The Highlanders
Joe Siegler
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The Highlanders
This Story: Season 4, Story 4. Production Code FF.
Overall: Story 31, Episodes 141-144
Airdates: 17 Dec 1966 – 7 Jan 1967
Written by Elwyn Jones & Gerry Davis. Directed by Hugh David.
Notes
- There was a reconstruction made for the Highlanders, but on the website where they are all stored, they don’t have the actual episodes available, just extras connected to the reconstruction. I’m not sure why – but I’m linking to the page where they should be anyway.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Reconstruction ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 141 - The Highlanders 1/4 (Serial FF, Story 31) - 17 Dec 1966. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 6, 2022
First of four eps of "The Highlanders". This story is totally missing save for a few minor clips, and is notable for being the first story with Second Doctor companion Jamie. It's pic.twitter.com/qjBnjtlf6S
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 141 - The Highlanders 1/4 (Serial FF, Story 31) - 17 Dec 1966. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 6, 2022
also the last historical story until 1982. This story takes place after the real life Battle of Culloden. As per the norm, our crew emerges from the Tardis and are taken prisoner. pic.twitter.com/DUvYYu7COS
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 142 - The Highlanders 2/4 (Serial FF, Story 31) - 24 Dec 1966. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 7, 2022
I think this is falling into the trap I had with The Crusade & The Massacre. The recon makes it super hard to follow, and the characters are all a blur. Hopefully that changes. pic.twitter.com/tC1Mo1zdxl
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 142 - The Highlanders 2/4 (Serial FF, Story 31) - 24 Dec 1966. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 7, 2022
The Doctor & Ben are trapped w/other rebels and to be sold as slaves. The Doctor appears to switch sides abandoning his friends. Troughton's pretending to be others is amusing. pic.twitter.com/EFgo2qgEmE
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 143 - The Highlanders 3/4 (Serial FF, Story 31) - 31 Dec 1966. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 7, 2022
This story is odd in that it has Jamie, but he's not a companion here - I keep trying to see him as one here. He gets a little screen time here - he's paired with Ben in this ep. pic.twitter.com/QZ58FxPrbi
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 143 - The Highlanders 3/4 (Serial FF, Story 31) - 31 Dec 1966. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 7, 2022
The girls meet up with a still disguised Doctor at a bar. They plot to find and capture the boat with Ben and Jamie.
This episode was easier to follow than Ep1. Last ep of 1966. pic.twitter.com/8tYrmZbZ2Y
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 144 - The Highlanders 4/4 (Serial FF, Story 31) - 7 Jan 1967. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 9, 2022
Ben escapes the boat and finds the Doctor, who is hiding as a solider. I wish I could have seen this ep, as Troughton's hiding as others seems like something I would have liked. pic.twitter.com/MJZBn3alfM
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 144 - The Highlanders 4/4 (Serial FF, Story 31) - 7 Jan 1967. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 9, 2022
The Doctor tricks the sailors into being attacked by the Highlanders, rescuing Jamie. Our crew leaves w/Jamie who guides them to the Tardis. Again, the lack of a real ep hurt this. pic.twitter.com/JOpMFNblex
