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- THE REIGN OF TERROR. Written by Dennis Spooner. 6 Episodes.
- 8th August - 12th September 1964.
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- A Land of Fear, Guests of Madame Guillotine, A Change of Identity,
- The Tyrant of France, A Bargain of Necessity, Prisoners of Conciergerie.
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- COMPANIONS:- Ian, Barbara and Susan.
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- After more jibes from Ian and Barbara about his ability to control the
- TARDIS, the Doctor decides to put them off the ship next time they land.
- The scanner shows countryside which the Doctor claims to be 20th century
- England. Ian suggests they part on good terms and so invites the Doctor and
- Susan for a drink. Once outside, they meet a young boy who tells them that
- they are 12 kilometers from Paris before fleeing.
- The travellers come across an old farmhouse. Exploring the interior they
- find it full of 18th century items and also discover papers signed by
- Robespierre. They are in France during "The Reign of Terror". Whilst they
- change into clothing found in an old trunk, the Doctor explores the upper
- floor and is ambushed by two royalists who knock him out and lock him in a
- box room.
- Revolutionary soldiers turn up and kill the two royalists, taking Ian,
- Barbara and Susan captive. They torch the house but the Doctor is rescued
- by the young boy they met earlier.
- The three prisoners are sentenced to the guillotine and in prison, Ian
- meets up with a dying Englishman called Webster who tells him of an
- English spy, James Stirling, who has vital information to return to England.
- Ian is questioned by the governor of the prison, Lemaitre who crosses
- his name off the execution list. Later, the jailers' carelessness allows
- Ian to get the key to his cell which he uses to escape.
- The Doctor has acquired the clothes of a Regional Officer of the
- Provinces and travels to Paris to attempt the release of his friends but
- Lemaitre takes him to visit Robespierre to discuss the Southern Province.
- After bluffing his way through the meeting, the Doctor is invited to stay
- the night by Lemaitre who later asks him to question Barbara.
- When Lemaitre is called to another meeting with Robespierre, the Doctor
- suggests to the jailer that Barbara be allowed to escape so that she can
- be followed to discover the escape route. When the Doctor tries the same
- trick to free Susan the governor declares that he knows the Doctor to be
- an imposter. Lemaitre reveals himself to be James Stirling and Ian gives
- him Webster's message.
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