Serial: 7D  Episode Nos. 662, 663, 664, and 665.  Title: Time and the Rani

The Rani shoots down the TARDIS, injuring the Doctor and causing him to regenerate.  She requires his talents to repair a machine of hers and to contribute his knowledge of time to that of other geniuses she has kidnapped from throughout the universe.  Can the Doctor and Melanie stir up the indolent local people into fighting back, or will the Rani's scheme succeed?

This story marks the debut of Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor.

starring Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor, Bonnie Langford as Melanie, and Kate O'Mara as the Rani. Written by Pip and Jane Baker, Produced by John Nathan-Turner, and Directed by Andrew Morgan.

Originally transmitted from 7 September 1987 to 28 September 1987 on BBC1.