Season of television series
The fourteenth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 4 September 1976 with The Masque of Mandragora, and ended with The Talons of Weng-Chiang. The third Fourth Doctor series, it was the final series of Philip Hinchcliffe's production, whilst Robert Holmes stayed till The Sun Makers in the next series.
Casting
Main cast
Tom Baker continues his role as the Fourth Doctor. Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) departs in The Hand of Fear, before the Doctor is joined by Leela (Louise Jameson) in The Face of Evil. Uniquely in the 'classic' era of Doctor Who, no companion appears in The Deadly Assassin.
Guest stars
The Master reappears in The Deadly Assassin as the main antagonist, his first appearance since Frontier in Space (1973), this time played by Peter Pratt. The character would not make a further appearance until five years later in 1981.
Serials
The Masque of Mandragora saw the debut of the new wood-panelled "Secondary Console Room" set, which was to be used as the main TARDIS console room throughout the season. The season took a five-week transmission break between the broadcasts of The Deadly Assassin and The Face of Evil in order to extend the season further into 1977, allowing Robert Holmes time to work on the final serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
Broadcast
The entire season was broadcast from 4 September 1976 to 2 April 1977.
Home media
VHS releases
Betamax releases
DVD and Blu-ray releases
All releases are for DVD unless otherwise indicated:
- ^ Only available as part of the Revisitations 3 box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1.
- ^ Only available as part of the Revisitations 1 box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1.
- ^ Released as Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 14 in Region B. Released as Doctor Who – Tom Baker: Complete Season Three in Region A.
In print
References
- ^ a b "Ratings Guide". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ Smith 2014, The Masque of Mandragora.
- ^ "Doctor Who The Masque Of Mandragora by Roadshow Entertainment - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". Fishpond. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora". 4 May 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
- ^ Smith 2014, The Hand of Fear.
- ^ "Doctor Who Hand of Fear by Roadshow Entertainment - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". Fishpond. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear". 7 November 2006. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
- ^ "Doctor Who The Deadly Assassin by Roadshow Entertainment - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". Fishpond. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin". 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
- ^ "Doctor Who Face of Evil by Roadshow Entertainment - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". Fishpond. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Face of Evil". 13 March 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
- ^ "Doctor Who The Robots of Death by Roadshow Entertainment - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". Fishpond. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Robots of Death". 6 September 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
- ^ "Doctor Who: Doctor Who: Revisitations 3 (DVD)". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Doctor Who: Revisitations 3". British Video Association. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Doctor Who Revisitations 5 DVD Set". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Doctor Who - Revisitations 3 DVD". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Robots of Death". 13 March 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
- ^ "Dr. Who - The Talons of Weng Chiang [2 Discs], BBC - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". Fishpond. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang". 7 October 2003. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang". 11 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Amazon.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 14". Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020 – via Amazon.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 14 Blu-ray". Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Doctor Who - Tom Baker: Complete Season Three [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray). ASIN B0851M8YT3.
Bibliography
- Smith, Paul (2014). The Classic Doctor Who DVD Compendium. United Kingdom: Wonderful Books. ISBN 978-0-9576062-2-7.