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Season 9 Announced as the Next Limited Edition Doctor Who: The Collection Blu-ray Set

Doctor Who Season 9 will be released as the next boxset in The Collection, a series of Blu-rays collecting together Classic Who.

The season is comprised of:

  • Day of the Daleks
  • The Curse of Peladon
  • The Sea Devils
  • The Mutants
  • The Time Monster

And Pete McTighe has written and directed an utterly delightful video welcoming back Katy Manning as Jo…

Across an action-packed 26 episodes, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo face off against Daleks, Ogrons, Sea Devils, Ice Warriors, Mutants and their old enemy the Master (Roger Delgado). Joining them in their adventures are the UNIT team of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney), Captain Yates (Richard Franklin), and Sergeant Benton (John Levene).

All episodes have been newly remastered from the best available sources.

The set also includes:

  • MAKING THE TIME MONSTER: Looking back on the Season 9 finale with Katy Manning, John Levene, and more.
  • MICHAEL E BRIANT AT THE HELM: A profile of director Michael E Briant.
  • LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION: Katy Manning and friends revisit the filming locations of Season 9.
  • THE FELL GUY: A profile of prolific stuntman Stuart Fell.
  • BEHIND THE SOFA: Five new Behind the Sofa episodes featuring Katy Manning (Jo), Peter Davison (The Fifth Doctor), Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sophie Aldred (Ace), and director Michael E Briant.
  • BLU-RAY TRAILER A brand new slice of classic Doctor Who.
  • MOVIE-LENGTH EDITIONS: Special repeat screenings of Day of the Daleks and The Sea Devils, previously unavailable.
  • CONVENTION FOOTAGE: A chance to hear from UNIT’s Nicholas Courtney and Richard Franklin, recorded in 1986.
  • 5.1 SURROUND & DOLBY ATMOS SOUND: On The Sea Devils (episodic and omnibus edition).
  • HD PHOTO GALLERIES: Including many previously unseen images.
  • AUDIO ARCHIVE: Features many unreleased gems.
  • INFO TEXT: Behind-the-scenes information and trivia on every episode.
  • PDF ARCHIVE: Including scripts, exclusive unseen BBC production files and other rarities.

This eight-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including Documentaries, Featurettes, Audio Commentaries, and the Day Of The Daleks Special Edition.

Amazon lists its release date as 20th March 2023.

Doctor Who: The Collection — Season 9 is available to pre-order now.

Philip Bates

Editor and co-founder of the Doctor Who Companion. When he’s not watching television, reading books ‘n’ Marvel comics, listening to The Killers, and obsessing over script ideas, Philip Bates pretends to be a freelance writer. He enjoys collecting everything. Writer of The Black Archive: The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang, The Silver Archive: The Stone Tape, and 100 Objects of Doctor Who.

Season 9 Announced as the Next Limited Edition Doctor Who: The Collection Blu-ray Set

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