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|name = ''The Imps'' | |||
|doctor = Second Doctor | |||
|companions = [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] | |||
|writer = [[William Emms]]}} | |||
'''''The Imps''''' was an unproduced [[Second Doctor]] serial written by [[William Emms]]. It would have featured [[imp]]-like aliens and [[vegetable]]s which attempted to destroy a [[space station]]. It had to be rewritten to accommodate [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. Emms became ill and had to rewrite again to feature the loss of [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]]. The story was postponed and replaced with ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]''. He eventually gave up and ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'' was written as a departure story for Ben and Polly.<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/lostgl.html</ref> | |||
Emms reused features of the story in the [[Find Your Fate]] novel ''[[Mission to Venus (novel)|Mission to Venus]]''. | Emms reused features of the story in the [[Find Your Fate]] novel ''[[Mission to Venus (novel)|Mission to Venus]]''. | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 22 May 2020
The Imps was an unproduced Second Doctor serial written by William Emms. It would have featured imp-like aliens and vegetables which attempted to destroy a space station. It had to be rewritten to accommodate Jamie McCrimmon. Emms became ill and had to rewrite again to feature the loss of Ben Jackson and Polly. The story was postponed and replaced with The Underwater Menace. He eventually gave up and The Faceless Ones was written as a departure story for Ben and Polly.[1]
Emms reused features of the story in the Find Your Fate novel Mission to Venus.
