The Seventh Doctor: Sylvester McCoy

Season Twenty-Four

Time and the Rani   (4 episodes) The Rani attacks the TARDIS, setting off The Doctor's regeneration process. He appears to be stable and alert, but has difficulty remembering his past. The Doctor and his new companion Mel track The Rani to Lakertya, where she has enslaved the population to build a rocket base. The rocket is to be fired into an asteroid containing a new form of matter and she has created a giant brain, using the intelligence of Earth's greatest geniuses, to aid in the computations. The Doctor tries to stop The Rani before her diabolical plot is carried out. First aired September 7 to September 28, 1987

Paradise Towers   (4 episodes) The Doctor and Mel decide to vacation at the huge leisure complex Paradise Towers, but find it in a state of anarchy and ruin. The rat-infested hallways are patrolled by the Kangs, groups of girl-only gangs; the apartments house cannibalistic old ladies; and the authoritarian Caretakers manage the building. The Doctor learns of something terrifying in the basement that is attempting to make all the inhabitants "un-alive." He tries to learn the secret of Paradise Towers before its too late. First aired October 5 to October 26, 1987

Delta and the Bannermen - Not yet released

Dragonfire   (3 episodes) The TARDIS lands in Iceworld, a galactic trading post on the dark side of the planet Svartos. They meet a teenager from Earth nicknamed Ace and a bounty hunter named Glitz. They soon get involved in a quest to find a legendary dragon said to guard a treasure in the frozen wastes of Iceworld. The group is followed by agents of the local ruler Kane, who has a personal interest in discovering the dragon's lair. First aired November 23 to December 7, 1987

Season Twenty-Five

Remembrance of the Daleks   (4 episodes) [Part of THE DALEKS: BOXED SET] The Doctor returns to London in 1963, arriving just after the events of the very first Doctor Who adventure, The Unearthly Child. The first Doctor had left behind a powerful Time Lord artifact, the Hand of Omega, and upon arrival meets up with Dalek search parties, also looking for the device. Two factions of Daleks, white and black, compete to control the Hand, while The Doctor plans to use it to finally defeat the most evil creatures in the universe. He learns that one of the factions are actually Dalek rebels trying to usurp the power of the Dalek command and tries to figure out which group is on his side. First aired October 5 to October 29, 1988

The Happiness Patrol   (3 episodes) The Doctor and Ace arrive on Terra Alpha, an Earth colony where happiness is enforced by law and public sadness is cause for execution. Ruled by the fascist Helen A and her "Happiness Patrol" of robot KandyMen, the colonists suffer under oppression and fear, while having to keep the happy face. The travelers to try motivate the colonists to rebellion, forming an alliance with the planet's native population, the subterranean Pipe People. First aired November 2 to November 16, 1988

Silver Nemesis   (3 episodes) The Doctor returns to present-day Earth for the arrival of Nemesis, a Time Lord artifact of living metal created by the great Lord Rassilon for Gallifrey's defense. The Doctor had launched it into space in 1638 and it is expected to return to Earth. He is soon joined by a team of Cybermen and a group of Nazis, all waiting to steal Nemesis and take control of its power. This videotape also contains a rare, behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the episodes. First aired November 23 to December 7, 1988

The Greatest Show In The Galaxy   (4 episodes) The Doctor and Ace arrive on the planet Segonax to watch the "Greatest Show in the Galaxy", the Psychic Circus. They soon learn that those who travel to the Circus are not entertained, but rather forced by the Chief Clown to provide amusement for a single family seated at ringside. The Doctor discovers the strange secret of the Circus, that the family are the terrifying Gods of Ragnarok, whose lust for novelty is backed by the constant threat of death for those who fail to please them. First aired December 14 to January 4, 1989

Season Twenty-Six

Battlefield   (4 episodes) The TARDIS lands near the English village of Cadbury, where a UNIT convoy has run into trouble. At the bottom of a nearby lake lies a spaceship containing the body of King Arthur and his sword Excalibur. King Arthur is really a knight from a parallel universe, and the evil Morgaine and her son Mordred arrive to find their King. A battle breaks out between UNIT and Mordred's army of knights, who recognize The Doctor as the legendary Merlin. Also, the Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is called from retirement to help UNIT against the knights, who are trying to gain control of a nuclear missile. First aired September 6 to September 27, 1989

Ghost Light   (3 episodes) The travelers arrive in England, 1883, near a house that Ace had burned down 100 years later, after detecting the presence of ghosts. They discover that an alien ship is buried under the house, its owner asleep for millions of years. One of the alien crew has evolved into a human, Josiah Samuel Smith, who is plotting to murder Queen Victoria. In order to stop Mr. Smith, The Doctor awakens the alien Light and unwittingly unleashes a threat to all life on planet Earth. First aired October 4 to October 18, 1989

Curse of Fenric   (4 episodes) The Doctor and Ace arrive during WWII, where a secret British naval base houses a powerful computer to break German codes. A Russian unit sneaks into the base to steal a component from the machine, while blood-sucking aliens also descend on the base. The Doctor realizes that all of this has been orchestrated by Fenric, an evil creature that he had battled with long ago. This expanded edition contains new material not included in the original broadcast. First aired October 25 to November 15, 1989

Survival   (3 episodes) The final adventure of Doctor Who finds the TARDIS returning to Ace's home town, where she finds that many of her old friends have mysteriously disappeared. They learn that the people have been kidnapped by the Cheetah People, aliens who can travel through time and space in search of food for their planet. The Doctor and Ace travel to the planet, where The Master has been waiting for a final battle with his enemy, The Doctor. First aired November 22 to December 6, 1989

[NOTE: All video tapes are in VHS / NTSC format only]

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