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[[Henrick]]|producer = [[Stephen Garwood]]|script_editor = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]|start_date = [[8 September (releases) | 8 September]] [[1990 (releases) | 1990]]|end_date = [[8 December (releases) | 8 December]] [[1990 (releases) | 1990]]|premier_network = BBC TWO|typical_episode_length = 14x25 minutes|previous_season = [[Season 26 (Doctor Who) | Season 26]]|next_season = [[Season 28 (Doctor Who) | Season 28]]|prev = Season 26 (Doctor Who)|next = Season 28 (Doctor Who)|title1 = Season 27 - 1990|seasondesc = <center><strong> 14 episodes, comprising of 4 serials, starting with <i>[[Earth Aid]]</i></strong></center>}}{{Realworld}}'''Season 27''' of [[Doctor Who]] premiered in the Autumn of [[1990]], and ran from [[September]] until [[December]]. |
[[Henrick]]|producer = [[Stephen Garwood]]|script_editor = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]|start_date = [[8 September (releases) | 8 September]] [[1990 (releases) | 1990]]|end_date = [[8 December (releases) | 8 December]] [[1990 (releases) | 1990]]|premier_network = BBC TWO|typical_episode_length = 14x25 minutes|previous_season = [[Season 26 (Doctor Who) | Season 26]]|next_season = [[Season 28 (Doctor Who) | Season 28]]|prev = Season 26 (Doctor Who)|next = Season 28 (Doctor Who)|title1 = Season 27 - 1990|seasondesc = <center><strong> 14 episodes, comprising of 4 serials, starting with <i>[[Earth Aid]]</i></strong></center>}}{{Realworld}}'''Season 27''' of [[Doctor Who]] premiered in the Autumn of [[1990]], and ran from [[September]] until [[December]]. |
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The season was the final season for both [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Sophie Aldred]], and introduced, not just, new [[Companion|companions]], [[Katie Tollinger]] ([[Julia Sawalha]]) and [[Henrick]] ([[John Banks]]), but also, the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Richard Griffiths]], in the final |
The season was the final season for both [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Sophie Aldred]], and introduced, not just, new [[Companion|companions]], [[Katie Tollinger]] ([[Julia Sawalha]]) and [[Henrick]] ([[John Banks]]), but also, the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Richard Griffiths]], in the final moments of its last episode. |
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[[Stephen Garwood]] and [[Ben Aaronovitch]], took over control of the series, as Producer and Script editor respectively. |
[[Stephen Garwood]] and [[Ben Aaronovitch]], took over control of the series, as Producer and Script editor respectively. |
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Revision as of 16:30, 19 January 2020
| The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective. |
Season 27 of Doctor Who premiered in the Autumn of 1990, and ran from September until December.
The season was the final season for both Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred, and introduced, not just, new companions, Katie Tollinger (Julia Sawalha) and Henrick (John Banks), but also, the Eighth Doctor, Richard Griffiths, in the final moments of its last episode.
Stephen Garwood and Ben Aaronovitch, took over control of the series, as Producer and Script editor respectively.
Overview
Departing and joining
In December 1989 after Season 26 finished airing, producer John Nathan-Turner and script editor Andrew Cartmel announced their departures from the show, with Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred also announcing their departures after the following season. The BBC placed new assistant floor manager Stephen Garwood as producer, thus repeating the action of an inexperienced writer being in charge of the show from a decade earlier when JNT took control.
A little extra help
Garwood didn't know the writers too well, so he asked Cartmel to pick his successor as script editor, which was handed to Ben Aaronovitch. In addition, an outline was put in place for the new companion to replace Ace. The idea was that the new companion would go by the name of Katie Tollinger, a posh upper class cat burglar. Julia Sawalha was cast by Garwood for the role.
In late 1989, Aaronovitch commissioned the four stories from Cartmel's outline which he had left him; all of which were the stories to be featured in the season. They included the likes of: the Doctor and Ace in different manners, the return of the Ice Warriors, a masterplan from the Doctor and a regeneration story featuring UNIT.
Another new companion
A later addition to the season would be a story arc spanning throughout the season in all four stories; that being a character that has appeared in all stories (except the Doctor) but as different characters. The last story reveals that it is Henrick who was experimented onto the project across time and space. He joins the TARDIS team at the end of the season and into the next along with a new Doctor...
What almost happened
BBC1 controller Jonathan Powell almost decided to axe the show after Season 26. However, Alan Yentob, brought the show to BBC2 and to Saturday nights again for the first time in over three years to prevent the cancellation, given that he was one of the few people that had interest in the show at that point.
New logo and theme tune
Although the show largely looked the same, Garwood put in place a new logo; borrowing the 'connecting logo' from 1980-86 but done in a more unique way. Synthesis musician Jean Michele Jare composed the new theme tune, to place it a step into the 90s despite sounding very 80s. The titles were also tweaked to remove the Doctor's wink and include the new logo along with the new theme, which was structured in almost the same way as the previous Keff McCullough theme did.
Cast
Regular
Recurring
- Markus Tollinger - Tom Georgeson
- Colonol Felnikov - John Albasiny
- Brigadier Winifred Bambera - Angela Bruce
Guest
- Victor Espinosa - Paterson Joseph
- Voice of the Metatraxi - John Banks
- Voice of Hhesh - Nicholas Briggs
- Yevgeni - John Banks
- Vitali Wolshkin - Nigel Lambert
- Parvez - David Jason
- Micheal D - John Banks
- Vladamier - Anton Alexander
- Henrick - John Banks
- The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
Television Stories
| Serial | # | Title | Writer | Director | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Earth Aid | Ben Aaronovitch | Chris Clough | 8 September 1990 |
| 2 | 15 September 1990 | ||||
| 3 | 22 September 1990 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | Ice Time | Marc Platt | Christopher Barry | 29 September 1990 |
| 5 | 6 October 1990 | ||||
| 6 | 13 October 1990 | ||||
| 7 | 20 October 1990 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | Crime of the Century | Andrew Cartmel | Alan Wareing | 27 October 1990 |
| 9 | 3 November 1990 | ||||
| 10 | 10 November 1990 | ||||
| 4 | 11 | Blood and Iron | Graeme Harper | 17 November 1990 | |
| 12 | 24 November 1990 | ||||
| 13 | 1 December 1990 | ||||
| 14 | 8 December 1990 |
Home Media
VHS
- Earth Aid (1991)
- Ice Time (1991)
- Crime of the Century (1991)
- Blood and Iron (1991)
DVD
- This season released as the Complete Season 27 Box Set in July 2003.
- The season, along with all other Seventh Doctor stories was included in the Complete Sylvester McCoy Era Box Set.