Doctor Who (season 14)

Doctor Who season 14
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	26
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Original run	4 September 1976 (1976-09-04) – 2 April 1977 (1977-04-02)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	7 October 2003 - present
Region 2	28 April 2003 - present
Region 4	30 June 2003 - present
Series chronology
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The 14th season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 4 September 1976 with the episode The Masque of Mandragora, and ended with The Talons of Weng-Chiang.

Casting

Main Characters

Tom Baker continues his roles as The Fourth Doctor. Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) departs halfway in the season in The Hand of Fear. The Doctor is then joined by Leela played by Louise Jameson in The Face of Evil.

Guest stars

The Master reappears in The Deadly Assassin the first time since Frontier in Space (1973) this time played by Peter Pratt.

Episodes

Story No.	Serial	Title	Directed by	Written by	UK viewers (million)	Original air date	Production code
086	1	"The Masque of Mandragora"	Rodney Bennett	Louis Marks	9.5[1]	4-25 September 1976	4M
An encounter with the living energy structure known as the Mandragora Helix leads the TARDIS to 15th century Italy.
087	2	"The Hand of Fear"	Lennie Mayne	Bob Baker and Dave Martin	11.0[1]	2-23 October 1976	4N
The Doctor and Sarah are caught in a mining explosion. Sarah is found clutching what appears to be a fossilised hand, buried in a 150-million-year-old stratum.
088	3	"The Deadly Assassin"	David Maloney	Robert Holmes	12.2[1]	30 October - 20 November 1976	4P
The Doctor returns to his homeworld, Gallifrey. However, when the President of the High Council is assassinated, he becomes the prime suspect.
089	4	"The Face of Evil"	Pennant Roberts	Chris Boucher	11.2[1]	1-22 January 1977	4Q
The Doctor arrives on a planet where two tribes, are at war, and discovers that their god of evil is himself.
090	5	"The Robots of Death"	Michael E. Briant	Chris Boucher	12.7 [1]	29 January - 19 February 1977	4R
A vessel is commanded by a crew of indolent or avaricious human staff. It is a happy partnership until the human crew start being murdered one by one.
091	6	"The Talons of Weng-Chiang"	David Maloney	Robert Holmes	10.4[1]	26 February - 2 April 1977	4S
The Doctor brings Leela to Victorian London of the 1890s

Broadcast

DVD Release

All serials of season 14 are still being released individually.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/ratings.html