Doctor Who: The Lost Stories (The Eighth Doctor)
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Ark In Space |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines which appeared in Leekley's series bible for Philip David
Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March 21st, 1994. It
was based on Robert Holmes' 1975 serial The Ark In Space.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: The TARDIS lands aboard a space
station which houses all of humanity in suspended animation, waiting
until the disease-ravaged Earth is hospitable again. However, a
malfunction has extended their slumber for aeons and, in the interim, an
insectoid alien species has invaded the station. Now they have infected
the humans' leader, Noah, as a first step towards the conquest of the
Earth.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
The Celestial Toymaker |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines which appeared in Leekley's series bible for Philip David
Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March 21st, 1994. It
was based on Brian Hayles' 1966 serial The Celestial Toymaker.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: In the year 2525, the Doctor is
kidnapped by a malevolent entity called the Toymaker. Acting at the
behest of the Master, the Toymaker forces the Doctor to play a mind game
or face eternal imprisonment.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
The Claws Of Axos |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines developed for, but dropped from, Leekley's series bible for
Philip David Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March
21st, 1994. It was based on Bob Baker and Dave Martin's 1971 serial The Claws Of Axos.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: Alien Axons arrive on
modern-day Earth, offering a miraculous substance called Axonite in
exchange for sanctuary. However, the Doctor discovers that the Axons and
Axonite are manifestations of an energy-absorbing parasite called Axos,
created by the Master.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
The Cybs |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines developed for, but dropped from, Leekley's series bible for
Philip David Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March
21st, 1994.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: The Doctor answers a distress
call emanating from an Earth outpost on 21st-century Mars. He finds it
under attack by the Cybs -- cybernetic pirates who plan to kidnap the
humans and transform them into more Cybs.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
The Daemons |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines developed for, but dropped from, Leekley's series bible for
Philip David Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March
21st, 1994. It was based on Robert Sloman and Barry Letts' 1971 serial
The Daemons.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: When a prehistoric burial mound
in witch-haunted Salem, Massachusetts is opened by a team of
archaeologists, it unleashes a wave of deadly force. The Doctor
discovers that the Master has harnessed the power of an alien Daemon who
was buried in the mound for millennia.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
Doctor Who (1995) |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: Leekley submitted his first
storyline for Philip David Segal's Doctor Who telefilm on July
25th, 1994, drawing heavily on the series bible they had co-created and
Terry Nation's 1975 serial Genesis Of
The Daleks. By July 27th, the Cybs were eliminated and the
Master had acquired a henchman in the form of Castellan Kelner (named
after the character in 1978's The
Invasion Of Time); “Castellan” subsequently became
the character's name instead of his title. Later, the return to
Gallifrey was eliminated by having Borusa direct the TARDIS to Skaro.
The first (partial) draft of Leekley's script was delivered on August
24th. However Segal's boss, Steven Spielberg, felt that Leekley's script
wasn't humorous enough, and that it veered too closely to his own
Indiana Jones franchise. On September 26th, Segal was asked to
replace Leekley. Within days, Robert DeLaurentis became the telefilm's
writer; he would heavily revise Leekley's ideas as a new script entitled
“Doctor Who?”.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (90
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
telefilm |
Stage Reached: Full
script |
Synopsis: In the midst of a Dalek attack
on Gallifrey, Cardinal Borusa dies -- allowing his grandson, the Master,
to become President of the Time Lords. The Master's half-human
half-brother, the Doctor, flees in his TARDIS, which now houses Borusa's
spirit. Searching for his long-lost father Ulysses, the Doctor travels
to London during the Second World War, where he meets American WAC
Lizzie Travis. Together, the Doctor and Lizzie travel back to Ancient
Egypt to find Ulysses, only to be attacked by cybernetic marauders
called the Cybs. Ulysses is revealed to be the dead Pharoah Cheops, but
he regenerates and draws the Cybs away. The TARDIS is summoned back to
Gallifrey, where a suspiciously friendly Master sends the Doctor and
Lizzie to Skaro to prevent Davros' creation of the Daleks. In the
process, the Master takes control of the Dalek army and Davros is
killed, but the Doctor destroys the Dalek incubators. The Doctor escapes
and returns Lizzie to Earth, then heads off to continue his search for
Ulysses.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration, Doctor Who: The Nth Doctor, Doctor Who
Magazine Special Edition #5 |
Doctor Who? |
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Writer: Robert DeLaurentis |
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Notes: Around the start of
October 1994, DeLaurentis replaced John Leekley as the scriptwriter for
Philip David Segal's Doctor Who telefilm, which was being made
for broadcast by the FOX network in the United States. DeLaurentis
overhauled Leekley's storyline, with the goal of making it more focussed
and fun. He eliminated the notion of Borusa's spirit inhabiting the
TARDIS, and the Doctor's father was no longer called Ulysses (with the
alias “Doctor John Smith” later applied to the character).
DeLaurentis submitted some initial notes on October 5th, a fuller
outline on the 7th, and finally a partial script on the 28th. By the
time his first full draft was completed on December 17th, Lizzie was
renamed Jane McDonald, Winston never left World War II London, the
Doctor's father had a family in 1990s America, and the Daleks were
shape-shifting humanoids. This last element, in particular, was of
concern to the BBC. As such, in DeLaurentis' draft of February 3rd,
1995, the Daleks were renamed the Zenons. Additionally, Borusa was
renamed Pandak, and Sherman was replaced by a horned alien called Gog,
who was not killed and was instead reunited with the Doctor in the late
stages of the adventure. However, Segal had long been uneasy with the
direction of DeLaurentis' work, and this discontent was now shared by
FOX, who advocated a return to Leekley's last draft. Shortly after
turning in his February 3rd script, DeLaurentis left the Doctor
Who telefilm. He was replaced by Matthew Jacobs, who would write Doctor Who (1996).
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (90
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
telefilm |
Stage Reached: Full
script |
Synopsis: The Doctor and his research
assistant, Sherman, are exploring an asteroid when they are teleported
to Skaro and discover that the Doctor's half-brother, the Master, has
allied himself with the Daleks. Sherman is killed but the Doctor
escapes back to Gallifrey, where he learns that his grandfather,
Cardinal Borusa, has been killed and the Master has seized power. The
Doctor flees Gallifrey in his TARDIS and travels to London during the
Second World War in search of his long-lost father. There he meets
American WAC Lizzie Travis and her bulldog Winston. Lizzie helps the
Doctor discover that his father has regenerated and was captured while
leading an American unit which was trying to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
The Doctor and Lizzie travel to the United States in the 1990s. There
they apparently find his father, who agrees to accompany them back to
Gallifrey. However, this is really the Master masquerading as their
father, whom he has captured. The Doctor escapes and sabotages the
Master's time-travelling warship, but his half-brother gets away. The
Doctor returns Lizzie to Earth before he and Winston set off in pursuit
of the Master.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration, Doctor Who: The Nth Doctor, Doctor Who
Magazine Special Edition #5 |
Don't Shoot, I'm The Doctor |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: Once Leekley had finished
preparing the series bible for Philip David Segal's version of Doctor
Who, he began to flesh out some of the story ideas proposed therein.
“Don't Shoot, I'm The Doctor” was the only one to undergo
substantial development, likely because Leekley was a fan of the Wild
West period of American history. His storyline was based on Donald
Cotton's 1966 serial The
Gunfighters, but hewed much more closely to authentic history.
Leekley also incorporated a separate legend of the West: that of station
agent Lester Moore, owner of the most famous epitaph in the Boothill
Graveyard at Tombstone (which Leekley would have revealed was coined by
the Doctor). Leekley thought that the feud between the Earps and the
Clantons would serve as a parallel for the state of Gallifrey after the
rise to power of the Doctor's half-brother, the Master. He suggested the
movies Silverado and Back To The Future Part III as the
episode's visual inspirations. Leekley's first storyline was delivered
on May 10th, 1994, but all of his work was eventually abandoned when
Matthew Jacobs was hired to start from scratch and write Doctor Who (1996).
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: The Doctor has a toothache and
finds himself in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. His search for a dentist
leads him to Doc Holliday and his wife, Kate Elder, towards whom
Holliday is physically abusive. The Doctor and Kate begin to fall for
each other, and Kate implores the Doctor to intervene in a growing feud
which pits Holliday and the Earp brothers against the Clanton gang. At
night, Ike Clanton attacks the sleeping Doctor, mistaking him for
Holliday. In the chaos, Ike escapes while Virgil Earp arrests the Doctor
and Holliday. Holliday is freed when the Clantons ride into town, and
the Doctor decides to intervene when another prisoner, Les Moore, is
shot in cold blood. During the shootout at the OK Corral, the Doctor
prevents Holliday from killing a helpless Ike Clanton. The Doctor and
Holliday brawl; Holliday is knocked unconscious, while the Doctor's
bothersome tooth is dislodged in the melee. The Doctor and Kate ride out
of Tombstone. She leaves him at the TARDIS, and he reassures her that
everything will be all right from now on.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
Earthshock |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines which appeared in Leekley's series bible for Philip David
Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March 21st, 1994. It
was based on Eric Saward's 1982 serial Earthshock.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: In modern-day Wyoming, the
Doctor investigates the murder of a team of palaeontologists in a cave
system. The culprits are the Cybs -- cybernetic pirates -- who have
planted a bomb which can destroy the Earth. The Doctor deactivates the
bomb and traces its command signal to a space freighter, which the Cybs
intend to crash into the Earth.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
The Horror Of Fang Rock |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines which appeared in Leekley's series bible for Philip David
Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March 21st, 1994. It
was based on Terrance Dicks' 1977 serial Horror Of Fang Rock.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: The TARDIS follows mysterious
streaks of light travelling through space to a lighthouse in 1906
England. A fog rises and the Doctor saves the passengers aboard a
clipper which runs aground, only to be accused of the murder of the
ship's captain. He must prove his innocence while stopping an alien
which has crashlanded on Earth and has possessed the lighthouse keeper.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
The Land Of Fear |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines developed for, but dropped from, Leekley's series bible for
Philip David Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March
21st, 1994. It was based on Dennis Spooner's 1964 serial The Reign Of Terror.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: The Doctor knows that his lost
father, Ulysses, was acquainted with Robespierre, and so he travels to
1790 Paris. There he meets an English spy named James Stirling, who is
plotting Robespierre's assassination.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
The Outcasts |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines developed for, but dropped from, Leekley's series bible for
Philip David Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March
21st, 1994. It used elements from Graham Williams and Anthony Read's
1978 serial The Invasion Of
Time.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: The Master uses a Grid Lock to
drain power from the Doctor's TARDIS in order to lure him back to
Gallifrey. The Doctor pilots his time machine to the Gallifreyan
wilderness, where the Outcasts who live there are under attack from
cybernetic pirates called the Cybs. The Doctor leads the Outcasts
against the Cybs and then to the Domed City from which the Master rules
Gallifrey, giving him the opportunity to destroy the Grid Lock and
escape the Master's trap.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
The Pirates |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines which appeared in Leekley's series bible for Philip David
Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March 21st, 1994. It
was based on Brian Hayles' 1966 serial The Smugglers.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: The Doctor's search for his
father Ulysses takes him to eighteenth-century Spain, where he believes
that his father may be posing as Blackbeard. The Doctor acquires a
treasure map which is supposed to lead to Blackbeard's treasure, and
winds up being pursued by pirates who are also searching for the booty.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
The Sea Devils |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines developed for, but dropped from, Leekley's series bible for
Philip David Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March
21st, 1994. It was based on Malcolm Hulke's 1972 serial The Sea Devils.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: As the first offshore oil rigs
are being established along the coast of Louisiana, the Doctor
investigates a series of disappearances. He discovers that the drilling
has reawakened creatures who are nicknamed “Sea Devils” but
are actually Silurians, a race which thrived during the time of the
dinosaurs and subsequently survived in suspended animation. The Doctor
wants to make peace between mankind and the Silurians, but the Master
plans to deceive the Silurians into trapping the Doctor.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
Shada |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines developed for, but dropped from, Leekley's series bible for
Philip David Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March
21st, 1994. It was based on Douglas Adams' unfinished serial Shada.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: The Doctor brings a Time Lord
named Romana to visit her uncle, who is living in retirement on
modern-day Earth. From Romana's uncle, the Doctor learns about a secret
Time Lord prison planet called Shada, and he comes to suspect that his
long-lost father, Ulysses, is being held there. However, the ancient
book needed to travel to Shada soon disappears... and then so does
Romana's uncle.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
The Talons Of Weng-Chiang |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines which appeared in Leekley's series bible for Philip David
Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March 21st, 1994. It
was based on Robert Holmes' 1977 serial The Talons Of Weng-Chiang.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: In modern-day New York City,
the Doctor joins forces with a police officer to investigate a series of
murders being committed by a Chinese gang called the Tong of the Black
Scorpion. The Tong's leader, Weng-Chiang, is actually a criminal from
the future named Magnus Greel, who needs to absorb life energy as a
result of a failed experiment.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
Tomb Of The Cybs |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines which appeared in Leekley's series bible for Philip David
Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March 21st, 1994. It
was based on Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis' 1967 serial The Tomb Of The Cybermen.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: In the future, the Doctor joins
an expedition on the planet Telos which seeks to excavate a tomb
containing the last of the Cybs, a race of cybernetic pirates. However,
the Cybs are only in suspended animation, and are reawakened by the
Master.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
The Yeti |
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Writer: John Leekley |
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Notes: This was one of several
storylines which appeared in Leekley's series bible for Philip David
Segal's version of Doctor Who, released on March 21st, 1994. It
was based on Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln's 1967 serial The Abominable Snowmen.
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Characters: A reimagined
version of the First Doctor |
Episodes: 1 (45
minutes) |
Planned For: 1995
series |
Stage Reached:
Story idea |
Synopsis: The Doctor travels to 1953
Tibet to get help from the Dalai Lama in the search for his father,
Ulysses. Also in Tibet is Sir Edmund Hillary, who is about to become the
first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The Dalai Lama warns the
Doctor that Hillary's party will come into conflict with the Yeti. The
Doctor is able to communicate with the Yeti, who are actually the gentle
survivors of the Neanderthal race.
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References: Doctor
Who: Regeneration |
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