Farewell Great Macedon (unproduced TV story)
Farewell Great Macedon is an unproduced six-episode First Doctor serial by Moris Farhi which was commissioned by David Whitaker for the first season of Doctor Who in 1964.
The story would have featured the Doctor and his companions encountering Alexander the Great.
The story was never produced, but in October 2009 the publisher Nothing at the End of the Lane published the script for the first time. It was the first time since the script for The Masters of Luxor was published by Titan Books in 1992 that a lost First Doctor script had been released in this way.
Plot summary
From the official website:
"When the TARDIS arrives outside the gates of Babylon the Doctor and his friends find themselves in the presence of Alexander the Great. But there is treachery at work as generals plot to overthrow the king and his men. When the travellers stand accused the Doctor and Ian must face trials while still trying to uncover the real murderers."
Story notes
- Farhi also wrote a single-episode script for the series entitled The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance, which is also included in the 2009 release (it's unclear whether it was ever intended for broadcast, however).
- Farhi also wrote an unproduced script for The Prisoner which was published in the mid-2000s.
Continuity
As the script was never produced, it's impossible to tell if it can be considered part of continuity, especially as it reportedly contains numerous character elements not retained in the televised series. However, in DW: Robot the recently regenerated Fourth Doctor does reference once meeting Alexander the Great.
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