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  • Published: 2 March 2015
  • ISBN: 9781849909037
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $24.99

Doctor Who: The Roundheads



The Doctor Who History Collection: Eight classic adventures. Eight unforgettable moments in time. Lots of impossible things.

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?

An adventure set in the aftermath of the English Civil War, featuring the Second Doctor as played by Patrick Troughton and his companions Ben, Polly, and Jamie.

  • Published: 2 March 2015
  • ISBN: 9781849909037
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $24.99

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Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. He is known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen alongside Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and co-writer Jeremy Dyson. He has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock, the latter of which he also co-created.

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