Season 26

Season 26 of Doctor Who aired between September 1989 and December 1989. This season starred Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. It was the final season of the Classic Series, as Michael Grade finally achieved his ultimate goal of putting Doctor Who on permanent hiatus.

Overview
With this series the Classic Series of Doctor Who reached its end. Despite everything, the show went out on a high note with some of the darkest and most ambitious stories in the history of the series, despite the shoe-string budget it was dealing with at the time. The title of the final episode says it all - the production team at the time guessed what was happening, and the tone of the stories in this season reflected this. The Brigadier even made one final appearance in this season, as if the symbolism wasn't overt enough. The Classic era of Doctor Who had ended. The question is... what comes next?

Episodes

 * Battlefield
 * Ghost Light
 * The Curse of Fenric
 * Survival