Season 9
(1972)
Overview
It was noted for being the beginning of the end of the Doctor's exile on Earth, with the Doctor's TARDIS still under the control of the Time Lords (The Mutants) and restricted freedom (The Curse of Peladon and The Time Monster), as well as UNIT and the Master appearing less frequently in compared to the previous two series. As well as the return of the Daleks and the Ice Warriors, this series also introduced Alpha Centauri, Aggedor and the Silurians' aquatic cousins the Sea Devils.
Cast
as The Doctor
as Jo Grant
Episodes
Day of the Daleks (1) 6.2
January 1, 1972
When someone tries to assassinate diplomat Sir Reginald Styles, UNIT investigate the possibility his attacker came from…
Day of the Daleks (2) 6.0
January 8, 1972
Jo uses the guerrillas' time machine to travel to the 22nd century where the Controller tricks her into telling the Dal…
Day of the Daleks (3) 5.5
January 15, 1972
The Doctor forces the guerrillas to take him to the 22nd century where he is soon captured by the Controller.
Day of the Daleks (4) 6.5
January 22, 1972
The guerrillas infiltrate the Daleks' base to rescue the Doctor and Jo and ask them to return to their own time and alt…
The Curse of Peladon (1) 6.7
January 29, 1972
The Doctor and Jo arrive on the medieval planet Peladon, where the Doctor is mistaken for the Earth Delegate of the Gal…
The Curse of Peladon (2) 6.0
February 5, 1972
The Doctor is convinced the Ice Warriors are trying to sabotage the conference but his attempts to prove it see him acc…
The Curse of Peladon (3) 6.0
February 12, 1972
The Doctor is sentenced to fight Grun to the death and his attempt to escape leads to an encounter with Aggedor.
The Curse of Peladon (4) 6.0
February 19, 1972
Hepesh's plan has been exposed but he is still determined to prevent Peladon joining the Galactic Federation by leading…
The Sea Devils (1) 7.8
February 26, 1972
The Doctor and Jo visit the Master at his island prison where the Doctor becomes curious about a number of ships sinkin…
The Sea Devils (2) 7.7
March 4, 1972
The Doctor and Jo are trapped on the fort by a Sea Devil while the Master convinces Trenchard to help him steal some el…
The Sea Devils (3) 7.7
March 11, 1972
The Doctor is held prisoner by Trenchard while the Master attempts to contact the Sea Devils.
The Sea Devils (4) 7.7
March 18, 1972
The Sea Devils attack the island prison and rescue the Master, prompting the Doctor to venture underwater to try and co…
The Sea Devils (5) 7.7
March 25, 1972
The Doctor is taken to the Sea Devils' underwater colony where he tries to make peace with the creatures, only for the …
The Sea Devils (6) 7.7
April 1, 1972
The Sea Devils take over the naval base and the Doctor is forced to help the Master find a way to revive their colony.
The Mutants (1) 6.0
April 8, 1972
The Doctor and Jo arrive on the planet Solos, on a assignment by the Time Lords, where they learn that the native Solon…
The Mutants (2) 6.0
April 15, 1972
Ky transports himself and Jo down to Solos and the Marshal only agrees to help her if the Doctor assists Professor Jaeg…
The Mutants (3) 6.0
April 22, 1972
The Doctor and Varan travel down to Solos to search for Jo and Ky but the Marshal orders his men to pursue them.
The Mutants (4) 6.0
April 29, 1972
The Doctor and his friends are led to safety by Professor Sondergaard, who tries to help the Doctor translate the table…
The Mutants (5) 6.0
May 6, 1972
The Marshal's premature use of Jaeger's experiment is threatening to destroy Solos' atmosphere and the Doctor returns t…
The Mutants (6) 6.0
May 13, 1972
The Doctor is forced to help the Marshal cover up his actions with the Investigator but Jo and the others attempt to es…
The Time Monster (1) 5.8
May 20, 1972
UNIT are invited to observe a demonstration of the new TOMTIT machine, unaware its creator, Professor Thascales, is act…
The Time Monster (2) 6.0
May 27, 1972
The Doctor realises the Master is trying to harness the power of Kronos, last of the Chronovores, but is unaware Perciv…
The Time Monster (3) 6.0
June 3, 1972
The Master enlists the help of Krasis to control Kronos while Yates tries to bring the TARDIS to the institute only to …
The Time Monster (4) 6.0
June 10, 1972
The Master prepares to travel back to Atlantis but the Doctor links his TARDIS to the Master's to try and stop him.
The Time Monster (5) 6.0
June 17, 1972
Both TARDISes reach Atlantis, where the Doctor befriends King Dalios while the Master enlists the help of Queen Galleia…
The Time Monster (6) 4.7
June 24, 1972
The Doctor enters the labyrinth to try and protect Jo from the minotaur but the Master has seized control of Atlantis a…