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Season 21 – 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 The best that can be said for it is that the idea behind the Sixth Doctor's unlikeable character wasn't terrible; but the actual presentation was not just terrible, but toxic. Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Charlie Jane Anders io9.com This story shows just how heroic the Doctor can be, refusing to quit even when he's basically a dead man walking. And it's a masterpiece of tight plotting. Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Arnold T. Blumberg IGN Movies The Sixth Doctor may never have had a chance to realize his full potential, but one thing's for sure ... it was never going to be boring. Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Patrick Mulkern Radio Times Is The Twin Dilemma "the worst ever"? I'm unsure; there are other strong contenders from the 1980s. But it does pull off the trick of being both staggeringly dull and staggeringly gaudy. Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Evan Sawdey PopMatters The Twin Dilemma is a serial that drops the clever literary allusions that so peppered Who-episodes of yore and instead seeks to create its own sci-fi world, which, truth be told, just doesn't hold up as strongly. Mar 5, 2019 Full Review Ross Ruediger Bullz-Eye.com He's in turns boastful, cowardly, charming, witty, obnoxious - in many ways, he exhibits some of the same sort of behavior that many don't care for in the Sixth Doctor, but here it's cranked up to 11, and Baker's having a field day the entire time. Mar 5, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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John S I love Peter davison as the 5th Doctor, there was a certain magic to this show Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/10/23 Full Review Wolfgang B A shame that Davisons first genuinely top tier episode was also his last. Bizarre decision to change doctor with only one story to introduce a new doctor in such a jarring and off-putting way, and then to have a year a year for fans to wait before being able to see him in action again, leaving them unsure of his character and direction. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Picks up a bit from the previous season, giving us the fun of 'Warriors of the Deep' 'Frontios' and 'The Twin Dilemma', as well as a decent send off for Davison in the form of 'The Caves of Androzani'. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member An uneven season with gems like cave and Turkey's like the twin delima Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Peter Davison

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Janet Fielding

Tegan Jovanka

Nicola Bryant

Peri Brown

Mark Strickson

Vislor Turlough

Gerald Flood

Kamelion

Anthony Ainley

The Master

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 5, 1984 Warriors of the Deep The Sea Devils and the Silurians invade a nuclear reactor plant. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 6, 1984 Warriors of the Deep The Sea Devils and the Silurians invade a nuclear reactor plant. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 12, 1984 Warriors of the Deep The Sea Devils and the Silurians invade a nuclear reactor plant. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 13, 1984 Warriors of the Deep The Sea Devils and the Silurians invade a nuclear reactor plant. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 19, 1984 The Awakening A war game controls a quiet village. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 20, 1984 The Awakening The Doctor fights the Malus' plot. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 26, 1984 Frontios The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough are stranded in the future on the remote planet of Frontios. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 27, 1984 Frontios The Doctor investigates the mysterious disappearance of several members of the Frontios survivors. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 2, 1984 Frontios Norna disappears and Turlough is found wandering in a state of shock. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 3, 1984 Frontios The Doctor must make sense of Turlough's rambling in order to stop the recurring disappearances. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 8, 1984 Resurrection of the Daleks The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough are trapped by a Dalek plot. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 15, 1984 Resurrection of the Daleks A virus infects the Daleks. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 23, 1984 Planet of Fire Turlough searches for his home planet with the help of the Doctor and a new companion named Peri. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 24, 1984 Planet of Fire Turlough searches for his home planet with the help of the Doctor and a new companion named Peri. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 1, 1984 Planet of Fire Turlough searches for his home planet with the help of the Doctor and a new companion named Peri. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 2, 1984 Planet of Fire Turlough reveals startling news. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 8, 1984 The Caves of Androzani The TARDIS lands on Androzani Minor. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 9, 1984 The Caves of Androzani The Doctor and Peri become ill. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 15, 1984 The Caves of Androzani The Doctor seeks an antidote. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 16, 1984 The Caves of Androzani The dying Doctor gives Peri the cure. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 22, 1984 The Twin Dilemma Identical twins are kidnapped by Azmayl, an elderly man who is a Time Lord from the Doctor's past. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 23, 1984 The Twin Dilemma The Doctor attacks Peri. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 29, 1984 The Twin Dilemma The Doctor retreats to Titan 3. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 30, 1984 The Twin Dilemma The Doctor is involved in a kidnapping scheme. Details

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Season Info

Director
Peter Moffatt, Ron Jones, Pennant Roberts, Fiona Cumming, Graeme Harper, Matthew Robinson, Michael Owen Morris
Screenwriter
Johnny Byrne, Anthony Steven, Christopher H. Bidmead, Robert Holmes, Peter Grimwade, Eric Pringle, Eric Saward
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 5, 1984