History Recap / DoctorWhoS4E4TheHighlanders

* GeniusBonus: [[invoked]] In Episode Two, Jamie is introduced as "son of Donald [=McCrimmon=]. A piper, like his father and his father's father." [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacCrimmon_%28piping_family%29#Donald_Ban Donald Ban Maccrimmon]] was a real person, and piper for Clan Macleod during the Jacobite uprising. He was, however, a Hanoverian. ArtisticLicense or (very) subtle commentary on how civil war divides families? You decide!

* GeniusBonus: [[invoked]] In episode two, Jamie is introduced as "son of Donald [=McCrimmon=]. A piper, like his father and his father's father." [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacCrimmon_%28piping_family%29#Donald_Ban Donald Ban Maccrimmon]] was a real person, and piper for Clan Macleod during the Jacobite uprising. He was, however, a Hanoverian. ArtisticLicense or (very) subtle commentary on how civil war divides families? You decide!

* {{Novelization}}: Was novelized by the episode's writer, Gerry Davis.

* TruthInTelevision: The 'dunking' that Ben suffers at the end of episode three was a real practice.

* HarmlessLadyDisguise: The Doctor disguises himself as harmless washer-woman with [[BewareTheNiceOnes a gun ]][[CrowningMomentOfAwesome concealed]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes in her robes]]. (It's not like it was even loaded, though.)

* BriefAccentImitation: The Doctor is cornered by a British redcoat and a Jacobite Highlander. He at first starts trying to diffuse the situation in his English accent, realizes this means the Highlander will kill him, switches seamlessly to a Scottish accent, realizes this means the Redcoat will kill him, and then decides upon a German accent and the fake name "Doktor von Wer", which he keeps for most of the rest of the story. Both his onlookers are convinced, even though they'd heard him babbling in both other accents earlier in the scene.

* AscendedExtra: Jamie.

* BriefAccentImitation: The Doctor is cornered by a British redcoat and a Jacobite Highlander. He at first starts trying to diffuse the situation in his British accent, realizes this means the Highlander will kill him, switches seamlessly to a Scottish accent, realizes this means the Redcoat will kill him, and then decides upon a German accent and the fake name "Doktor von Wer", which he keeps for most of the rest of the story. Both his onlookers are convinced, even though they'd heard him babbling in both other accents earlier in the scene.

The last "pure" historical story for twenty years, in which Doctor and companions are thrust into the midst of historical events without any additional sci-fi plot.

* HanoverStuartWars

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* AllThereInTheManual: According to the novelisation, the inn is named The Sea Eagle and the sergeant is named Klegg.

* LosingAShoeInTheStruggle: Polly is forced to choose between her shoes and being able to run away easily. Off go the shoes.

* MissingEpisode: [[invoked]] The only surviving footage comes from censor clips, and all of those come from the first episode.

Landing in Scotland in 1746, in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, the new Doctor, Polly and Ben encounter a small group of Highlanders escaping from the battle. While Polly is off fetching water, the others are captured by a British lieutenant, Algernon Ffinch. Ffinch's men pass them off to crooked solicitor Grey, who is selling captured Highland clansmen into slavery in the West Indies.

Polly manages to blackmail Ffinch into helping, and the Doctor manages to get arms to the imprisoned Highlanders on a ship awaiting transport. They take over the ship and sail to safety in France while the travelers leave, accompanied by a new companion, clan piper Jamie [=McCrimmon=].

Watch it [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2yzkwz_doctor-who-the-highlanders-1-4 here]]

* EvilLawyerJoke: While busy tying up the captured Solicitor Gray, the Doctor stuffs a gag in his mouth and makes a classic lawyer joke.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Solicitor Grey, the only historical person to appear on-screen.

* ReliablyUnreliableGuns: Ben's casually throwing away a pistol when asked is the event that kicks off most of the plot when it alerts British redcoats to their location.

* CallBack: Polly is pleased that she does not have to dress up in boys' clothes, as she had to in her last adventure in the past (.

[[caption-width-right:350: [[Film/{{Highlander}} THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE]]![[note]]Because screw it, [[CallBack we made this kind-of joke last time]]...[[/note]]]]
->'''The Doctor''': ''Down with King George!''\\
'''Jamie''': ''So you are for the Prince after all.''\\
'''The Doctor''': ''No, I just like hearing the echo!''

Watch it [[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x1n5w8_matrixarchive_the-highlanders/1 here]]

-->'''The Doctor''': ''I've never seen a silent lawyer before!''

* GeniusBonus: In episode two, Jamie is introduced as ''...son of Donald [=McCrimmon=]. A piper, like his father and his father's father.'' [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacCrimmon_%28piping_family%29#Donald_Ban Donald Ban Maccrimmon]] was a real person, and piper for Clan Macleod during the Jacobite uprising. He was, however, a Hanoverian. ArtisticLicense or (very) subtle commentary on how civil war divides families? You decide!

* GeniusBonus: In episode two, Jamie is introduced as ''...son of Donald McCrimmon. A piper, like his father and his father's father.'' [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacCrimmon_%28piping_family%29#Donald_Ban Donald Ban Maccrimmon]] was a real person, and piper for Clan Macleod during the Jacobite uprising. He was, however, a Hanoverian. ArtisticLicense or (very) subtle commentary on how civil war divides families? You decide!

[[caption-width-right:350: [[Film/{{Highlander}} THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE]]!]]

* ThisIsMyNameOnForeign[=/=]TitleDrop: "Doktor von Wer"

[[caption-width-right:350: Film/Highlander "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!"]]

[[caption-width-right:350: [[Film/Highlander "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!"]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350: [[Film/Highlander "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!"]] ]]

[[caption-width-right:350:To think: this knife wielding man and his intended target wind up becoming friends for the rest of the latter's run...]]