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5th Doctor Episode Guide
The Fifth Doctor was portrayed by Peter Davison.
Season 19 (1982)
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.
Castrovalva, together with the previous two serials, The Keeper of Traken and Logopolis, form a trilogy involving the return of the Master. They were released on DVD under the banner title New Beginnings. Matthew Waterhouse’s character dies in Earthshock which marked a long return for the Cybermen.
Title | Code | Number of Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
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Castrovalva | 6T | 2 | Paula Moore | Matthew Robinson | 5–12 January 1982 |
Four to Doomsday | 6V | 2 | Philip Martin | Ron Jones | 19–26 January 1982 |
Kinda | 6X | 2 | Pip and Jane Baker | Sarah Hellings | 2–9 February 1982 |
The Visitation | 6W | 3 | Robert Holmes | Peter Moffatt | 16 February – 2 March 1982 |
Black Orchid | 6Y | 2 | Glen McCoy | Pennant Roberts | 9–16 March 1982 |
Earthshock | 6Z | 2 | Eric Saward | Graeme Harper | 23–30 March 1982 |
Timeflight | 6C | 4 | Peter Grimwade | Ron Jones | 22–30 March 1982 |
Season 20 (1983)
To commemorate the twentieth season, the stories in this season involve the return of previous villains and introduced Mark Strickson, and marked the departure of Sarah Sutton This trilogy were the titles. Mawdryn Undead, Terminus and Enlightenment which involved the Black Guardian’s plot to kill the Doctor. They were released individually on VHS and as a set on DVD as parts of The Black Guardian Trilogy. This season was broadcast twice weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings on BBC1.
Title | Code | Number of Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
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Arc of Infinity | 6E | 4 | Paula Moore | Matthew Robinson | 5–12 January 1983 |
Snakedance | 6D | 4 | Philip Martin | Ron Jones | 19–26 January 1983 |
Mawdryn Undead | 6F | 4 | Pip and Jane Baker | Sarah Hellings | 2–9 February 1983 |
Terminus | 6G | 4 | Robert Holmes | Peter Moffatt | 16 February – 2 March 1983 |
Enlightenment | 6H | 4 | Glen McCoy | Pennant Roberts | 9–16 March 1983 |
The King’s Demons | 6J | 2 | Eric Saward | Graeme Harper | 23–30 March 1983 |
Special (1983)
Marking the 20th annniversary with a whole host of companions, monsters and much more.
Title | Code | Number of Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
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The Five Doctors | 6K | 20th anniversary special (90 mins) | Terrance Dicks | MattPeter Moffatthew Robinson | 23 November 1983 (USA) 25 November 1983 (UK) |
Season 21 (1984)
Episodes were broadcast twice weekly on Thursday and Friday evenings, with Resurrection Of The Daleks broadcast on two consecutive Wednesday nights. Mark Strickson, Kamelion and Janet Fielding left and introduced Nicola Bryant
Title | Code | Number of Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
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Warriors of the Deep | 6L | 4 | Johnny Byrne | Pennant Roberts | 5–13 January 1984 |
The Awakening | 6M | 2 | Eric Pringle | Michael Owen Morris | 19–20 January 1984 |
Frontios | 6N | 4 | Christopher H. Bidmead | Ron Jones | 26 January – 3 February 1984 |
Resurrection Of The Daleks | 6P | 2 (45 mins each)[κ] |
Eric Saward | Matthew Robinson | 8–15 February 1984 |
Planet of Fire | 6Q | 4 | Peter Grimwade | Fiona Cumming | 23 February – 2 March 1984 |
The Caves of Androzani | 6R | 4 | Robert Holmes | Graeme Harper | 8–16 March 1984 |