Doctor Who season 5

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The fifth season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 1967 and 1968. The season started on 2 September 1967 with the story The Tomb of the Cybermen and ended on 1 June 1968 with The Wheel in Space. The season saw several changes in behind the scenes production, with producer Innes Lloyd stepping down and being replaced by story editor Peter Bryant in the role. Due to Bryant's training for and eventual promotion to producer, the role of story editor underwent multiple shifts. Victor Pemberton initially took over, though left early into the season to focus on writing his own stories. Derrick Sherwin took over after Pemberton's departure, though was not keen on the part and brought in Terrance Dicks to serve as his assistant story editor with hopes to train him as his replacement. The season continued to star Patrick Troughton in the role of the Second Doctor, an alien who travels in time and space in a time machine known as the...

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