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    {{Series|image1 = 1996 logo.png|caption1 = |doctor = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companions = [[Grace Holloway]]|producer = [[Stephen Garwood]]|script_editor = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]|start_date = 27/04/1996|end_date = 30/11/1996|premier_network = BBC1|typical_episode_length = 30'|previous_season = [[Season 32 (Doctor Who) | Season 32]]|next_season = [[Season 34 (Doctor Who) | Season 34]]|image2 = SEASON 33 BLU RAY COVER.png}}
    {{Series|seasondesc = <center> 22 episodes, comprising of 8 serials, starting with '' [[Revenge of the Master (serial)|Revenge of the Master]] '' </center>|image1 =DW33.png |caption1 = |doctor = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companions = [[Janet Wells]]|producer = [[Stephen Garwood]]|script_editor = [[Colin Brake]]|start_date = [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] [[1996]]|end_date = [[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1997]]|premier_network = BBC1|typical_episode_length = 22x25 minute episodes|image2 = |chief_executive_producer = [[Stephen Garwood]]|prev = [[Season 32 (Doctor Who)|Season 32]]|next = [[Season 34 (Doctor Who)|Season 34]]|title1 = Season 33 - 1996-97|aka = '' Chapter Two ''|executive_producers = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]}}{{Realworld}}'''Season 33''' of [[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]] ran from [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] [[1996]] to [[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1997]].

    It was the first season for [[Michael French]] as [[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] and the first for [[Rakie Ayola]] as [[Janet Wells]].


    == Overview ==
    == Overview ==

    To be added.
    === Format and chapter details ===
    This season consisted of eight stories with twenty-two 25-minute episodes. It was the tenth season in Chapter Two Part III of Doctor Who.

    === A brand new era ===
    Season 33 felt quite dramatic in different to recent seasons due to it featuring not only a new [[Ninth Doctor|Doctor]] under [[Michael French]], but also a new companion in his debut story, similar to how [[Henrick]] joined the TARDIS in [[Season 28 (Doctor Who)|Season 28]]. Other than Garwood and Brake remaining on along with major crew members, everything else felt vastly different due to the BBC slowly progressing the competitiveness with other American sci-fi shows which would be noted with the frequent use of alien planets in recent years.

    === Janet the Traveller ===
    The new companion would be Janet Wells, a Lancashire traveller from the year 1956. Played by [[Rakie Ayola]], she was the first actress of colour to play a companion with a sub-arc of her dealing with themes of race across several stories and especially her debut story considering the time period she was in.

    === New titles and theme ===
    With a new Doctor, a new title sequence and theme arrangement was commissioned. The new sequence was designed by Red Pepper, and saw a 3D clock explode, entering a vortex, which features the cast names in the sequence for the first time. The Doctor's face now appears in the form of his eyes, appearing from the clock before zooming past the camera whilst the vortex changes colour from orange to blue, followed by the Doctor Who logo, retaining the 1991 version, and the episode title and writer underneath.

    Mark Ayres was again asked to compose a new version of the theme, which included a ticking clock throughout, which is incorporated into the sequence. Despite the incidental music moving towards an orchestral feel from this season, Ayres' arrangement retained the synthesized feel.

    === Stories ===
    The eight stories featured in this season included the Master, a hot London summer, the return of the Daleks and Vardans, a planet of demons, a Well, surviving a laser strike and resurrecting the Autons.


    == Cast ==
    == Cast ==
    === Regular ===
    === Regular ===
    * [[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
    * [[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Michael French]]
    * [[Grace Holloway|Dr. Grace Holloway]] - [[Daphne Ashbrook]]
    * [[Janet Wells]] - [[Rakie Ayola]]


    === Recurring ===
    === Recurring ===
    * To Be Added.
    * Henrick - John Banks
    * The Master - Anthony Ainley
    * Voice of K-9 - John Leeson
    * Romana - Lalla Ward
    * Leela - Louise Jameson
    * President Gregori - Nigel Fairs


    === Guest ===
    === Guest ===
    * To Be Added.
    * Chang Lee - Yee Jee Tso
    * Frank -
    * Kevin -
    * Timelord -
    * Mr Marko -
    * Pens -
    * Q-Leader -
    * Z-Leader -
    * Julie -
    * David -
    * Fredreck -
    * Capt. Holding -
    * Sally Sparrow -
    * Kathy Nightingale -
    * Larry Nightingale - 
    * Malcolm Wainwright - 
    * Billy Shipton - 
    * Old Billy - 
    * Ben Wainwright - 
    * Banto - 
    * Desk Sergeant - 
    * Headhunter - 
    * Eileen Klint - 
    * Tom Cardwell - 
    * Asha - 
    * Lowell - 
    * Voice of The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs, Roy Skelton
    * Dalek Operators -
    * Dr Thomas -
    * Prof. Carrol -
    * Kilk -
    * Julk -
    * Voice of the Nestene - Nicholas Briggs
    * Space Buoy -
    * Captain Stride - Garry Russel
    * Harlan -
    * Okkerby -
    * Murgatroyd -
    * The Captain -
    * Young God -
    * Old God -
    * The Necromancer -
    * The Wizard -
    * Sarkyn -
    * Dragon Queen -
    * Drew Shahan -
    * Premier Jaeger - 
    * Charlotte Singh - 
    * Ryan Wareing - 
    * Gina Grewal - 
    * Lula - 


    == Television Stories ==
    == Television Stories ==
    {| class="article-table"
    {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
    !Story
    !Serial
    !Serial
    !#
    !Title
    !Title
    !Writer
    !Written by
    !Director
    !Directed by
    !Air Dates (UK)
    !Air Date
    !Production Code
    |-
    |-
    ! rowspan="4" |1
    |184
    |1
    |1
    |[[Revenge of the Master]]
    | rowspan="4" |[[Revenge of the Master (serial)|''Revenge of the Master'']]
    | rowspan="4" |[[Colin Brake]]
    |[[Matthew Jacobs]]
    | rowspan="4" |[[Roger Singleton-Turner]]
    |[[Geoffrey Sax]]
    |27/04/1996
    |7 September 1996
    04/05/1996

    11/05/1996

    18/05/1996
    |8T
    |-
    |-
    |185
    |2
    |2
    |14 September 1996
    |[[The Zygon Dread]]
    |[[Russell T Davies|Russell Davies]]
    |[[Colin Cant]]
    |25/05/1996
    01/06/1996

    08/06/1996

    15/06/1996
    |8U
    |-
    |-
    |186
    |3
    |3
    |21 September 1996
    |[[Blink]]
    |[[Steven Moffat]]
    |[[Hettie MacDonald]]
    |22/06/1996
    29/06/1996

    06/07/1996

    13/07/1996
    |8V
    |-
    |-
    |187
    |4
    |4
    |28 September 1996
    |[[Blood of the Daleks]]
    |[[Steve Lyons]]
    |[[Nicholas Briggs]]
    |20/07/1996
    27/07/1996

    03/08/1996

    10/08/1996
    |8W
    |-
    |-
    ! rowspan="3" |2
    |188
    |5
    |5
    | rowspan="3" |[[The English Way of Death (serial)|''The English Way of Death'']]
    |[[Resurrection of the Autons]]
    | rowspan="3" |[[Gareth Roberts]]
    |[[Pip & Jane Baker]]
    | rowspan="3" |[[Sandy Johnson]]
    |[[Barry Letts]]
    |17/08/1996
    |5 October 1996
    24/08/1996

    31/08/1996

    07/09/1996
    |8X
    |-
    |-
    |189
    |6
    |6
    |12 October 1996
    |[[The Time Ravages]]
    |[[Nicholas Briggs]]
    |[[Andrew Morgan]]
    |14/09/1996
    21/09/1996

    28/09/1996

    05/10/1996
    |8Y
    |-
    |-
    |190
    |7
    |7
    |19 October 1996
    |[[Mythos]]
    |[[Jim Mortimore|Johnathan Boothroyd]]
    |[[D.J. MacHale]]
    |12/10/1996
    19/10/1996

    26/10/1996

    02/11/1996
    |8Z
    |-
    |-
    ! rowspan="3" |3
    |191
    |8
    |8
    | rowspan="3" |[[The Time Ravagers (serial)|''The Time Ravagers'']]
    |[[News 24/7]]
    | rowspan="3" |[[Nicholas Briggs]]
    |[[James Parsons]] & [[Andrew Stirling-Brown|Andrew Stirling]]
    | rowspan="3" |[[Andrew Morgan]]
    |[[Gary Russell]]
    |09/11/1996
    |26 October 1996
    |-
    16/11/1996
    |9

    23/11/1996
    |2 November 1996
    |-

    |10
    30/11/1996
    |9 November 1996
    |9A
    |-
    ! rowspan="3" |4
    |11
    | rowspan="3" |[[Heaven and Earth (serial)|''Heaven and Earth'']]
    | rowspan="3" |[[Paul Cornell]]
    | rowspan="3" |[[Marcus Mortimer]]
    |16 November 1996
    |-
    |12
    |23 November 1996
    |-
    |13
    |30 November 1996
    |-
    ! rowspan="2" |5
    |14
    | rowspan="2" |[[Trial by Fire (serial)|''Trial by Fire'']]
    | rowspan="2" |[[Steven Moffat]]
    | rowspan="5" |[[Richard Holthouse]]
    |7 December 1996
    |-
    |15
    |14 December 1996
    |-
    !6
    |16
    |[[The Well (episode)|''The Well '']]
    |[[Mark Gatiss]]
    |21 December 1996
    |-
    ! rowspan="2" |7
    |17
    | rowspan="2" |[[Paradise Lost (serial)|''Paradise Lost'']]
    | rowspan="2" |[[Russell T Davies]]
    |28 December 1996
    |-
    |18
    |4 January 1997
    |-
    ! rowspan="4" |8
    |19
    | rowspan="4" |[[Resurrection of the Autons (serial)|''Resurrection of the Autons'']]
    | rowspan="4" |[[Steve Lyons]]
    | rowspan="4" |[[Brian Grant]]
    |11 January 1997
    |-
    |20
    |18 January 1997
    |-
    |21
    |25 January 1997
    |-
    |22
    |1 February 1997
    |}
    |}


    == Home Media ==
    == Home Media ==
    To be added.
    VHS
    *[[Revenge of the Master]] (1997)
    *[[The Zygon Dread]] (1997)
    *[[Blink]] (1997)
    *[[Blood of the Daleks]] (1997)
    *[[Resurrection of the Autons]] (1997)
    *[[The Time Ravages]] (1997)
    *[[Mythos]] (1997)
    *[[News 24/7]] (1997)
    DVD
    *This season released as [[the Complete Season 33 Box Set]] in July 2003.
    *The season, along with all other [[Ninth Doctor]] stories was included in [[the Complete Paul McGann Era Box Set]].
    [[Category:Doctor Who seasons]]
    [[Category:Doctor Who seasons]]

    Latest revision as of 13:23, 9 April 2024

    The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.

    Season 33 of Doctor Who ran from 7 September 1996 to 1 February 1997.

    It was the first season for Michael French as The Doctor and the first for Rakie Ayola as Janet Wells.

    Overview

    Format and chapter details

    This season consisted of eight stories with twenty-two 25-minute episodes. It was the tenth season in Chapter Two Part III of Doctor Who.

    A brand new era

    Season 33 felt quite dramatic in different to recent seasons due to it featuring not only a new Doctor under Michael French, but also a new companion in his debut story, similar to how Henrick joined the TARDIS in Season 28. Other than Garwood and Brake remaining on along with major crew members, everything else felt vastly different due to the BBC slowly progressing the competitiveness with other American sci-fi shows which would be noted with the frequent use of alien planets in recent years.

    Janet the Traveller

    The new companion would be Janet Wells, a Lancashire traveller from the year 1956. Played by Rakie Ayola, she was the first actress of colour to play a companion with a sub-arc of her dealing with themes of race across several stories and especially her debut story considering the time period she was in.

    New titles and theme

    With a new Doctor, a new title sequence and theme arrangement was commissioned. The new sequence was designed by Red Pepper, and saw a 3D clock explode, entering a vortex, which features the cast names in the sequence for the first time. The Doctor's face now appears in the form of his eyes, appearing from the clock before zooming past the camera whilst the vortex changes colour from orange to blue, followed by the Doctor Who logo, retaining the 1991 version, and the episode title and writer underneath.

    Mark Ayres was again asked to compose a new version of the theme, which included a ticking clock throughout, which is incorporated into the sequence. Despite the incidental music moving towards an orchestral feel from this season, Ayres' arrangement retained the synthesized feel.

    Stories

    The eight stories featured in this season included the Master, a hot London summer, the return of the Daleks and Vardans, a planet of demons, a Well, surviving a laser strike and resurrecting the Autons.

    Cast

    Regular

    Recurring

    • To Be Added.

    Guest

    • To Be Added.

    Television Stories

    Serial # Title Writer Director Air Date
    1 1 Revenge of the Master Colin Brake Roger Singleton-Turner 7 September 1996
    2 14 September 1996
    3 21 September 1996
    4 28 September 1996
    2 5 The English Way of Death Gareth Roberts Sandy Johnson 5 October 1996
    6 12 October 1996
    7 19 October 1996
    3 8 The Time Ravagers Nicholas Briggs Andrew Morgan 26 October 1996
    9 2 November 1996
    10 9 November 1996
    4 11 Heaven and Earth Paul Cornell Marcus Mortimer 16 November 1996
    12 23 November 1996
    13 30 November 1996
    5 14 Trial by Fire Steven Moffat Richard Holthouse 7 December 1996
    15 14 December 1996
    6 16 The Well Mark Gatiss 21 December 1996
    7 17 Paradise Lost Russell T Davies 28 December 1996
    18 4 January 1997
    8 19 Resurrection of the Autons Steve Lyons Brian Grant 11 January 1997
    20 18 January 1997
    21 25 January 1997
    22 1 February 1997

    Home Media

    To be added.

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