Season 22

Season 22 of Doctor Who aired between January 1985 and March 1985. It starred Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri.

Overview
If Season 21 was the point at which the wheels of John Nathan-Turner's era began to fall off, then Season 22 is when the scraping chassis of the vehicle started screeching along the road, sparks flying out from both sides, carried by its momentum but with no ability to steer or even stop. To be fair, there are some genuinely good stories in this season, but on the whole it comes across as a hodgepodge of missed opportunities and cringe-inducing missteps. The blame for this at the time was sadly placed at the feet of Colin Baker, when the blame should be placed entirely on the shoulders of John Nathan-Turner and Eric Saward, whose petty behind-the-scenes bickering were starting to tear the show apart. Despite all this, Season 22 has a lot to be said for it. The Cybermen, the Daleks, the Master and Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor all return, and this season also features the debut of the Rani.

Episodes

 * Attack of the Cybermen
 * Vengeance on Varos
 * The Mark of the Rani
 * The Two Doctors
 * Timelash
 * Revelation of the Daleks