited by Terrance Dicks.
Jon Pertwee continues his role as the Third Doctor, as does Katy Manning playing Jo Grant.
Nicholas Courtney, John Levene and Richard Franklin continue their roles of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Sergeant Benton and Captain Mike Yates respectively.
Roger Delgado returns to play The Master in The Sea Devils and The Time Monster .
Alan Bennion makes his second of three appearances in the series playing an Ice Warrior, portraying Lord Izlyr in The Curse of Peladon and Valentine Palmer plays Monia in episodes 3 and 4. Geoffrey Palmer makes an appearance as the Administrator in The Mutants , and Hammer actress Ingrid Pitt played Queen Galleia in The Time Monster .
The first serial, Day of the Daleks, saw the return of the Daleks for the first time since Season 4's The Evil of the Daleks in 1967. This was also the first time that the Daleks had been seen in colour in the television series (they had been in colour in the two films starring Peter Cushing produced in the mid-1960s).
No. story | No. in season | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [1] | AI [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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60 | 1 | Day of the Daleks | "Episode One" | Paul Bernard | Louis Marks | 1 January 1972 | KKK | 9.8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Two" | 8 January 1972 | 10.4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Three" | 15 January 1972 | 9.1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Four" | 22 January 1972 | 9.1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 2 | The Curse of Peladon | "Episode One" | Lennie Mayne | Brian Hayles | 29 January 1972 | MMM | 10.3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Two" | 5 February 1972 | 11.0 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Three" | 12 February 1972 | 7.8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Four" | 19 February 1972 | 8.4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A high priest on the planet Peladon warns a curse will fall on the planet if it joins the Galactic Federation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 3 | The Sea Devils | "Episode One" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 26 February 1972 | LLL | 6.4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Two" | 4 March 1972 | 9.7 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Three" | 11 March 1972 | 8.3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Four" | 18 March 1972 | 7.8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Five" | 25 March 1972 | 8.3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Six" | 1 April 1972 | 8.5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Master allies with the Sea Devils to conquer Earth. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 4 | The Mutants | "Episode One" | Christopher Barry | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 8 April 1972 | NNN | 9.1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Two" | 15 April 1972 | 7.8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Three" | 22 April 1972 | 7.9 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Four" | 29 April 1972 | 7.5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Five" | 6 May 1972 | 7.9 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Six" | 13 May 1972 | 6.5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A despotic marshal wishes to wipe out the native population of the human colony Solos and make the planet habitable for humanity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 5 | The Time Monster | "Episode One" | Paul Bernard | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (uncredited) | 20 May 1972 | OOO | 7.6 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Two" | 27 May 1972 | 7.4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Three" | 3 June 1972 | 8.1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Four" | 10 June 1972 | 7.6 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Five" | 17 June 1972 | 6.0 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Episode Six" | 24 June 1972 | 7.6 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Master experiments on a special crystal to summon Kronos, a creature from outside time and space. |
The entire season was broadcast from 1 January to 24 June 1972.
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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9 | 60 | Day of the Daleks | 1 × 100 min. 4 25min. | February 1988 [2] [3] (Edited) April 1994 [3] [4] (Unedited) | January 1987 [3] | March 1989 [3] |
61 | The Curse of Peladon | 4 × 25 min. | August 1993 [5] [6] | November 1993 [6] | September 1995 [6] | |
62 | The Sea Devils | 6 × 25 min. | September 1995 [7] [8] (2 x VHS) | July 1996 [8] | May 1997 [8] (2 x VHS) | |
63 | The Mutants | 6 × 25 min. | February 2003 [9] [10] | May 2003 [10] | October 2003 [10] | |
64 | The Time Monster | 6 × 25 min. | November 2001 [11] [12] (released only in UK as part of a boxset "Colony in Space / The Time Monster") (2 x VHS) | December 2001 [11] (released only in AU as part of a boxset "Colony in Space / The Time Monster") (2 x VHS) | January 2003 [13] |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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9 | 60 | Day of the Daleks | 1 × 100 min. | July 1986 (edited) [14] | — | — |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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9 | 60 | Day of the Daleks | 4 × 25 min. (UK) | December 1996 [15] [16] | — | — |
1 × 89 min. (US movie compilation) | — | January 1992 [15] [17] | — |
All releases are for DVD unless otherwise indicated:
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | R2 release date | R4 release date | R1 release date |
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9 | 60 | Day of the Daleks | 4 × 25 min. | 12 September 2011 [18] [19] [20] | 6 October 2011 [21] [22] [23] | 13 September 2011 [24] |
61 | The Curse of Peladon [lower-alpha 1] | 4 × 25 min. | 18 January 2010 [25] [26] [27] | 4 March 2010 [28] [29] [30] | 4 May 2010 [31] | |
62 | The Sea Devils [lower-alpha 2] | 6 × 25 min. | 14 January 2008 [32] [33] | 5 March 2008 [34] | 3 June 2008 [35] | |
63 | The Mutants | 6 × 25 min. | 31 January 2011 [36] [37] | 3 February 2011 [38] [39] [40] | 8 February 2011 [41] | |
64 | The Time Monster [lower-alpha 3] | 6 × 25 min. | 29 March 2010 [42] [43] [44] | 3 June 2010 [45] [46] [47] | 6 July 2010 [48] | |
60–64 | Complete Season 9 [lower-alpha 4] | 26 × 25 min. | 20 March 2023 (B) [49] | 23 August 2023 (B) [50] | 11 July 2023 (B) [51] |
Season | Story no. | Library no. [lower-alpha 1] | Novelisation title | Author | Hardcover release date [lower-alpha 2] | Paperback release date [lower-alpha 3] | Audiobook release date [lower-alpha 4] |
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9 | 060 | 18 | Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks | Terrance Dicks | 20 August 1981 | 18 March 1974 | 3 November 2016 |
061 | 13 | Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon | Brian Hayles | 17 July 1980 | 16 January 1975 | 3 July 1995 (abridged) 2 May 2013 (unabridged) | |
062 | 54 | Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils | Malcolm Hulke | 18 June 1981 | 17 October 1974 | 7 June 2012 | |
063 | 44 | Doctor Who and the Mutants | Terrance Dicks | 29 September 1977 | 4 October 2018 | ||
064 | 102 | The Time Monster | 12 September 1985 | 13 February 1986 | 16 March 2023 [52] |
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