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{{retitle|''The Space War'' (unproduced TV story)}} | {{retitle|''The Space War'' (unproduced TV story)}} | ||
{{You may|Doctor Who and the Space War (novelisation)}} | {{You may|Doctor Who and the Space War (novelisation)}} | ||
'''''The Space War''''', also known as '''''The Furies''''' was written by [[Ian Stuart Black]] for [[Season 8]]. It was commissioned on 9 November 1969, but was dropped in October 1970 after complaints that the show was becoming too | '''''The Space War''''', also known as '''''The Furies''''' was written by [[Ian Stuart Black]] for [[Season 8]]. It was commissioned on 9 November 1969, but was dropped in October 1970 after complaints that the show was becoming too dark for family viewing. | ||
The story would have mainly focused on [[Jo Grant|Jo]]. After a bombing run seemingly kills [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]], she is rescued by an all-female squadron of pilots called the Furies who train her as one of their own. She would eventually uncover a conspiracy, learning that both sides of the war were in fact the same side, tricked into fighting each other so that their superiors could become rich. | The story would have mainly focused on [[Jo Grant|Jo]]. After a bombing run seemingly kills [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]], she is rescued by an all-female squadron of pilots called the Furies who train her as one of their own. She would eventually uncover a conspiracy, learning that both sides of the war were in fact the same side, tricked into fighting each other so that their superiors could become rich. | ||
Jo would have led the Furies in a final battle against their superiors, who it would turn out were led by the [[Master]]. Each of the Furies were supposed to have died in this final battle, and Jo would have narrowly escaped in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] with the Doctor, who had been held prisoner the entire time.{{Fact}} | Jo would have led the Furies in a final battle against their superiors, who it would turn out were led by the [[Master]]. Each of the Furies were supposed to have died in this final battle, and Jo would have narrowly escaped in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] with the Doctor, who had been held prisoner the entire time.{{Fact}} | ||