Doctor Who (season 8)
The eighth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 2 January 1971 with Terror of the Autons and ended with The Dæmons featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.
| Doctor Who | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
 Cover art of the Region 2 DVD release for first serial of the season | |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of stories | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Original release | 2 January – 19 June 1971 |
| Season chronology | |
Casting
Main cast
- Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor
- Katy Manning as Jo Grant
Jon Pertwee continues his role as the Third Doctor. Katy Manning makes her first appearance as companion Jo Grant in Terror of the Autons.
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 and John Levene continue their roles of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Sergeant Benton, while Richard Franklin makes his first appearance as Captain Mike Yates.
Roger Delgado makes his first appearance as The Master in Terror of the Autons and continues to make appearances in each of the five serials.
Guest stars
Fernanda Marlowe makes appearances in The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos as Corporal Bell.
Serials
The season marks the first appearance of the Master who goes on to make further appearances through the season in every serial as the main antagonist who is finally captured at the end of the season. Colony in Space was the first serial set away from Earth since The War Games at the end of Season 6, and came about as a result of producer Barry Letts' feeling that the Earthbound stories of the Doctor's exile were too limiting in terms of potential plotting.
| Story | Serial | Serial title | Episode titles | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) [1] | AI [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 55 | 1 | Terror of the Autons | "Episode One" | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | 2 January 1971 | EEE | 7.3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Two" | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | 9 January 1971 | EEE | 8.0 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Three" | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | 16 January 1971 | EEE | 8.1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Four" | Barry Letts | Robert Holmes | 23 January 1971 | EEE | 8.4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Master arrives on Earth and makes an alliance with the Autons to conquer the planet. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | 2 | The Mind of Evil | "Episode One" | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | 30 January 1971 | FFF | 6.1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Two" | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | 6 February 1971 | FFF | 8.8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Three" | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | 13 February 1971 | FFF | 7.5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Four" | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | 20 February 1971 | FFF | 7.4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Five" | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | 27 February 1971 | FFF | 7.6 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Six" | Timothy Combe | Don Houghton | 6 March 1971 | FFF | 7.3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Master creates the Keller Machine, a device that appears to rehabilitate prisoners, but instead kills them. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 57 | 3 | The Claws of Axos | "Episode One" | Michael Ferguson | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 13 March 1971 | GGG | 7.3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Two" | Michael Ferguson | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 20 March 1971 | GGG | 8.0 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Three" | Michael Ferguson | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 27 March 1971 | GGG | 6.4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Four" | Michael Ferguson | Bob Baker and Dave Martin | 3 April 1971 | GGG | 7.8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Axons land on Earth supposedly peacefully, even offering a new energy source. However, that is not their real purpose. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | 4 | Colony in Space | "Episode One" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 10 April 1971 | HHH | 7.6 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Two" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 17 April 1971 | HHH | 8.5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Three" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 24 April 1971 | HHH | 9.5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Four" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 1 May 1971 | HHH | 8.1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Five" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 8 May 1971 | HHH | 8.8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Six" | Michael E. Briant | Malcolm Hulke | 15 May 1971 | HHH | 8.7 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| On the human colony Uxarieus, the colonists' crops are failing and a giant reptile appears to be killing them. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | 5 | The Dæmons | "Episode One" | Christopher Barry | Guy Leopold (Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) | 22 May 1971 | JJJ | 9.2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Two" | Christopher Barry | Guy Leopold (Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) | 29 May 1971 | JJJ | 8.0 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Three" | Christopher Barry | Guy Leopold (Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) | 5 June 1971 | JJJ | 8.1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Four" | Christopher Barry | Guy Leopold (Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) | 12 June 1971 | JJJ | 8.1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Episode Five" | Christopher Barry | Guy Leopold (Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) | 19 June 1971 | JJJ | 8.3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Master awakens the demonic Azal from his spaceship under a Bronze Age burial mound. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Broadcast
The entire season was broadcast from 2 January to 19 June 1971.
Home media
VHS releases
| Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | R4 release date | R1 release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 055 | Terror of the Autons |
4 × 25 min. | April 1993[2][3] | June 1993[3] | June 1995[3] |
| 056 | The Mind of Evil | 6 × 25 min. | May 1998[4][5] (B+W Re-mastered) (2 x VHS) |
March 1999[5] | January 1999[5] (2 x VHS) | |
| 057 | The Claws of Axos | 4 × 25 min. | May 1992[6][7] | October 1992[7] | June 1996[7] | |
| 058 | Colony in Space | 6 × 25 min. | November 2001[8][9] (released only in UK as part of a boxset "Colony in Space / The Time Monster") (2 x VHS) |
December 2001[9] (released only in AU as part of a boxset "Colony in Space / The Time Monster") (2 x VHS) |
January 2003[10] | |
| 059 | The Dæmons | 5 × 25 min. | March 1993[11][12] | July 1993[12] | October 1993[12] |
DVD and Blu-ray releases
| Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | R4 release date | R1 release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 055 | Terror of the Autons[lower-alpha 1] | 4 × 25 min. | 9 May 2011[13][14] | 2 June 2011[15][16][17] | 10 May 2011[18] |
| 056 | The Mind of Evil | 6 × 25 min. | 3 June 2013[19][20] | 5 June 2013[21] | 11 June 2013[22] | |
| 057 | The Claws of Axos | 4 × 25 min. | 25 April 2005[23][24] | 7 July 2005[25] | 8 November 2005[26] | |
| The Claws of Axos (Special Edition) | 4 × 25 min. | 22 October 2012[24][27] | 7 November 2012[28][29][30] | 13 November 2012[31] | ||
| 058 | Colony in Space | 6 × 25 min. | 3 October 2011[32] | 1 December 2011[33][34][35] | 8 November 2011[36] | |
| 059 | The Dæmons | 5 × 25 min. | 19 March 2012[37][38] | 19 April 2012[39][40] | 10 April 2012[41] |
- Only available as part of the Mannequin Mania box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1.
In print
| Serial name | Novelisation title | Author | First published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terror of the Autons | Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons | Terrance Dicks | 15 May 1975 |
| The Mind of Evil | The Mind of Evil | Terrance Dicks | 21 March 1985 |
| The Claws of Axos | Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos | Terrance Dicks | 21 April 1977 |
| Colony in Space | Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon | Malcolm Hulke | 27 March 1974 |
| The Dæmons | Doctor Who and the Dæmons | Barry Letts | 17 October 1974 |
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