When the BBC cancelled Dr Who in 1969 it was considered the right thing to do. Ratings had been falling consistently during the latter half of Patrick Troughton's tenure. The series was also costing far too much in terms of props etc and the imminent switch to colour meant that savings had to be made across the whole corporation
Troughton's final appearance "Trial of A Time Lord" in 1969 was seen as a coda for the series. In the six part story the truth about the Doctor's fleeing from Gallifrey, his meddling in other races affairs and his ability to regenerate were explained.
Jamie and Zoe were returned to their own times with their memories altered. The Doctor is found guilty of interference but the Time Lords take his evidence into consideration. The last we see of the Doctor is being trapped in a tube which flashes....
1983
The BBC start releasing their back catalogue of programmes onto VHS. From Comedy comes Dad's Army, from Drama comes When The Boat Comes in and from Sci-Fi comes some of the remaining episodes of Dr Who
Those who watched Dr Who in the 60's make the re-releases a hit The BBC take notice and an idea starts to form....
Troughton's final appearance "Trial of A Time Lord" in 1969 was seen as a coda for the series. In the six part story the truth about the Doctor's fleeing from Gallifrey, his meddling in other races affairs and his ability to regenerate were explained.
Jamie and Zoe were returned to their own times with their memories altered. The Doctor is found guilty of interference but the Time Lords take his evidence into consideration. The last we see of the Doctor is being trapped in a tube which flashes....
1983
The BBC start releasing their back catalogue of programmes onto VHS. From Comedy comes Dad's Army, from Drama comes When The Boat Comes in and from Sci-Fi comes some of the remaining episodes of Dr Who
Those who watched Dr Who in the 60's make the re-releases a hit The BBC take notice and an idea starts to form....