STORY
PLOTLINE
The rugged Cornwall of days gone by is the scene for first Doctor William Hartnell's
1966 foray into the murky world of pirates and hidden treasure.
The TARDIS lands on the seveneenth century Cornish coast, and its crew stumble
upon a plot by the local Squire to receive and offload contraband goods. The
Doctor meets the churchwarden, whose last words to him concern the whereabouts
of hidden treasure. When pirate captain Samuel Pike learns of this, he kidnaps
the Doctor and demands to be given the cryptic clue.
With the treasure uncovered and the militia called in by the local Revenue officer,
a bloody fight ensues - and can the Doctor, Ben and Polly escape with their lives?