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comic name= Secret of the Tower| | comic name= Secret of the Tower| | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File:Secret of the tower.jpg|250px]] | | ||
series= [[Polystyle]] holiday specials| | series= [[Polystyle]] holiday specials| | ||
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next story= [[Doomcloud]]| | next story= [[Doomcloud]]| | ||
}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was the final story in the [[Doctor Who Holiday Special (1973)|1973 ''Doctor Who Holiday Special'']]. It was unusual for featuring [[the Brigadier]] and the [[Third Doctor]] in the [[London Underground]], echoing their first meeting in [[DW]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]''. | }}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was the final story in the [[Doctor Who Holiday Special (1973)|1973 ''Doctor Who Holiday Special'']]. It was unusual for featuring [[the Brigadier]] and the [[Third Doctor]] in the [[London Underground]], echoing their first meeting in [[DW]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]''. | ||
==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 [[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]]". | ||
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The Doctor is unable to stop Hingrad, even with the help of the Brig's men and some [[Beefeater]]s, but his chase after Hingrad 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 after Hingrad 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]]. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Third Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] | ||
*[[The Brigadier]] | * [[The Brigadier]] | ||
*[[Hingrad]] | * [[Hingrad]] | ||
*[[UNIT]] soldiers | * [[UNIT]] soldiers | ||
*[[Beefeater]]s | * [[Beefeater]]s | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*[[Mike Yates]] is name-checked, but never seen. He's said to be covering Hingrad's possible exit at the [[Charing Cross]] [[London Underground|Underground]] stop. | * [[Mike Yates]] is name-checked, but never seen. He's said to be covering Hingrad's possible exit at the [[Charing Cross]] [[London Underground|Underground]] stop. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
There's nothing within this story that places it anywhere terribly specific within the [[Third Doctor]]'s lifetime. The mention of [[Mike Yates]] means that it likely, but not necessarily, comes after [[MA]]: ''[[The Eye of the Giant]]'', which depicts the first meeting of Yates and the Third Doctor. A good, general place for this story, given the absence of any female companions, is likely the gap between [[DW]]: ''[[Inferno]]'' and ''[[Terror of the Autons]]''. That said, it's such a quick little story that it really could happen any time [[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]] or [[Sarah Jane]] were having a day off. | There's nothing within this story that places it anywhere terribly specific within the [[Third Doctor]]'s lifetime. The mention of [[Mike Yates]] means that it likely, but not necessarily, comes after [[MA]]: ''[[The Eye of the Giant]]'', which depicts the first meeting of Yates and the Third Doctor. A good, general place for this story, given the absence of any female companions, is likely the gap between [[DW]]: ''[[Inferno]]'' and ''[[Terror of the Autons]]''. That said, it's such a quick little story that it really could happen any time [[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]] or [[Sarah Jane]] were having a day off. | ||
Those looking for more specific placement might be happy with the completely arbitrary placement between [[PHS]]: ''[[Smash Hit]]'' and (the Third Doctor version of) [[TVA]]: ''[[The Labyrinth]]''. | Those looking for more specific placement might be happy with the completely arbitrary placement between [[PHS]]: ''[[Smash Hit]]'' and (the Third Doctor version of) [[TVA]]: ''[[The Labyrinth]]''. | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.alteredvistas.co.uk/html/third_doctor.html | * [http://www.alteredvistas.co.uk/html/third_doctor.html Altered Vistas - In the Comics - Third Doctor: '''The Metal Eaters'''] | ||
{{Third Doctor TVC/TVA comics}} | {{Third Doctor TVC/TVA comics}} | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | ||