Season 25 poster

Season 25

(1988)

Overview

As the silver anniversary season, it included several stories noting the milestone: Remembrance of the Daleks, which featured the final "classic series" appearance of the Daleks and Davros and which would feature scenes set at Coal Hill School and 76 Totter’s Lane, both significant locations in the first episode, An Unearthly Child; and Silver Nemesis, the final classic series appearance of the Cybermen, which had its first episode broadcast on the actual 25th anniversary of the series. It also…

Cast

Episodes

Remembrance of the Daleks (1) poster

Remembrance of the Daleks (1) 8.5

October 5, 1988

London, 1963. Returning to the scenes of his first televised adventure, the Doctor and new companion Ace play a tricky …

Remembrance of the Daleks (2) poster

Remembrance of the Daleks (2) 8.7

October 12, 1988

With two factions of Daleks involved in a race war on Earth, the Doctor takes care of old business by having the Hand o…

Remembrance of the Daleks (3) poster

Remembrance of the Daleks (3) 8.7

October 19, 1988

The Doctor plans to let one of the Dalek factions have the Hand of Omega (but not too easily, of course) while keeping …

Remembrance of the Daleks (4) poster

Remembrance of the Daleks (4) 9.0

October 26, 1988

The Omega device is in jeopardy. A giant Dalek warship hangs above the Earth. London has become a battleground for ruth…

The Happiness Patrol (1) poster

The Happiness Patrol (1) 6.8

November 2, 1988

The Earth colony Terra Alpha, the future. With the aid of her sweet-natured executioner, Helen A, ruler of the planet, …

The Happiness Patrol (2) poster

The Happiness Patrol (2) 7.7

November 9, 1988

The Doctor and Earl manage to escape from the Kandy Man and join up with the planet's natives, the Pipe People, enlisti…

The Happiness Patrol (3) poster

The Happiness Patrol (3) 7.3

November 16, 1988

As the Doctor leads the Pipe People towards reclaiming their world, Helen A faces betrayal from those closest to her.

Silver Nemesis (1) poster

Silver Nemesis (1) 6.3

November 23, 1988

The Doctor and Ace battle the time traveller Lady Peinforte and the Cybermen for possession of the incredibly powerful …

Silver Nemesis (2) poster

Silver Nemesis (2) 6.0

November 30, 1988

As hostilities break out between factions vying for ownership of the comet, the Doctor goes after the worst of the lot …

Silver Nemesis (3) poster

Silver Nemesis (3) 6.0

December 7, 1988

With the Cyber Fleet poised nearby, the Doctor may have no choice but to let them have Nemesis. Meanwhile, Lady Peinfor…

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1) poster

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1) 6.8

December 14, 1988

The Doctor and Ace visit the Psychic Circus on the planet Segonax, where they find the standard of judging at the talen…

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2) poster

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2) 8.0

December 21, 1988

The Doctor and Ace reach the Psychic Circus, where the Doctor is imprisoned with the other contestants while Ace draws …

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (3) poster

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (3) 9.0

December 28, 1988

Mags helps the Doctor escape and Deadbeat leads him to Ace, where Bellboy tells them what happened to the Psychic Circu…

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (4) poster

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (4) 8.0

January 4, 1989

Mags goes to find Ace and Kingpin, pursued by the Chief Clown, while the Doctor confronts the power behind the Psychic …