Doctor Who (season 9)
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes |
26 5 stories |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 1 January – 24 June 1972 |
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.
Casting
Main cast
- Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor
- Katy Manning as Jo Grant
Jon Pertwee continues his role as the Third Doctor, as does Katy Manning playing Jo Grant.
Recurring cast
- Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- John Levene as Sergeant Benton
- Richard Franklin as Mike Yates
- Roger Delgado as The Master
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.
Guest stars
Alan Bennion makes his second of three appearances in the series playing an Ice Warrior. In this, his second appearance, he portrays Lord Izlyr in The Curse of Peladon.
Serials
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).
| Story | Serial | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [1] | AI [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 1 | Day of the Daleks | Paul Bernard | Louis Marks | 1 January 1972 8 January 1972 15 January 1972 22 January 1972 | KKK | 9.8 10.4 9.1 9.1 | — |
| Rebels from a future Earth conquered by the Daleks travel to the 20th Century to change the course of history. | ||||||||
| 61 | 2 | The Curse of Peladon | Lennie Mayne | Brian Hayles | 29 January 1972 5 February 1972 12 February 1972 19 February 1972 | MMM | 10.3 11.0 7.8 8.4 | — |
| The Doctor and Jo land on the planet Peladon, where they have to contend with an ancient royal curse. | ||||||||
| 62 | 3 | The Sea Devils | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 26 February 1972 4 March 1972 11 March 1972 18 March 1972 25 March 1972 1 April 1972 | LLL | 6.4 9.7 8.3 7.8 8.3 8.5 | — |
| The Third Doctor and Jo visit the Master in his island prison and encounter the Sea Devils, cousins of the Silurians. | ||||||||
| 63 | 4 | The Mutants | Christopher Barry | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 8 April 1972 15 April 1972 22 April 1972 29 April 1972 6 May 1972 13 May 1972 | NNN | 9.1 7.8 7.9 7.5 7.9 6.5 | — |
| On the colony world of Solos, something is transforming the solonian population, turning them into hideous mutants | ||||||||
| 64 | 5 | The Time Monster | Paul Bernard | Robert Sloman and Barry Letts | 20 May 1972 27 May 1972 3 June 1972 10 June 1972 17 June 1972 24 June 1972 | OOO | 7.6 7.4 8.1 7.6 6.0 7.6 | — |
| The Third Doctor and Jo investigate the workings of the TOMTIT machine, and what secret power is locked within the crystal of Kronos? | ||||||||
Broadcast
The entire season was broadcast from 1 January to 24 June 1972.
DVD releases
All serials of season 9 have been released on DVD all individually and some in multi-serial box sets.
| Serial name | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | R4 release date | R1 release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of the Daleks | 4 × 25 min. | 12 September 2011 | 6 October 2011 | 13 September 2011 |
| Day of the Daleks - Doctor Who DVD Files Issue 92 | 4 × 25 min. | 11 July 2012 | 11 July 2012 | N/A |
| The Curse of Peladon Only available as part of the Peladon Tales box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1. | 4 × 25 min. | 18 January 2010 | 4 March 2010 | 4 May 2010 |
| The Curse of Peladon - Doctor Who DVD Files Issue 71 | 4 × 25 min. | 21 September 2011 | 21 September 2011 | N/A |
| The Sea Devils Only available as part of the Beneath the Surface box set in Regions 2 and 4. Available individually or in the box set in Region 1. | 6 × 25 min. | 14 January 2008 | 5 March 2008 | 3 June 2008 |
| The Sea Devils - Doctor Who DVD Files Issue 66 | 4 × 25 min. | 13 July 2011 | 13 July 2011 | N/A |
| The Mutants | 6 × 25 min. | 31 January 2011 | 3 February 2011 | 8 February 2011 |
| The Time Monster Only available as part of the Myths and Legends box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1. | 6 × 25 min. | 29 March 2010 | 3 June 2010 | 6 July 2010 |
In print
| Serial name | Novelisation title | Author | First published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day of the Daleks | Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks | Terrance Dicks | 1974 |
| The Curse of Peladon | Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon | Brian Hayles | 1975 |
| The Sea Devils | Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils | Malcolm Hulke | 1974 |
| The Mutants | Doctor Who and the Mutants | Terrance Dicks | 1977 |
| The Time Monster | The Time Monster | Terrance Dicks | 1986 |
References
- 1 2 "Ratings Guide". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 27 December 2014.