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Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

3.61/ 5 318 votes*

Released Thursday, August 20, 1987
Written by Ian Marter
Pages 160
Story Type Series Finale
Time Travel Past
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) Pure Historical Celebrity Historical
Inventory: (Potential Spoilers!) Signet ring
Locations Earth France Paris
Synopsis

It is 1794 and the TARDIS materialises some distance away from Paris during the French Revolution — the infamous Reign of Terror.

Soon the TARDIS crew find themselves caught up in the tangled web of historical events. Imprisoned in a dank dungeon, Ian is entrusted with delivering a message to master-spy James Stirling.

Who is James Stirling? What world-shattering events are being discussed in a deserted inn off the Calais road? And can the Doctor and his friends escape a violent and bloody death at the dreaded guillotine?

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