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Doctor Who Season 20
The twentieth season of British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' began on 3 January 1983 with the story ''Arc of Infinity'', and ended 16 March 1983 with '' The King's Demons''. A 20th Anniversary special, " The Five Doctors", followed in November 1983. John Nathan-Turner produced this series, with Eric Saward script editing. Casting Main cast * Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor * Sarah Sutton as Nyssa * Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka * Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough * Gerald Flood as Voice of Kamelion * Richard Hurndall as the First Doctor * Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor * Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor * Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith * Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman * Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Peter Davison continues as the Doctor, accompanied by Tegan Jovanka ( Janet Fielding). While Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) leaves halfway through the season in '' Terminus'', Mark Strickson arrives as new companion V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Davison
Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of James Herriot's ''All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series), All Creatures Great and Small'' stories. He subsequently played the Fifth Doctor, fifth incarnation of Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' from 1981 to 1984. Davison's other starring roles included the sitcoms ''Holding the Fort'' (1980–1982) and ''Sink or Swim (TV series), Sink or Swim'' (1980–1982), Dr. Stephen Daker in ''A Very Peculiar Practice'' (1986–1988), and Albert Campion in ''Campion (1989 TV series), Campion'' (1989–1990). He also played David Braithwaite in ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' (2000–2003), "Dangerous" Davies in ''The Last Detective'' (2003–2007), and Henry Sharpe in ''Law & Order: UK'' (2011–2014). Early life Davison was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Five Doctors
"The Five Doctors" is a special feature-length episode of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', produced in celebration of the programme's 20th anniversary. It had its world premiere in the United States, on the Chicago PBS station WTTW and various other PBS member stations on 23 November 1983, the anniversary date. It was transmitted on BBC1 in the United Kingdom two days later. "The Five Doctors" was written by Terrance Dicks, who had been the script editor for the entirety of the Third Doctor's era and had written for the series since the 1960s. The episode aired after the conclusion of the 20th season to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee reprised their roles as the Second and Third Doctors, respectively. Richard Hurndall portrayed the First Doctor, as the character's original actor, William Hartnell, had died since his last appearance on the show ten years previously. Since Tom Baker decided not to appear in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terminus (Doctor Who)
''Terminus'' is the fourth serial of the Doctor Who (season 20), 20th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was originally broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC One, BBC1 from 15 to 23 February 1983. In the serial, the alien Time travel in fiction, time traveller the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) attempts to stop the fuel from a plague spaceship called Terminus from exploding and causing the destruction of the universe. ''Terminus'' is the second of three loosely connected serials where the List of Doctor Who villains#Black Guardian, Black Guardian (Valentine Dyall) attempts to compel the alien Vislor Turlough (Mark Strickson) to kill the Doctor. It marks the final regular appearance of Sarah Sutton as companion Nyssa (Doctor Who), Nyssa. Plot Under the List of Doctor Who villains#Black Guardian, Black Guardian's instructions, Vislor Turlough, Turlough sabotages the TARDIS, causing parts of it to dissolve. As the field of instability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, generally referred to simply as the Brigadier, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', created by writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln and played by Nicholas Courtney. He is one of the founders of UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, later Unified Intelligence Taskforce), an international organisation that defends Earth from extraterrestrial life, alien threats, and serves as commander of the British contingent. Presented at first as reluctant to accept the continuing aid of the Doctor, over time the Brigadier became one of the Doctor's greatest friends and his principal ally in defending Earth. As one of the series' most prominent recurring characters over its history, the Brigadier appeared in 23 stories during the original run of ''Doctor Who'', first appearing in the 1968 serial ''The Web of Fear'' opposite the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton). The character made frequent a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Foreman
Susan Foreman (also known as Susan Campbell in spin-off media) is a fictional character in the British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The granddaughter of the Doctor and original Companion (Doctor Who), companion of their First Doctor, first incarnation, she was played by actress Carole Ann Ford from 1963 to 1964, in the show's first season and the first two stories of the second season. Ford reprised the role for the 20th anniversary episode "The Five Doctors" (1983), the 30th anniversary charity special ''Dimensions in Time'' (1993), and the Doctor Who series 15, fifteenth series. Conception and development The earliest scripts for the series had a completely different origin for the character of Susan, that of an alien princess named Suzanne – saved by the First Doctor from a world different from his own. Carole Ann Ford recalled that she was told her character would be "an ''The Avengers (TV series), Avengers''-type girl&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Jane Smith
Sarah Jane Smith is a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running BBC Television science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' and two of its spin-offs. Sarah Jane is a dogged investigative journalist who first encounters alien time traveller the Doctor while trying to break a story on a top secret research facility, and subsequently becomes his travelling companion on a series of adventures spanning the breadth of space and time. After travelling with The Doctor in four seasons of the show they suddenly part ways, and after this she continues to investigate strange goings-on back on Earth. Over time, Sarah Jane establishes herself as a committed defender of Earth from alien invasions and other threats, occasionally reuniting with The Doctor in the course of her own adventures, all the while continuing to work as a freelance investigative journalist. Sarah Jane is one of the Doctor's longest-serving companions, co-starring in 18 stories (80 episodes) with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Doctor
The Third Doctor is an incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, the protagonist of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor Jon Pertwee. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old Extraterrestrials in popular culture, alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who Time travel in fiction, travels in time and space in the TARDIS, frequently with Companion (Doctor Who), companions. At the end of life, the Doctor regeneration (Doctor Who), regenerates. Consequently, both the physical appearance and personality of the Doctor changes. Preceded in regeneration by the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), he is followed by the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker). Pertwee portrays the Third Doctor as a dapper man of action, in stark contrast to his wily but less action-orientated predecessors. While previous Doctors' stories had all involved time and space travel, for production reasons Pertwee's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Doctor
The Second Doctor is an incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, the protagonist of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor Patrick Troughton. Out of his 119 episodes, 53 Doctor Who missing episodes, are missing. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old Extraterrestrials in popular culture, alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who Time travel in fiction, travels in time and space in the TARDIS, frequently with Companion (Doctor Who), companions. At the end of life, the Doctor regeneration (Doctor Who), regenerates; as a result, the physical appearance and personality of the Doctor changes. The transformation into the Second Doctor (originally referred to as a "renewal"), a figure who was the same 'essential' character as the first but with a very different persona, was a turning point in the evolution of the series, and eventually became a critical element of the seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Doctor
The First Doctor is the original incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, the protagonist of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor William Hartnell in the first three series from 1963 to 1966 and the tenth anniversary story ''The Three Doctors (Doctor Who), The Three Doctors'' from 1972 to 1973. The character occasionally appeared in the series after Hartnell's death, played by Richard Hurndall in the 1983 special "The Five Doctors" and by David Bradley (English actor), David Bradley in 2017 and 2022. To date, the First Doctor is the sole incarnation of the Doctor to have been Casting (performing arts), recast for later televised appearances. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old Extraterrestrials in popular culture, alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who Time travel in fiction, travels in time and space in the TARDIS, frequently with Companion (Doctor Who), co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vislor Turlough
Vislor Turlough is a fictional character played by Mark Strickson in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was a companion of the Fifth Doctor, being a regular in the programme from 1983 to 1984. Turlough is an alien from the planet Trion who seeks to kill the Fifth Doctor on orders from the antagonist known as the Black Guardian. Turlough later chooses to side with the Doctor, accompanying him until Turlough's departure from the series in the 1984 serial '' Planet of Fire''. Turlough was created during a script meeting with script editor Eric Saward, who liked the concept of a companion who existed to try and kill the Doctor. Strickson was requested to be cast in the part by his agent, and was one of the last actors producer John Nathan-Turner saw in the auditions for Turlough's character. Nathan-Turner enjoyed Strickson's performance and offered him the part, with Strickson turning down a potential role in the series ''Angels'' to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tegan Jovanka
Tegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by Janet Fielding in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. An Australian airline stewardess and a native of Brisbane who was a companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, she was a regular in the programme from 1981 to 1984. Tegan appeared in 20 stories (65 episodes). According to producer John Nathan-Turner, when he was thinking of a name for the character, it was either going to be Tegan, after his partner's niece in Australia, or Jovanka, after Jovanka Broz, the widow of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, so he wrote both down on a piece of paper. Script editor Christopher H. Bidmead mistakenly believed that Jovanka was the character's last name rather than an alternative, and so christened her ''Tegan Jovanka''. Character history Tegan first appears in the Fourth Doctor's last serial, ''Logopolis''. En route to Heathrow Airport to start her new job as a stewardess with Air Australia, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyssa (Doctor Who)
Nyssa is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. She is played by Sarah Sutton. Although Nyssa was created by writer Johnny Byrne for the single Fourth Doctor serial ''The Keeper of Traken'', the production team subsequently decided she should be retained as a continuing character. Nyssa returned in the following serial, '' Logopolis'', in which the Fourth Doctor regenerated, and remained as a companion of the Fifth Doctor. She was a regular in the programme from 1981 to 1983. Character history Nyssa is an aristocrat of Traken, the daughter of Tremas (a consul of the Traken Union) and stepdaughter of Kassia. She aids the Doctor and Adric when the Master wrests control of the Keepership by first manipulating and then murdering her stepmother, but is herself hypnotised and kidnapped by him after he takes control of her father's body. After being freed from the Master's control, she is brought to Logopolis by the Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
