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0-563-40576-7. Preceded by. Illegal Alien. Followed by. The Face of the Enemy. The Roundheads is a BBC Books original novel written by Mark Gatiss and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Second Doctor, Ben, Jamie, and Polly .
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- Continuity
- Audiobook
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was the sixth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Mark Gatiss, released on 24 November 1997 and featured the Second Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly Wright and Jamie McCrimmon.
1997 BBC Books Edition
It is December 1648. Although victorious over the Cavaliers in the Civil Wars, the Roundheads are struggling to retain power. Plans are afoot to spirit King Charles from his prison, and the Doctor and his companions become embroiled in the intrigue... Ben finds himself press-ganged and on board a mysterious ship to Amsterdam. Polly is an unwitting accomplice in the plot to rescue the King, and the Doctor and Jamie find themselves arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London under suspicion of conspiracy. Can the Doctor and Jamie escape, manage to find Ben and Polly and still ensure that history remains on its proper course?
2015 BBC Books Edition
With the Civil War won, the Parliamentarians are struggling to hang on to power. But plans are being made to rescue the defeated King Charles from his prison... With Ben press-ganged and put on board a mysterious ship bound for Amsterdam, Polly becomes an unwitting accomplice in the plot to rescue the King. The Doctor can't help because he and Jamie have been arrested and sent to the Tower of London, charged with conspiracy. Can the Doctor and Jamie escape, find Ben and rescue Polly – while making sure that history remains on its proper course?
•Second Doctor
•Jamie McCrimmon
•Ben Jackson
•Polly Wright
•William Kemp
•Frances Kemp
The Doctor
•The Doctor mentions his granddaughter, Susan Foreman.
Food and Beverages
•The Doctor buys oranges for him and his three companions. He later buys a fruitcake and shares it with Jamie. •Ben drinks rum in the World Turn'd Upside Down, and notes that it always makes him rowdy. He later drinks ale in Amsterdam.
Individuals
•Susan was very keen on the period of history of the English Civil War. •Ben compares Jamie's voice to that of Bill Shankly. •Anton van Leeuwenhoek is Gustavus van Leeuwenhoek's brother. •Archbishop Laud and Strafford are mentioned.
•The novel was reprinted as part of The History Collection in February 2015, with a new cover and introduction by Gatiss.
•This story is set between The Macra Terror and The Faceless Ones.
•The Doctor reminisces about his first trip with Ben and Polly, when Ben kept demanding to be taken back to his ship because he would be late. (TV: The Smugglers)
•Ironically, Ben is forced to be a crewman at another ship, Teazer, which is a namesake of his ship, HMS Teazer. (TV: The War Machines)
•The Doctor again uses his ability to speak in a foreign accent (in this case, Scandinavian). (TV: The Highlanders)
•The Doctor induces sleep using hypnosis. (TV: The War Machines) He claims to have been taught by an "absolute master". (TV: Terror of the Autons (TV story) etc.)
•The Doctor, Ben and Polly previously visited this same time period. (PROSE: The Feast)
•The First Doctor previously met Charles I's father King James I in 1605 and 1609, (PROSE: The Plotters, PROSE: The Empire of Glass) whereas the Second Doctor would later meet his son King James II in November 1688. (AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution)
•This novel was released as an audiobook on 16 April 2015 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Anneke Wills.
•Official The Roundheads page at Penguin Books
•The Roundheads at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
•The Discontinuity Guide to: The Roundheads at The Whoniverse
•The Cloister Library:
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Doctor Who: With Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Susan Twist, Michelle Greenidge. The Time Lord known as the Doctor travels through space and time with his companions, having incredible adventures and facing dangerous enemies.
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Jan 1, 2001 · An average Doctor Who story, set in the time of the English Civil War. The time travlers are split up; we follow Ben Jackson's adventures on a mysterious ship. The Doctor and Jaime are in London Tower , suspected of treason; and Polly is swept up in a plot between the forces of Cromwell and King Charles I.
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Although victorious over the Cavaliers in the Civil Wars, the Roundheads are struggling to retain power. Plans are afoot to spirit King Charles from his prison, and the Doctor and his companions become embroiled in the intrigue…
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