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{{Infobox Novel|
|image= Highlanders novel.jpg  
name= Doctor Who – The Highlanders|
|series = [[Target novelisation|Target novelisations]]
image= Highlanders_novel.jpg |
|number= 90  
series=[[Target novelisation]]s |
|novelisation of = The Highlanders (TV story)
number= 90 |
|doctor=Second Doctor  
doctor=[[Second Doctor]] |
|companions= [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
companions= [[Ben Jackson]]<br />[[Polly Wright]]<br />[[Jamie McCrimmon]]|
|enemy= [[Grey (The Highlanders)|Solicitor Grey]]
enemy= Solicitor [[Grey (The Highlanders)|Grey]]|
|setting= [[Scotland]], [[1746]]  
year= [[Scotland]] [[April]] [[1746]] |
|writer= Gerry Davis
writer= [[Gerry Davis]] |
|read by = [[Anneke Wills]]
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK |
|cover = [[Nick Spender]]
release date= [[August]] [[1984]] (hardcover)<br />[[November]] [[1984]] (paperback) |
|publisher= Target Books
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 126 Pages |
|release date= 15 November 1984
isbn= ISBN 0-426-19676-7|
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 17 Chapters, 126 Pages  
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This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'', written by [[Gerry Davis]] and [[Elwyn Jones]] and shown from [[17 December]] [[1966]].
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The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and features the artwork of [[Nick Spender]]. (See below for information on editions published with different covers).
|next2= The Underwater Menace (novelisation)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1966 television serial ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
History books don’t always tell the whole story. Certainly there is no record of an episode that occurred when the [[Scotland|Scots]], led by [[Charles Edward Stuart|Bonnie Prince Charlie]], were defeated by the [[England|English]] at the [[Battle of Culloden]] in [[1746]]...
History books don't always tell the whole story. Certainly there is no record of an episode that occurred when the [[Scotland|Scots]], led by [[Bonnie Prince Charlie]], were defeated by the [[England|English]] at the [[Battle of Culloden]] in [[1746]]...


And the presence at the time of a [[the Doctor's TARDIS|blue police box]] on the Scottish moors seems to have escaped the notice of most eye-witnesses....
And the presence at the time of a [[the Doctor's TARDIS|blue police box]] on the Scottish moors seems to have escaped the notice of most eye-witnesses....
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== Book Chapters ==
== Book Chapters ==
01 - Where are we?<br />
# Where are we?
02 - The Cottage<br />
# The Cottage
03 - The Captives<br />
# The Captives
04 - The Handsome Lieutenant<br />
# The Handsome Lieutenant
05 - Polly and Kirsty<br />
# Polly and Kirsty
06 - Polly's Prisoner<br />
# Polly's Prisoner
07 - The Water Dungeon<br />
# The Water Dungeon
08 - Blackmail!<br />
# Blackmail!
09 - The Doctor's New Clothes<br />
# The Doctor's New Clothes
10 - Aboard the ''Annabelle''<br />
# Aboard the ''Annabelle''
11 - At the Sea Eagle<br />
# At the Sea Eagle
12 - The Little Auld Lady<br />
# The Little Auld Lady
13 - A Ducking for Ben<br />
# A Ducking for Ben
14 - Where is the Prince?<br />
# Where is the Prince?
15 - The Fight for the Brig<br />
# The Fight for the Brig
16 - Algernon Again<br />
# Algernon Again
17 - A Return to the Cottage<br />
# A Return to the Cottage
 
== Illustrations ==
* Contains no illustrated pages


== Deviations from televised story ==
== Deviations from televised story ==
* The inn; the [[Sea Eagle]] is not named within the surviving audio of ''[[The Highlanders]]'', though it is mentioned frequently in the novelisation.  
* The inn; the [[Sea Eagle (inn)|Sea Eagle]] is not named within the surviving audio of ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'', though it is mentioned frequently in the novelisation.
* The [[Sergeant (The Highlanders)|Sergeant]] is named as Klegg.
* The Doctor's alias is changed from Doctor von Wer to Doctor von Werner.
* Additional scenes feature the Doctor in drag.


== Writing and publishing notes ==
== Writing and publishing notes ==
* Dedication: To Jennifer, Emily and Isabelle. With love.
* Dedication: To Jennifer, Emily and Isabelle. With love.
* The cover for the original [[Target Books]] edition features the artwork of [[Nick Spender]].


== Additional cover images ==
== Additional cover images ==
''To be added''
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File:HardbackHighlanders.jpg|1984 Hardback edition
</gallery>


== British publication history ==
== British publication history ==
* ''To be added''
* Hardback
 
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
'''First Publication:'''
* Hardback  
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK  
* Paperback
* Paperback
: Target  
: Target
'''Re-issues:'''
: None


== Editions published outside Britain ==
== Editions published outside Britain ==
''To be added''
''to be added''
 
==  Audiobook ==
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[6 September (releases)|6 September]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Anneke Wills]].
 
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by [[David J. Howe]]. Music and sound effects by [[Simon Power]].
 
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The Highlanders Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover
</gallery>


== See also ==
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007)
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{On target|1984/highland/84highla.htm|Doctor Who - The Highlanders}}
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The Highlanders was a novelisation based on the 1966 television serial The Highlanders.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

History books don't always tell the whole story. Certainly there is no record of an episode that occurred when the Scots, led by Bonnie Prince Charlie, were defeated by the English at the Battle of Culloden in 1746...

And the presence at the time of a blue police box on the Scottish moors seems to have escaped the notice of most eye-witnesses....

THE HIGHLANDERS sets the record straight. And while the incidents described may not be of great interest to historians, for Jamie McCrimmon they mark the beginning of a series of extraordinary adventures.

Book Chapters[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Where are we?
  2. The Cottage
  3. The Captives
  4. The Handsome Lieutenant
  5. Polly and Kirsty
  6. Polly's Prisoner
  7. The Water Dungeon
  8. Blackmail!
  9. The Doctor's New Clothes
  10. Aboard the Annabelle
  11. At the Sea Eagle
  12. The Little Auld Lady
  13. A Ducking for Ben
  14. Where is the Prince?
  15. The Fight for the Brig
  16. Algernon Again
  17. A Return to the Cottage

Deviations from televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The inn; the Sea Eagle is not named within the surviving audio of The Highlanders, though it is mentioned frequently in the novelisation.
  • The Sergeant is named as Klegg.
  • The Doctor's alias is changed from Doctor von Wer to Doctor von Werner.
  • Additional scenes feature the Doctor in drag.

Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Dedication: To Jennifer, Emily and Isabelle. With love.
  • The cover for the original Target Books edition features the artwork of Nick Spender.

Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]

British publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Hardback
W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
  • Paperback
Target

Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

 Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

This Target Book was released as an audiobook on 6 September 2012 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Anneke Wills.

The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by David J. Howe. Music and sound effects by Simon Power.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added