Doctor Who: The Lost Stories (U·V·W) 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 ? Jump: V | W The Ultimate Evil Writer: Wally K Daly Notes: “The Ultimate Evil” was probably intended to be the second story of Season Twenty-Three, to be made by director Fiona Cumming, who had most recently handled 1984's Planet Of Fire. On February 27th, 1985, however, it was announced that production of Doctor Who was being suspended until Spring 1986; all of the stories originally planned for Season Twenty-Three were abandoned in favour of The Trial Of A Time Lord. Target Books published Daly's novelisation of “The Ultimate Evil” in August 1989. Characters: The Sixth Doctor, Peri Episodes: 2 (45-minute) Planned For: Probably the second story of Season Twenty-Three Stage Reached: Full scripts Synopsis: The continents of Tranquela and Ameliora have been at peace for fifty years. However, a Salakan arms dealer called the Dwarf Mordant has entered into an alliance with Escoval, second in line for the Tranquelan throne, to foment war so that Escoval can overthrow his ruler, Abatan. The Dwarf Mordant is blanketing the planet with rays that induce fits of rage. Arriving on Tranquela, the Doctor is overcome by the Dwarf Mordant's influence and attacks his old friends, scientists Ravlos and Kareelya. Peri meets Abatan's disconsolate son, Locas, who murdered his lover, Mariana, during a fit of mania. Ravlos and Kareelya have invented a helmet which protects the wearer from the Dwarf Mordant's rays, and use it to save the Doctor. Peri and Locas uncover Escoval's treachery. The Doctor traces the Dwarf Mordant's transmissions to his spaceship and forces him to train a peace ray on the planet, while Abatan executes Escoval and Locas learns that Mariana survived her apparent death. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #3 The Underworld Writer: Barbara Clegg Notes: Clegg submitted this idea in late 1982 after completing Enlightenment, but it was not pursued. Several elements of the storyline were inspired by Greek mythology. The Hadeans were a reference to Hades, the name of both the Greek Underworld and the god who ruled it. Styx was the river which formed the boundary between Earth and Hades. Orfeo and Erdiss were analogues for Orpheus and Eurydice; in legend, Eurydice died of a snakebite, and her husband Orpheus travelled to Hades to bring her back (albeit unsuccessfully). Herm's name was derived from the god Hermes, one of whose roles was to guide lost souls to Hades. Charon, the ferryman who transported the newly dead across the Styx, became the bargeman Kairon, an accomplice of Herm. A Hadean digging machine was inspired by Cerberus, the three-headed dog who was said to guard the gates to Hades and prevent those who had travelled down the Styx from escaping. Characters: The Fifth Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Twenty-One Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: In Ancient Greece, the Doctor learns that many young women have recently perished from snake bites. Instead of having them buried, however, a medicine man named Herm has encouraged the population to send their bodies by barge down the river Styx. With the help of a musician named Orfeo whose girlfriend, Erdiss, is one of the victims, the Doctor convinces Herm to confess the truth: the girls are not dead but have been drugged, and have been conveyed to a hidden underground city. There, the Doctor confronts aliens called the Hadeans, who have been kidnapping women because their own female population has been made infertile. The Doctor counsels the Hadeans on a genetic solution to their problem. References: Doctor Who Magazine #267, DWM Special Edition #3 The Vampire Planet see The Harvesters Valley Of Shadows Writer: Philip Martin Notes: Martin submitted this idea on December 28th, 1983, while awaiting feedback on Season Twenty-Two's Vengeance On Varos. On March 9th, 1984, script editor Eric Saward noted that more development would be needed before he could properly assess “Valley Of Shadows”; the notion was not pursued further. Characters: The Sixth Doctor, Peri Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Twenty-Three Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: While visiting an excavation in Egypt, Peri is seemingly crushed to death. To save her, the Doctor embarks on a journey to the Egyptian underworld. He finds himself in ancient Egypt, where the Pharoah Akhenaton rules with the aid of alien power. References: Doctor Who Magazine #309 Valley Of The Lost Writer: Philip Hinchcliffe Notes: Hinchcliffe submitted “Valley Of The Lost” around November 1978. It was rejected on January 3rd, 1979, both on the grounds of cost and because other stories under consideration at the same time (including The Armageddon Factor and “Child Prodigy”) also dealt with frozen-time concepts. In 2011, Big Finish Productions released an audio adaptation by Jonathan Morris under the title The Valley Of Death. Characters: The Fourth Doctor, Romana Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Seventeen Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: The Doctor and Romana travel to the jungles of Brazil, where they come upon a Luron scout ship which crashlanded in 1870. The vessel emits a bubble of time which has kept the surroundings preserved as they were then -- including a lost city of gold, inhabited by Maygor savages who worship the only Luron survivor, Godrin, as their deity. Godrin convinces the Doctor to bring him to London but, once there, uses modern technology to send a signal to the Luron fleet to commence an invasion of Earth. The Doctor and Romana manage to infiltrate the Luron mothership and take control of its power source. Faced with destruction, the Lurons agree to abandon their invasion. References: Doctor Who Yearbook 1996, Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #9 The Void Writer: Russell T Davies Notes: “The Void” was in development by July 2004, and was intended to be a cost-effective story which was principally set aboard the TARDIS. Davies decided to replace it with Boom Town after becoming impressed with Annette Badland's performance as Margaret Blaine in Aliens Of London / World War Three. Characters: The Ninth Doctor, Rose, Jack Episodes: 1 (45-minute) Planned For: Eleventh episode of Season Twenty-Seven Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: At the edge of the universe, a living darkness invades the TARDIS, exposing the darkest secrets of those within. References: Doctor Who: The Complete History #50 Volvok aka Quantum Mirror, Strange Encounter Writer: Ian Marter Notes: Marter had played companion Harry Sullivan during Season Twelve, and had also written several Doctor Who novelisations for Target Books. On February 2nd, 1984, he was commissioned to write a storyline for “Strange Encounter”. A script for the first episode was later commissioned under the title “Volvok”, but the adventure was ultimately dropped. Characters: Presumably the Sixth Doctor, Peri Episodes: 2 (45-minute) Planned For: Season Twenty-Two Stage Reached: Script for episode one Synopsis: Apparently involved hospital overcrowding. References: Doctor Who: The Eighties, Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #3, DWM #575 Warmongers Writers: Marc Platt and Jeremy Bentham Notes: Platt and Bentham submitted this unsolicited idea during 1983. Both were longtime Doctor Who fans; Bentham, who used the pseudonym “Charles M Stevens”, was a co-founder of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. “Warmongers” was rejected, but Platt later wrote 1989's Ghost Light. Characters: The Fifth Doctor Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Twenty-One Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: The Sontarans and the Rutans battle each other in England during the Blitz. References: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #3 Way Down Yonder Writer: Lesley Elizabeth Thomas Notes: Nathan-Turner was inspired to develop a serial which could be partly filmed in the United States after vacationing in New Orleans, Louisiana for Mardi Gras during March 1981. Thomas, an American writer living in the UK, was commissioned to prepare a storyline on April 23rd, 1981. This would have included filming in the southern US, but Nathan-Turner and script editor Eric Saward felt that Thomas' idea did not work as a Doctor Who concept, and “Way Down Yonder” was abandoned sometime after November 1981. Characters: The Fifth Doctor, presumably with Nyssa and Tegan Episodes: 4 Planned For: Season Twenty Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: Unknown References: Doctor Who: The Eighties, Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #s 1, 3 When We Weren't There Writer: Peter Harness Notes: In 2011, Harness was invited to pitch ideas for the second half of Doctor Who's thirty-third season which, at this stage, would have seen the Doctor accompanied by a Victorian governess called Beryl. (Beryl was later replaced by Clara Oswald.) Although “When We Weren't There” was not what the production team was looking for, Harness instead developed Kill The Moon. Characters: The Eleventh Doctor, “Beryl” Episodes: 1 Planned For: Season Thirty-Three Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: Unknown References: Doctor Who: The Complete History #78 The Whirlpool Of Time Writer: David Fisher Notes: David Fisher came to the attention of the Doctor Who production team when he pitched The Face Of Fire, a children's science-fiction serial, to the BBC in January 1964. Story editor David Whitaker considered whether it might be adapted for use in Doctor Who, but its modern-day setting precluded this. Following its rejection on March 11th, Fisher offered a new story idea for Doctor Who called “The Whirlpool Of Time”, which drew upon his longstanding interest in stone circles. However, Whitaker informed Fisher on April 21st that there was no room in the schedule for his proposal. Fisher later provided another narrative based around the same theme, The Stones Of Blood, in 1978. Characters: The First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Two Stage Reached: Story idea Synopsis: A group of children discover a spaceship buried under Stonehenge. References: Doctor Who: The Complete History #29, The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Hartnell Years The White Witch Writer: Brian Hayles Notes: Hayles was commissioned to write a storyline for “The White Witch” on November 16th, 1965. It was abandoned on January 17th, 1966 because departing story editor Donald Tosh felt that it did not fit the vision espoused by the incoming production team of Innes Lloyd and Gerry Davis. Characters: The First Doctor, Steven, Dodo Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Season Three Stage Reached: Storyline Synopsis: Unknown References: Doctor Who Magazine #196, Doctor Who: The Handbook: The First Doctor Whitewolf Writer: John Buckeridge Notes: Reference to “Whitewolf” was found in the archives of producer John Nathan-Turner after his death. Characters: The Fifth or Sixth Doctors Episodes: Unknown Planned For: Unknown Stage Reached: Unknown Synopsis: Unknown References: Doctor Who Magazine #575

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