The Sixth Doctor

Written by Anthony Steven in four parts, and first broadcast between March 22 and 30, 1984, this serial was directed by Peter Moffatt with incidental music by Malcolm Clarke.

Child protégés, Romulus and Remus Sylvest are kidnapped by Professor Edgeworth and taken to Titan III where the Doctor has taken Peri seeking some solitude. They save Lt Lang after his ship crashes nearby but leave him to investigate an odd building where they are captured and taken to Edgeworth who Doctor recognises as Azmael; an old friend who is under the control of the slug-like Mestor who plans to destroy Jaconda. The Doctor, Peri and Lang try to rescue the twins and thwart Mestor's plans.

This story features Maurice Denham as Edgeworth/Azmael and Edwin Richfield as Mestor. Also in the cast are Kevin McNally and Dennis Chinnery, 

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Written by Paula Moore in two parts, and first broadcast between January 5 and 12, 1985, this serial was directed by Matthew Robinson with incidental music by Malcolm Clarke.

The alien mercenary Lytton has been stranded in 1985 London. He and his gang of criminals stumble across a group of Cybermen, to whom he offers his services. The Cyber Leader takes them to the Cyber Controller on Telos. The Doctor and Peri go to Telos where they meet the Cryons, the planet's original inhabitants who will go to any lengths to get their world back!

This story features Maurice Colbourne as Lytton, Michael Kilgarriff as Cyber Controller, and David Banks as Cyber Leader. Also in the cast are Brian Glover, Terry Molloy,  entertainer Faith Brown, and Blue Peter presenter Sarah Greene.

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Written by Philip Martin in two parts, and first broadcast between January 19 and 26, 1985, this serial was directed by Ron Jones with incidental music by Jonathan Gibbs.

Miners on the former prison planet Varos are entertained by real-life violence and murder broadcast live from the Punishment Dome. The Doctor and Peri arrive seeking Zeiton-7 to repair the TARDIS but the Governor forces the Doctor to tell him the mineral's true value. Sil, representative of the Galatron Mining Corporation, is negotiating with the Governor over the price of the ore and subjects Peri and Areta to enforced mutation.

This story featurs Martin Jarvis as the Governor and Nabil Shaban as Sil. Also in the cast are Jason Connery, Stephen Yardley, and Hugh Martin.

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Written by Pip & Jane Baker in two parts, and first broadcast between February 2 and 9, 1985, this serial was directed by Sarah Hellings with incidental music by Jonathan Gibbs.

In 1820s England as the Industrial Revolution gathers pace, a Time Lord known as the Rani is meddling with human minds when the Master arrives with his own plans to ensure a meeting of scientific and engineering geniuses takes place. He helps her plant transformation land mines for The Doctor, as he proposes an alliance with her in ruling over Earth.

This story featurs Anthony Ainley as the Master and Kate O'Mara as the Rani. Also in the cast is Terence Alexander.

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Written by Robert Holmes in three parts, and first broadcast between February 16 and March 2, 1985, this serial was directed by Peter Moffatt with incidental music by Peter Howell.

The Time Lords have sent the second Doctor and Jamie to alien space station J7 to try to stop dangerous experiments into time travel. But the station comes under attack from the Sontarans and far away in space and time the sixth Doctor goes into psychic shock... He and Peri meet Jamie and learn the Second Doctor is being prepared by the Sontarans to trigger their Kartz-Reimer capsule.

This story featurs Patrick Troughton and Frazer Hines reprising their roles as the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon, respectively. Also in the cast are John Stratton, Blake 7's Jacqueline Pearce, and Laurence Payne.

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Written by Glen McCoy in two parts, and first broadcast between March 9 and 16, 1985, this serial was directed by Pennant Roberts with incidental music by Liz Parker.

On the planet Karfel the tyrannical Borad rules with an iron fist, and any who oppose him are cast into the Timelash - a space-time tunnel leading to the past of an alien world called Earth... He enables Maylin Tekker to expose the rebels and trap Peri with the Morlox while the Doctor tries to avert a war between Karfel and the Bandrils.

This story features Blake 7's Paul Darrow as Tekker. Also in the cast are Denis Carey, Steven Mackintosh and Chris Bradshaw.

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Written by Eric Saward in two parts, and first broadcast between March 23 and 30, 1985, this serial was directed by Graeme Harper with incidental music by Roger Limb.

The Doctor arrives on planet Necros for the cryogenic interment of an old friend at Tranquil Repose, a vast repository of bodies in suspended animation. But what does the 'Great Healer' really have in mind for them..?

This story featured Terry Molloy as Davros, with Eleanor Bron as Kara, and Clive Swift as Jobel. Also in the cast are comedian Alexei Sayle, and The Champion's William Gaunt.

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