The Highlanders (novelisation): Difference between revisions

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]]

Where are we?
The Cottage
The Captives
The Handsome Lieutenant
Polly and Kirsty
Polly's Prisoner
The Water Dungeon
Blackmail!
The Doctor's New Clothes
Aboard the Annabelle
At the Sea Eagle
The Little Auld Lady
A Ducking for Ben
Where is the Prince?
The Fight for the Brig
Algernon Again
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]]

1984 Hardback edition

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.

Audiobook cover

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

to be added

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+{{real world}}
+{{Infobox Story SMW
+|image= Highlanders novel.jpg
+|series = [[Target novelisation]]s
+|number= 90
+|novelisation of = The Highlanders (TV story)
+|doctor=Second Doctor
+|companions= [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
+|enemy= [[Grey (The Highlanders)|Solicitor Grey]]
+|setting= [[Scotland]], [[1746]]
+|writer= Gerry Davis
+|read by = [[Anneke Wills]]
+|cover = [[Nick Spender]]
+|publisher= Target Books
+|release date= 15 November 1984
+|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 17 Chapters, 126 Pages
+|isbn= ISBN 0-426-19676-7
+|prev= Inferno (novelisation)
+|next= Frontios (novelisation)
+|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]]
+|prev2 = The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)
+|next2= The Underwater Menace (novelisation)
+}}
+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1966 television serial ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]''.
-|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9 | <small> [[The Highlanders]]</small>
+== 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 [[Bonnie Prince Charlie]], were defeated by the [[England|English]] at the [[Battle of Culloden]] in [[1746]]...
-| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#F5F8CA" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | '''The Highlanders'''
-|-
-| bgcolor=#f9f9f9 align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:The highlanders novel.jpg|250px]]
-|- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" | '''Series'''
-| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[Target Novelisation]]
-|- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" | '''Number'''
-| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | 90
-|- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" | '''Doctor'''
-| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[Second Doctor]]
-|- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" | '''Companions'''
-| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[Ben Jackson]]
-[[Polly]]
-[[Jamie McCrimmon | Jamie]]
-|- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" |  '''Author'''
-| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[Gerry Davis]]
-|- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" |  '''Publisher'''
-| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | W.H Allen & Co
-|- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" |  '''Publication Date'''
-| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[1984]]
-|- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" |  '''ISBN'''
-| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | ISBN 0-426-19676-7
-|}
-</div>
+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....
-{{Infobox Novel|
+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.
-novel name= Doctor Who – The Highlanders|
-image= [[Image: Highlanders_novel.jpg|250px]] |
-series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Target Novelisation]] |
-number= 90 |
-doctor=[[Second Doctor]] |
-companions= [[Ben Jackson]], [[Polly]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] |
-enemy= |
-year=  |
-writer= [[Gerry Davis]] |
-publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK |
-release date= November [[1984]] |
-format= Paperback Book, --- Pages |
-isbn= ISBN 0-426-19676-7|
-previous story=[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks ]] |
-next story=[[The Underwater Menace (novelisation) | The Underwater Menace]] }}
-==Novelisation==
+== Book Chapters ==
-* This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as [[DW]]: '' [[The Highlanders]] '' which was shown from 17th December 1966 and written by [[Gerry Davis ] and [[Elwyn Jones]]
+# Where are we?
-* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Nick Spender]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
+# The Cottage
+# The Captives
+# The Handsome Lieutenant
+# Polly and Kirsty
+# Polly's Prisoner
+# The Water Dungeon
+# Blackmail!
+# The Doctor's New Clothes
+# Aboard the ''Annabelle''
+# At the Sea Eagle
+# The Little Auld Lady
+# A Ducking for Ben
+# Where is the Prince?
+# The Fight for the Brig
+# Algernon Again
+# A Return to the Cottage
-==Publishers Cover Blurb==
+== Deviations from televised story ==
-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…
+* 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.
-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 [[Sergeant (The Highlanders)|Sergeant]] is named as Klegg.
-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.
+* The Doctor's alias is changed from Doctor von Wer to Doctor von Werner.
+* Additional scenes feature the Doctor in drag.
-== Book Chapters ==
+== Writing and publishing notes ==
-- Where are we?<br>
+* Dedication: To Jennifer, Emily and Isabelle. With love.
-- The Cottage<br>
+* The cover for the original [[Target Books]] edition features the artwork of [[Nick Spender]].
-- The Captives<br>
-- The Handsome Lieutenant<br>
-- Polly and Kirsty<br>
-- Polly's Prisoner<br>
-- The Water Dungeon<br>
-- Blackmail!<br>
-- The Doctor's New Clothes<br>
-- Aboard the ''Annabelle''<br>
-- At the Sea Eagle<br>
-- The Little Auld Lady<br>
-- A Ducking for Ben<br>
-- Where is the Prince?<br>
-- The Fight for the Brig<br>
-- Algernon Again<br>
-- A Return to the Cottage<br>
-==Illustrations==
+== Additional cover images ==
-* Contains no illustrated pages
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+File:HardbackHighlanders.jpg|1984 Hardback edition
+</gallery>
-== Deviations from the Televised Story ==
+== British publication history ==
-''To be added''
+* Hardback
+: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
+* Paperback
+: Target
-==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes==
+== Editions published outside Britain ==
-* ''To be added''
+''to be added''
-==Associated Images==
+==  Audiobook ==
-''To be added''
+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]].
-==Publishing History (UK)==
+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]].
-* Dedication: To Jennifer, Emily and Isabelle. With love.
-'''First Publication:'''
-* Hardback
-: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd.  UK
-* Paperback
-: Target
-'''Re-issues:'''
-: None
-==International Editions==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
-''To be added''
+The Highlanders Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover
+</gallery>
-==External Sources==
+== External links ==
-''To be added''
+''to be added''
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+{{DWN}}
-[[Category: Target Novels]]
+{{TitleSort}}
-[[Category:Target Novels]]
+[[Category:Second Doctor novelisations]]
+[[Category:Target novelisations]]
+[[Category:1984 novels]]
+[[Category:Stories set in Scotland]]
+[[Category:Stories set in 1746]]
+[[Category:Target novelisations with audiobook readings]]