Doctor Who (season 14)


The fourteenth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 4 September 1976 with The Masque of Mandragora, and ended with The Talons of Weng-Chiang.

Casting

Main cast

Tom Baker continues his role as the Fourth Doctor. Sarah Jane Smith departs in The Hand of Fear, before the Doctor is joined by Leela in The Face of Evil. Uniquely in the 'classic' era of Doctor Who, no companion appears in The Deadly Assassin.

Guest stars

reappears in The Deadly Assassin as the main antagonist, his first appearance since Frontier in Space, this time played by Peter Pratt. The character would not make a further appearance until five years later in 1981.

Serials

The Masque of Mandragora saw the debut of the new wood-panelled "Secondary Console Room" set, which was to be used as the main TARDIS console room throughout the season. The season took a five-week transmission break between the broadcasts of The Deadly Assassin and The Face of Evil in order to extend the season further into 1977, allowing Robert Holmes time to work on the final serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang.

Broadcast

The entire season was broadcast from 4 September 1976 to 2 April 1977.

Home media

VHS releases

DVD and Blu-ray releases

In print

Serial nameNovelisation titleAuthorFirst published
The Masque of MandragoraDoctor Who and the Masque of MandragoraPhilip Hinchcliffe8 December 1977
The Hand of FearDoctor Who and the Hand of FearTerrance Dicks18 January 1979
The Deadly AssassinDoctor Who and the Deadly AssassinTerrance Dicks20 October 1977
The Face of EvilDoctor Who and the Face of EvilTerrance Dicks19 January 1978
The Robots of DeathDoctor Who and the Robots of DeathTerrance Dicks24 May 1979
The Talons of Weng-ChiangDoctor Who and the Talons of Weng-ChiangTerrance Dicks15 November 1977