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|series=[[Polystyle Holiday Special|PHS stories]]
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|doctor = Third Doctor
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|companion= [[The Brigadier]]
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|enemy = [[Hingrad]]  
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|setting= [[London Underground]], [[Tower of London]], [[1970s]]
year= [[London Underground]] and the [[Tower of London]], sometime in the [[1970s]]|
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|artist = [[Alex Badia]]
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|publication= [[Doctor Who Holiday Special 1973|''Doctor Who Holiday Special'' 1973]]
publication title= [[Doctor Who Holiday Special (1973)|''Doctor Who Holiday Special'' 1973]]|
|release date= May 1973
publication dates= [[1973]]|
|publisher = Polystyle
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|format= Comic  
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|prev= Smash Hit (short story)
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|next= Doomcloud (comic story)
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}}'''''{{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]], thus somewhat echoing their first meeting in [[DW]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]''.
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==Summary==
|next2 = The Hungry Planet (comic story)
The [[Third Doctor]] and [[the Brigadier]] are in the midst of a massive search of the [[London Underground]].  They're trying to stop [[Hingrad]], a master of disguise whom the Doctor describes as "the greatest thief in the [[universe]]". 
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the final story in the [[Doctor Who Holiday Special 1973|1973 ''Doctor Who Holiday Special'']].


[[UNIT]] soldiers are on hand to question passengers, as needed, when they debark from their trains.  One such interviewee reacts badly to being questioned.  He runs away into the bowels of the Underground. The Doctor gives chase.  Under [[Tower Hill]] station, he and the Brigadier find that the man has apparently disappeared.  But the Doctor notices something wrong with the dimensions of the tunnel walls.  Striking a portion of the tiled wall, he discovers a door into a secret chamber.
== Summary ==
The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] are in the midst of a massive search of the [[London Underground]]. They are trying to stop [[Hingrad]], a master of disguise whom the Doctor describes as "the greatest thief in the [[universe]]".


There, he is swiftly apprehended by Hingrad, who places the Doctor into a stockades that happens to be there, in what is effectively the basement of the [[Tower of London]].  Hingrad then aims a cannon at the Doctor and ignites it.  The Doctor is able to force himself out of the cannon's line of fire, while at the same time using the cannonball to rip through the side of the stockades.  Now free, he is able to give chase to Hingrad.
[[UNIT]] soldiers are on hand to question passengers when they debark from their trains. One interviewee reacts badly to being questioned. He runs into the bowels of the Underground. The Doctor gives chase. Under [[Tower Hill tube station]], he and the Brigadier find the man has disappeared, but the Doctor notices something wrong with the dimensions of the tunnel walls. Striking a portion of the tiled wall, he discovers a door into a secret chamber.


The Doctor is 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 swiftly apprehended by Hingrad, who puts him in stocks in what is effectively the basement of the [[Tower of London]]. Hingrad aims a [[cannon]] at the Doctor and ignites it. The Doctor forces himself out of the cannon's line of fire, while using the cannonball to rip through the side of the stockades. Now free, he gives chase to Hingrad.


==Characters==
The Doctor is unable to stop Hingrad, even with the help of the Brig's men and some [[Beefeater]]s, but his chase has blown the thief's cover. No longer able to sneak around the Tower and make a quiet run at the [[British Crown Jewels]], Hingrad is left with only one option: escape via the [[Thames]].
*[[Third Doctor]]
*[[The Brigadier]]
*[[Hingrad]]
*[[UNIT]] soldiers
*[[Beefeater]]s
==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.


==Notes==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Hingrad]]
* [[Beefeater]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Brigadier says [[Mike Yates]] is covering Hingrad's possible exit at the [[Charing Cross tube station|Charing Cross]] stop.


==Continuity==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Timeline==
== Continuity ==
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've happened any time [[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]] or [[Sarah Jane]] were having a day off.
* The Doctor and the Brigadier once again face an enemy in the [[London Underground]], just as they did in their first meeting. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'')


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 ==
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Latest revision as of 11:33, 5 April 2024

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Secret of the Tower was the final story in the 1973 Doctor Who Holiday Special.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Third Doctor and the Brigadier are in the midst of a massive search of the London Underground. They are trying to stop Hingrad, a master of disguise whom the Doctor describes as "the greatest thief in the universe".

UNIT soldiers are on hand to question passengers when they debark from their trains. One interviewee reacts badly to being questioned. He runs into the bowels of the Underground. The Doctor gives chase. Under Tower Hill tube station, he and the Brigadier find the man has disappeared, but the Doctor notices something wrong with the dimensions of the tunnel walls. Striking a portion of the tiled wall, he discovers a door into a secret chamber.

The Doctor is swiftly apprehended by Hingrad, who puts him in stocks in what is effectively the basement of the Tower of London. Hingrad aims a cannon at the Doctor and ignites it. The Doctor forces himself out of the cannon's line of fire, while using the cannonball to rip through the side of the stockades. Now free, he gives chase to Hingrad.

The Doctor is unable to stop Hingrad, even with the help of the Brig's men and some Beefeaters, but his chase has blown the thief's cover. No longer able to sneak around the Tower and make a quiet run at the British Crown Jewels, Hingrad is left with only one option: escape via the Thames.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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