The Highlanders (Doctor Who)

] [cite web
url= http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/ff.html
title= The Highlanders
publisher = A Brief History of Time Travel
last = Sullivan
first = Shannon
date = 2007-07-05
accessdate = 2008-08-30] The script was commissioned from Elwyn Jones, who proved ultimately too busy to actually write it. Script editor Gerry Davis stepped in to write the serial. Jones and Davis shared on-screen credit, although Jones did no work on the script. [ Howe, Walker, p. 155]

The working title for this story was "Culloden". [Howe, Walker, p. 155] However a few years previously, the BBC had aired a docudrama, "Culloden" which resulted in the changing of the title.

Producer Lloyd Innes and script editor Gerry Lloyd were initially uncertain whether the character of Jamie would work as an ongoing character, and, although Hines' contract had an option for three more serials, an ending was filmed with Jamie staying behind when the TARDIS departed. Hines' performance during shooting ultimately convinced them that the character had potential, however, and the ending was re-shot. [Howe, Walker, p. 154] His popularity with the public ensured Jamie became a long time member of the TARDIS crew [Howe, Walker, p. 156-157] appearing in more episodes of the series than anyone other than the first four Doctors.

This was the last purely historical story until "Black Orchid" in 1982. [Howe, Walker p. 156] Patrick Troughton encouraged the move away from historical stories, according to his son Michael, out of an interest in exploring "real science in drama", as well as a desire to further distinguish his era from that of the previous Doctor, William Hartnell. [ cite journal | last = Troughton | first = Michael | authorlink = Michael Troughton | date = 2007-07-25 | title = Michael Troughton's Memories, Part One: Top of the Pops | journal = Doctor Who Magazine | issue = 306 | pages = p. 6–10 | issn = 0957-9818 | id = ISBN ]

All four episodes have been destroyed by the BBC. See Doctor Who missing episodes.

Doctorwhobook
title=The Highlanders
series=Target novelisations
number=90
featuring=


writer=Gerry Davis
publisher=Target Books
coverartist=Nick Spender
isbn=0 426 19676 7
set_between=
pages=
date=15 November 1984
preceding=Inferno
following=Frontios|

Commercial releases

As with all missing episodes, off-air recordings of the soundtrack exist due to contemporary fan efforts. In August 2000 these were released on CD, accompanied by linking narration from Frazer Hines.

Several brief video clips survive, and were released on the "Lost in Time" DVD set in 2004.

In print

A novelisation of this serial, written by Gerry Davis, was published by Target Books in August 1984.

Footnotes

References

*cite serial | title = The Highlanders | series = Doctor Who | credits = Writers Elwyn Jones, Gerry Davis, Director Hugh David, Producer Innes Lloyd | network = BBC | station = BBC1 | city = London | began = 1966-12-17 | ended = 1967-01-07
* cite book
author = Howe, David J & Walker, Stephen James
year = 2003
title = The Television Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to DOCTOR WHO
edition = 2nd ed.
location = Surrey, UK
publisher = Telos Publishing Ltd.
id = ISBN 1-90388951-0

External links

*BBCCDW|id=highlanders|title=The Highlanders
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/photonovels/highlanders/index.shtml Photonovel of "The Highlanders" on the BBC website]
*Brief |id=ff | title=The Highlanders
*Doctor Who RG | id=who_2f | title=The Highlanders
* [http://www.doctorwholocations.net/stories/highlanders Doctor Who Locations] - The Highlanders

Reviews

*OG review | id=ff | title=The Highlanders
*DWRG | id=high | title=The Highlanders

Target novelisation

*DWRG | id=highnov | title=The Highlanders (novelisation)
* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/1984/highland/84highla.htm On Target — "The Highlanders"]

Audio Adaptation

*OG review | id=ff-cd | title=The Highlanders (audio)