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Season 20 – Doctor Who

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"Doctor Who" is a classic science-fiction series with a cult following. The Doctor is called a "Time Lord," a time-traveling scientist from a far-off planet who travels through time and space in a shop known by the acronym TARDIS. A TARDIS is a machine that is larger on the inside than the outside and is supposed to change its appearance based on its surroundings. The Doctor is also able to evolve his biology, so he appears as many different people throughout the series. The Doctor loves Earth, so he makes many trips here to save the planet, or to enlist earthlings to help him with tasks in the galaxy.
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Christopher Bahn AV Club Terrance Dicks was quite good at writing kids' adventure stories, and he aimed squarely at that target for "The Five Doctors" and hit it pretty close to a bullseye. In doing so he ignored the other available targets within range. Mar 5, 2019 Full Review Arnold T. Blumberg IGN Movies "Arc" never quite succeeds at being the splashy anniversary opener that it wants to be, although it's pretty good over all. Mar 5, 2019 Full Review Evan Sawdey PopMatters The only disappointing aspect of The Five Doctors is just how hesitant it is to tackle deeper issues. Mar 5, 2019 Full Review Simon Brew Den of Geek Few would argue that the adventure is one of the finest adventures of the infamous Time Lord, but there's still plenty to enjoy in seeing the bringing together of five (well, four really) iterations of the Doctor in one place. Mar 5, 2019 Full Review Patrick Mulkern Radio Times It is dull. Eyes-rolling-back-in-your-skull, tongue-lolling-out-of-your-mouth dull. And over-complicated. Mar 5, 2019 Full Review Ross Ruediger Bullz-Eye.com "Arc of Infinity" occurs right after "Time-Flight" in the "Who" timeline, and any story following that one would have to look good by comparison. Mar 5, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Wolfgang B Arguably the point at which the almost irreversible rot set in. Despite a couple of good stories, still overall mostly average at best Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/02/23 Full Review Audience Member A much weaker season for Davison, but we do get a couple of substantial goodies i.e. 'Snakedance' and 'The Five Doctors' from keeping the season going to blah. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member No more adric but the atrocious tegan is brought back at the expense of nyssas departure Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Peter Davison

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Sarah Sutton

Nyssa

Janet Fielding

Tegan Jovanka

Mark Strickson

Vislor Turlough

Gerald Flood

Kamelion

John Carson

Ambril

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 3, 1983 Arc of Infinity During a clandestine meeting on Gallifrey, the Doctor is chosen to be a part of a terrible act; the Doctor and Nyssa trace something odd to Amsterdam. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 4, 1983 Arc of Infinity Commander Maxil doesn't believe the Doctor is innocent; he thinks that the easiest way to stop the evil from being reborn on Gallifrey would be to kill him before the bonding can occur. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 11, 1983 Arc of Infinity President Borusa thinks the creature has been defeated; within the Matrix, the Doctor unmasks Omega and realizes the threat is far from over. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 12, 1983 Arc of Infinity Omega has been reborn in Amsterdam, but as a walking anti-matter bomb; the Doctor pursues him through the city. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 18, 1983 Snakedance While under the influence of the evil Mara, Tegan re-directs the Tardis to the Mara's former home planet. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 19, 1983 Snakedance The Doctor begins to unravel the legend of the Little Mind's Eye crystal; Tegan remains under the Mara's control as it attempts to regain its hold over the planet Manussa. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 25, 1983 Snakedance Chela takes the Doctor's fears seriously and tells him the snakedancer Dojjin can aid him in defeating the Mara. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 26, 1983 Snakedance The Doctor and the original snakedancer Dojeen work to rid the planet of the malign Mara once and for all, but it has the whole of Manussa in its psychic grip now. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 1, 1983 Mawdryn Undead The Tardis lands on an apparently deserted spaceship orbiting the Earth in 1983. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 2, 1983 Mawdryn Undead In 1977, Tegan and Nyssa think the decaying body they've discovered is the Doctor's. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 8, 1983 Mawdryn Undead Both the '77 and '83 Brigadiers exist in the same time zone, and their meeting could cause a temporal catastrophe. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 9, 1983 Mawdryn Undead Mawdryn blackmails the Doctor into agreeing to surrender his eight remaining lives to release the mutants. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 15, 1983 Terminus Turlough's attempt to destroy the Tardis causes the ship to attach itself to a nearby space liner. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 16, 1983 Terminus The ship's passengers are discovered to be space lepers being transported to Terminus for radiation therapy. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 22, 1983 Terminus Nyssa contracts the dreaded space leprosy. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 23, 1983 Terminus The Doctor enlists the aid of the Garm in averting the Second Big Bang. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 1, 1983 Enlightenment The Tardis materializes on what appears to be an Edwardian racing yacht. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 2, 1983 Enlightenment Turlough tries to commit suicide to escape the influence of the Black Guardian. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 8, 1983 Enlightenment The Doctor discovers that the captain of the pirate ship is actually a concentrated beam of mental energy. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 9, 1983 Enlightenment The Doctor manages to eject Wrack and pilot her vessel to victory. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 15, 1983 The King's Demons The Tardis interrupts a jousting match in 13th-century England with King John in attendance. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 16, 1983 The King's Demons The Doctor discovers that the Master has replaced the king with an imposter to thwart the signing of the Magna Carta. Details

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Season Info

Director
Fiona Cumming, Mary Ridge, Peter Moffatt, Ron Jones, Tony Virgo
Screenwriter
Barbara Clegg, Christopher Bailey, Johnny Byrne, Stephen Gallagher, Peter Grimwade, Terence Dudley
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 3, 1983