Doctor Who (season 13)
| Doctor Who season 13 | |
|---|---|
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 26, 6 serials |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | 30 August 1975 – 6 March 1976 |
| Home video release | |
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DVD release | |
| Region 1 |
7 September 2004 - 8 October 2013 |
| Region 2 |
1 March 2004 - 30 September 2013 |
| Region 4 |
10 June 2004 - 2 October 2013 |
The thirteenth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 30 August 1975 with the story Terror of the Zygons, and ended with The Seeds of Doom.
Casting
Main characters
Tom Baker continued his role as The Fourth Doctor along with Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen). Harry Sullivan, played by Ian Marter, departed in Terror of the Zygons and reappeared in The Android Invasion as a guest star.
Guest stars
Nicholas Courtney returned as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in Terror of the Zygons having last appeared in Robot. John Levene made his final appearance as Sergeant Benton in The Android Invasion after six years in the role.
Serials
Terror of the Zygons was produced as part of the production schedule for Season 12, but was held for transmission from the end of that season to the beginning of Season 13, to coincide with a move from the new season starting at the beginning of the calendar year, to starting in late summer. Terror of the Zygons was also the last appearance of the Brigadier until Mawdryn Undead in Season 20. The season took a transmission break of two weeks over the Christmas 1975 period, between the broadcasts of The Android Invasion and The Brain of Morbius.
| Story | Serial | Title | Directed by | Written by | UK viewers (million)[1] |
AI[1] | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 080 | 1 | Terror of the Zygons | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 8.4 6.1 8.2 7.2 | 59 — 54 — | 30 August 1975 6 September 1975 13 September 1975 20 September 1975 | 4F |
| The Fourth Doctor is summoned to Earth by the Brigadier who is in Scotland investigating the mysterious loss of oilrigs. | ||||||||
| 081 | 2 | Planet of Evil | David Maloney | Louis Marks | 10.4 9.9 9.1 10.1 | — 56 57 54 | 27 September 1975 4 October 1975 11 October 1975 18 October 1975 | 4H |
| An expedition is murdered. The Doctor lands on the planet at the same time as the expedition's rescue team, and is immediately taken prisoner as the suspected murderer. | ||||||||
| 082 | 3 | Pyramids of Mars | Paddy Russell | Stephen Harris (Lewis Greifer and Robert Holmes) | 10.5 11.3 9.4 11.7 | — — — 60 | 25 October 1975 1 November 1975 8 November 1975 15 November 1975 | 4G |
| The TARDIS materialises inside a mansion in 1911, where cloth-wrapped mummies roam the grounds killing anyone in their path. | ||||||||
| 083 | 4 | The Android Invasion | Barry Letts | Terry Nation | 11.9 11.3 12.1 11.4 | 58 — — — | 22 November 1975 29 November 1975 6 December 1975 13 December 1975 | 4J |
| The Doctor and Sarah find themselves in the English village of Devesham. But the village seems deserted, except for mysterious space-suited figures and their own doppelgangers. | ||||||||
| 084 | 5 | The Brain of Morbius | Christopher Barry | Robin Bland (Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes) | 9.5 9.3 10.1 10.2 | — — 57 — | 3 January 1976 10 January 1976 17 January 1976 24 January 1976 | 4K |
| Years ago, the renegade Time Lord known as Morbius was executed. When the Fourth Doctor and Sarah arrive on the planet Karn, they discover that Dr Solon is creating a body so that Morbius may live again. | ||||||||
| 085 | 6 | The Seeds of Doom | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 11.4 11.4 10.3 11.1 9.9 11.5 | 59 — — — — — | 31 January 1976 7 February 1976 14 February 1976 21 February 1976 28 February 1976 6 March 1976 | 4L |
| Arctic explorers uncover two giant seedpods from another time and place. Ruthless plant-lover Harrison Chase decides he must have them for his rare collection, but the pods may spell the end of all non-plant life on Earth. | ||||||||
Broadcast
The entire season was broadcast from 30 August 1975 to 6 March 1976.
DVD releases
The stories have been released on DVD individually since 2004.
| Serial name | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | R4 release date | R1 release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terror of the Zygons | 4 × 25 min. | 30 September 2013[2] | 2 October 2013 | 8 October 2013 |
| Planet of Evil | 4 × 25 min. | 15 October 2007 | 5 December 2007 | 4 March 2008 |
| Pyramids of Mars | 4 × 25 min. | 1 March 2004 | 10 June 2004 | 7 September 2004 |
| The Android Invasion Only available as part of the U.N.I.T. Files box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1. | 4 × 25 min. | 9 January 2012 | 5 January 2012 | 10 January 2012 |
| The Brain of Morbius | 4 × 25 min. | 21 July 2008 | 2 October 2008 | 7 October 2008 |
| The Seeds of Doom | 6 × 25 min. | 25 October 2010 | 2 December 2010 | 8 March 2011 |
In print
| Serial name | Novelisation title | Author | First published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terror of the Zygons | Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster | Terrance Dicks | 1976 |
| Planet of Evil | Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil | Terrance Dicks | 1977 |
| Pyramids of Mars | Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars | Terrance Dicks | 1976 |
| The Android Invasion | Doctor Who and the Android Invasion | Terrance Dicks | 1978 |
| The Brain of Morbius | Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius | Terrance Dicks | 1977 |
| The Seeds of Doom | Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom | Philip Hinchcliffe | 1977 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ratings Guide". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ Delayed http://www.bbcshop.com/tom-baker/doctor-who-terror-of-the-zygons-dvd/invt/bbcdvd3482/