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Doctor Who season 17

The seventeenth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 1 September 1979 with the story Destiny of the Daleks, and ended with The Horns of Nimon. This was Graham Williams' final series producing Doctor Who. The script editor was Douglas Adams.

Casting

Main cast

Tom Baker continued as the Fourth Doctor. Lalla Ward, who played Princess Astra in the season 16 finale The Armageddon Factor, returned to the series as the newly regenerated Romana, replacing Mary Tamm in the role. After John Leeson declined to return as K9, David Brierly replaced him in the part for the season's final four serials, including Shada.

Serials

Season 17 was intended to follow the same format as had every season since Season 13, with five 4-part serials and a 6-parter closing the season out. However, the planned final serial of the season, Shada, was affected by an industrial dispute involving the BBC's technicians; while the location filming and the first studio recording session were completed, strike action by staff meant that the planned second studio session had to be cancelled. Although the dispute was resolved and plans were put in place to continue work on the story, it was eventually shelved, as the BBC was concerned that its Christmas productions might be affected. A BBC historian has suggested that by cancelling completely instead of finishing what little was required, the management could demonstrate that the strikes had consequences.[1] Ironically, the viewer ratings of Season 17 were also affected by a strike, with the BBC's main rival, ITV, off air due to a dispute.

Broadcast

Part 4 of The Horns of Nimon saw the last appearance of the diamond-shaped logo that had been used since The Time Warrior in 1973.

The entire season was broadcast from 1 September 1979 to 12 January 1980.

Home media

VHS releases

DVD and Blu-ray releases

All releases are for DVD unless otherwise indicated:

  1. ^ Available individually or in The Complete Davros Collection box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1.
  2. ^ Only available as part of the Myths and Legends box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1.
  3. ^ Only available as part of The Legacy Box set (Regions 2 and 4). Released with the same materials in the box set as Shada in Region 1.
  4. ^ Including Shada
  5. ^ Released as Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 17 in Region B. Released as Doctor Who – Tom Baker: Complete Season Six in Region A.

In print

  1. ^ Number in Target's Doctor Who Library, if applicable
  2. ^ Published by Target's parent companies (Allen Wingate, W. H. Allen, BBC Books) unless otherwise indicated
  3. ^ Published by Target Books (or by BBC Books under the Target Collection umbrella) unless otherwise indicated
  4. ^ Unabridged from BBC Audio/AudioGo unless otherwise indicated
  5. ^ a b Published by BBC Books

Notes

  1. ^ Shada was initially left unfinished due to a strike. The serial was eventually completed using animation, and released digitally in November 2017. Shada was later broadcast on 19 July 2018 by BBC America in a feature length edit.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ley, Shaun (12 December 2009). "Shelved". BBC Radio 4. BBC. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Ratings Guide". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. ^ Stockly, Ed (18 July 2018). "Thursday's TV highlights: 'Doctor Who: The Lost Episode' on BBC America". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. ^ Smith 2014, Destiny of the Daleks.
  5. ^ "Doctor Who Destiny of the Daleks by Roadshow Entertainment - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". Fishpond. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks". 4 March 2008. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
  7. ^ Smith 2014, City of Death.
  8. ^ "Dr Who - City Of Death [2 Discs] by Roadshow Entertainment - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". Fishpond. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Doctor Who: City of Death". 8 November 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
  10. ^ Smith 2014, The Creature from the Pit.
  11. ^ "Doctor Who The Creature from the Pit by Roadshow Entertainment - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". Fishpond. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit". 7 September 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
  13. ^ Smith 2014, Nightmare of Eden.
  14. ^ "Doctor Who by Roadshow Entertainment - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". Fishpond. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden". 8 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
  16. ^ Smith 2014, The Horns of Nimon.
  17. ^ "Doctor Who Myths and Legends (The Time Monster, Underworld, and The Horns Of Nimon)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  18. ^ "Doctor Who Myths and Legends". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  19. ^ "Doctor Who Myths and Legends 3 DVD Set". BBC. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  20. ^ "Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon". 6 July 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
  21. ^ Smith 2014, Shada.
  22. ^ "Doctor Who Legacy Box Set (Shada / More than 30 years in the Tardis) by Roadshow Entertainment - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". Fishpond. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  23. ^ "Doctor Who: Shada". 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
  24. ^ McEwan, Cameron (10 October 2017). "Unfinished Fourth Doctor Classic 'Shada' To Be Finally Completed!". Doctor Who. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  25. ^ "Doctor Who - Shada". Doctor Who. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  26. ^ "Doctor Who: Shada - Amazon.ca". Retrieved 3 December 2017 – via Amazon.
  27. ^ Lambert, David (27 November 2017). "Doctor Who - We've Waited This Long For 'Shada,' So What's Another...Year?!?!?!?!?". TVShowsOnDVD. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  28. ^ "Season 17 announced as the next instalment in The Collection Blu-ray range". Doctor Who. 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  29. ^ "Doctor Who: Season 17 The Collection (Limited Edition)". Sanity. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  30. ^ "Doctor Who: Tom Baker Complete Season Six (BD)". Amazon. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  31. ^ Dicks, Terrance (3 October 2024). Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks – via www.penguin.co.uk.
  32. ^ Dicks, Terrance (4 April 2024). Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon.

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