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Season 27 of Doctor Who ran from 5 September 1990 and 5 December 1990. 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.

Overview

Departure

In December 1989 after Season 26 finished airing, producer John Nathan-Turner and script editor Andrew Cartmel announced their departures from the show in Season 27, with Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred also announcing their departures after the following season.

The new companion

Early on, 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 for the role.

Stories

In late 1989, Cartmel commissioned the four stories; 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 as well as the introduction of Katie, and a regeneration story featuring UNIT.

Another new companion

A later addition to the season would be another new companion named Henrick (the character's full name is Benjamin Henrick). Played by John Banks, he joins the TARDIS team at the end of the season and into the next along with a new Doctor.

Cast

Regular

Recurring

Guest

Victor Espinosa - Paterson Joseph
Shepstay - Jan Chappell
Yanikov - Michael Keating
Lt. Baraki - Sasha Mitchell
Grub - Simon Coady
Lt. Raina Kerenskaya/Sezhyr - Julia Goodman
Hhesh - Nicholas Briggs
Major Felnikov - John Albasiny
Glarva - Mac McDonald
Yevgeni - Nick Gillard
Vitali Wolshkin - Nigel Lambert
Yasha Lemayev - Peter Meakin
Markus Tollinger - Tom Georgeson
Nikitin - Paul Bradley
Parvez - David Jason
Party Guest - David Gillspie
Waiter - Colin McPhillamy
Sayf Udeen - Sam Halfpenny
Valentin - Richard Hainsworth
Walnuf - Mark Williams
Gunman - Jeffrey Robert
Vladimir - Anton Alexander
Brigadier Winifred Bambera - Angela Bruce
Scobie - Dexter Fletcher
Numlocks - Sharon Duce
Willa - Julie Graham
Percy - Ben Miller
Juno - Hermione Norris
Henrick - John Banks
The Doctor - Richard Griffiths

Television Stories

Serial	#	Title	Writer	Director	Air Date
1	1	Earth Aid	Ben Aaronovitch	Chris Clough	5 September 1990
	2				12 September 1990
	3				19 September 1990
2	4	Ice Time	Marc Platt	Nicholas Mallett	26 September 1990
	5				3 October 1990
	6				10 October 1990
	7				17 October 1990
3	8	Crime of the Century	Kevin Clarke	Alan Wareing	24 October 1990
	9				31 October 1990
	10				7 November 1990
4	11	Blood and Iron	Andrew Cartmel	Graeme Harper	14 November 1990
	12				21 November 1990
	13				28 November 1990
	14				5 December 1990

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 === 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 [[Seventh Doctor|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...
+A later addition to the season would be another new companion named [[Henrick]] (the character's full name is Benjamin Henrick). Played by [[John Banks]], he joins the TARDIS team at the end of the season and into the next along with a new Doctor.
 == Cast ==
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 === Recurring ===
-* [[Markus Tollinger]] - [[Tom Georgeson]]
 * [[Felnikov|Colonol Felnikov]] - [[John Albasiny]]
+* [[Metatraxi]] - [[Peter Tuddenham]]
-* [[ Winifred Bambera|Brigadier Winifred Bambera]] - [[Angela Bruce]]
 === Guest ===
-* [[Victor Espinosa]] - [[Paterson Joseph]]
+* [[Victor Espinosa]] - [[Paterson Joseph]]
+* [[Shepstay]] - [[Jan Chappell]]
-* Voice of the [[Metatraxi]] - John Banks
-* Voice of [[Hhesh]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
+* [[Yanikov]] - [[Michael Keating]]
-* [[Yevgeni]] - [[John Banks]]
+* [[Lt. Baraki]] - [[Sasha Mitchell]]
-* [[Vitali Wolshkin]] - [[Nigel Lambert]]
+* [[Grub]] - [[Simon Coady]]
-* [[Parvez]] - [[David Jason]]
+* [[Lt. Raina Kerenskaya]]/[[Sezhyr]] - [[Julia Goodman]]
-* [[Micheal D]] - [[John Banks]]
+* [[Hhesh]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
-* [[Vladamier]] - [[Anton Alexander]]
+* [[Major Felnikov]] - [[John Albasiny]]
+* [[Glarva]] - [[Mac McDonald]]
+* [[Yevgeni]] - [[Nick Gillard]]
+* [[Vitali Wolshkin]] - [[Nigel Lambert]]
+* [[Yasha Lemayev]] - [[Peter Meakin]]
+* [[Markus Tollinger]] - [[Tom Georgeson]]
+* [[Nikitin]] - [[Paul Bradley]]
+* [[Parvez]] - [[David Jason]]
+* [[Party Guest]] - [[David Gillspie]]
+* [[Waiter]] - [[Colin McPhillamy]]
+* [[Sayf Udeen]] - [[Sam Halfpenny]]
+* [[Valentin]] - [[Richard Hainsworth]]
+* [[Walnuf]] - [[Mark Williams]]
+* [[Gunman]] - [[Jeffrey Robert]]
+* [[Vladimir]] - [[Anton Alexander]]
+* [[Brigadier]] [[Winifred Bambera]] - [[Angela Bruce]]
+* [[Scobie (Blood and Iron)|Scobie]] - [[Dexter Fletcher]]
+* [[Numlocks]] - [[Sharon Duce]]
+* [[Willa]] - [[Julie Graham]]
+* [[Percy]] - [[Ben Miller]]
+* [[Juno]] - [[Hermione Norris]]
 * [[Henrick]] - [[John Banks]]
 * [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Richard Griffiths]]
 == Television Stories ==
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