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Season 9 – 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 9

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Critics Consensus

"The Sea Devils" keeps the season afloat, but "The Mutants" and "The Time Monster" drag Doctor Who's seventh season to the depths of tedium.

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Dan Martin Guardian 03/04/2019
The Sea Devils goes down as one of the most memorable Pertwee stories of all, and it's tricky to pick a best episode when the reach is so cinematic. Go to Full Review Christopher Bahn AV Club 03/04/2019
As a story and not just a bunch of things happening that are loud and exciting, it's a weak recapitulation of what made "The Silurians" worthwhile. Go to Full Review Paul Mount Starburst 03/28/2023
4/5
The stories themselves are, by and large, classics of the era. Go to Full Review Cliff Chapman Den of Geek 03/04/2019
Robinson's got that natural conviction about him that makes him worth watching. Go to Full Review Patrick Mulkern Radio Times 03/04/2019
5/5
Sometimes the appeal of Doctor Who is encapsulated by such moments of horror and suspense - unsettling images that will stay with you for ever. Go to Full Review James Peaty Den of Geek 03/04/2019
A clever and recursive tale revolving around a present day peace conference, time-travelling freedom fighters, grotesque Ogrons and the return of the Doctor's titular arch-enemies, Day is packed to the brim with incident and ambition. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dave S @RT88116482 04/19/2022 Great season , great stories great cast See more 04/15/2022 Generally takes quite a step back from the previous season, but we still get treated to a few great stories. See more 01/15/2022 I thought it was a slight improvement over season 8. Another fun season See more 08/05/2018 While the least of Pertwee's era, the season still had some phenomenal stories, creative creatures, and fantastic acting. See more Read all reviews
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Sydney Newman

Creator

Jon Pertwee

Dr. Who

Roger Delgado

The Master

Nicholas Courtney

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Paul Whitsun-Jones

Marshal

Edwin Richfield

Captain Hart

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 1, 1972 Day of the Daleks: Episode 1 Freedom fighters, trying to change history by traveling back in time to prevent the Daleks from conquering Earth, start a temporal paradox. With Jon Pertwee. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 8, 1972 Day of the Daleks: Episode 2 Jo tampers with one of the travelers' time machines and is transported into the future. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 15, 1972 Day of the Daleks: Episode 3 The Doctor forces the guerrillas to help him arrive in the 22nd century, a future when the Earth is ruled by the Daleks. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 22, 1972 Day of the Daleks: Episode 4 The rebel humans are about to change history and the Doctor tries to stop them. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 29, 1972 The Curse of Peladon: Episode 1 The Doctor is mistaken for Earth's representative at a meeting of the Galactic Federation. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 5, 1972 The Curse of Peladon: Episode 2 The Doctor faces a royal beast. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 12, 1972 The Curse of Peladon: Episode 3 Jo receives a royal proposal. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 19, 1972 The Curse of Peladon: Episode 4 The Doctor battles the beast. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 26, 1972 The Sea Devils: Episode 1 The Doctor tries to make peace with reptilian Sea Devils persuaded by the Master to help him dominate man. With Jon Pertwee. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 4, 1972 The Sea Devils: Episode 2 The Doctor discovers that the sea creatures are kin to the Silurians, a race he once helped destroy. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 11, 1972 The Sea Devils: Episode 3 The Master devises equipment to contact the sea creatures and help them regain control of Earth. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 18, 1972 The Sea Devils: Episode 4 The Master and the Sea Devils form an alliance. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 25, 1972 The Sea Devils: Episode 5 The Doctor is brought before the chief Sea Devil and counsels peace. Details Episode 14 Aired Apr 1, 1972 The Sea Devils: Episode 6 Under duress, the Doctor helps the Master repair a unit that may revive Sea Devils globally. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 8, 1972 The Mutants: Episode 1 The Doctor is sent to a skybase orbiting the planet of Solos in the 30th century, where he must deliver a sealed message pod; on the planet below, something is transforming the human population into hideous mutants. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 15, 1972 The Mutants: Episode 2 Ky flees to the planet's poisonous surface, taking Jo with him; the Marshal, holding the Doctor captive, demands that he opens the message pod. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 22, 1972 The Mutants: Episode 3 The Doctor gives the box to Ky, revealing the contents to be scrolls written in the language of the Old Ones. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 29, 1972 The Mutants: Episode 4 The Doctor and Sondergaard make a discovery in the caves of Solos while Jo falls into the Marshal's trap. Details Episode 19 Aired May 6, 1972 The Mutants: Episode 5 The Doctor and Jo are once again sent into danger by the Time Lords when they are given a vital message capsule to deliver. Details Episode 20 Aired May 13, 1972 The Mutants: Episode 6 The Marshal is on trial, with the Doctor as chief witness; Jo and the Doctor's friends are the Marshal's prisoners. Details Episode 21 Aired May 20, 1972 The Time Monster: Episode 1 The Master plans to seize the Crystal of Kronos, gaining power over time itself. Details Episode 22 Aired May 27, 1972 The Time Monster: Episode 2 The Master manages to transmit the Lost City's High Priest through time into his laboratory. Details Episode 23 Aired Jun 3, 1972 The Time Monster: Episode 3 The High Priest reveals that the Master has only a portion of the crystal that resides in the temple vaults. Details Episode 24 Aired Jun 10, 1972 The Time Monster: Episode 4 Kronos attacks the Doctor. Details Episode 25 Aired Jun 17, 1972 The Time Monster: Episode 5 The Doctor is transported to an eternity of nothingness, as the Master arrives in Atlantis. Details Episode 26 Aired Jun 24, 1972 The Time Monster: Episode 6 The Master summons Kronos, but the creature is uncontrollable and causes an earthquake. Details

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Doctor Who — Season 9

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Season Info

Director
Paul Bernard, Michael E. Briant, Christopher Barry, Lennie Mayne, Paul Bernard
Creator
Sydney Newman
Screenwriter
Christopher Barry, Bob Baker, Robert Sloman, Malcolm Hulke, Brian Hayles, Louis Marks, Dave Martin, Terry Nation, Sydney Newman
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 1, 1972