2023 celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who with plenty of exciting things on the way. David Tennant and Catherine Tate return this November for three specials. In December, Ncuti Gatwa takes over the role of the 15th Doctor when the Doctor Who Christmas Special returns. Until then, the BBC will make sure fans of the Classic Era will have something to look forward to. The Doctor Who – The Collection: Season 9 joins the growing catalog of Classic Doctor Who seasons on Blu-ray. Season 9 features Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor in his third season in the role, alongside Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
As with most of the previous Doctor Who – The Collection releases, the BBC has produced a new trailer. The trailer serves as a sequel of sorts to one of the serials of the season. Here we see Jo Jones starring in Defenders of the Earth, a follow-up to the 1972 serial “The Sea Devils.”
The set features all 26 episodes of Season 9 restored for Blu-ray. Alongside the classic stories are several newly produced behind-the-scenes documentaries about the making of Season 9 and beyond. This is the third of Pertwee’s 5 seasons to get the Blu-ray treatment. Seasons 8 and 10 have already been released. That means all of Katy Manning’s stories are now available on Blu-ray. Manning left the series at the end of Season 10.
With the return of Russell T Davies as showrunner, there is speculation that he will extend the WHOniverse with several spin-off series like he did with The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood. The end of Jodie Whittiker’s final story featured the return of several former companions, including Jo, and hinted at UNIT reaching out and recruiting former companions of the Doctor. (Like Tegan and Ace). Perhaps Defenders of the Earth will be a series featuring UNIT and previous companions from all eras to help out.
This Blu-ray set is available for order on Amazon in both the UK and the US (Where it is billed as Doctor Who: Jon Pertwee The Complete Season 3)
The set includes all 5 stories from Season 9:
- DAY OF THE DALEKS
- THE CURSE OF PELADON
- THE SEA DEVILS
- THE MUTANTS
- THE TIME MONSTER
The Collection: Season 9 Blu-ray box set also includes extensive Special Features including:
MAKING THE TIME MONSTER
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- Looking back on the Season 9 finale with Katy Manning, John Levene, and more.
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MICHAEL E BRIANT AT THE HELM
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- A profile of director Michael E Briant.
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LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
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- Katy Manning and friends revisit the filming locations of Season 9.
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THE FELL GUY
A profile of prolific stuntman Stuart Fell.
BEHIND THE SOFA
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- Five new episodes with Katy Manning (Jo), Peter Davison (The Doctor),
- Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Janet Fielding (Tegan),
- Sophie Aldred (Ace) and director Michael E Briant.
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BLU-RAY TRAILER
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- A brand new slice of classic Doctor Who.
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MOVIE-LENGTH EDITIONS
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- Special repeat screenings of Day Of The Daleks and The Sea Devils were previously unavailable.
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CONVENTION FOOTAGE
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- A chance to hear from UNIT’s Nicholas Courtney and Richard Franklin, recorded in 1986.
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5.1 SURROUND & DOLBY ATMOS SOUND
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- On The Sea Devils (episodic and omnibus edition).
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HD PHOTO GALLERIES
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- Including many previously unseen images.
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AUDIO ARCHIVE
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- Featuring many unreleased gems.
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INFO TEXT
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- Behind-the-scenes information and trivia on every episode.
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PDF ARCHIVE
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- Including scripts, exclusive unseen BBC production files, and other rarities.
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AND LOTS MORE!
This eight-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including documentaries, featurettes, audio commentaries, Day Of The Daleks Special Edition, and more.
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