Season 19 poster

Season 19

(1982)

Overview

Two milestones occurred in Earthshock. Firstly, the Cybermen returned, unannounced, for the first time since Revenge of the Cybermen in 1975 with a completely different design, with David Banks' first appearance as Cyber-Leader, a role he would return to in subsequent stories involving the Cybermen until Silver Nemesis. Secondly, for the first time since The Daleks' Master Plan which had aired in 1965 and 1966, a companion died. Other milestones included Black Orchid, the first non-science fict…

Cast

Peter Davison as The Doctor
Peter Davison

as The Doctor

Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka
Janet Fielding

as Tegan Jovanka

Sarah Sutton as Nyssa
Sarah Sutton

as Nyssa

Episodes

Castrovalva (1) poster

Castrovalva (1) 6.0

January 4, 1982

Southern England, 1981. The universe has been saved, but at the cost of the fourth Doctor's life. The newly-regenerated…

Castrovalva (2) poster

Castrovalva (2) 7.0

January 5, 1982

The TARDIS is plunging toward destruction. But even if the Doctor can escape, is yet another trap waiting?

Castrovalva (3) poster

Castrovalva (3) 6.0

January 11, 1982

The Doctor has arrived in the supposed safety of Castrovalva. But something is odd about the seemingly tranquil city…

Castrovalva (4) poster

Castrovalva (4) 6.5

January 12, 1982

The TARDIS crew are caught in a space-time trap. Escaping will mean a final confrontation with the Master.

Four to Doomsday (1) poster

Four to Doomsday (1) 6.3

January 18, 1982

Deep space, four days from Earth, 1981. The TARDIS materialises aboard a massive Urbankan starship. What is the real ag…

Four to Doomsday (2) poster

Four to Doomsday (2) 6.0

January 19, 1982

The Doctor and his companions explore Monarch's vessel. But what is the secret of the ancient Earthlings aboard?

Four to Doomsday (3) poster

Four to Doomsday (3) 6.5

January 25, 1982

Bigon reveals Monarch's terrible plan to the Doctor. Can he act in time to save Nyssa? And which side is Adric on?

Four to Doomsday (4) poster

Four to Doomsday (4) 5.5

January 26, 1982

The Doctor has little time left to stop the evil Monarch. But he is losing allies — and the TARDIS is gone.

Kinda (1) poster

Kinda (1) 6.7

February 1, 1982

The TARDIS lands on the jungle planet Deva Loka, where an Earth expedition has been sent to study the Kinda, a tribe of…

Kinda (2) poster

Kinda (2) 6.0

February 2, 1982

Sanders meets Panna and Karuna who leave a lasting impression on him, while the Dukkha does the same on Tegan. When Hin…

Kinda (3) poster

Kinda (3) 6.0

February 8, 1982

Aris now carries the mark of the Mara and has gained voice, so Panna shows the Doctor and Todd exactly what the past, p…

Kinda (4) poster

Kinda (4) 6.0

February 9, 1982

As the Mara finally breaks free of its dream dimension, the Kinda must do everything they can to contain it. Hindle's n…

The Visitation (1) poster

The Visitation (1) 6.3

February 15, 1982

As plague sweeps 17th century England, the Doctor discovers a more exotic threat at work - shipwrecked Terileptil convi…

The Visitation (2) poster

The Visitation (2) 6.0

February 16, 1982

To rescue Tegan and Adric, captured and interrogated by the Terileptil fugitive leader, the Doctor must get past the lo…

The Visitation (3) poster

The Visitation (3) 6.0

February 22, 1982

The Doctor makes the fugitive Terileptils a rare offer they shouldn't refuse; but, though few in numbers, they have a p…

The Visitation (4) poster

The Visitation (4) 6.5

February 23, 1982

With Tegan and Richard under alien control, and the manor sealed against anyone leaving or entering, it's a question wh…

Black Orchid (1) poster

Black Orchid (1) 6.0

March 1, 1982

The TARDIS arrives on Earth in 1925 where, due to a case of mistaken identity, the Doctor ends up playing in a local cr…

Black Orchid (2) poster

Black Orchid (2) 6.0

March 2, 1982

Ann escapes her Harlequin-clad abductor but it's The Doctor whom she accuses. Strangled bodies mount and The Doctor is …

Earthshock (1) poster

Earthshock (1) 7.0

March 8, 1982

The TARDIS crew arrives on Earth in the 26th Century in a cave system where a military force is investigating the disap…

Earthshock (2) poster

Earthshock (2) 7.5

March 9, 1982

With her crew vanishing mysteriously, Captain Briggs assumes the Doctor is the guilty party, but the traitor is closer …

Earthshock (3) poster

Earthshock (3) 6.5

March 15, 1982

The Cybermen are released from their silos and are on the march, attacking Briggs's crew and ensuring that the freighte…

Earthshock (4) poster

Earthshock (4) 6.5

March 16, 1982

The Doctor realises the freighter is now a huge bomb and sends it back through time where it can explode millions of ye…

Time-Flight (1) poster

Time-Flight (1) 5.7

March 22, 1982

A Concorde loaded with passengers and crew vanishes into thin air. The still-grieving TARDIS crew arrive at Heathrow Ai…

Time-Flight (2) poster

Time-Flight (2) 6.0

March 23, 1982

The Doctor's TARDIS is stolen, and tracking it down reveals the existence of an alien named Kalid controlling events in…

Time-Flight (3) poster

Time-Flight (3) 6.5

March 29, 1982

From within their sarcophagus, the gestalt Xeraphin are communicating through Nyssa. But their psychic energy is so pow…

Time-Flight (4) poster

Time-Flight (4) 6.5

March 30, 1982

The Master's TARDIS is repaired and the Doctor must follow him back to 20th century Heathrow, once he has rescued all t…