Dr Who Episode Guide: Colin Baker (1984-1986)

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Series XXI
6S - The Twin Dilemma - 4 episodes   Original Airdate: 22 Mar 1984 thru 30 Mar 1984 Written by: Anthony Steven & Eric Saward Produced by: John Nathan-Turner Directed by: Peter Moffatt Regular Cast: Colin Baker as The Doctor Nicola Bryant as Peri   Story Synopsis: Having regenerated in order to recover from the Toxoemia, the new Doctor starts acting erratically, nearly strangling Peri and then deciding to become a hermit. He also changes clothes, exhibiting an amazing lack of sartorial taste.
Series XXII
6T - Attack Of The Cybermen - 2 episodes   Original Airdate: 05 Jan 1985 thru 12 Jan 1985 Written by: Paula Moore & Eric Saward Produced by: John Nathan-Turner Directed by: Matthew Robinson Regular Cast: Colin Baker as The Doctor Nicola Bryant as Peri   Story Synopsis: The Doctor and Peri answer a distress call which brings them to the Earth of 1986, shortly prior to the Doctor destroying Mondas, the original home of the Cybermen. The Cybermen have stolen a time machine and are intent on stopping the destruction of Mondas. The Doctor is surprised to find that the mercenary Lytton is on Earth and apparently in league with the Cybermen.
6V - Vengeance On Varos - 2 episodes   Original Airdate: 19 Jan 1985 thru 26 Jan 1985 Written by: Philip Martin Produced by: John Nathan-Turner Directed by: Ron Jones Regular Cast: Colin Baker as The Doctor Nicola Bryant as Peri Guest Cast: Jason Connery as Jondar   Story Synopsis: The Doctor and Peri visit the mining planet of Varos, in order to pick up some Zyton-7, a rare compound needed by the TARDIS. The inhabitants of Varos enjoy watching criminals being publically tortured and executed, and punish unpopular decisions by direct pain control of the Governor. The Doctor discovers that Sil, a small and obnoxious reptile from Galatron who is supposed to be negotiating a trading arrangement with the Governor, is in fact plotting to take over Varos to gain total control of the Zyton-7 supply.
6X - Mark Of The Rani - 2 episodes   Original Airdate: 02 Feb 1985 thru 09 Feb 1985 Written by: Pip & Jane Baker Produced by: John Nathan-Turner Directed by: Sarah Hellings Regular Cast: Colin Baker as The Doctor Anthony Ainley as The Master Nicola Bryant as Peri Guest Cast: Kate O'Mara as The Rani   Story Synopsis: The Doctor visits the home of Robert Stephenson at the start of the industrial revolution, and discovers that he has called together a meeting of all the great minds of his time. The Doctor is alarmed to discover that the Master, and an evil female Time Lord known as the Rani are present and behind a series of vicious luddite attacks. But what is their real motive in being on Earth at this period in it's history?
6W - The Two Doctors - 3 episodes   Original Airdate: 16 Feb 1985 thru 02 Mar 1985 Written by: Robert Holmes Produced by: John Nathan-Turner Directed by: Peter Moffatt Regular Cast: Colin Baker as The Doctor Nicola Bryant as Peri Guest Cast: Patrick Troughton as The Doctor Frazer Hines as Jamie Jacqueline Pearce as Chessene   Story Synopsis: The Doctor and Jamie are sent by the Time Lords to visit a scientific Think Tank in deep space they helped establish to protest about the dangerous time travel experiments being carried out there. It turns out to be a trap and the Doctor is caught. Later the (other) Doctor and Peri arrive to investigate the disappearance of the Doctor and Jamie, and are re-united with Jamie. Their investigations lead them to Earth where the Sontarans are backing a megalomanic scientist's dangerous experiments into time travel and genetic engineering.
6Y - Timelash - 2 episodes   Original Airdate: 09 Mar 1985 thru 16 Mar 1985 Written by: Glen McCoy Produced by: John Nathan-Turner Directed by: Pennant Roberts Regular Cast: Colin Baker as The Doctor Nicola Bryant as Peri Guest Cast: Paul Darrow as Tekker   Story Synopsis: The Doctor and Peri are startled to a see the image of a girl fly through the TARDIS console room. They discover a time tunnel, and trace it back to the planet Karfel, where they find that a cruel tyrant, the Borad, throws his opponents into the time tunnel. The Doctor is forced by the Borad to retrieve the girl Vena, who fell into the time tunnel with a vital amulet, and finds that the far end of the tunnel is in 19th century Scotland! Bringing back Herbert, a young man holidaying in Scotland who enters the TARDIS accidentally, and Vena, the Doctor must return to Karfel to defeat the Borad, who is revealed to be a weird mutant!
6Z - Revelation Of The Daleks - 2 episodes   Original Airdate: 23 Mar 1985 thru 30 Mar 1985 Written by: Eric Saward Produced by: John Nathan-Turner Directed by: Graeme Harper Regular Cast: Colin Baker as The Doctor Nicola Bryant as Peri Guest Cast: Alexei Sayle as The DJ   Story Synopsis: The Doctor and Peri arrive on Necros to attend the funeral of an old friend of the Doctor who has recently died. However, Tranquil Repose is not all it seems and an attempt is made on the Doctor's life. Soon the Doctor comes face to face with the Great Healer, only to discover it is none other than Davros, the creator of the Daleks, intent on rebuilding the Dalek race decimated by the Movellans.
Series XXIII
7A - Trial of a Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet - 4 episodes   Original Airdate: 09 Sep 1986 thru 27 Sep 1986 Written by: Robert Holmes Produced by: John Nathan-Turner Directed by: Nicholas Mallett Regular Cast: Colin Baker as The Doctor Nicola Bryant as Peri Guest Cast: Michael Jayston as The Valeyard Lynda Bellingham as The Inquisitor   Story Synopsis: The Doctor and Peri arrive on the Earth in the distant future, only to find that civilisation is gone and only a small number of stone age tribes remain. However the Doctor soon discovers another race living underground and under the control of a manic robot who appears to be guarding a dark secret.
7B - Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp - 4 episode   Original Airdate: 04 Oct 1986 thru 25 Oct 1986 Written by: Philip Martin Produced by: John Nathan-Turner Directed by: Ron Jones Regular Cast: Colin Baker as The Doctor Nicola Bryant as Peri Guest Cast: Michael Jayston as The Valeyard Lynda Bellingham as The Inquisitor Brian Blessed as King Yrcanos   Story Synopsis: The Doctor and Peri travel to Thoros Beta, where they discover some very dangerous and unethical scientific experiments are being undertaken. Soon Peri is captured and becomes a subject in one of the experiments.
7C - Trial of a Time Lord: Terror of the Vervoids - 6 episodes   Original Airdate: 01 Nov 1986 thru 22 Nov 1986 Written by: Pip & Jane Baker Produced by: John Nathan-Turner Directed by: Chris Clough Regular Cast: Colin Baker as The Doctor Anthony Ainley as The Master Bonnie Langford as Mel Guest Cast: Michael Jayston as The Valeyard Lynda Bellingham as The Inquisitor Honor Blackman as Professor Lasky   Story Synopsis: The Doctor and Mel are on board an interstellar cruise liner when mysterious deaths and disappearances start occurring. The Doctor investigates and soon becomes suspicious of some scientists who are returning from an expedition with some very unusual plant life. When the Master speaks to the court from within the Matrix, it becomes obvious that much of the evidence thus far presented may be false. The Master claims that the Doctor has been framed by the timelords and that the Valeyard is merely a product of the Doctors darker side. The Valeyard flees into the Matrix and the Doctor pursues him into the dangerous fantasy world the Valeyard has created within.
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