Season 24 of Doctor Who first aired on BBC1 between 7 September and 7 December 1987. It opened with Time and the Rani, concluded with Dragonfire and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush & Sophie Aldred as Ace McShane.
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- Sabalom Glitz - Tony Selby
- The Rani - Kate O'Mara
- Ikona - Mark Greenstreet
- Faroon - Wanda Ventham
- Beyus - Donald Pickering
- Sarn - Karen Clegg
- Urak - Richard Gauntlett
- Lanisha - John Segal
- Chief Caretaker/The Great Architect - Richard Briers
- Deputy Chief Caretaker - Clive Merrison
- Tabby - Elizabeth Spriggs
- Tilda - Brenda Bruce
- Maddy - Judy Cornwell
- Pex - Howard Cooke
- Fire Escape - Julie Brennon
- Bin Liner - Annabel Yuresha
- Blue Kang Leader - Catherine Cusack
- Yellow Kang - Astra Sheridan
- Gavrok - Don Henderson
- Delta - Belinda Mayne
- Weismuller - Stubby Kaye
- Hawk - Morgan Deare
- Tollmaster - Ken Dodd
- Burton - Richard Davies
- Billy - David Kinder
- Ray - Sara Griffiths
- Murray - Johnny Dennis
- Keillor - Brian Hibbard
- Chima - Tim Scott
- Bollitt - Anita Graham
- Adlon - Leslie Meadows
- Goronwy - Hugh Lloyd
- Vinny - Martyn Geraint
- Callon - Clive Condon
- Arrex - Richard Mitchley
- Chimeron Princess - Laura Collins, Carley Joseph
- Kane - Edward Peel
- Belazs - Patricia Quinn
- Kracauer - Tony Osoba
- Anderson - Ian Mackenzie
- McLuhan - Stephanie Fayerman
- Bazin - Stuart Organ
- Zed - Sean Blowers
- Pudovkin - Nigel Miles-Thomas
- The Creature - Leslie Meadows
- Stellar - Miranda Borman
- Archivist - Daphne Oxenford
- Arnheim - Chris MacDonnell
Televised Serials[]
| No. in Season | Title | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Date of Broadcast |
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| #1 | Time and the Rani | Pip & Jane Baker | Andrew Morgan | 7 September - 28 September 1987 |
| When the TARDIS is shot down, the Doctor's next regeneration is triggered, and his confused new self is deceived into aiding a plot set up by the Rani to kidnap and abuse genius minds from history. | ||||
| #2 | Paradise Towers | Stephen Wyatt | Nicholas Mallett | 5 October - 26 October 1987 |
| Wanting to give Mel a relaxing break, the Doctor takes her to Paradise Towers, which is, in reality, a resort in ruins with waring tribes of youths hiding in fear of the mysterious caretakers. | ||||
| #3 | Delta and the Bannermen | Malcolm Kohll | Chris Clough | 2 November - 16 November 1987 |
| The Doctor and Mel win a trip in a time travelling tour bus, when they arrive at a holiday park being used as a hunting ground for an alien princess by a race of flesh-hungering savages. | ||||
| #4 | Dragonfire | Ian Briggs | Chris Clough | 23 November - 7 December 1987 |
| Meeting their old associate, Glitz, the Doctor, Mel, along with disgruntled teen waitress Ace, scour the depths of a frozen colony looking for a legendary treasure left by a mythical dragon. | ||||
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Filming[]
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Myths[]
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Ratings []
- Average: 4.9 million
- Highest: 5.5 million (Dragonfire episode 1)
- Lowest: 4.2 million (Time and the Rani episode 2)
External Links[]
- Official Time and the Rani page on Doctor Who Website
- Official Paradise Towers page on Doctor Who Website
- Official Delta and the Bannermen page on Doctor Who Website
- Official Dragonfire page on Doctor Who Website