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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image= Secret of the tower.jpg | |image= Secret of the tower.jpg | ||
|series=[[Polystyle Holiday Special|PHS stories]] | |series=[[Polystyle Holiday Special|PHS stories]] | ||
|number= | |number= | ||
|doctor= Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
| | |companion= [[The Brigadier]] | ||
|enemy=[[Hingrad]] | |enemy = [[Hingrad]] | ||
|setting= [[London Underground | |setting= [[London Underground]], [[Tower of London]], [[1970s]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= | ||
|artist=[[Alex Badia]] | |artist = [[Alex Badia]] | ||
|editor= | |editor= | ||
|colourist= | |colourist= | ||
|letterer= | |letterer= | ||
|publication= [[Doctor Who Holiday Special 1973|''Doctor Who Holiday Special'' 1973]] | |publication= [[Doctor Who Holiday Special 1973|''Doctor Who Holiday Special'' 1973]] | ||
|release date= May | |release date= May 1973 | ||
|publisher= | |publisher = Polystyle | ||
|format= Comic | |format= Comic | ||
|prev= Smash Hit | |prev= Smash Hit (short story) | ||
|next= Doomcloud (comic story) | |next= Doomcloud (comic story) | ||
|series2=Stories in Polystyle specials, generally | |series2 = Stories in Polystyle specials, generally | ||
|prev2=Smash Hit (short story) | |prev2=Smash Hit (short story) | ||
|next2=The Hungry Planet (comic story) | |next2 = The Hungry Planet (comic story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the final story in the [[Doctor Who Holiday Special 1973|1973 ''Doctor Who Holiday Special'']]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the final story in the [[Doctor Who Holiday Special 1973|1973 ''Doctor Who Holiday Special'']]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The [[Third Doctor]] and [[the Brigadier]] are in the midst of a massive search of the [[London Underground]]. They are trying to stop [[Hingrad]], a master of disguise whom the Doctor describes as "the greatest thief in the [[universe]]". | The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] are in the midst of a massive search of the [[London Underground]]. They are trying to stop [[Hingrad]], a master of disguise whom the Doctor describes as "the greatest thief in the [[universe]]". | ||
[[UNIT]] soldiers are on hand to question passengers when they debark from their trains. One interviewee reacts badly to being questioned. He runs into the bowels of the Underground. The Doctor gives chase. Under [[Tower Hill]] | [[UNIT]] soldiers are on hand to question passengers when they debark from their trains. One interviewee reacts badly to being questioned. He runs into the bowels of the Underground. The Doctor gives chase. Under [[Tower Hill tube station]], he and the Brigadier find the man has disappeared, but the Doctor notices something wrong with the dimensions of the tunnel walls. Striking a portion of the tiled wall, he discovers a door into a secret chamber. | ||
The Doctor is swiftly apprehended by Hingrad, who puts him in stocks in what is effectively the basement of the [[Tower of London]]. Hingrad aims a [[cannon]] at the Doctor and ignites it. The Doctor forces himself out of the cannon's line of fire, while using the cannonball to rip through the side of the stockades. Now free, he gives chase to Hingrad. | |||
The Doctor is unable to stop Hingrad, even with the help of the Brig's men and some [[Beefeater]]s, but his chase has blown the thief's cover. No longer able to sneak around the Tower and make a quiet run at the [[Crown Jewels]], Hingrad is left with only one option: escape via the [[Thames]]. | The Doctor is unable to stop Hingrad, even with the help of the Brig's men and some [[Beefeater]]s, but his chase has blown the thief's cover. No longer able to sneak around the Tower and make a quiet run at the [[British Crown Jewels]], Hingrad is left with only one option: escape via the [[Thames]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Third Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
* [[Hingrad]] | * [[Hingrad]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Beefeater]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Mike Yates]] is | * The Brigadier says [[Mike Yates]] is covering Hingrad's possible exit at the [[Charing Cross tube station|Charing Cross]] stop. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor and the Brigadier once again face an enemy in the [[London Underground]], just as they did in their first meeting. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|tvaction3.htm#H2|Secret of the Tower}} | |||
{{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}} | {{Third Doctor Polystyle comics}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:PHS comic stories]] | [[Category:PHS comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the London Underground]] | [[Category:Stories set in the London Underground]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | ||
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[[Category:UNIT comic stories]] | [[Category:UNIT comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:1973 comic stories]] | [[Category:1973 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Third Doctor comic stories]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:33, 5 April 2024
Secret of the Tower was the final story in the 1973 Doctor Who Holiday Special.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Third Doctor and the Brigadier are in the midst of a massive search of the London Underground. They are trying to stop Hingrad, a master of disguise whom the Doctor describes as "the greatest thief in the universe".
UNIT soldiers are on hand to question passengers when they debark from their trains. One interviewee reacts badly to being questioned. He runs into the bowels of the Underground. The Doctor gives chase. Under Tower Hill tube station, he and the Brigadier find the man has disappeared, but the Doctor notices something wrong with the dimensions of the tunnel walls. Striking a portion of the tiled wall, he discovers a door into a secret chamber.
The Doctor is swiftly apprehended by Hingrad, who puts him in stocks in what is effectively the basement of the Tower of London. Hingrad aims a cannon at the Doctor and ignites it. The Doctor forces himself out of the cannon's line of fire, while using the cannonball to rip through the side of the stockades. Now free, he gives chase to Hingrad.
The Doctor is unable to stop Hingrad, even with the help of the Brig's men and some Beefeaters, but his chase has blown the thief's cover. No longer able to sneak around the Tower and make a quiet run at the British Crown Jewels, Hingrad is left with only one option: escape via the Thames.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Brigadier says Mike Yates is covering Hingrad's possible exit at the Charing Cross stop.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor and the Brigadier once again face an enemy in the London Underground, just as they did in their first meeting. (TV: The Web of Fear)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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