The Caves of Androzani

135^[1] – *The Caves of Androzani*
135 – The Caves of Androzani
Doctor Who serial
Cast
	Doctor Peter Davison – Fifth Doctor;
	Companion Nicola Bryant – Peri Brown;
	Others Christopher Gable – Sharaz Jek; John Normington – Morgus; Barbara Kinghorn – Timmin; David Neal – The President; Maurice Roëves – Stotz; Roy Holder – Krelper; Martin Cochrane – Chellak; Robert Glenister – Salateen; Ian Staples – Soldier; Colin Baker – Sixth Doctor; Anthony Ainley – The Master; Matthew Waterhouse – Adric; Sarah Sutton – Nyssa; Janet Fielding – Tegan Jovanka; Mark Strickson – Turlough; Gerald Flood – Voice of Kamelion;
Production
Directed by	Graeme Harper
Written by	Robert Holmes
Script editor	Eric Saward
Produced by	John Nathan-Turner
Music by	Roger Limb
Production code	6R
Series	Season 21
Running time	4 episodes, 25 minutes each
First broadcast	8 March 1984
Last broadcast	16 March 1984
Chronology
← Preceded by; Planet of Fire	Followed by →; The Twin Dilemma
	List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)

The Caves of Androzani is the sixth serial of the 21st season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 8 to 16 March 1984.

In the serial, the Doctor becomes involved in a war for control of the life-prolonging substance "spectrox" on the planet Androzani Minor, which is being fought between the ruthless businessman Morgus (John Normington) and the android-builder Sharaz Jek (Christopher Gable).

The Caves of Androzani was Peter Davison's last regular appearance as the Fifth Doctor, marked the first appearance of Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, and saw the return of scriptwriter Robert Holmes to the series for the first time since 1978. It was also Graeme Harper's first work on the series as a full director, having worked on earlier serials as an assistant director. In 2009 The Caves of Androzani was voted by fans as the best Doctor Who story in history.^[2]

^ From the Doctor Who Magazine series overview, in issue 407 (pp26-29). The Discontinuity Guide, which counts the unbroadcast serial Shada, lists this as story number 136. Region 1 DVD releases follow The Discontinuity Guide numbering system.
^ Kirsty Cameron (16 September 2009). "Doctor Who Top 10". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[1] From the Doctor Who Magazine series overview, in issue 407 (pp26-29). The Discontinuity Guide, which counts the unbroadcast serial Shada, lists this as story number 136. Region 1 DVD releases follow The Discontinuity Guide numbering system.

[2] Kirsty Cameron (16 September 2009). "Doctor Who Top 10". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

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