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Season 22 – 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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Doctor Who — Season 22

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Christopher Bahn AV Club The problem is that Eric Saward is simply not a strong enough writer to pull this off, failing to provide the clever dialogue, well-thought-out underlying concepts or basic plot mechanics that might have made this work. Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Carlton Jones Den of Geek One of my main gripes about Attack is the score; never has Eighties Who been so detestable. Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Arnold T. Blumberg IGN Movies There are those of us that have steeped ourselves in every aspect of Who lore for most of our lives and "Attack of the Cybermen" still makes our brains hurt. Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Patrick Mulkern Radio Times In 1984 [Graeme Harper] pumped energy into The Caves of Androzani and now breathes life into Revelation of the Daleks - which is an odd claim to make, given that a pall of death hangs over the story. Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Ross Ruediger Bullz-Eye.com Sure, it's far from a sterling example of the show, but it's an immense amount of fun regardless. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Cameron K. McEwan GQ Magazine [UK] The epitome of Eighties excess. A real up and down (mainly the latter) of a season that was as brash and as arrogant as the Doctor's awful multi-coloured coat. Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Wolfgang B Underrated and undervalued first full season for Colin. At least 3 solid stories in the Cybermen, Varos, and Dalek stories. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Certainly one of the weakest seasons in all of classic Who. We do get some fun watching with 'Attack of the Cybermen' and a great intro story for the Rani, but other elements unfortunately weigh this season down. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Severely underated and underappreciated apart from timelash that is horrible Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Season 22 typically gets mixed reviews from quite a few fans, however I have always thought this season was underrated. Classic villains Daleks and Cybermen return for some compelling Who stories, and introduced this season are the incredible Time Lady scientist The Rani, and Sil an intergalactic slug like creature who is obsessed with money. The Doctor also meets up with his second incarnation in the guise of Patrick Troughton(a fan favorite Doctor). Colin Baker finds his footing and strongly establishes his place in the role of the Doctor, and the stories for this season are satisfying, some being classics. The one weak story, Timelash, does not bring down an overall good season of our favorite Time Lord. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Colin Baker

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Nicola Bryant

Peri Brown

Patrick Troughton

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Frazer Hines

Jamie McCrimmon

Denis Carey

Old Man

Terry Molloy

Russell

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 5, 1985 Attack of the Cybermen The Doctor answers a galactic SOS. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 12, 1985 Attack of the Cybermen Cybermen capture the Doctor. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 19, 1985 Vengeance on Varos The TARDIS makes an emergency landing on Varos; it's a planet that used to be a penal colony and where the native Varosians are entertained by broadcasts of real violence and death. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 26, 1985 Vengeance on Varos The Governor forces the Doctor to tell him the value of zeiton-7; Sil attempts to derail his plans by subjecting Peri and Areta to an enforced mutation. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 2, 1985 The Mark of the Rani The Rani extracts chemicals from Victorians' brains. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 9, 1985 The Mark of the Rani The Master hopes to slow the historical development of Earth by destroying the minds of many eminent scientists. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 16, 1985 The Two Doctors The Doctor attempts to rescue his second incarnation (Patrick Troughton) who is the object of alien time travel experiments. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 23, 1985 The Two Doctors Both Doctors unite to prevent evil foes from experimenting with time. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 2, 1985 The Two Doctors The Doctor (Colin Baker) journeys through time with Peri to save an earlier self (Patrick Troughton). Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 9, 1985 Timelash Borad plans to replace planet natives with mutants. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 16, 1985 Timelash The Doctor manages to escape from the grips of the android. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 23, 1985 Revelation of the Daleks Davros sells bodies to finance the production of Daleks. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 30, 1985 Revelation of the Daleks Davros plans to create an army of Daleks loyal to him, but the Daleks have other plans. Details

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Season Info

Director
Peter Moffatt, Sarah Hellings, Matthew Robinson, Ron Jones, Pennant Roberts, Graeme Harper
Screenwriter
Robert Holmes, Pip Baker, Glen McCoy, Philip Martin, Paula Moore, Eric Saward, Jane Baker
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 5, 1985