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    {{Series|seasondesc = 22 episodes, comprising of 8 serials, starting with <i> [[Revenge of the Master]] </i>|image1 =DW33.png |caption1 = |doctor = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companions = [[Janet Wells]]|producer = [[Stephen Garwood]]|script_editor = [[Colin Brake]]|start_date = [[1 September (releases)|1 September]] [[1996]]|end_date = [[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1997]]|premier_network = BBC1|typical_episode_length = 22x25 minute episodes|previous_season = |next_season = |image2 = |chief_executive_producer = [[Stephen Garwood]]|prev = Season 32 (Doctor Who)|next = Season 34 (Doctor Who)|title1 = Season 33 - 1996-97|aka = <i> Chapter Three, Part III: Series 6 </i>}}{{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]].
    {{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 [[Paul McGann]] as [[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] and the first for [[Rakie Ayola]] as [[Janet Wells]].
    It was the first season for [[Michael French]] as [[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] and the first for [[Rakie Ayola]] as [[Janet Wells]].


    == Overview ==
    == Overview ==
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    === A brand new era ===
    === 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 [[Paul McGann]], but also a new companion in his debut story unlike [[Eighth Doctor|Eight]], [[Katie Tollinger|Katie]] and [[Henrick]] who had joined at different points in [[Season 27 (Doctor Who)|Season 27]]. 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.
    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 ===
    === 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 black actress 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.
    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 ===
    === 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.
    As expected by now, new titles and theme for a new Doctor. Unlike other title sequences, this one was vastly different to all the others. Since the BBC wanted to push an American feel within the show, it was suggested for the new titles to be made by an American VFX company, that of Santa Barbara Studios who also did titles for Star Trek: Voyager. Additionally, this made the title sequence look even better in execution with a simple structure of various shots around Earth with the occasional appearance of the TARDIS. Cast and creator names were also introduced with these titles, but also retaining the basic elements such as McGann's face and the TARDIS as well as the iconic theme.


    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.
    Garwood decided to search for various themes done in the past and came across a version by Dominic Glynn named 'The Terror Theme' from 1989. Despite being almost seven years apart, he felt it sounded very of the time for 1996 and asked for Glynn to not just use it for the show, but also to add orchestra since the BBC Radiophonic Workshop was coming to an end as the season also saw the debut of an orchestra for incidental music.


    === Stories ===
    === Stories ===
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    == Cast ==
    == Cast ==
    === Regular ===
    === Regular ===
    * [[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
    * [[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Michael French]]
    * [[Janet Wells]] - [[Rakie Ayola]]
    * [[Janet Wells]] - [[Rakie Ayola]]


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    | rowspan="2" |[[Trial by Fire (serial)|''Trial by Fire'']]
    | rowspan="2" |[[Trial by Fire (serial)|''Trial by Fire'']]
    | rowspan="2" |[[Steven Moffat]]
    | rowspan="2" |[[Steven Moffat]]
    | rowspan="2" |[[Richard Holthouse]]
    | rowspan="5" |[[Richard Holthouse]]
    |7 December 1996
    |7 December 1996
    |-
    |-
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    |[[The Well (episode)|''The Well '']]
    |[[The Well (episode)|''The Well '']]
    |[[Mark Gatiss]]
    |[[Mark Gatiss]]
    | rowspan="3" |[[Winrich Kolbe]]
    |21 December 1996
    |21 December 1996
    |-
    |-
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    == Home Media ==
    == Home Media ==
    === Physical Media ===
    {| class="wikitable"
    ! rowspan="2" |
    Title and Episodes included
    ! rowspan="2" |Cover
    ! rowspan="2" |Format
    ! rowspan="2" |Number and duration of episodes
    ! colspan="2" |Release Date
    |-
    !Region 1
    !Region 2
    |-
    |Revenge of the Master
    [[Revenge of the Master (serial)|''Revenge of the Master'']]
    |TBA
    |[[VHS]]
    |4x25 minutes
    |[[5 September (releases)|5 September]] 1997
    |[[3 March (releases)|3 March]] 1997
    |-
    |The English Way of Death
    [[The English Way of Death (serial)|''The English Way of Death'']]
    |TBA
    |VHS
    |3x25 minutes
    |[[3 October (releases)|3 October]] 1997
    |[[6 April (releases)|6 April]] 1997
    |-
    |The Time Ravagers
    [[The Time Ravagers (serial)|''The Time Ravagers'']]
    |TBA
    |VHS
    |3x25 minutes
    |[[7 November (releases)|7 November]] 1997
    |[[4 May (releases)|4 May]] 1997
    |-
    |Heaven and Earth
    [[Heaven and Earth (serial)|''Heaven and Earth'']]
    |TBA
    |VHS
    |3x25 minutes
    |[[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1997
    |[[1 June (releases)|1 June]] 1997
    |-
    |Trial by Fire
    [[Trial by Fire (serial)|''Trial by Fire'']]
    |TBA
    |VHS
    |2x25 minutes
    |[[2 January (releases)|2 January]] 1998
    |[[6 July (releases)|6 July]] 1997
    |-
    |The Well
    [[The Well (episode)|''The Well'']]
    |TBA
    |VHS
    |1x25 minutes
    |[[6 February (releases)|6 February]] 1998
    |[[3 August (releases)|3 August]] 1997
    |-
    |Paradise Lost
    [[Paradise Lost (serial)|''Paradise Lost'']]
    |TBA
    |VHS
    |2x25 minutes
    |[[6 March (releases)|6 March]] 1998
    |[[7 September (releases)|7 September]] 1997
    |-
    |Resurrection of the Autons
    [[Resurrection of the Autons (serial)|''Resurrection of the Autons'']]
    |TBA
    |VHS
    |4x25 minutes
    |[[3 April (releases)|3 April]] 1998
    |[[5 October (releases)|5 October]] 1997
    |-
    |Doctor Who: The Complete Season 33
    [[Revenge of the Master (serial)|''Revenge of the Master'']]

    [[The English Way of Death (serial)|''The English Way of Death'']]

    [[The Time Ravagers (serial)|''The Time Ravagers'']]

    [[Heaven and Earth (serial)|''Heaven and Earth'']]

    [[Trial by Fire (serial)|''Trial by Fire'']]

    [[The Well (episode)|''The Well'']]

    [[Paradise Lost (serial)|''Paradise Lost'']]

    [[Resurrection of the Autons (serial)|''Resurrection of the Autons'']]
    |TBA
    |DVD
    |22x25 minutes
    |2003
    |2003
    |-
    |Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 33
    [[Revenge of the Master (serial)|''Revenge of the Master'']]

    [[The English Way of Death (serial)|''The English Way of Death'']]

    [[The Time Ravagers (serial)|''The Time Ravagers'']]

    [[Heaven and Earth (serial)|''Heaven and Earth'']]

    [[Trial by Fire (serial)|''Trial by Fire'']]

    [[The Well (episode)|''The Well'']]

    [[Paradise Lost (serial)|''Paradise Lost'']]

    [[Resurrection of the Autons (serial)|''Resurrection of the Autons'']]
    |TBA
    |DVD/Blu-Ray
    |22x25 minutes
    | colspan="2" |TBD
    |}
    === Download/Streaming ===
    {| class="wikitable"
    !
    Country
    !Netflix
    !Amazon Video
    !Google Play
    !iTunes
    !Britbox
    !BBC iPlayer
    |-
    !United Kingdom
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |-
    !United States
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |-
    !Canada
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |-
    !Ireland
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |-
    !Australia
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |}

    BBC iPlayer is only available in the UK. iTunes only carry ''Doctor Who'' in the US, Canada, Ireland and Australia. Amazon Video can stream Doctor Who through BritBox in the US, and holds it as a paid series in all other countries, but Australia where it's included with Prime.

    === Repeats ===
    To be added.
    To be added.
    [[Category:Doctor Who seasons]]
    [[File:Screen Shot 2020-04-07 at 04.51.52.png|thumb|220x220px]]
    Season 33 was rerun on the UKTV channel, Drama, following the earlier seasons of Chapter Two: Part III, during April 2020, at the rate of one episode per weekday. The repeats began with the start of Part III, [[Season 24 (Doctor Who)|Season 24]], and continued until the end of [[Season 40 (Doctor Who)|Season 40]].

    The episodes were also available on the streaming/catch-up service UKTV Play for 30 days after broadcast, but as this was only temporary it doesn't count on the Download/Streaming section.[[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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