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It's [[1793]] and the [[Reign of Terror]] is slicing through the elite of [[Paris]] - but not if the [[Scarlet Pimpernel]] has anything to do with it! With a very [[Great Britain|British]] pluck, and daring bravado, he rescues [[France|French]] aristocrats from [[Madame Guillotine]]'s embrace. But who hides beneath the Pimpernel’s mask? And isn’t the Scarlet Pimpernel just a fictional character? | It's [[1793]] and the [[Reign of Terror]] is slicing through the elite of [[Paris]] - but not if the [[Scarlet Pimpernel]] has anything to do with it! With a very [[Great Britain|British]] pluck, and daring bravado, he rescues [[France|French]] aristocrats from [[Madame Guillotine]]'s embrace. But who hides beneath the Pimpernel’s mask? And isn’t the Scarlet Pimpernel just a fictional character? | ||
At [[Highmoor House]], in [[England]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]] plays lady of the manor while [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] tends to the strange wounds of her ‘husband’, Sir [[Percy Blakeney]]. As Peri prepares to host a lavish ball in Sir Percy’s name, French agent Citizen [[Donat]], and a sinister alien force are uninvited guests, both intent on unmasking the Scarlet Pimpernel and putting an end to his heroic escapades, forever! | At [[Highmoor House]], in [[England]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]] plays lady of the manor while [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] tends to the strange wounds of her ‘husband’, Sir [[Percy Blakeney]]. As Peri prepares to host a lavish ball in Sir Percy’s name, French agent Citizen [[Donat]], and [[Z22|a sinister alien force]] are uninvited guests, both intent on unmasking the Scarlet Pimpernel and putting an end to his heroic escapades, forever! | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* Working titles for the story included: ''The Multicoloured Pimpernel'' and ''The Scarlet Pimpernels''. | * Working titles for the story included: ''The Multicoloured Pimpernel'' and ''The Scarlet Pimpernels''. | ||
* The concept of a story featuring the Doctor as the Scarlet Pimpernel originally came from a suggestion by [[Colin Baker]]. ([[BFX]]: ''The Plight of the Pimpernel'') | * The concept of a story featuring the Doctor as the Scarlet Pimpernel originally came from a suggestion by [[Colin Baker]]. ([[BFX]]: ''The Plight of the Pimpernel'') | ||
* The ruined building on the cover, depicting Sir Percy's homeworld, resembles the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall | * The ruined building on the cover, depicting Sir Percy's homeworld, resembles the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, now known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, a remembrance of the 140,000 people killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. | ||
* The cover depicts [[Peri Brown|Peri]] with the longer curled hairstyle she had in [[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|''The Mysterious Planet'']] and [[Mindwarp (TV story)|''Mindwarp'']], indicating that this story takes place during shortly before or around that period of her travels with the [[Sixth Doctor]]. | * The cover depicts [[Peri Brown|Peri]] with the longer curled hairstyle she had in [[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|''The Mysterious Planet'']] and [[Mindwarp (TV story)|''Mindwarp'']], indicating that this story takes place during shortly before or around that period of her travels with the [[Sixth Doctor]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* According to [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], the Doctor's favourite period of history was the [[French Revolution]]. He previously visited the city of [[Paris]] in the company of his granddaughter, [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], and later, a version of Paris twisted by the [[the Pageant]], in the company of [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]];'' [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)|The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'') | * According to [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], the Doctor's favourite period of history was the [[French Revolution]]. He previously visited the city of [[Paris]] in the company of his granddaughter, [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], and later, a version of Paris twisted by the [[the Pageant]], in the company of [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]];'' [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)|The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'') | ||
* [[Maximilien Robespierre]] is mentioned, a figure who the Doctor met personally during his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] | * [[Maximilien Robespierre]] is mentioned, a figure who the Doctor met personally during his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] during [[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]''. | ||
* In England, the Doctor uses his longtime alias of "Dr John Smith". ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', et al.) | * In England, the Doctor uses his longtime alias of "Dr John Smith". ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', et al.) | ||
* The Doctor and Peri previously masqueraded as English aristocrats in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]''. | * The Doctor and Peri previously masqueraded as English aristocrats in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]''. | ||
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* The Doctor recounts playing backgammon with [[Kublai Khan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') | * The Doctor recounts playing backgammon with [[Kublai Khan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') | ||
* Peri speculates that [[Robin Hood]] was probably real. The Doctor replies sort of. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robot of Sherwood]]'') | * Peri speculates that [[Robin Hood]] was probably real. The Doctor replies sort of. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robot of Sherwood]]'') | ||
* Peri compares the [[Z22]] to [[Kamelion]] | * Peri compares the [[Z22]] to [[Kamelion]] who she encountered in [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'', remembering how he could barely walk in his undisguised form. | ||
* The Doctor claims to Peri that he's not one for [[dancing]], but apparently possesses enough skill to impress later companions, [[Constance Clarke|Constance]] and [[Flip Jackson|Flip]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Behemoth (audio story)|The Behemoth]]'') | * The Doctor claims to Peri that he's not one for [[dancing]], but apparently possesses enough skill to impress later companions, [[Constance Clarke|Constance]] and [[Flip Jackson|Flip]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Behemoth (audio story)|The Behemoth]]'') | ||
* The Doctor recalls having been [[burial|buried]] alive several times in the past, a fate that would befall [[Seventh Doctor|his successor]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]''. | * The Doctor recalls having been [[burial|buried]] alive several times in the past, a fate that would befall [[Seventh Doctor|his successor]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]''. | ||