Doctor Who: The Lost Stories (Untitled Stories) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ? (untitled) Writer: Paul Abbott Notes: After being approached by his friend, executive producer Russell T Davies, about writing for Doctor Who's 2005 revival, Abbott worked on this storyline for about a month. During this time, Davies became concerned that Abbott's narrative would undercut the appeal of Rose Tyler, and that it was too reminiscent of the Seventh Doctor's manipulation of Ace in 1989 serials like Ghost Light and The Curse Of Fenric. Abbott then became busy with his new show, Shameless, and concluded that he would have to step away from Doctor Who. Davies ultimately wrote Boom Town to replace Abbott's script. Characters: The Ninth Doctor, Rose, Jack Episodes: 1 (45-minute) Planned For: Eleventh episode of Season Twenty-Seven Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: Involved the revelation that the Doctor had been manipulating Rose's life in order to turn her into the ideal companion. References: Doctor Who Magazine #360, Doctor Who: The Complete History #50 (untitled) Writer: Douglas Adams Notes: Adams submitted this idea around the middle of 1974. He later reused elements of it in his hugely successful 1978 radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy and its myriad adaptations into other media. Characters: Presumably the Fourth Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Twelve Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Included a spaceship called the ‘B’ Ark leaving Earth with the affluent but useless members of society aboard. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #8 (untitled) Writer: Douglas Adams Notes: Adams had apparently toyed with this idea for a while and, when a final story was needed for Season Seventeen (for which he served as script editor), he suggested expanding it into a six-part serial. Producer Graham Williams nixed the idea, however, which he thought would be seen as mocking Doctor Who. Instead, Adams developed the abortive Shada. Characters: The Fourth Doctor, Romana, K·9 Episodes: 2 Planned For: Season Seventeen Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Fed up with saving the universe, the Doctor goes into retirement, but is constantly summoned back from seclusion to resolve various troubles. References: Doctor Who Magazine #267 (untitled) Writer: Margot Bennett Notes: In late February 1964, Bennett was discussing an idea for an historical adventure with the Doctor Who production office. It was thought that this might be suitable as the penultimate serial of the first production block (the slot ultimately filled by Planet Of Giants), but could also be held over to the second production block. In the end, however, it does not appear that any further development took place. Characters: The First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season One or Two Stage Reached: Unknown Synopsis: Unknown References: Doctor Who: The Complete History #3 (untitled) Writer: Chris Boucher Notes: Boucher began discussions with the production team about a new serial shortly after completing Image Of The Fendahl. However, by this time Boucher was script editing science-fiction series Blake's 7, and BBC Head of Drama Ronnie Marsh did not want writers contributing to both shows. Consequently, Boucher's Doctor Who story did not proceed further. Characters: The Fourth Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Sixteen Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Involved a remote Earth outpost under attack. References: Doctor Who Magazine #197 (untitled) Writer: John Brosnan Notes: Shortly after becoming Doctor Who's script editor in January 1980, Christopher H Bidmead appealed to serious science-fiction authors to submit ideas for Doctor Who. Brosnan, who at the time was contributing to genre magazine Starburst and would later write more than a dozen novels, subsequently contacted Bidmead with this unusual suggestion, but it was not pursued. Characters: The Fourth Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Eighteen Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: The Doctor lands at BBC Television Centre, where he meets Tom Baker -- the actor who plays him on television -- and the two work together to combat a threat. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #9 (untitled) Writer: Douglas Camfield Notes: Camfield, who had recently directed Inferno, submitted this in late 1970. Characters: The Third Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Eight Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: Set in a hidden Amazon city. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #2 (untitled) Writer: Russell T Davies Notes: Conceived in early 2007, this was Davies' basic plan for a story to introduce new companion Penny Carter. Elements would also tie into the eleventh episode of the season -- eventually Turn Left -- which would have explored the ramifications of Penny turning right instead of left, and therefore never meeting the Doctor because she never became trapped under the dome. During March, Davies began developing an alternative season premiere, and Penny was soon replaced by Donna Noble when Catherine Tate agreed to return to Doctor Who. Several months later, The Simpsons Movie was released in theatres. It involved the town of Springfield becoming trapped beneath a dome, and Davies was relieved that he had avoided unintentionally duplicating this plot element. Characters: The Tenth Doctor, “Penny” Episodes: 1 (45-minute) Planned For: Episode one of Season Thirty Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Investigative journalist Penny Carter is driving her nagging mother, Moira, across suburban London to visit her idealistic grandfather. Faced with a choice of directions at a T-junction, Penny turns left, and suddenly finds herself trapped under an enormous dome created by a spaceship. Penny meets the Doctor, and learns that an alien is being hunted through the streets which have been enclosed by the dome. She later saves the Doctor's life, and decides to join him in the TARDIS. References: Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale (untitled) Writer: Russell T Davies Notes: Davies was developing this notion around late March 2007. Originally, it would have introduced new companion Penny Carter, but the character was replaced by Donna Noble when Catherine Tate agreed to reprise the role she had originated in the 2006 Christmas special, The Runaway Bride. One of Davies' goals was to depict alien hordes numbering in the hundreds or even thousands, employing computer technology of the type recently used to great success in movies such as 2002's The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers. As such, he imagined legions of Vorlax pouring through the portal to Earth. In early April, however, Davies became disillusioned with the Vorlax plot. He had now realised that, since Donna was not a new character who had to be introduced from scratch, he could write a very different sort of season premiere. This became Partners In Crime. Characters: The Tenth Doctor, Donna Episodes: 1 (45-minute) Planned For: Episode one of Season Thirty Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: An alien world has been overrun with vicious, dog-like alien Vorlax. The last survivors open a portal to Earth, in the hope of ridding their world of the invaders. It manifests in a dilapidated old house, drawing the attention of both the Doctor and his old friend, Donna Noble. References: Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale (untitled) Writer: Russell T Davies Notes: Davies began considering this notion while on holiday in July 2007. He had unsuccessfully approached Rowling -- author of the hugely popular Harry Potter novels -- about writing for Doctor Who in 2004, and he now hoped to persuade her to appear in the programme instead, as the focus of the 2008 Christmas special. Although she was not an actress, Davies felt that Rowling was one of the few celebrities who might be even more famous than Kylie Minogue, who was starring in the 2007 Christmas special, Voyage Of The Damned. However, David Tennant indicated that he felt the idea veered to close to being a Doctor Who spoof, and Davies was already becoming concerned about the likelihood of Rowling accepting the role. In mid-August, he decided to return to his original idea for the 2008 special, which would evolve into The Next Doctor. Elements of the JK Rowling idea were later reused for another ultimately-unmade storyline, “A Midwinter's Tale”. Characters: The Tenth Doctor Episodes: 1 (60-minute) Planned For: 2008 Christmas special Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, an alien creature attaches itself to author JK Rowling. Suddenly, the real world is replaced by a magical reality influenced by the writer's own imagination. The Doctor must battle witches and wizards to reach Rowling and put the world to rights. References: Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale (untitled) Writer: Roger Dixon Notes: Dixon submitted this suggestion for one or more Doctor Who stories in January 1967 under the heading “General”. Characters: The Second Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Five Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Would have concerned a planet much like Earth but missing some fundamental aspect of our world, such as money, the wheel or eyesight. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #4, The Doctor Who Chronicles: Season Five (untitled) Writer: Robert Gould Notes: With the abandonment of CE Webber's “The Giants”, Gould was asked to make a fresh attempt at a “miniscules” story. By mid-September 1963, this was intended to be the fourth serial of Season One (following Marco Polo); it was pushed back one slot following the insertion into the schedule of Inside The Spaceship in November. The intended director was Richard Martin. In early January 1964, however, Gould's story was removed from the schedule and the writer met with story editor David Whitaker on February 4th to discuss the difficulties he was having. At this time, it was agreed that Gould would stop working on the miniaturisation concept and try his hand at something else. A third attempt at the “miniscules” idea was made by Louis Marks, and this finally saw production as Planet Of Giants. Characters: The First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara Episodes: 4 Planned For: Season One Stage Reached: Storyline; possibly partial script Synopsis: The TARDIS crew are shrunk to one-sixteenth of an inch in size. They are menaced by carpet dust “storms”, falling cigarette ash, and other creatures, and must figure out how to obtain food and water. References: Doctor Who: The Handbook: The First Doctor (untitled) Writer: Robert Gould Notes: On February 4th, 1964, Gould and story editor David Whitaker agreed to abandon the “miniscules” idea Gould had been working on for some months. Whitaker offered to entertain another storyline from the writer, and Gould suggested this concept. Producer Verity Lambert subsequently noted her concern that this might be too similar to the John Wyndham novel The Day Of The Triffids. On the 9th, Gould informed Whitaker that he had decided against taking the idea any further. However, on March 26th, Whitaker was forced to defend episode three of The Keys Of Marinus against Gould's assertion that it made use of his “plants vs people” notion. Whitaker successfully demonstrated to BBC Head of Serials Donald Wilson that no plagiarism had occurred. Characters: The First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Presumably Seasons One or Two Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Would have concerned a planet where plants treat people the way people on Earth treat plants. References: Doctor Who Magazine #310, Doctor Who: The Handbook: The First Doctor (untitled) Writer: Matthew Graham Notes: In late August 2005, Graham met with executive producers Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner about writing a Doctor Who story. It would be kept in reserve in case another Season Twenty-Eight script ran into problems; otherwise, it would be held over until Season Twenty-Nine. This storyline was Graham's original suggestion, but it was ultimately decided that he would instead pursue a concept suggested by Davies, which became Fear Her. Characters: The Tenth Doctor, Rose Episodes: 1 (45-minute) Planned For: Seasons Twenty-Eight and Twenty-Nine Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Involved a villain who has discovered how to drain things of their beauty, and has reduced his planet to a sterile grey landscape. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #14 (untitled) Writer: Matthew Graham Notes: Having written Fear Her for Season Twenty-Eight, Graham began developing this story for Season Thirty-One. However, he had to cease work on it due to his commitments to Ashes To Ashes, the crime drama he had co-created. Graham would instead write The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People for Season Thirty-Two. Characters: The Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond (and possibly Rory Williams) Episodes: 1 Planned For: Season Thirty-One Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: Involved the residents of a nursing home, and a lighthouse which was really a disguised spaceship. References: Doctor Who: The Complete History #67 (untitled) Writer: Wendy Graham Notes: In 1983 and 1984, Graham appeared in a production of French Without Tears at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool. One of her castmates was Deborah Watling, who had played Victoria Waterfield, companion to the Second Doctor. Together, they discussed the possibility of Victoria returning to Doctor Who, and Graham submitted a story idea to the production office. It was still under consideration in June 1984, but would not ultimately be pursued. Characters: Presumably the Sixth Doctor, Peri Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Twenty-Two Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Unknown References: Doctor Who Magazine #575 (untitled) Writer: Ed Hime Notes: Hime was developing a story for Season Thirty-Nine when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020. Due to the resulting restrictions imposed on television productions, the season was abbreviated to a single, six-part story and Hime's adventure was abandoned. Characters: The Thirteenth Doctor, Yaz Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Thirty-Nine Stage Reached: Unknown Synopsis: Unknown References: Radio Free Skaro #895 (untitled) Writer: Robert Holmes Notes: In the autumn of 1976, it appeared that the team of producer Philip Hinchcliffe and script editor Robert Holmes would continue to guide Doctor Who during Season Fifteen. One of the stories they considered at this time was a Holmes-written serial inspired by Joseph Conrad's 1899 novel Heart Of Darkness. These plans were scuppered in late October when the BBC instead decided to replace Hinchcliffe with Graham Williams. Characters: The Fourth Doctor, Leela Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Fifteen Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Unknown References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #8 (untitled) Writer: Eric Laithwaite Notes: An electrical engineer, in early 1966 Laithwaite was a candidate for the post of scientific adviser to the Doctor Who production team (ultimately won by Kit Pedler). On June 28th of that year, he submitted this single-episode story. However, it was deemed unsuitable for Doctor Who -- not least because it utilised the Daleks without the participation of their creator, Terry Nation -- and was returned to Laithwaite by story editor Gerry Davis on May 8th, 1967. Characters: The First Doctor, Steven, Dodo Episodes: 1 Planned For: Season Four Stage Reached: Full script Synopsis: The Doctor and his friends face extermination by the Daleks. Suddenly, their enemies are eradicated by an extradimensional collective intelligence which has absolute mastery over atomic arrangement. The Doctor plays a higher-dimensional version of football with the aliens, who take the form of a field of a grass, and Dodo announces that their existence means she need no longer feel fear. However, the aliens realise that fear is an essential part of the human experience, and decide to wipe the memory of the encounter from the time travellers' minds. References: Doctor Who Magazine #536 (untitled) Writer: Tanith Lee Notes: Lee was a well-known writer of science-fiction and fantasy, whose novels included The Dragon Hoard and Night's Master; she had also contributed to the science-fiction programme Blake's 7. She was commissioned to script a Doctor Who serial on February 6th, 1981, but this was ultimately abandoned. Characters: The Fifth Doctor, presumably with Adric, Nyssa and Tegan Episodes: 4 Planned For: Season Twenty Stage Reached: Partial(?) script Synopsis: Unknown References: Doctor Who: The Eighties (untitled) Writer: Barry Letts Notes: Letts submitted this idea to story editor Gerry Davis around November 1966. Three decades later, Letts revived it as the basis for his Third Doctor radio drama, The Paradise Of Death, which was broadcast in 1994. Characters: The Second Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Presumably Seasons Four or Five Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: Would have featured the Doctor confronting an evil organisation which used an amusement park as its front. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #4 (untitled) Writer: Ian Levine Notes: Levine was acting as an unofficial continuity adviser to the Doctor Who production office when he proposed this idea in 1980. Characters: The Fifth Doctor, presumably with Adric, Nyssa and Tegan Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Nineteen Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Involved an alien big game hunt. References: Doctor Who: The Complete History #40 (untitled) Writer: Ian Levine Notes: Levine was acting as an unofficial continuity adviser to the Doctor Who production office when he proposed this idea in the early Eighties. Characters: The Fifth Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Unknown Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Involved worlds within worlds. References: Doctor Who: The Complete History #40 (untitled) Writer: Ian Levine Notes: Levine was acting as an unofficial continuity adviser to the Doctor Who production office when he proposed this idea in the early Eighties. It was inspired by the explanation in 1976's The Deadly Assassin that the Master had been found on Tersurus, reduced to a state of skeletal half-life. Characters: The Fifth Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Unknown Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Explored the fate of the Master on the planet Tersurus, and involved the Black Guardian. References: Doctor Who: The Complete History #40 (untitled) Writer: Peter Ling Notes: Shortly after completing The Mind Robber, Ling discussed this idea with script editor Terrance Dicks, but it soon became clear that the concept was too complex to be adequately realised. Characters: The Second Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Probably Season Six Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Would have concerned a planet where time ran backwards. References: Doctor Who Magazine #245 (untitled) Writer: John Lucarotti Notes: On February 26th, 1965, Lucarotti agreed to develop an idea for an historical story set in India. On March 22nd, he discussed the project with former Doctor Who director Waris Hussein, who indicated that such a story would probably have to be set within the past couple of centuries, and suggested the 1857 Indian Mutiny as a possibility. Lucarotti was keen on the idea, but it ran afoul of a policy which precluded historicals set between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, since this was a time period that commonly featured in the BBC's Sunday night classic serials. Spooner tried unsuccessfully to obtain an exemption; Lucarotti would ultimately write The Massacre Of St Bartholomew's Eve instead. Characters: The First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Vicki Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Three Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: The time travellers become embroiled in the Indian Mutiny of 1857, when Indian troops rose up against the colonial officers of the British East India Company. References: Doctor Who Magazine #233, The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Hartnell Years (untitled) Writer: John Lucarotti Notes: In the spring of 1965, after his initial proposal of an historical set around the 1857 Indian Mutiny was rejected, Lucarotti gained agreement from story editor Dennis Spooner to instead write a storyline for a serial involving the Vikings, and particularly Erik the Red (whom Lucarotti confused with his offspring, Leif Eriksson). Lucarotti began writing his storyline for Ian, Barbara and Vicki, although he knew that Ian and Barbara would likely have to be replaced. When Donald Tosh succeeded Spooner, he was unaware of Lucarotti's project, and contacted him independently. Tosh and incoming producer John Wiles were initially satisfied with the Viking storyline; at a meeting on June 8th, they asked only that Lucarotti make a few changes to bring it in line with their vision of Doctor Who. On June 24th, shortly after making these changes, Lucarotti was surprised to learn his storyline had been rejected. In part, this appears to have been due to another serial with Viking elements, Spooner's The Time Meddler, which had just entered production. Frustrated at having two proposals turned down, Lucarotti contacted his agents, who soon earned him a commission to write The Massacre Of St Bartholomew's Eve. In 1992, Lucarotti turned his Viking storyline into a short story for Doctor Who Magazine, entitled “Who Discovered America?”. Characters: The First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Vicki Episodes: 4 Planned For: Season Three Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: After landing in 1002 Greenland, the time travellers are captured by Leif Eriksson and his Vikings. The Doctor needs some plutonic rock to repair the TARDIS, but knows that this can only be found in Newfoundland. He convinces Eriksson to lead an exploration party across the ocean. After acquiring the necessary minerals, he then takes Eriksson further on to Nova Scotia, where the Viking orders the time travellers to remain to help start a settlement. The Doctor uses the unusual tidal properties of the nearby Bay of Fundy to convince Eriksson that he is a magician, and the companions are returned to the TARDIS. References: Doctor Who Magazine #184, DWM #233 (untitled) Writer: Jamie Mathieson Notes: Soon after Mathieson completed 2015's The Girl Who Died, he and showrunner Steven Moffat began discussing a further Doctor Who adventure. Mathieson developed a storyline and, although he had not received the green light to proceed to a script, he began working on his first draft. However, Moffat then informed him that the concept was too dark, and the story was abandoned. Mathieson would instead write 2017's Oxygen. Characters: The Twelfth Doctor Episodes: 1 Planned For: Season Thirty-Six Stage Reached: Partial script Synopsis: During the English Civil War, the Doctor is mistaken for Matthew Hopkins, the self-styled Witchfinder General. References: Doctor Who: The Complete History #87, Doctor Who Magazine #591 (untitled) Writer: Pete McTighe Notes: McTighe was developing a story for Season Thirty-Nine when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020. Due to the resulting restrictions imposed on television productions, the season was abbreviated to a single, six-part story and McTighe's adventure was abandoned. Characters: The Thirteenth Doctor, Yaz Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Thirty-Nine Stage Reached: Unknown Synopsis: Unknown References: Radio Free Skaro #895 (untitled) Writer: Nina Métivier Notes: Métivier was developing a story for Season Thirty-Nine when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020. Due to the resulting restrictions imposed on television productions, the season was abbreviated to a single, six-part story and Métivier's adventure was abandoned. Characters: The Thirteenth Doctor, Yaz Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Thirty-Nine Stage Reached: Unknown Synopsis: Unknown References: Radio Free Skaro #895 (untitled) Writers: Pat Mills and John Wagner Notes: This storyline was submitted around the start of 1979, but was not taken forward. Wagner and Mills subsequently reworked it as Doctor Who and The Iron Legion, their first comic strip for Doctor Who Weekly, published in issues one to eight from October 1979. The artwork was by Dave Gibbons, who later rose to fame as the illustrator of the seminal comic book miniseries Watchmen. Characters: The Fourth Doctor, Romana, K·9 Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Seventeen Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: Set in a parallel universe where the Roman Empire persisted into the present day. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #9 (untitled) Writer: Mark Morris Notes: Morris submitted a storyline to the Doctor Who production office on July 13th, 1984. Although it was rejected, he would subsequently write a variety of Doctor Who novels, short stories and audio plays, starting with 1997's The Bodysnatchers from BBC Books. Characters: Presumably the Sixth Doctor, Peri Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Twenty-Two Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: Unknown References: Doctor Who Magazine #575 (untitled) Writer: Terry Nation Notes: Nation was commissioned to write a fourth Doctor Who serial on October 6th, 1964. This original idea was abandoned for unknown reasons and, on December 16th, it was replaced by a new commission for what eventually became The Chase. Characters: The First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Vicki Episodes: 6 Planned For: Penultimate story of Season Two Stage Reached: Unknown Synopsis: Unknown References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #7 (untitled) Writer: Vinay Patel Notes: Patel was developing a story for Season Thirty-Nine when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020. Due to the resulting restrictions imposed on television productions, the season was abbreviated to a single, six-part story and Patel's adventure was abandoned. Characters: The Thirteenth Doctor, Yaz Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Thirty-Nine Stage Reached: Unknown Synopsis: Unknown References: Radio Free Skaro #895 (untitled) Writer: Bill Pritchard Notes: Pritchard's serial may have been intended as a potential back-up in case one of the stories planned for late in the original Season Twenty-Three run -- probably either “The Hollows Of Time” or “The Children Of January” -- fell through. The postponement of production on Season Twenty-Three to Spring 1986, and its subsequent reduction to fourteen episodes, resulted in the abandonment of all projects considered up to that point. Characters: The Sixth Doctor, Peri Episodes: 2 (45-minute) Planned For: Season Twenty-Three Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: Unknown References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #3 (untitled) Writer: Trevor Ray Notes: Around the time that he became Doctor Who's assistant story editor in late 1968, Ray spent three days carrying out research on this story with the Marines. He eventually decided his idea was too technical to be accomplished in Doctor Who. Characters: Presumably the Third Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Presumably Season Seven Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Would have been set underwater. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #4 (untitled) Writer: Derrick Sherwin Notes: Sherwin -- at the time making the transition from being script editor to producer of Doctor Who -- was apparently planning to write this story, designated Serial AAA, from about June 1968. It appears that problems hit both this adventure and the preceding Serial ZZ, “The Impersonators”, and so, in November, the decision was made to conclude the Second Doctor's era with a single ten-part Serial ZZ, which became The War Games. Sherwin's story, which was never formally commissioned, was dropped at this point. Characters: The Second Doctor, Jamie, Zoe Episodes: 4 Planned For: Final story of Season Six Stage Reached: Unknown Synopsis: Would have ended the adventures of the Second Doctor and set up the Third Doctor being trapped on Earth. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #4, The Doctor Who Chronicles: Season Six (untitled) Writer: Robin Squire Notes: This idea was developed around the time that Squire was Doctor Who's assistant script editor, in late 1969. It was inspired by a 1967 Russian drilling mission called Project Anti-Cosmos. Its similarity to Season Seven's Inferno was apparently coincidental. Characters: The Third Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Presumably Season Seven or Eight Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Involved a drilling project and alternate timelines. References: Doctor Who: The Complete History #16 (untitled) Writer: Martin Worth Notes: This was apparently considered in late 1970. Characters: The Third Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Eight Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Concerned plant life taking over the Earth. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #2 (untitled) Writer: Unknown Notes: This proposal was apparently developed sometime after the decision, made around the start of Spring 1965, that Ian and Barbara would be leaving Doctor Who in The Chase. Characters: The First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Vicki Episodes: 4 or 6 Planned For: Season Three Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: The TARDIS lands on Earth, reuniting the Doctor and Vicki with Ian and Barbara. Together, they discover that aliens called Daggets have invaded the planet, and have established their headquarters underground. References: The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Hartnell Years (untitled) Writer: Unknown Notes: This story appears on a list of forthcoming serials compiled around the end of July 1965. It was ultimately replaced by The Massacre Of St Bartholomew's Eve, by which time it had been decided that Vicki would be written out of Doctor Who earlier in the season. Characters: The First Doctor, Vicki, Steven Episodes: 4 Planned For: Fifth story of Season Three Stage Reached: Unknown Synopsis: In mediaeval England, Vicki is accused of being a witch. References: The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Hartnell Years (untitled) Writer: Unknown Notes: During 2004, executive producer Russell T Davies developed the idea of a Doctor Who story intertwining Queen Victoria, werewolves, and warrior monks like those in the 2000 movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; the first two elements were partly inspired by Season Twenty-Seven's The Unquiet Dead, a ghost story featuring Charles Dickens. Davies gave this concept to an unknown writer -- a television veteran new to Doctor Who -- to develop as an unslotted story, which would be used in an emergency during Season Twenty-Eight, and otherwise held over until Season Twenty-Nine. It was intended to depict Victoria investigating a series of gruesome slayings centred upon Buckingham Palace, which turned out to be the work of a vampiric creature. The storyline that was delivered bore little resemblance to Davies' brief, however, and eschewed both the werewolf and monk elements. Davies wound up tackling the scripting duties himself, and the result became Tooth And Claw. Characters: The Tenth Doctor, Rose Episodes: 1 (45-minute) Planned For: Seasons Twenty-Eight and Twenty-Nine Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: Set at Buckingham Palace, this story concerned the Doctor operating on Queen Victoria after an alien insect is found in her eye. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #14, Doctor Who: The Complete History #51

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