Season 9
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The ninth season of Doctor Who ran between 1 January 1972 and 24 June 1972. It starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.
Overview
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Season 9 consisted of five serials and twenty-six episodes. Day of the Daleks re-introduced the Daleks to the series after a half-decade absence.
Television stories
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| # | Title | Writer | Episodes | Notes |
| 1 | Day of the Daleks | Louis Marks | 4 | First full appearance of the Daleks since 1967 |
| 2 | The Curse of Peladon | Brian Hayles | 4 | First non-appearance of Earth since 1969, first full appearance of the Ice Warriors since 1969 |
| 3 | The Sea Devils | Malcolm Hulke | 6 | First appearance of the Sea Devils |
| 4 | The Mutants | Bob Baker Dave Martin | 6 | |
| 5 | The Time Monster | Robert Sloman Barry Letts (uncredited) | 6 |
Main cast
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Regular
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- The Third Doctor - Jon Pertwee
- Jo Grant - Katy Manning
Recurring
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- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
- The Master - Roger Delgado
- Sergeant Benton - John Levene
- Mike Yates - Richard Franklin
Stories set during this season
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- PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy (during Day of the Daleks and before The Sea Devils)
- PROSE: The Face of the Enemy (during The Curse of Peladon)
- PROSE: The Man in the Ion Mask (before The Sea Devils)
- AUDIO: Tales from the Vault (after The Sea Devils)
- Involvement in PROSE: The Eight Doctors (after episode 6 of The Sea Devils)
Adaptations and merchandising
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Home media
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VHS
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- The Day of the Daleks (1986) (edited movie format)
- The Day of the Daleks (1994)
- The Curse of Peladon (1993)
- The Sea Devils (1995)
- The Mutants (2003)
- The Time Monster (2001)
DVD
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All serials of season 9 have been released on DVD individually and some in multi-serial box sets.
| Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | R2 release date | R4 release date | R1 release date |
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| Day of the Daleks Includes remastered version with new special effects. | 4 × 25 min. | 12 September 2011 | 6 October 2011 | 13 September 2011 |
| The Curse of Peladon Only available as part of the Peladon Tales box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1. | 4 × 25 min. | 18 January 2010 | 4 March 2010 | 4 May 2010 |
| The Sea Devils Only available as part of the Beneath the Surface box set in Regions 2 and 4. Available individually or in the box set in Region 1. | 6 × 25 min. | 14 January 2008 | 5 March 2008 | 3 June 2008 |
| The Mutants | 6 × 25 min. | 31 January 2011 | 3 February 2011 | 8 February 2011 |
| The Time Monster Only available as part of the Myths and Legends box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1. | 6 × 25 min. | 29 March 2010 | 3 June 2010 | 6 July 2010 |
Novels
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- Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks
- Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon
- Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils
- Doctor Who and the Mutants
- The Time Monster
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