7th Doctor Episode Guide
The Seventh Doctor was portrayed by Sylvester McCoy.
Season 24 (1987)
Andrew Cartmel took over as script editor. This season was moved to a Monday schedule. Bonnie Langford left end of the season and introduced Sophie Aldred
| Title | Code | Number of Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time and the Rani | 7D | 4 | Pip and Jane Baker | Andrew Morgan | 7–28 September 1987 |
| Paradise Towers | 7E | 4 | Stephen Wyatt | Nicholas Mallett | 5–26 October 1987 |
| Delta and the Bannermen | 7F | 3 | Malcolm Kohll | Chris Clough | 2–16 November 1987 |
| Dragonfire | 7G | 3 | Ian Briggs | Chris Clough | 23 November – 7 December 1987 |
Season 25 (1988–89)
The series was moved to Wednesdays.
| Title | Code | Number of Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remembrance of the Daleks | 7H | 4 | Ben Aaronovitch | Andrew Morgan | 5–26 October 1988 |
| The Happiness Patrol | 7L | 3 | Graeme Curry | Chris Clough | 2–16 November 1988 |
| Silver Nemesis | 7K | 3 | Kevin Clarke | Chris Clough | 23 November – 7 December 1988 |
| The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | 7J | 4 | Stephen Wyatt | Alan Wareing | 14 December 1988 – 4 January 1989 |
Season 26 (1989)
The final season continued to push the series towards a darker approach, focusing this time more on Ace‘s personal life as well as The Doctor’s past and manipulations. This season set the tone for the Virgin New Adventures novels that followed.
| Title | Code | Number of Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield | 7N | 4 | Ben Aaronovitch | Michael Kerrigan | 6–27 September 1989 |
| Ghost Light | 7Q | 3 | Marc Platt | Alan Wareing | 4–18 October 1989 |
| The Curse of Fenric | 7M | 4 | Ian Briggs | Nicholas Mallett | 25 October – 15 November 1989 |
| Survival | 7P | 3 | Rona Munro | Alan Wareing | 22 November – 6 December 1989 |
Misc
| Title | Number of Episodes |
Writer | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions in Time | 2 | David Rodan | Stuart McDonald | 26 November 1993 |
Eighth Doctor
Sylvester McCoy left in this story. The Eighth Doctor was portrayed by Paul McGann. The movie is the only television appearance of this Doctor. The only production title held by this story was Doctor Who. However, producer Philip Segal later suggested Enemy Within as an alternative title. Lacking any other specific name, many fans have adopted this to refer to the movie. Fan groups have also used other informal titles. The DVD release is titled Doctor Who: The Movie.
Television movie (1996)
| Title | Code | Number of Episodes |
Writer | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Who | TVM | Television movie (89 mins) | Matthew Jacobs | Geoffrey Sax | 12 May 1996 (Canada) 14 May 1996 (USA) 27 May 1996 (UK) |
