| Doctor Who season 24 | |||
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Title card as used in this season |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||
| No. of episodes | 14 | ||
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| Original channel | BBC One | ||
| Original run | 7 September 1987 – 7 December 1987 | ||
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| DVD release | |||
| Region 1 | 1 September 2009 - Present |
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| Region 2 | 22 June 2009 - Present |
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| Region 4 | 6 August 2009 - Present |
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The 24th season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 7 September 1987 with the serial Time and the Rani, and ended with Dragonfire.
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Sylvester McCoy makes his first appearance as the Doctor in Time and the Rani, replaces Colin Baker in the role after Colin Baker was fired by the BBC. The Doctor is joined by Mel as the Doctor's companion who leaves at the end of the season in Dragonfire.
Sophie Aldred guest stars as Ace in Dragonfire, Ace would become the Doctors companion in the next season.
Andrew Cartmel takes over as script editor. This season is moved to a Monday schedule.
| Story No. | Serial | Title | Directed by | Written by | UK viewers (million) |
Original air date | Production code |
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| 144 | 1 | "Time and the Rani" | Andrew Morgan | Pip and Jane Baker | 4.63[1] | 7–28 September 1987 | 7D |
| The Rani has taken control of the planet Lakertya and forced the peaceful Lakertyans to build a rocket silo-cum-laboratory base into a cliff face. She is aided by the Tetraps, a race of bat-like creatures. | |||||||
| 146 | 2 | "Paradise Towers" | Nicholas Mallett | Stephen Wyatt | 5.27[2] | 5-26 October 1987 | 7E |
| A tower block lives in fear of killer cleaners and the disembodied architect in the basement. | |||||||
| 145 | 3 | "Delta and the Bannermen" | Chris Clough | Malcolm Kohll | 4.93[3] | 2–16 November 1987 | 7F |
| The Chimeron queen heads for a holiday camp in Wales after being a target for assassination. | |||||||
| 147 | 4 | "Dragonfire" | Chris Clough | Ian Briggs | 5.07[4] | 23 November - 7 December 1987 | 7G |
| Kane has waited 3,000 years to escape his ice prison. | |||||||
Serials of season 24 are still being released individually. First serial was released in 2009.