Part II, Chapter XXXVIII: "Your Future Secured?"
“I was pretty comfortable with leaving at the end of my third season. It ended working out well with the anniversary story. Three seasons was what Hugh [Laurie] recommended to me, to avoid being typecast. I ended up being typecast anyway, but that’s another story. The point is, at the time at least, I was pretty sure that the show was in safe hands with Cartmel. I knew who my successor was, and I liked them. But I think Cartmel had a hard time learning from his mistakes at times.”
- Siddig El-Fadil, taken from
An Adventure in Space and Time. [1]
Compared to the previous two seasons, Season 27 was starting from a much stronger position. The fans had largely been won over by the previous season, and a large level of hype had been built up in the lead-up to the thirtieth anniversary.
The pairing of Siddig and Anderson was proving to be a popular one, and fans were interested to see the duo interact with previous companions and Doctors, as was being teased.
Season 27 of
Doctor Who began airing on Sunday 16th May 1993. It was the sixth season of the revival series.
List of Episodes of Season 27 of Doctor Who: [2]
- The People From Nowhere (Part 1)
- The People From Nowhere (Part 2)
- Boom City (Part 1)
- Boom City (Part 2)
- Despair for Sale (Part 1)
- Despair for Sale (Part 2)
- Ideals (Part 1)
- Ideals (Part 2)
- Closed Circle (Part 1)
- Closed Circle (Part 2)
- As You Were
- Christmas on a Rational Planet (Part 1)
- Christmas on a Rational Planet (Part 2)
- Christmas on a Rational Planet (Part 3)
- Happy Hunting (Part 1)
- Happy Hunting (Part 2)
- The Black Sunrise (Part 1)
- The Black Sunrise (Part 2)
- Meltdown (Part 1)
- Meltdown (Part 2)
- Premonitions (Part 1)
- Premonitions (Part 2)
- The Dark Dimension (Part 1)
- The Dark Dimension (Part 2)
- The Dark Dimension (Part 3)
- The Dark Dimension (Part 4)
Bold denotes a story written by @The Chimera Virus. Italics denotes a story by @Drorac.
Cast of Season 27 of Doctor Who (abridged): [3]
- The Eighth Doctor – Siddig El-Fadil
- Dr. Rachel Vance – Gillian Anderson
- The Master – J. E. Freeman
- The Monk – Eric Idle
- Romana – Lalla Ward
Season 27 of
Doctor Who was met with positive critical reviews. Critics praised the performances of Siddig and Anderson, drawing particular note to
The Dark Dimension, where critics commented that they still stood out among more experienced actors.
The Dark Dimension received particular praise, with it drawing the highest figures of any
Doctor Who story up to that point. [4]
With the Ninth Doctor on their way, fans were excited for the future of the show. [5]
[1] Read into that what you will.
[2] The key is below that list, but as you can see, I'm writing fewer and fewer stories. That will speed things along a bit. Some of @The Chimera Virus's stories are based on unproduced stories or VNAs, but he's adapted them for the ATL Eighth Doctor.
[3] This is very abridged. There's a good amount of guest stars too. I'm editing the previous update to mention a couple of them.
[4] I think that's reasonable. It's a big "event" in television. Doctor Who has a big fan base in the US now, so almost every one of them is going to want to watch it at its original airing.
[5] Only three days until you find out who they are. I've enjoyed your thoughts so far, and I think you might be surprised by who it is.