Doctor Who (season 10)

Doctor Who season 10
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	26
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Original run	30 December 1972 (1972-12-30) – 23 June 1973 (1973-06-23)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	1 July 2003 - 2 March 2010
Region 2	15 July 2002 - 5 October 2009
Region 4	2 September 2002 - 4 February 2010
Series chronology
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List of Doctor Who serials

The 10th season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 15 December 1973 with the 10th anniversary special The Three Doctors, and ended with Katy Manning's final episode The Green Death.

Casting

Main characters

Jon Pertwee continues his role as The Third Doctor. While Jo Grant played by Katy Manning makes her final appearance in The Green Death.

Guest stars

Previous Doctor's William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton return to play The First Doctor and The Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton would later appear twice more in the series in The Five Doctors and The Two Doctors

Nicholas Courtney continues his role of the Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

Episodes

Story No.	Serial	Title	Directed by	Written by	UK viewers (million)	Original air date	Production code
065	1	"The Three Doctors"	Lennie Mayne	Bob Baker & Dave Martin	10.3[1]	30 December 1972 - 20 January 1973	RRR
The home planet of the Time Lords is under siege, by an unknown force. The only person who can help them is the Doctor, but even he will need assistance from his previous selves.
066	2	"Carnival of Monsters"	Barry Letts	Rober Holmes	9.3 [2]	27 January - 17 February 1973	PPP
The TARDIS materialises on SS Bernice, a ship that suddenly disappeared while travelling the Indian Ocean.
067	3	"Frontier in Space"	Paul Bernard	Malcolm Hulke	8.0[3]	24 February - 31 March 1973	QQQ
Materialising on an Earth cargo spaceship, the Doctor is caught up in the tensions between the Earth and Draconian Empires.
068	4	"Planet of the Daleks"	David Maloney	Terry Nation	9.7[4]	7 April - 12 May 1973	SSS
The Third Doctor brings the TARDIS to the planet Spiridon, Daleks are using the ability of invisibility, and most frightening of all, ready to sweep across the galaxy.
069	5	"The Green Death"	Michael E. Briant	Barry Letts	7.7 [5]	19 May - 23 June 1973	TTT
Maggots mutated by industrial chemical waste threaten the Welsh countryside

Broadcast

DVD releases

All serials of season 10 were released individually on DVD in between 2002 and 2009.

References

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