| Doctor Who season 19 | |||
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||
| No. of episodes | 26 | ||
| Broadcast | |||
| Original channel | BBC One | ||
| Original run | 4 January 1982 – 30 March 1982 | ||
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| DVD release | |||
| Region 1 | 7 September 2004 - 12 April 2011 [1] |
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| Region 2 | 18 August 2003 - 7 March 2011 |
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| Region 4 | 1 October 2003 - 7 April 2011 |
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The 19th season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 4 January 1982 with Castrovalva, and ended with Time-Flight
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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.
Anthony Ainley returns again in Castrovalva and Time-Flight as the Master.
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 |
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| 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. | |||||||
All serials of season 19 were released individually in between 2003 and 2011.