The Highlanders (Doctor Who)

031 – The Highlanders
Doctor Who serial
Cast
Others
Production
Directed byHugh David
Written byElwyn Jones
Gerry Davis
Script editorGerry Davis
Produced byInnes Lloyd
Music bynone[a]
Production codeFF
SeriesSeason 4
Running time4 episodes, 25 minutes each
Episode(s) missingAll episodes
First broadcast17 December 1966 (1966-12-17)
Last broadcast7 January 1967 (1967-01-07)
Chronology
← Preceded by
The Power of the Daleks
Followed by →
The Underwater Menace
List of episodes (1963–1989)

The Highlanders is the completely missing fourth serial of the fourth season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 17 December 1966 to 7 January 1967.

In this serial, the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and his travelling companions Ben (Michael Craze) and Polly (Anneke Wills) arrive in the Scottish Highlands in 1746, just after the Battle of Culloden. They gain the trust of the Jacobites, but their friendliness gets them into serious trouble with government troops led by Lieutenant Algernon Ffinch (Michael Elwyn). This serial is the first appearance of Frazer Hines as companion-to-be Jamie McCrimmon.

Although audio recordings, still photographs, and clips of the story exist, no episodes of this serial are known to have survived.

  1. ^ Ainsworth, John, ed. (2016). "The Power of the Daleks, The Highlanders, The Underwater Menace and The Moonbase". Doctor Who: The Complete History. 9 (34). London: Panini Comics, Hachette Partworks: 66. ISSN 2057-6048.


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