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story name= The Smugglers |
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image= [[file:Smugglers_title.jpg|250px]]|
|novelisation          = The Smugglers (novelisation)
series=[[Doctor Who]] - [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV Stories]] |
|series                 = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]
number= [[Season 4]]|
|season number         = Season 4 (Doctor Who 1963)|
story number= 28|
|season serial number  = 1
doctor=[[First Doctor]] |
|story number           = 28
companions= [[Ben Jackson]] <br/>[[Polly]]|
|genre                  = Historical
enemy= Captain [[Samuel Pike]]|
|doctor                 = First Doctor
year= [[Cornwall]], circa [[1660s]]|
|companions             = [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]]
writer= [[Brian Hayles]]|
|featuring              =
director= [[Julia Smith]]|
|enemy                 = [[Samuel Pike]]
producer= [[Innes Lloyd]] |
|setting                = [[Cornwall]], [[17th century]]
broadcast date= [[10th September]] - [[1st October]] [[1966]] |
|writer                 = Brian Hayles
format= 4 25-minute episodes|
|director               = [[Julia Smith]]
production code= [[List of production codes|CC]] |
|producer               = [[Innes Lloyd]]
previous story= [[The War Machines]] |
|epcount                = 4
next story= [[The Tenth Planet]]}}
|broadcast date         = 10 September - 1 October 1966
|network                = BBC1
|format                 = 4x25-minute episodes
|serial production code = [[List of production codes|CC]]
|prev                  = The War Machines (TV story)
|next                   = The Tenth Planet (TV story)
}}
'''''The Smugglers''''' was the first serial of [[Season 4 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 4]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.


'''The Smugglers''' was the first story of [[Season 4]] of ''Doctor Who''. As the last story produced as part of [[Season 3]], [[William Hartnell]]'s contract expired after production, although he returned for the next story, his final one as the current Doctor.
Strangely, it was the first story of season 4's broadcast schedule, but the last story of the [[Season 3 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 3]]'s [[production block]]. Like ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' and ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'' after it, it was a story that was "held over" from one season to the next in order to give the production team a little bit of a "cushion" against the pressures of production.


==Synopsis==
It was narratively notable for being Ben and Polly's first journey in [[the TARDIS]] and furthers the development of their characters as opposites to each other. While ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' had depicted Ben as sullen and Polly as vibrant, ''The Smugglers'' establishes Ben as a sceptic and Polly as a believer. In the same way as it takes Ben a significant time in ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' to admit that the [[Second Doctor]] is, in fact, the Doctor, here, he takes the better part of episode one to believe that he's travelled back in time. At the same time, it also showed the way in which the two characters could effectively work together to solve problems.
The TARDIS arrives on the coast of seventeenth century Cornwall - much to the astonishment of Polly and Ben. Pirates led by Captain Samuel Pike and his henchman Cherub are searching for a hidden treasure, while a smuggling ring masterminded by the local Squire is trying to off-load contraband.


The Doctor is kidnapped by Pike's men after inadvertently learning, from churchwarden Joseph Longfoot (who is subsequently murdered), a cryptic rhyme that holds the key to the treasure's whereabouts.
The story also contains an unusual amount of coarse violence, which resulted in the only surviving clips of the [[serial]]. The [[ABC]] took exceptions to a few scenes and edited them out — and then preserved those edits ''rather than'' broader episodes. So although it is ''mostly'' [[missing episode|missing]], a tiny flavour of the production has been retained. Additionally, the fact that the production unusually featured actual [[location filming]] in [[Cornwall]] attracted the enthusiasm of at least one amateur filmmaker. Footage exists of some of the location work, giving modern fans a further glimpse into the costuming and make-up of the serial.


Although he manages to escape, the Doctor is eventually forced to tell Pike the rhyme's meaning - it refers to names on tombstones in the church crypt - and the treasure is uncovered. At this point, however, the militia arrive, having been summoned by Revenue officer Josiah Blake. A fight ensues in which Pike and many of his men are killed and the rest taken prisoner. The Doctor and his companions meanwhile slip back to the TARDIS.
Currently, all four episodes are missing from the [[BBC Archives]].


==Plot==
Despite the fact that ''The Smugglers'' was a ratings failure and is ill-remembered by modern audiences, it was given a boost by the [[BBC Wales]] team in 2011. It was elevated to the status of a loose sequel to ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'', since it tells the story of how the ''[[Black Albatross]]'' — crewed by Avery's former mates — went looking for the [[gold]] and treasure that Avery was hauling in the ''[[Fancy]]''.
===Episode 1===
The Doctor is shocked and angry to discover Ben and Polly inside the TARDIS, as they innocently try to return a TARDIS key. Ben and Polly are confused and doubtful about the Doctor's stories of time travel and his lack of control of this machine, but they are shocked to leave the TARDIS and find themselves in a cave adjacent to an ocean beach. The Doctor says he cannot take them back to London, which Ben takes as a refusal. Polly is excited about these events, but Ben is anxious to get back to his Navy barracks. They go along a path up the cliffs in search of a bus or train, but the Doctor is worriedly amused at the prospect of convincing his new companions where and ''when'' they might be.


Ben spots a church at the top of the cliffs, and as they arrive the Doctor guesses they may be sometime in the 17th century. As they look around, Longfoot, the Churchwarden, flint-lock pistol in hand, accosts the three travelers, mistaking Polly (in her 1960's trouser-suit) for a boy. The Doctor is able to convince him they are innocent travelers, and asks him to direct them to a place of shelter. The Churchwarden is suspicious, and asks if they know [[Avery]] or Pike, apparently two pirates. The Doctor resets the Churchwarden's dislocated finger, and the grateful man directs them to an inn. He warns the three to keep to themselves at the inn, and entrusts the Doctor with a riddle: "This is Deadman's secret key, Ringwood, Smallwood, Gurney." The Doctor is confused, but as a storm is coming on, the travelers depart. After the Churchwarden retires inside, a large, muscular sailor emerges from behind a tombstone and goes inside the church.[[file:Smugglers25.jpg|thumb|The Doctor fixes Longfoot's finger.]]
== Synopsis ==
The TARDIS arrives on the coast of seventeenth-century Cornwall — much to the astonishment of Polly and Ben. Pirates led by Captain Samuel Pike and his henchman Cherub are searching for a hidden treasure, while a smuggling ring masterminded by the local squire is trying to off-load contraband.


Jacob Kewper, landlord of the inn, sends stableboy Tom to give a message to the Churchwarden regarding a "delivery" expected soon. Soon, the Doctor and friends, soaked from the rain, arrive at the inn to an unfriendly, suspicious welcome from Kewper. They convince him that Longfoot sent them, and Kewper instantly becomes friendly and welcoming.
The Doctor inadvertently learns, from churchwarden Joseph Longfoot (who is subsequently murdered), a cryptic rhyme that holds the key to the treasure's whereabouts. He is then kidnapped.


A drunken Longfoot is confronted by the sailor, Cherub, who calls the Churchwarden an old shipmate of the Black Albatross and Captain Pike. Sobered, Longfoot refuses to give up knowledge of Avery's Gold, and Cherub interrogates him about the old man and his two lads. Cherub kills Longfoot, and decides to pursue the three travelers. Tom reports back to Kewper about Longfoot's death, and is sent out to fetch the Squire.
Although he escapes, the Doctor is eventually forced to tell Pike the rhyme's meaning — it refers to names on tombstones in the church crypt — and the treasure is uncovered. At this point, the militia arrives, summoned by revenue officer Josiah Blake. A fight ensues in which Pike and many of his men are killed and the rest taken prisoner. The Doctor and his companions meanwhile slip back to the TARDIS.


Cherub, now with three sailors, finds the travelers at the inn and threatens them about what the Churchwarden told them; they kidnap the Doctor and haul him back to the Black Albatross, while Ben has been clubbed down in the struggle. The Squire arrives, but instead of helping Polly find the Doctor, questions the strangers about their origins. When Ben and Polly are more concerned about the Doctor, they find themselves arrested for the murder of the Churchwarden.
== Plot ==
=== Episode 1 ===
The Doctor is shocked and angry to discover Ben and Polly inside the TARDIS, as they innocently try to return a TARDIS key. Ben and Polly are confused and doubtful about the Doctor's stories of time travel and his lack of control of this machine. The Doctor bars Ben from touching the controls and, on landing, shows them the scanner and tells them not to leave until he has run his checks. Bemused, they obey him.


The Doctor is shoved into Captain Pike's room on the ship. Pike's right hand is a nasty-looking hook, and the Doctor is threatened with it to force him to talk.
They are shocked to leave the TARDIS and find themselves in a cave adjacent to an ocean beach. The Doctor says he cannot take them back to London, which Ben takes as a refusal. Polly is excited about these events, but Ben is anxious to get back to his Navy barracks. They go along a path up the cliffs in search of a bus or train, but the Doctor is worriedly amused at the prospect of convincing his new companions where and "when" they might be. Polly suspects that they may be in Cornwall.


===Episode 2===
Ben spots a church at the top of the cliffs, and the Doctor guesses they may have arrived sometime after the sixteenth century but before the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] period. As they look around, a man with a flintlock pistol in his hand accosts the three travellers, mistaking Polly (in her 1960's trouser-suit) for a boy. The Doctor is able to convince him that they are innocent travellers and asks him to direct them to a place of shelter. He introduces himself as [[Joseph Longfoot]], the churchwarden, yet he is still suspicious of them and asks if they know [[Avery]] or Pike. The Doctor insists that he doesn't and, in order to gain more trust, resets the churchwarden's dislocated finger. The grateful man directs them to an inn and warns the three to keep to themselves there, and also entrusts the Doctor with a riddle: "This is Deadman's secret key, Ringwood, Smallbeer, Gurney." The Doctor is confused, but as a storm is coming on, the travellers depart. Ben and Polly want to go back to the TARDIS but are precluded by the high tide. After the churchwarden retires inside, a large, muscular sailor emerges from behind a tombstone and goes inside the church.
Pike reveals that Longfoot, Cherub, and himself were all shipmates under Captain Avery, now dead. He accuses Longfoot of stealing Avery's Gold, plunder that rightfully belongs to them. Cherub begs Pike to allow him to torture the Doctor.


Ben and Polly find themselves in the village gaol, guarded by Tom. They are unable to convince Tom that there are other strangers in town (Cherub and the sailors were unseen by other inn patrons), but Polly hits upon the idea of exploiting the superstitions of the locals to try and escape. Kewper locks up the inn, heads to the harbour, and rows out towards the Black Albatross.[[file:Smugglers22.jpg|thumb|Pike and the Doctor talk like gentlemen.]]
[[File:Smugglers25.jpg|left|thumb|The Doctor fixes Longfoot's finger.]]
[[Jacob Kewper]], landlord of the inn, sends stableboy [[Tom (The Smugglers)|Tom]] to give a message to the churchwarden regarding a "delivery" expected soon. Soon, the Doctor and friends, soaked from the rain, arrive at the inn to an unfriendly, suspicious welcome from Kewper. They are told that the inn is full, but when they mention Longfoot, Jacob becomes more accommodating.


The Doctor appeals to Pike as a "gentleman," and bargains to be treated more civilly, and receive a share of the treasure. They toast over wine. Jamaica enters to inform Pike about Kewper's arrival. The Doctor is brought to the galley for food and wine. Ben and "Paul" make a straw doll, and with "Paul" in a "trance," scare Tom into releasing these "warlocks." They decide to head back to the church.
A drunken Longfoot is confronted by a sailor named [[Cherub (The Smugglers)|Cherub]], who calls the churchwarden an old shipmate of the ''[[Black Albatross]]''. Cherub has come for knowledge of Captain Avery's gold. Sobered, Longfoot refuses to give up knowledge of the gold. Cherub asks who the old man and his two lads (Ben and Polly) were, suspicious they may be involved in some way. Cherub kills Longfoot during their confrontation and decides to pursue the three travellers.


Kewper is brought before the Captain to discuss "business," having bribed Cherub. Kewper reveals himself, Longfoot, and the Squire to be smugglers. Pike in turn threatens Kewper by revealing his true name, and that he and his men killed the Churchwarden; Kewper trembles at being before Pike. Pike and Cherub leave to find the Squire, preferring to do business directly with him. The Doctor is brought back, and he and Kewper are guarded by Jamaica.
Tom reports back to Kewper about Longfoot's death and is sent out to fetch the squire. Cherub, now with three sailors, finds the Doctor and his companions at the inn and threatens them, demanding more information. Cherub grabs the Doctor, and Ben is knocked out after attempting to intervene. The men kidnap the Doctor and haul him into a cart. Polly calls for Kewper, who attempts to calm Polly and says the squire will sort everything out, though this doesn't stop Polly from worrying about the Doctor. The squire arrives, but instead of helping Polly find the Doctor, he questions the strangers about their origins and demands information.


Ben and Polly venture into the church crypt, and try to work out the circumstances of Longfoot's murder. As they decide to find the TARDIS, they hide as one of the tombs opens to reveal a secret passage, and a cloaked man comes out. Ben knocks him out and ties him up. Polly decides this may be the murderer, and goes to find the Squire to show him and prove their innocence. The bound man tells Ben he is Josiah Blake, the King's revenue officer. The passageway is further evidence against the Churchwarden and the smugglers whom Blake is trying to arrest. Ben is pleased to hear the passage leads to the beach, and leaves a protesting Blake to investigate.
Cherub and the cart arrive at the coast, where the Doctor is put on a small rowboat and rowed out to sea. When Ben comes to, he and Polly refuse to give any information as to their origins. The squire, suspecting them to be guilty of the murder of Longfoot, arrests them.


Pike and Cherub visit the Squire, planning to get information about the smugglers' stash. The Squire unwittingly reveals the church to be a relay point. Before they can talk further, Polly is dragged in by a manservant, and is horrified when she recognizes Cherub. She is then bound and gagged. Kewper tells the Doctor what has happened to his friends, and the danger to the village from Pike and his men. The Doctor plans to escape using a ruse with playing cards. Meanwhile, The Squire and his new "friends" decide to visit the crypt to see who Ben has captured, suspecting it might be a revenue officer, and turn the tables on Ben. Ben discovers the passage leads back to where the TARDIS is, but his joy is cut short as the Squire, with Pike and Cherub, arrives, gun in hand, along with their prisoner Polly, bound and gagged.
Cherub and the Doctor arrive on the ''Black Albatross'', where they are led into the Captain's quarters. The captain introduces himself as [[Samuel Pike|Captain Pike]]. When Cherub says the Doctor will not speak, Pike slams his hook on the table and says he will be forced to tell what he knows.


===Episode 3===
=== Episode 2 ===
Ben recognizes Cherub as well, but Pike dismisses his accusations. Blake calls out and is released, after the three villains decide he is not an immediate threat. Blake is convinced by them to take Ben and Polly with them as suspected smugglers.
Pike reveals that Longfoot, Cherub, and himself were all shipmates under the now deceased Captain Avery. He accuses Longfoot of stealing Avery's gold, stating that the plunder rightfully belongs to the trio. Pike believes that the Doctor is somehow embroiled in the plot, and Cherub begs Pike to allow him to torture the Doctor.


The Doctor tells Kewper's fortune using playing cards, watched by a curious Jamaica. Jamaica asks for his fortune to be told, and Kewper uses the distraction to knock him out. The Doctor and Kewper decide to go to the Squire to tell him of the innocence of Ben and Polly, and the presence of Pike.
Ben and Polly find themselves in the village ''Gaol'', guarded by Tom. Ben is distraught, still eager to report back to his ship in the 1960s, whilst Polly seems caught up in the adventure — until she sees a rat. They are unable to convince Tom that there are other strangers in town (Cherub and the sailors were unseen by other inn patrons) and that it was they who killed Longfoot. Polly hits upon the idea of exploiting the [[superstition]]s of the locals to try to escape.


Outside in the graveyard, the Squire reveals a tomb to be one of the smugglers' stashes of booty. He and Pike arrange to meet the next night, and fires will be lit for signal. Cherub overhears and heads off on his own. Blake has forced Ben and Polly to the stables at the inn where, to their surprise, he releases them, saying he would rather trust their word than the Squire's. Blake says he suspects but has no proof against the Squire, and hopes to gather enough men to prevent what he believes will be a transaction in the next night or two. The Doctor meets up with them, to the huge relief of Ben and Polly, but Kewper is known to Blake and, upon their meeting, Kewper escapes after a brief gunfight.[[file:Smugglers09.jpg|thumb|Ben meets Josiah Blake.]]
Jacob Kewper locks up the inn, heads to the harbour, and rows out towards the ''Black Albatross''.
[[File:Smugglers22.jpg|thumb|Pike and the Doctor talk like gentlemen.]]
The Doctor appeals to Pike as a "gentleman", and bargains to be treated more civilly. He states that if he helps them, he should receive a share of the treasure. After they toast over wine, Jamaica enters to inform Pike about a rowboat approaching. The Doctor is brought to the galley for food and wine whilst Cherub is sent to meet the visitor.


Pike is enraged at Jamaica at the escape of the Doctor and Kewper, and Jamaica tells him they went to see the Squire. Pike decides to move ahead with their plans early, with one group collecting the smugglers' stash, while he and Cherub hunt for Avery's Gold. Pike kills Jamaica, then cannot find Cherub aboard ship. When the Doctor tells Blake about Pike's plans, and surmises he will also sack and burn the village, Blake departs to gather men and arms. The Doctor is glad to hear of the passage to the TARDIS from the church crypt, but insists that they stay to try and prevent the destruction of the village. Knowing the clue to Avery's Gold, the Doctor leads his friends back to the church, hoping to locate the treasure as a bargaining chip. As Tom watches them go, Cherub forces him to tell where they are heading.
Ben and Polly make a straw doll, and Polly, or "Paul" as Ben refers to her, pretends to be in a trance. The couple scare Tom into thinking that the Doctor is a warlock and that they are apprentices. Ben convinces Tom that Polly has been possessed by the Doctor and has made a [[voodoo doll]] that controls Tom and that the only way to free him from this jeopardy is to release them from prison. Ben and Polly decide to investigate the church for any evidence regarding Longfoot's death.


The Squire is horrified to hear from Kewper about his playing into Pike's hands, but hearing of Avery's Gold, they decide to find it themselves. Knowing that Pike and his men will head for their stash, they aim to lay a trap for them. They ride off towards the church. The Doctor, Ben and Polly are searching the graveyard for clues, but eventually realize the rhyme reveals names on tombstones, and they head to the crypt. Ben shows them the secret passageway entrance, then they find markers for Ringwood, Smallbeer, and Gurney—three names from the rhyme. The Doctor thinks it would be more helpful if there were four names.
Kewper is brought before the Captain to discuss business, having bribed Cherub. Kewper reveals that he, Longfoot, and the squire are smugglers. Pike, in turn, threatens Kewper by revealing his true name, and that he and his men killed the churchwarden; Kewper trembles at being before Pike. Pike and Cherub leave to find the squire, preferring to do business directly with him, suspecting that it may be a trap. The Doctor is brought back, and he and Kewper are guarded by Jamaica.


The Squire and Kewper arrive to discover the church door ajar, and the three travelers in the crypt. Kewper threatens violence but the Squire bristles at this. As the two argue, Cherub enters secretly; his knife flies through the air and meets Kewper's back, while a shot from his pistol rings out as Polly screams.
Ben and Polly venture into the church crypt and try to work out the circumstances of Longfoot's murder, to no avail. As they give up and decide to find the TARDIS, one of the tombs opens to reveal a secret passage, and they hide as a cloaked man emerges. Ben knocks him out and ties him up. Polly decides this may be the murderer and goes to find the squire to show him and prove their innocence. Soon, the bound man tells Ben he is [[Josiah Blake]], the king's revenue officer. The passageway is further evidence against the churchwarden and the smugglers whom Blake is trying to arrest. Ben is pleased to hear the passage leads to the beach, and leaves a protesting Blake to investigate.


===Episode 4===
[[File:Polly, the Squire and a pirate.jpg|The Squire and Cherub with the bound and gagged Polly|left|thumb]]
The Squire has been wounded by Cherub's shot. Cherub demands the secret of Avery's Gold. Polly insists on helping the Squire, but while Cherub seems to agree he grabs her and holds his pistol to her head. Meanwhile, Blake is still riding towards the militia outpost.
Pike and Cherub visit the squire, planning to get information about the smugglers' stash. The squire unwittingly reveals the church to be a relay point, but before they can talk further, Polly is dragged in by a manservant and is horrified when she recognises Cherub.


The Doctor, playing for time, reveals the rhyme told to him by Longfoot. Cherub recognizes the four names as members of Avery's crew—the fourth being Deadman. The Squire recalls Avery's Curse, and regrets having pursued the treasure. Pike and his men land in force, and sends one man to find Cherub. Pike goes to the church, his men following, and opens the sarcophagus containing the silks, spices, and rum of the smugglers' stash. His men begin hauling the goods to the shore as Pike enters the church. Blake has finally collected his force, and they are on the way back to the village.
Kewper, regretting his decision, tells the Doctor what has happened to his friends and the danger the village is in from Pike and his men. The Doctor plans to escape, but when asked how he plans to do so, the Doctor loudly asks Kewper if he wants to play cards.


Pike finds Cherub holding the Doctor and friends, with the Squire, and confronts him about deserting ship. Cherub says he did all this for the Captain, which Pike finds dubious. Cherub raises his gun to Pike but it is quickly parried, and the two duel with cutlasses. The crew have started helping themselves to rum, and crewman Gaptooth tries to restore order. He sends two crew members back to the shore.
Meanwhile, the squire and his new friends have heard Polly's story, but Pike has twisted the story in his favour. The only thing Polly's story has done is confirm they were the last people to see Longfoot alive — further aiding the story of their guilt. The men decide to visit the crypt to see who Ben has captured, suspecting it might be a revenue officer.


The Doctor sends Ben and Polly down the secret passage, while he waits for Blake. Pike is eventually victorious, and runs Cherub through. He turns to the Doctor. Meanwhile, the two crewmembers on the beach find the cave, the TARDIS, and the entrance to a tunnel.
Ben has returned after discovering that the passage leads back to where the TARDIS is, but his joy is cut short as the squire, with Pike and Cherub, arrives, gun in hand, along with their prisoner, Polly, who has been bound and gagged.


The Doctor offers to take no treasure, so long as the village is spared; the Squire is moved. Pike says he must keep his crew "happy," and resists. The Squire argues that Pike seems to find it difficult to keep control of his crew, and goads him into proving their obedience and his command. Blake and his men sight the church, and divide into two groups: one will head to the church, the other will take the passage from the beach to the crypt. In the tunnel, almost at the TARDIS, Polly injures her foot, but insists that Ben return to fetch the Doctor.[[file:Smugglers51.jpg|thumb|Pike finds the treasure.]]
=== Episode 3 ===
Ben recognises Cherub as well, but Pike dismisses his accusations. Blake calls out and is released after the three villains decide he is not an immediate threat and, in fact, can be used to their advantage. Blake is convinced by them to take Ben and Polly into custody as suspected smugglers.


The Doctor finds the fourth name on a tombstone; Pike is incredulous as all four men died at sea. The names, says the Doctor, were changed by the Churchwarden, and a flagstone is at the intersection of the four names. Pikes removes the slab and, reaching deep inside, discovers the treasure. As he does so, gunshots are heard outside. The pirates, drunk with rum, are easily overtaken by Blake's men, while others retreat into the church.
On the ship, the Doctor tells Kewper's fortune using playing cards, watched by a curious Jamaica. Jamaica asks for his fortune to be told, and Kewper uses the distraction to knock him out. The Doctor and Kewper decide to go to the squire to tell him of the innocence of Ben and Polly and the presence of Pike.


Polly is attacked by the two sailors, and tries to escape back into the tunnel. Ben hears, and is able to overtake one of them as the sailor approaches. He finds Polly, and fights the second man as Blake's men arrive; Blake shoots the sailor dead. As his men flood the tunnel, Ben follows Blake.
Outside in the graveyard, Pike and Cherub flatter the squire into revealing a tomb that contains one of the smugglers' stashes of booty. He and Pike arrange to meet the next night, and fires will be lit for a signal. Cherub overhears and heads off on his own. Pike and the squire go off to discuss payment.


Pandemonium in the crypt: as Blake's men fight the pirates, Pike grasps at the treasure, then threatens the Doctor for leading him into a trap. Ben, and Blake and his men arrive and take to the fight. Ben tries to take the Doctor away but he insists on helping the Squire. The Squire has enough strength to help fend off Pike's hook as Blake fires the fatal shot, ending Pike.
Blake has forced Ben and Polly to the stables at the inn where, to their surprise, he removes Polly's ropes and gag, saying he would rather trust their word than the squire's. Blake explains that he suspects the squire, but has no proof against him, and hopes to gather enough men to prevent what he believes will be a transaction in the next night or two. The Doctor meets up with them, to the huge relief of Ben and Polly, but Kewper is known to Blake. Upon seeing Blake, Kewper suspects he has been lured into a trap by the Doctor and leaves but is pursued by Blake.


Ben helps the Doctor down the secret passage, as Blake finds and helps the Squire; the day is theirs. Finding Polly, the three enter the TARDIS and leave. Suddenly the interior of the ship is freezing cold, and the Doctor announces they have arrived at the coldest place in the world.
[[File:Smugglers09.jpg|thumb|Ben meets Josiah Blake.]]
Pike is enraged at Jamaica for the escape of the Doctor and Kewper, and Jamaica tells him they went to see the squire. Pike decides to move the plan ahead and to do it during the daytime so as to surprise the squire. One group will collect the smugglers' stash, while he and Cherub will hunt for Avery's gold. Pike kills Jamaica for his foolishness but finds that Cherub seems to have left the ship.


==Cast==
When the Doctor tells Blake about Pike's plans and surmises that he will also sack and burn the village, Blake departs to gather men and arms. The Doctor is glad to hear of the passage to the TARDIS from the church crypt but insists that they stay to try to prevent the destruction of the village. Knowing the clue to Avery's gold, the Doctor leads his friends back to the church, hoping to locate the treasure as a bargaining chip. As Tom watches them go, Cherub emerges from hiding and threatens him to tell where they are heading.
*[[First Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[William Hartnell]]
*[[Ben Jackson]] - [[Michael Craze]]
*[[Polly]] - [[Anneke Wills]]
*[[Churchwarden]] - [[Terence de Marney]]
*[[Cherub]] - [[George A. Cooper]]
*[[Jacob Kewper]] - [[David Blake Kelly]]
*[[Tom (The Smugglers)|Tom]] - [[Mike Lucas]]
*[[Edwards|Squire]] - [[Paul Whitsun-Jones]]
*[[Spaniard]] - [[Derek Ware]]
*Captain [[Samuel Pike|Pike]] - [[Michael Godfrey]]
*[[Jamaica]] - [[Elroy Josephs]]
*[[Josiah Blake|Blake]] - [[John Ringham]]
*[[Gaptooth]] - [[Jack Bligh]]


==Crew==
The squire is horrified to hear from Kewper about his playing into Pike's hands, but on hearing of Avery's gold, they decide to find it themselves. Knowing that Pike and his men will head for their stash, they aim to lay a trap for them by placing armed men on the route that the squire handed to Pike. They ride off towards the church to seek the gold.
*[[Assistant Floor Manager]] - [[John Hansen]], [[Tony Gilbert]], [[Maggie Saunders]]
*[[Costumes]] - [[Daphne Dare]]
*[[Designer]] - [[Richard Hunt]]
*[[Fight Arranger]] - [[Derek Ware]]
*[[Film Cameraman]] - [[Jimmy Court]]
*[[Film Editor]] - [[Colin Eggleston]]
*[[Make-Up]] - [[Sonia Markham]]
*[[Producer]] - [[Innes Lloyd]]
*[[Production Assistant]] - [[John Hobbs]]
*[[Script Editor]] - [[Gerry Davis]]
*[[Special Sounds]] - [[Brian Hodgson]]
*[[Studio Lighting]] - [[Cyril Wilkins]]
*[[Studio Sound]] - [[Leo Sturgess]]
*[[Theme Arrangement]] - [[Delia Derbyshire]]
*[[Doctor Who theme|Title Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]


==References==
The Doctor, Ben and Polly are searching the graveyard for clues but eventually realise the riddle reveals names on tombstones, and they head to the crypt. Ben shows them the secret passageway entrance, then they find markers for Ringwood, Smallbeer, and Gurney — three names from the rhyme. The Doctor thinks it would be more helpful if there were four names.
*Ben drinks some [[Alcohol#Beer|beer]].
*Blake is the King's revenue officer. Since the date is never more specific than the 1600's, this could be James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II, or William III. The date cannot be between 1649-1660, for during this time the monarchy had been abolished.
*[[Pike]] compares [[Henry Avery|Avery]] to the [[pirate]] [[Morgan]].
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Every Captain Avery] was a real life pirate of contemporary notoriety in the 1660s. He was born in Devon and disappeared from record in 1696 (believed to have safely retired).
*The smugglers smuggle rum, silks, tobacco, and brandy.


==Story notes==
The squire and Kewper arrive to discover the church door ajar and hope that it is the Doctor rather than Pike and his men. The Doctor is about to reveal the answer to the riddle, but Kewper bursts in and threatens violence. The squire bristles at this and wants to work with the Doctor. As the two argue, Cherub enters secretly and his knife flies through the air and meets Kewper's back, while a shot from his pistol rings out as Polly screams.
*The title sequence film is used to represent the space/time vortex as seen on the TARDIS scanner screen in Episode 1, with the story title, writer's credit and episode number captions overlaid in black on the swirling patterns.
*No complete episodes survive of this story.
*Telesnaps for episodes 1 - 4 do survive.


===Ratings===
=== Episode 4 ===
The squire has been wounded by Cherub's shot, and Cherub demands the secret of Avery's gold. Polly insists on helping the squire, but while Cherub seems to agree, he grabs her and holds his pistol to her head threatening to shoot unless the Doctor shares the riddle.
 
Meanwhile, Blake is still riding towards the militia outpost.
 
The Doctor, playing for time, reveals the rhyme told to him by Longfoot. Cherub recognises the four names as members of Avery's crew — he reveals the fourth name to be Deadman. The squire recalls Avery's curse and regrets having pursued the treasure.
 
Pike and his men land in force, and Pike sends one man to find Cherub. Pike goes to the church, his men following and opens the sarcophagus containing the silks, spices, and rum of the smugglers' stash. His men begin hauling the goods to the shore as Pike enters the church.
 
Blake has finally collected his force, and they are on the way back to the village.
 
Pike finds Cherub holding the Doctor and friends along with the Squire and confronts him about deserting the ship. Cherub says he did all this for the captain, which Pike finds dubious. Cherub raises his gun to Pike, but it is quickly parried, and the two duel with cutlasses.
 
Outside, the crew are becoming ill-ordered and start helping themselves to rum, and crewman Gaptooth tries to restore order. He sends two crew members back to the shore for their behaviour.
 
Using the fight as a distraction, the Doctor sends Ben and Polly down the secret passage while he waits for Blake. Pike is eventually victorious and runs Cherub through. He turns to the Doctor, who offers Pike a new agreement to reveal where the gold is.
 
Meanwhile, the two crewmembers on the beach find the cave, the TARDIS, and the entrance to a tunnel.
 
The Doctor offers to take no treasure, so long as the village is spared, and the squire is moved. Pike says he must keep his crew "happy", and resists. The squire argues that Pike seems to find it difficult to keep control of his crew and goads him into proving their obedience and his command.
 
In the tunnel, almost at the TARDIS, Polly injures her foot but insists that Ben return to fetch the Doctor.
 
Blake and his men sight the church and divide into two groups: one will head to the church, the other will take the passage from the beach to the crypt.
 
[[File:Smugglers51.jpg|thumb|left|Pike finds the treasure.]]
The Doctor finds the fourth name on a tombstone, and Pike is incredulous as all four men died at sea. The names, says the Doctor, were changed by the churchwarden, and a flagstone is at the intersection of the four names. Pike removes the slab and, reaching deep inside, discovers the treasure. As he does so, gunshots are heard outside. The pirates, drunk with rum, are easily overtaken by Blake's men, while others retreat into the church.
 
Polly is attacked by the two sailors and tries to escape back into the tunnel. She is caught, but Ben hears what's going on and is able to overtake one of them as the sailor approaches. He finds Polly and fights the second man as Blake's men arrive; Blake shoots the sailor, killing him. As his men flood the tunnel, Ben follows Blake whilst Polly returns to the TARDIS.
 
There is pandemonium in the crypt as Blake's men fight the pirates. Pike grasps at the treasure, then threatens the Doctor for leading him into a trap. Ben, Blake and his men arrive and take to the fight. Ben tries to take the Doctor away, but he insists on helping the squire. The squire has enough strength to help fend off Pike's hook as Blake fires the fatal shot, ending Pike. Ben and the Doctor slip away whilst the squire is aided by Blake. He regrets never being able to thank the Doctor.
 
Finding Polly, the three enter the TARDIS and leave. Suddenly, the interior of the ship is freezing cold, and the Doctor announces they have arrived at the coldest place in the world.
 
== Cast ==
* [[First Doctor|Dr. Who]] - [[William Hartnell]]
* [[Ben Jackson]] - [[Michael Craze]]
* [[Polly Wright|Polly]] - [[Anneke Wills]]
* [[Joseph Longfoot|Churchwarden Joseph Longfoot]] - [[Terence de Marney]]
* [[Cherub (The Smugglers)|Cherub]] - [[George A. Cooper]]
* [[Jacob Kewper]] - [[David Blake Kelly]]
* [[Tom (The Smugglers)|Tom]] - [[Mike Lucas]]
* [[Edwards (The Smugglers)|Squire Edwards]] - [[Paul Whitsun-Jones]]
* [[The Spaniard]] - [[Derek Ware]]
* Captain [[Samuel Pike]] - [[Michael Godfrey]]
* [[Jamaica (The Smugglers)|Jamaica]] - [[Elroy Josephs]]
* [[Josiah Blake]] - [[John Ringham]]
* [[Gaptooth]] - [[Jack Bligh]]
 
=== Uncredited cast ===
* Pirate [[Daniel (The Smugglers)|Daniel]] - [[Les Clark]]
* Extras - [[Steve Kirby]], [[Tony Madison]], [[Harry Tierney]], [[Ricky Lancing|Ricky Lansing]], [[Roy Stanton]], [[Leslie Bates]], [[RCF Care]]
* Cabin Boy - [[John Jose]]
* Double for Dr. Who - [[Gordon Craig]]
* Pirates - [[Richard Courtney]], [[AR Serle]], [[Malcolm Attmere]], [[Dennis Symons]], [[Philip Williams]]
* Pirate Rowers - [[Terry Hawes]], [[Ted Rogers (extra)|Ted Rogers]]
* Squire's Manservant ([[Birch (The Smugglers)|Birch]]) - [[Raymond Bales]]
* Double for Dr. Who's hands - [[Albert Ward]]
* Double for [[Josiah Blake|Blake]] - [[Derek Ware]]
* Double for [[Jacob Kewper|Kewper]]'s Corpse - [[Terence Connolly]]
* Soldiers - [[Richard Courtney]], [[AR Serle]], [[Malcolm Attmere]], [[Reginald Hitchin]], [[Christopher Newman]], [[Allan Matthews]], [[Charles Mitchell]], [[Philip Williams]], [[William Thomas (extra)|William Thomas]], [[John Weaver]], [[FW Stoker]]
* Stunt Pirates - [[Buddy Windrush]], [[Ian McKay]], [[Fred Windrush]], [[Valentino Musetti]], [[Mike Horsburgh]]
* Stunt Militiamen - [[Bill Weston]], [[Malcolm Douglas]], [[Terry Walsh]], [[Brian Mulholland]], [[David Newman]]
* Pirates - [[George Charles]], [[Tony Madison]], [[Gary Wyler]], [[Ray Marioni]], [[Peter Day (extra)|Peter Day]], [[Leslie Bates]], [[Terence Jones]]
* Militiamen - [[Hugh Fraser (extra)|Hugh Fraser]], [[John Guest]], [[Bill E Raynor]], [[Daniel Sinclair]], [[David Pelton]], [[Alan Lesley]], [[Roland Robinson]], [[Leonard Kingston]] (all [[DWM 321]])
 
== Crew ==
* [[Assistant Floor Manager]] - [[John Hansen]], [[Tony Gilbert]], [[Maggie Saunders]]
* [[Costumes]] - [[Daphne Dare]]
* [[Designer (crew)|Designer]] - [[Richard Hunt]]
* [[Fight Arranger]] - [[Derek Ware]]
* [[Film Cameraman]] - [[Jimmy Court]]
* [[Film Editor]] - [[Colin Eggleston]]
* [[Make-Up]] - [[Sonia Markham]]
* [[Producer]] - [[Innes Lloyd]]
* [[Production Assistant]] - [[John Hobbs]]
* [[Script Editor]] - [[Gerry Davis]]
* [[Special Sounds]] - [[Brian Hodgson]]
* [[Studio Lighting]] - [[Cyril Wilkins]]
* [[Studio Sound]] - [[Leo Sturgess]]
* [[Theme Arrangement]] - [[Delia Derbyshire]]
* [[Doctor Who theme|Title Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Foods and beverages ===
* Ben drinks some [[beer]].
* The Doctor refuses [[brandy]] when in the presence of his new companions; as soon as he is having a private conversation with Pike he eagerly accepts what he assesses is a particularly fine [[Madeira (drink)|Madeira]].
* The smugglers smuggle [[rum]], [[silk]]s, [[tobacco]] and [[brandy]].
* The Doctor mentions [[Victorian restoration]].
 
=== Individuals ===
* Ben tells the Doctor that he has had enough of "[[home movie]]s".
* Pike compares [[Henry Avery|Avery]] to the [[pirate]] [[Morgan (The Smugglers)|Morgan]].
* Blake is the [[king]]'s revenue officer.
* Ben tells Polly to "'ave a [[butcher's]]" at one of the graves.
* Ben bets the Doctor that they have landed in [[Fitzroy Square]].
* Cherub mentions [[Davy Jones]].
* The manservant's name is [[Birch (The Smugglers)|Birch]].
 
=== Popular culture ===
* Polly lays down some clear ground rules with Ben, saying that she has no intention of playing [[John Watson|"What's-his-name?" Watson]] to Ben's [[Sherlock Holmes]].
 
=== Influences ===
 
* ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Syn Doctor Syn]''
 
== Story notes ==
* The end of this story leads straight into the next, ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''.
** The [[2006 (releases)|2006]] [[Short Trips: Farewells|short story]] ''[[The Three Paths (short story)|The Three Paths]]'' retcons this, allowing further stories featuring Ben and Polly as [[companion]]s of the First Doctor to be told prior to the Doctor's [[regeneration]]. It gives breathing space to such stories depicting or referencing these extended adventures such as ''[[Food for Thought (comic story)|Food for Thought]]'', ''[[Ten Little Aliens (novel)|Ten Little Aliens]]'', ''[[Five Card Draw (short story)|Five Card Draw]]'' and ''[[Smoke and Mirrors (audio story)|Smoke and Mirrors]]''.
** The [[2017 (releases)|2017]] ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' release ''[[The Bonfires of the Vanities (audio story)|The Bonfires of the Vanities]]'' has the TARDIS arriving at [[Antarctica]] only for the [[Dalek]]s to attempt to prevent the Doctor's regeneration by having them appear at [[1950s]] [[Lewes]] instead, allowing for further adventures for the First Doctor, Ben and Polly.
* The title sequence film is used to represent the space/time vortex as seen on the TARDIS scanner screen in episode one, with the story title, writer's credit and episode number captions overlaid in black on the swirling patterns.
* No episodes of this four-part story exist in the [[BBC Archives]].
* [[Telesnap]]s for all four episodes survive.
* This is the only televised ''Doctor Who'' story to have no incidental music whatsoever.
* The second of six ''Doctor Who'' serials to be written by [[Brian Hayles]] and his last not to feature the [[Ice Warrior]]s.
* Polly is the only female character in this story. [[Anneke Wills]] pointed this out in the DVD commentary of ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]] ''and remarked that she was rather annoyed about it. This occurs again in ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', after which the next story to have a situation like this was the [[Third Doctor]] story ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' in which [[Jo Grant]] is the only female character.
* [[Anneke Wills]] named this as her and [[Michael Craze]]'s favourite story, partly thanks to its extended location shooting in Cornwall. She said it was a "super story", as she got to wear breeches.
* [[Michael|Michael Craze]] fell through a trapdoor which had not been properly secured, but fortunately suffered only a minor injury to his right shoulder.
* As a result of splitting the TARDIS prop apart for ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'', a major refit was initiated in response to the show's ever-increasing requirements for location filming away from the confines of the studio. Location filming had now become commonplace and meant that transporting the prop in its complete form was difficult and knowing that it would be required at the bottom of a cliff on the Cornwall coast for this story. The refit would ensure that the prop could now be disassembled and flat packed for transportation. This then resulted in changing the whole geometry of the prop, making it no longer square in plan view, but slightly rectangular. Another knock on effect to this was that the roof was remade slightly wider, overhanging at the front and rear, while it under hung on the two sides and only just balanced on the top of the structure. The prop height also needed to be cut-down during location filming for ''The Smugglers'', as it was too high to fit in the cave chosen for its landing sequence.
* [[Julia Smith]] recalled: "[[William Hartnell]] was remarkable. As a director, you work out actors' moves before going into rehearsal, in order to get a variety of shots, and I remember asking William Hartnell to cross to the TARDIS and press a particular button and he went raving mad. "I can't. If I do that, this'll happen to the TARDIS and that'll happen to the TARDIS!" And he gave me a quarter of an hour's dissertation of why he couldn't press that button. I stood there, very young and very nervous and took this broadside about the insanity of women drivers almost. It was obviously so real to him. He'd committed himself to the character and acquainted himself with all the machinery, which in those days was very much simpler than it is now".
* Part of the reason [[Julia Smith]] was chosen to direct was her familiarity with the Cornish coast.
* Several members of the cast and crew suffered from seasickness.
* According to [[Derek Ware]], in the original script, the Spaniard was a speaking part but his lines were cut before filming.
* Jamaica was originally named Crow.
* The production in Cornwall was assisted by numerous local extras, notably members of the Sea Cadets.
* It was during production of this serial that [[William Hartnell]] met with [[Innes Lloyd]] to discuss his future with the series. It was mutually (but reluctantly on Hartnell's part) decided that Hartnell should leave the role.
* [[Terry Walsh]] later revealed that in order to increase the number of pirates fighting in the graveyard, extras and stuntmen would crawl from behind a gravestone after being killed, only to switch hats and wigs and rejoin the battle as a new character.
 
=== Ratings ===
* Episode 1 - 4.3 million viewers
* Episode 1 - 4.3 million viewers
* Episode 2 - 4.9 million viewers
* Episode 2 - 4.9 million viewers
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* Episode 4 - 4.5 million viewers
* Episode 4 - 4.5 million viewers


==== Broadcast Dates ====
=== Myths ===
* Episode 1 - 10th Sep [[1966]], 5.50pm
* For the fight between smugglers and Revenue men in episode four, so few stuntmen were used that they had to play multiple roles achieved by means of frantic behind-the-scenes costume changes. ''(Although [[Terry Walsh]], one of those involved, recalls the scene being shot in this way, in fact, the ten stuntmen under the direction of fight arranger [[Derek Ware]], of whose [[HAVOC (stunt team)|HAVOC]] organisation they were members, played only one role each.)''
* Episode 2 - 17th Sep 1966, 5.55pm
* The wording of the rhyme revealing the treasure's location changes from episode to episode—apparently depending on how well William Hartnell remembered his lines. ''(In fact, Hartnell recites the rhyme correctly both times he must do so, in Episodes 3 and 4. It is Terence de Marney's Longfoot who fluffs his lines when the rhyme is first said in Episode 1.)''
* Episode 3 - 24th Sep 1966, 5.50pm
* A test regeneration was filmed during production of this story. ''(This was an [[April Fools' Day|April Fools' joke]] in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.)''
* Episode 4 - 1st Oct 1966, 5.50pm
 
==== Duration ====
* Episode 1 - 24'36"
* Episode 2 - 24'27"
* Episode 3 - 23'55"
* Episode 4 - 23'37"
 
===Myths===
*For the fight between smugglers and Revenue men in episode four, so few stuntmen were used that they had to play multiple roles achieved by means of frantic behind-the-scenes costume changes. ''(Although [[Terry Walsh]], one of those involved, recalls the scene being shot in this way, in fact the ten stuntmen under the direction of fight arranger [[Derek Ware]], of whose [[HAVOC]] organisation they were members, played only one role each.)''
*The wording of the rhyme revealing the treasure's location changes from episode to episode—apparently depending on how well William Hartnell remembered his lines. ''In fact, Hartnell recites the rhyme correctly both times he must do so, in Episodes 3 and 4. It is Terence de Marney's Longfoot who fluffs his lines when the rhyme is first said in Episode 1.''
*A test regeneration was filmed during production of this story. ''(This was an [[April Fool's Day|April Fool's joke]] in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.)''


===Filming locations===
=== Filming locations ===
*Nanjizal Bay, Cornwall
* Nanjizal Bay, Cornwall (TARDIS lands on beach)
*St Grada Church, Grade, Cornwall
* St Grada Church, Grade, Cornwall (Church)
*Trenethick Barton, Cornwall
* Trenethick Barton, Cornwall (Squire's House / Pub)
*Bonny Mary, Newlyn, Cornwall
* Bonny Mary, Newlyn, Cornwall (DEMOLISHED) (Boat)
*Bosistow Cliffs, Nanjizal, Cornwall
* Bosistow Cliffs, Nanjizal, Cornwall (Soldiers marching to beach)
*Church Cove, Cornwall
* Church Cove, Cornwall (Kewper takes small boat to Bonny Mary)
*Trethewey Farm, Cornwall
* Trethewey Farm, Cornwall (Doctor Kidnapped)
*[[Riverside Studio 1]], [[Hammersmith]], [[London]]
* [[Riverside Studio 1]], [[Hammersmith]], [[London]]


===Production errors===
=== Production errors ===
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* In episode 1, Terence de Marney playing the Churchwarden fluffs the riddle to the Doctor. Instead of the names "Ringwood, Smallbeer, Gurney", de Marney says "Smallwood, Ringwood, Gurney".
* In episode 4, Gaptooth refers to the pirate Daniel as "David" in one scene.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
*The end of this story leads straight into the next; ''[[The Tenth Planet]]''.
* Upon finding he has been unwittingly joined by Ben and Polly, the Doctor muses to himself: "Oh dear, all this distraction! And I really thought I was going to be alone again." He had previously thought he would be without companions after [[Steven Taylor]] briefly left him at the conclusion of [[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'' and had considered returning to [[Gallifrey|his own planet]]. (On that occasion, his expectations of solitude were similarly cut short by the unbidden arrival of [[Dodo Chaplet]] aboard the TARDIS and Steven's return shortly thereafter.)
*A [[Henry Avery|Captain Avery]] also appears in ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot]]''.
* The Doctor would eventually meet [[Henry Avery|Captain Avery]] in-person in his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'')


==Timeline==
== Home video and audio releases ==
*This story occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[The War Machines]]''
* Australian "censor" clips from Episodes 1, 3, and 4, as well as on-location behind-the-scenes footage, can be found on the DVD collection ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]''.
*This story occurs before [[DWM]]: ''[[Food for Thought]]''
* The soundtrack to this story was released with linking narration by [[Anneke Wills]] on [[6 May (releases)|6 May]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]. It was re-released on [[4 August (releases)|4 August]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] as part of the box set ''[[Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes - Collection Three]]''.
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==Home video and audio releases==
== External links ==
*Australian "censor" clips from Episodes 1, 3, and 4, as well as on-location behind-the-scenes footage can be found on the DVD collection [[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]].
* {{bbcepguideclassic|smugglers/|The Smugglers}} (including photonovel)
*Two Fan produced photo video reconstructions has been made of this story by [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Loose_Cannon_Productions Loose Cannon Productions], one in [[April]] [[1999]] and a Remade version with cleaner [[Telesnap]]s in [[August]] [[2008]].
* {{radiotimes|2009-04-06/the-smugglers|The Smugglers}}
*:The remade reconstruction of this story by Loose Cannon Production includes a celebrity introduction by [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/George_A._Cooper George A. Cooper], an interview with him, a production featurette narrated by him, a short historical extract also narrated by him and a "Celebrity Chat" with designer [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Richard_Hunt Richard Hunt].
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==Novelisation and its audiobook==
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*Novelised as ''[[The Smugglers (novelisation)|The Smugglers]]'' in [[1988]] by [[Terrance Dicks]].
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==See also==
[[Category:Stories set in Cornwall]]
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[[Category:1966 television stories]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in the 1690s]]
==External links==
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* [http://homepages.bw.edu/~jcurtis/Scripts/Smug/intro.html '''The Smugglers''' transcript]
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The Smugglers was the first serial of season 4 of Doctor Who.

Strangely, it was the first story of season 4's broadcast schedule, but the last story of the season 3's production block. Like Robot and Terror of the Zygons after it, it was a story that was "held over" from one season to the next in order to give the production team a little bit of a "cushion" against the pressures of production.

It was narratively notable for being Ben and Polly's first journey in the TARDIS and furthers the development of their characters as opposites to each other. While The War Machines had depicted Ben as sullen and Polly as vibrant, The Smugglers establishes Ben as a sceptic and Polly as a believer. In the same way as it takes Ben a significant time in The Power of the Daleks to admit that the Second Doctor is, in fact, the Doctor, here, he takes the better part of episode one to believe that he's travelled back in time. At the same time, it also showed the way in which the two characters could effectively work together to solve problems.

The story also contains an unusual amount of coarse violence, which resulted in the only surviving clips of the serial. The ABC took exceptions to a few scenes and edited them out — and then preserved those edits rather than broader episodes. So although it is mostly missing, a tiny flavour of the production has been retained. Additionally, the fact that the production unusually featured actual location filming in Cornwall attracted the enthusiasm of at least one amateur filmmaker. Footage exists of some of the location work, giving modern fans a further glimpse into the costuming and make-up of the serial.

Currently, all four episodes are missing from the BBC Archives.

Despite the fact that The Smugglers was a ratings failure and is ill-remembered by modern audiences, it was given a boost by the BBC Wales team in 2011. It was elevated to the status of a loose sequel to The Curse of the Black Spot, since it tells the story of how the Black Albatross — crewed by Avery's former mates — went looking for the gold and treasure that Avery was hauling in the Fancy.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

The TARDIS arrives on the coast of seventeenth-century Cornwall — much to the astonishment of Polly and Ben. Pirates led by Captain Samuel Pike and his henchman Cherub are searching for a hidden treasure, while a smuggling ring masterminded by the local squire is trying to off-load contraband.

The Doctor inadvertently learns, from churchwarden Joseph Longfoot (who is subsequently murdered), a cryptic rhyme that holds the key to the treasure's whereabouts. He is then kidnapped.

Although he escapes, the Doctor is eventually forced to tell Pike the rhyme's meaning — it refers to names on tombstones in the church crypt — and the treasure is uncovered. At this point, the militia arrives, summoned by revenue officer Josiah Blake. A fight ensues in which Pike and many of his men are killed and the rest taken prisoner. The Doctor and his companions meanwhile slip back to the TARDIS.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode 1[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor is shocked and angry to discover Ben and Polly inside the TARDIS, as they innocently try to return a TARDIS key. Ben and Polly are confused and doubtful about the Doctor's stories of time travel and his lack of control of this machine. The Doctor bars Ben from touching the controls and, on landing, shows them the scanner and tells them not to leave until he has run his checks. Bemused, they obey him.

They are shocked to leave the TARDIS and find themselves in a cave adjacent to an ocean beach. The Doctor says he cannot take them back to London, which Ben takes as a refusal. Polly is excited about these events, but Ben is anxious to get back to his Navy barracks. They go along a path up the cliffs in search of a bus or train, but the Doctor is worriedly amused at the prospect of convincing his new companions where and "when" they might be. Polly suspects that they may be in Cornwall.

Ben spots a church at the top of the cliffs, and the Doctor guesses they may have arrived sometime after the sixteenth century but before the Victorian period. As they look around, a man with a flintlock pistol in his hand accosts the three travellers, mistaking Polly (in her 1960's trouser-suit) for a boy. The Doctor is able to convince him that they are innocent travellers and asks him to direct them to a place of shelter. He introduces himself as Joseph Longfoot, the churchwarden, yet he is still suspicious of them and asks if they know Avery or Pike. The Doctor insists that he doesn't and, in order to gain more trust, resets the churchwarden's dislocated finger. The grateful man directs them to an inn and warns the three to keep to themselves there, and also entrusts the Doctor with a riddle: "This is Deadman's secret key, Ringwood, Smallbeer, Gurney." The Doctor is confused, but as a storm is coming on, the travellers depart. Ben and Polly want to go back to the TARDIS but are precluded by the high tide. After the churchwarden retires inside, a large, muscular sailor emerges from behind a tombstone and goes inside the church.

The Doctor fixes Longfoot's finger.

Jacob Kewper, landlord of the inn, sends stableboy Tom to give a message to the churchwarden regarding a "delivery" expected soon. Soon, the Doctor and friends, soaked from the rain, arrive at the inn to an unfriendly, suspicious welcome from Kewper. They are told that the inn is full, but when they mention Longfoot, Jacob becomes more accommodating.

A drunken Longfoot is confronted by a sailor named Cherub, who calls the churchwarden an old shipmate of the Black Albatross. Cherub has come for knowledge of Captain Avery's gold. Sobered, Longfoot refuses to give up knowledge of the gold. Cherub asks who the old man and his two lads (Ben and Polly) were, suspicious they may be involved in some way. Cherub kills Longfoot during their confrontation and decides to pursue the three travellers.

Tom reports back to Kewper about Longfoot's death and is sent out to fetch the squire. Cherub, now with three sailors, finds the Doctor and his companions at the inn and threatens them, demanding more information. Cherub grabs the Doctor, and Ben is knocked out after attempting to intervene. The men kidnap the Doctor and haul him into a cart. Polly calls for Kewper, who attempts to calm Polly and says the squire will sort everything out, though this doesn't stop Polly from worrying about the Doctor. The squire arrives, but instead of helping Polly find the Doctor, he questions the strangers about their origins and demands information.

Cherub and the cart arrive at the coast, where the Doctor is put on a small rowboat and rowed out to sea. When Ben comes to, he and Polly refuse to give any information as to their origins. The squire, suspecting them to be guilty of the murder of Longfoot, arrests them.

Cherub and the Doctor arrive on the Black Albatross, where they are led into the Captain's quarters. The captain introduces himself as Captain Pike. When Cherub says the Doctor will not speak, Pike slams his hook on the table and says he will be forced to tell what he knows.

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Pike reveals that Longfoot, Cherub, and himself were all shipmates under the now deceased Captain Avery. He accuses Longfoot of stealing Avery's gold, stating that the plunder rightfully belongs to the trio. Pike believes that the Doctor is somehow embroiled in the plot, and Cherub begs Pike to allow him to torture the Doctor.

Ben and Polly find themselves in the village Gaol, guarded by Tom. Ben is distraught, still eager to report back to his ship in the 1960s, whilst Polly seems caught up in the adventure — until she sees a rat. They are unable to convince Tom that there are other strangers in town (Cherub and the sailors were unseen by other inn patrons) and that it was they who killed Longfoot. Polly hits upon the idea of exploiting the superstitions of the locals to try to escape.

Jacob Kewper locks up the inn, heads to the harbour, and rows out towards the Black Albatross.

Pike and the Doctor talk like gentlemen.

The Doctor appeals to Pike as a "gentleman", and bargains to be treated more civilly. He states that if he helps them, he should receive a share of the treasure. After they toast over wine, Jamaica enters to inform Pike about a rowboat approaching. The Doctor is brought to the galley for food and wine whilst Cherub is sent to meet the visitor.

Ben and Polly make a straw doll, and Polly, or "Paul" as Ben refers to her, pretends to be in a trance. The couple scare Tom into thinking that the Doctor is a warlock and that they are apprentices. Ben convinces Tom that Polly has been possessed by the Doctor and has made a voodoo doll that controls Tom and that the only way to free him from this jeopardy is to release them from prison. Ben and Polly decide to investigate the church for any evidence regarding Longfoot's death.

Kewper is brought before the Captain to discuss business, having bribed Cherub. Kewper reveals that he, Longfoot, and the squire are smugglers. Pike, in turn, threatens Kewper by revealing his true name, and that he and his men killed the churchwarden; Kewper trembles at being before Pike. Pike and Cherub leave to find the squire, preferring to do business directly with him, suspecting that it may be a trap. The Doctor is brought back, and he and Kewper are guarded by Jamaica.

Ben and Polly venture into the church crypt and try to work out the circumstances of Longfoot's murder, to no avail. As they give up and decide to find the TARDIS, one of the tombs opens to reveal a secret passage, and they hide as a cloaked man emerges. Ben knocks him out and ties him up. Polly decides this may be the murderer and goes to find the squire to show him and prove their innocence. Soon, the bound man tells Ben he is Josiah Blake, the king's revenue officer. The passageway is further evidence against the churchwarden and the smugglers whom Blake is trying to arrest. Ben is pleased to hear the passage leads to the beach, and leaves a protesting Blake to investigate.

The Squire and Cherub with the bound and gagged Polly

Pike and Cherub visit the squire, planning to get information about the smugglers' stash. The squire unwittingly reveals the church to be a relay point, but before they can talk further, Polly is dragged in by a manservant and is horrified when she recognises Cherub.

Kewper, regretting his decision, tells the Doctor what has happened to his friends and the danger the village is in from Pike and his men. The Doctor plans to escape, but when asked how he plans to do so, the Doctor loudly asks Kewper if he wants to play cards.

Meanwhile, the squire and his new friends have heard Polly's story, but Pike has twisted the story in his favour. The only thing Polly's story has done is confirm they were the last people to see Longfoot alive — further aiding the story of their guilt. The men decide to visit the crypt to see who Ben has captured, suspecting it might be a revenue officer.

Ben has returned after discovering that the passage leads back to where the TARDIS is, but his joy is cut short as the squire, with Pike and Cherub, arrives, gun in hand, along with their prisoner, Polly, who has been bound and gagged.

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Ben recognises Cherub as well, but Pike dismisses his accusations. Blake calls out and is released after the three villains decide he is not an immediate threat and, in fact, can be used to their advantage. Blake is convinced by them to take Ben and Polly into custody as suspected smugglers.

On the ship, the Doctor tells Kewper's fortune using playing cards, watched by a curious Jamaica. Jamaica asks for his fortune to be told, and Kewper uses the distraction to knock him out. The Doctor and Kewper decide to go to the squire to tell him of the innocence of Ben and Polly and the presence of Pike.

Outside in the graveyard, Pike and Cherub flatter the squire into revealing a tomb that contains one of the smugglers' stashes of booty. He and Pike arrange to meet the next night, and fires will be lit for a signal. Cherub overhears and heads off on his own. Pike and the squire go off to discuss payment.

Blake has forced Ben and Polly to the stables at the inn where, to their surprise, he removes Polly's ropes and gag, saying he would rather trust their word than the squire's. Blake explains that he suspects the squire, but has no proof against him, and hopes to gather enough men to prevent what he believes will be a transaction in the next night or two. The Doctor meets up with them, to the huge relief of Ben and Polly, but Kewper is known to Blake. Upon seeing Blake, Kewper suspects he has been lured into a trap by the Doctor and leaves but is pursued by Blake.

Ben meets Josiah Blake.

Pike is enraged at Jamaica for the escape of the Doctor and Kewper, and Jamaica tells him they went to see the squire. Pike decides to move the plan ahead and to do it during the daytime so as to surprise the squire. One group will collect the smugglers' stash, while he and Cherub will hunt for Avery's gold. Pike kills Jamaica for his foolishness but finds that Cherub seems to have left the ship.

When the Doctor tells Blake about Pike's plans and surmises that he will also sack and burn the village, Blake departs to gather men and arms. The Doctor is glad to hear of the passage to the TARDIS from the church crypt but insists that they stay to try to prevent the destruction of the village. Knowing the clue to Avery's gold, the Doctor leads his friends back to the church, hoping to locate the treasure as a bargaining chip. As Tom watches them go, Cherub emerges from hiding and threatens him to tell where they are heading.

The squire is horrified to hear from Kewper about his playing into Pike's hands, but on hearing of Avery's gold, they decide to find it themselves. Knowing that Pike and his men will head for their stash, they aim to lay a trap for them by placing armed men on the route that the squire handed to Pike. They ride off towards the church to seek the gold.

The Doctor, Ben and Polly are searching the graveyard for clues but eventually realise the riddle reveals names on tombstones, and they head to the crypt. Ben shows them the secret passageway entrance, then they find markers for Ringwood, Smallbeer, and Gurney — three names from the rhyme. The Doctor thinks it would be more helpful if there were four names.

The squire and Kewper arrive to discover the church door ajar and hope that it is the Doctor rather than Pike and his men. The Doctor is about to reveal the answer to the riddle, but Kewper bursts in and threatens violence. The squire bristles at this and wants to work with the Doctor. As the two argue, Cherub enters secretly and his knife flies through the air and meets Kewper's back, while a shot from his pistol rings out as Polly screams.

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The squire has been wounded by Cherub's shot, and Cherub demands the secret of Avery's gold. Polly insists on helping the squire, but while Cherub seems to agree, he grabs her and holds his pistol to her head threatening to shoot unless the Doctor shares the riddle.

Meanwhile, Blake is still riding towards the militia outpost.

The Doctor, playing for time, reveals the rhyme told to him by Longfoot. Cherub recognises the four names as members of Avery's crew — he reveals the fourth name to be Deadman. The squire recalls Avery's curse and regrets having pursued the treasure.

Pike and his men land in force, and Pike sends one man to find Cherub. Pike goes to the church, his men following and opens the sarcophagus containing the silks, spices, and rum of the smugglers' stash. His men begin hauling the goods to the shore as Pike enters the church.

Blake has finally collected his force, and they are on the way back to the village.

Pike finds Cherub holding the Doctor and friends along with the Squire and confronts him about deserting the ship. Cherub says he did all this for the captain, which Pike finds dubious. Cherub raises his gun to Pike, but it is quickly parried, and the two duel with cutlasses.

Outside, the crew are becoming ill-ordered and start helping themselves to rum, and crewman Gaptooth tries to restore order. He sends two crew members back to the shore for their behaviour.

Using the fight as a distraction, the Doctor sends Ben and Polly down the secret passage while he waits for Blake. Pike is eventually victorious and runs Cherub through. He turns to the Doctor, who offers Pike a new agreement to reveal where the gold is.

Meanwhile, the two crewmembers on the beach find the cave, the TARDIS, and the entrance to a tunnel.

The Doctor offers to take no treasure, so long as the village is spared, and the squire is moved. Pike says he must keep his crew "happy", and resists. The squire argues that Pike seems to find it difficult to keep control of his crew and goads him into proving their obedience and his command.

In the tunnel, almost at the TARDIS, Polly injures her foot but insists that Ben return to fetch the Doctor.

Blake and his men sight the church and divide into two groups: one will head to the church, the other will take the passage from the beach to the crypt.

Pike finds the treasure.

The Doctor finds the fourth name on a tombstone, and Pike is incredulous as all four men died at sea. The names, says the Doctor, were changed by the churchwarden, and a flagstone is at the intersection of the four names. Pike removes the slab and, reaching deep inside, discovers the treasure. As he does so, gunshots are heard outside. The pirates, drunk with rum, are easily overtaken by Blake's men, while others retreat into the church.

Polly is attacked by the two sailors and tries to escape back into the tunnel. She is caught, but Ben hears what's going on and is able to overtake one of them as the sailor approaches. He finds Polly and fights the second man as Blake's men arrive; Blake shoots the sailor, killing him. As his men flood the tunnel, Ben follows Blake whilst Polly returns to the TARDIS.

There is pandemonium in the crypt as Blake's men fight the pirates. Pike grasps at the treasure, then threatens the Doctor for leading him into a trap. Ben, Blake and his men arrive and take to the fight. Ben tries to take the Doctor away, but he insists on helping the squire. The squire has enough strength to help fend off Pike's hook as Blake fires the fatal shot, ending Pike. Ben and the Doctor slip away whilst the squire is aided by Blake. He regrets never being able to thank the Doctor.

Finding Polly, the three enter the TARDIS and leave. Suddenly, the interior of the ship is freezing cold, and the Doctor announces they have arrived at the coldest place in the world.

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  • Ben drinks some beer.
  • The Doctor refuses brandy when in the presence of his new companions; as soon as he is having a private conversation with Pike he eagerly accepts what he assesses is a particularly fine Madeira.
  • The smugglers smuggle rum, silks, tobacco and brandy.
  • The Doctor mentions Victorian restoration.

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Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The end of this story leads straight into the next, The Tenth Planet.
  • The title sequence film is used to represent the space/time vortex as seen on the TARDIS scanner screen in episode one, with the story title, writer's credit and episode number captions overlaid in black on the swirling patterns.
  • No episodes of this four-part story exist in the BBC Archives.
  • Telesnaps for all four episodes survive.
  • This is the only televised Doctor Who story to have no incidental music whatsoever.
  • The second of six Doctor Who serials to be written by Brian Hayles and his last not to feature the Ice Warriors.
  • Polly is the only female character in this story. Anneke Wills pointed this out in the DVD commentary of The War Machines and remarked that she was rather annoyed about it. This occurs again in The Moonbase, after which the next story to have a situation like this was the Third Doctor story The Mutants in which Jo Grant is the only female character.
  • Anneke Wills named this as her and Michael Craze's favourite story, partly thanks to its extended location shooting in Cornwall. She said it was a "super story", as she got to wear breeches.
  • Michael Craze fell through a trapdoor which had not been properly secured, but fortunately suffered only a minor injury to his right shoulder.
  • As a result of splitting the TARDIS prop apart for The Massacre, a major refit was initiated in response to the show's ever-increasing requirements for location filming away from the confines of the studio. Location filming had now become commonplace and meant that transporting the prop in its complete form was difficult and knowing that it would be required at the bottom of a cliff on the Cornwall coast for this story. The refit would ensure that the prop could now be disassembled and flat packed for transportation. This then resulted in changing the whole geometry of the prop, making it no longer square in plan view, but slightly rectangular. Another knock on effect to this was that the roof was remade slightly wider, overhanging at the front and rear, while it under hung on the two sides and only just balanced on the top of the structure. The prop height also needed to be cut-down during location filming for The Smugglers, as it was too high to fit in the cave chosen for its landing sequence.
  • Julia Smith recalled: "William Hartnell was remarkable. As a director, you work out actors' moves before going into rehearsal, in order to get a variety of shots, and I remember asking William Hartnell to cross to the TARDIS and press a particular button and he went raving mad. "I can't. If I do that, this'll happen to the TARDIS and that'll happen to the TARDIS!" And he gave me a quarter of an hour's dissertation of why he couldn't press that button. I stood there, very young and very nervous and took this broadside about the insanity of women drivers almost. It was obviously so real to him. He'd committed himself to the character and acquainted himself with all the machinery, which in those days was very much simpler than it is now".
  • Part of the reason Julia Smith was chosen to direct was her familiarity with the Cornish coast.
  • Several members of the cast and crew suffered from seasickness.
  • According to Derek Ware, in the original script, the Spaniard was a speaking part but his lines were cut before filming.
  • Jamaica was originally named Crow.
  • The production in Cornwall was assisted by numerous local extras, notably members of the Sea Cadets.
  • It was during production of this serial that William Hartnell met with Innes Lloyd to discuss his future with the series. It was mutually (but reluctantly on Hartnell's part) decided that Hartnell should leave the role.
  • Terry Walsh later revealed that in order to increase the number of pirates fighting in the graveyard, extras and stuntmen would crawl from behind a gravestone after being killed, only to switch hats and wigs and rejoin the battle as a new character.

Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Episode 1 - 4.3 million viewers
  • Episode 2 - 4.9 million viewers
  • Episode 3 - 4.2 million viewers
  • Episode 4 - 4.5 million viewers

Myths[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • For the fight between smugglers and Revenue men in episode four, so few stuntmen were used that they had to play multiple roles achieved by means of frantic behind-the-scenes costume changes. (Although Terry Walsh, one of those involved, recalls the scene being shot in this way, in fact, the ten stuntmen under the direction of fight arranger Derek Ware, of whose HAVOC organisation they were members, played only one role each.)
  • The wording of the rhyme revealing the treasure's location changes from episode to episode—apparently depending on how well William Hartnell remembered his lines. (In fact, Hartnell recites the rhyme correctly both times he must do so, in Episodes 3 and 4. It is Terence de Marney's Longfoot who fluffs his lines when the rhyme is first said in Episode 1.)
  • A test regeneration was filmed during production of this story. (This was an April Fools' joke in Doctor Who Magazine.)

Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Nanjizal Bay, Cornwall (TARDIS lands on beach)
  • St Grada Church, Grade, Cornwall (Church)
  • Trenethick Barton, Cornwall (Squire's House / Pub)
  • Bonny Mary, Newlyn, Cornwall (DEMOLISHED) (Boat)
  • Bosistow Cliffs, Nanjizal, Cornwall (Soldiers marching to beach)
  • Church Cove, Cornwall (Kewper takes small boat to Bonny Mary)
  • Trethewey Farm, Cornwall (Doctor Kidnapped)
  • Riverside Studio 1, Hammersmith, London

Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
  • In episode 1, Terence de Marney playing the Churchwarden fluffs the riddle to the Doctor. Instead of the names "Ringwood, Smallbeer, Gurney", de Marney says "Smallwood, Ringwood, Gurney".
  • In episode 4, Gaptooth refers to the pirate Daniel as "David" in one scene.

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  • Upon finding he has been unwittingly joined by Ben and Polly, the Doctor muses to himself: "Oh dear, all this distraction! And I really thought I was going to be alone again." He had previously thought he would be without companions after Steven Taylor briefly left him at the conclusion of TV: The Massacre and had considered returning to his own planet. (On that occasion, his expectations of solitude were similarly cut short by the unbidden arrival of Dodo Chaplet aboard the TARDIS and Steven's return shortly thereafter.)
  • The Doctor would eventually meet Captain Avery in-person in his eleventh incarnation. (TV: The Curse of the Black Spot)

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