The Highlanders

The Highlanders is important in the history of Doctor Who as it was the last historical adventure the Doctor would go on until Black Orchid in the 1980s. And the last historical holds up well, in comparison to others.

Unlike some of the other historicals, The Highlanders doesn't move at an extremely slow pace nor does it get boring and tedious. The plot keeps moving, as the Doctor, Ben, and local Jamie are held captive by english soldiers, before being sent off to Inverness where they'll be sold to the slave trade. Polly, on the other hand, escapes and sets out to rescue them.

The entire supporting cast are brilliant, from the scottish Laird to the english lieuftenants. Jamie stands out however as he plays his part well and gels with the Doctor and Ben. A good thing too, as he's about to join the TARDIS crew.

After freeing all the captured scots from the slave ship, the ship sails for France so the scots can escape the war, and Jamie leads the Doctor, Ben, and Polly back to the TARDIS and onwards to another adventure.