The Caves of Androzani
Joe Siegler
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The Caves of Androzani
This Story: Season 21, Story 6. Production Code 6R
Overall: Story 136, Episode 625-628
Airdates: 8 Mar 1984 – 16 Mar 1984
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by Graeme Harper
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- The last (regular) story for Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.
- The first appearance of Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor.
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 625 - The Caves of Androzani 1/4 (Serial 6R Story 136) - 8 Mar 1984 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 17, 2023
Here we are. The final Peter Davison story, & one that many people consider the best story in all 26 yrs of Classic Who. It's outstanding in every way. The Doctor & Peri pic.twitter.com/hESU7oBC4B
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 625 - The Caves of Androzani 1/4 (Serial 6R Story 136) - 8 Mar 1984 #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 17, 2023
land on a planet w/some great political intrigue. We get a reason why 5 wears celery on his outfit finally. The Doctor & Peri are sentenced to death for just being there. pic.twitter.com/K5PxJdfpfp
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 626 - The Caves of Androzani 2/4 (Serial 6R Story 136) - 9 Mar 1984 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 17, 2023
This story was written by the #1 classic Who writer, Robert Holmes, and one of the best directors - Graeme Harper. The result is as I said before glorious. The political pic.twitter.com/LDzdUUQ9ib
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 626 - The Caves of Androzani 2/4 (Serial 6R Story 136) - 9 Mar 1984 #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 17, 2023
intrigue continues. Sharaz Jek obsesses over Peri due to her beauty - it's proper creepy. But the Doctor & Peri need him as they've been poisoned. So much awesomeness here. pic.twitter.com/kolO9SMzCK
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 627 - The Caves of Androzani 3/4 (Serial 6R Story 136) - 15 Mar 1984 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 18, 2023
Some of the people held by Jek escape, & the army plots new moves. The android clones confuse people as there is multiple copies of people, it's all fun to follow. pic.twitter.com/ULmA7ZsDW9
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 627 - The Caves of Androzani 3/4 (Serial 6R Story 136) - 15 Mar 1984 #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 18, 2023
More political fun here. The Doctor is taken by the gun runners who want to take him to Androzani Major. That ends in one of the best cliffhangers in the entire series run. pic.twitter.com/AGoLMmnVNm
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 628 - The Caves of Androzani 4/4 (Serial 6R Story 136) - 16 Mar 1984 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 19, 2023
Regeneration episode! Said it before, but Androzani is killer stuff. Top of the Heap #DoctorWho here. This is a story where the ending lives up to what was built up getting there. pic.twitter.com/Uu0brjtgj4
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 628 - The Caves of Androzani 4/4 (Serial 6R Story 136) - 16 Mar 1984 #DoctorWho 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 19, 2023
All of the pieces of this story come together in a satisfying ending. The Doctor manages to get the antidote to the Spectrox, but only enough to save Peri, which ends him. pic.twitter.com/VNnQ9mxZaD
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 628 - The Caves of Androzani 4/4 (Serial 6R Story 136) - 16 Mar 1984 #DoctorWho 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 19, 2023
All the old characters filmed new bits for the regeneration. Davison has made light on DVD commentary that his dying acting is upstaged by Nicola Bryant's cleavage.? pic.twitter.com/v6oBXgzvx8
