Doctor Who (season 9)


The ninth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 1 January 1972 with Day of the Daleks, and ended with The Time Monster.

Casting

Main cast

Jon Pertwee continues his role as the Third Doctor, as does Katy Manning playing Jo Grant.

Recurring cast

Nicholas Courtney, John Levene and Richard Franklin continue their roles of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Sergeant Benton and Captain Mike Yates respectively.
Roger Delgado returns to play The Master in The Sea Devils and The Time Monster.

Guest stars

makes his second of three appearances in the series playing an Ice Warrior. In this, his second appearance, he portrays Lord Izlyr in The Curse of Peladon.

Serials

The first serial, Day of the Daleks, saw the return of the Daleks for the first time since Season 4's The Evil of the Daleks in 1967. This was also the first time that the Daleks had been seen in colour in the television series.

Broadcast

The entire season was broadcast from 1 January to 24 June 1972.

Home media

VHS releases

DVD and Blu-ray releases

In print

Serial nameNovelisation titleAuthorFirst published
Day of the DaleksDoctor Who and the Day of the DaleksTerrance Dicks27 March 1974
The Curse of PeladonDoctor Who and the Curse of PeladonBrian Hayles1 January 1975
The Sea DevilsDoctor Who and the Sea-DevilsMalcolm Hulke17 October 1974
The MutantsDoctor Who and the MutantsTerrance Dicks29 September 1977
The Time MonsterThe Time MonsterTerrance Dicks12 September 1985