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Doctor Who – Mawdryn Undead
Series:	Doctor Who- Target Novelisation
Release Number:	82 (given to later editions)
Doctor:	Fifth Doctor
Companions:	Vislor Turlough, Nyssa, Tegan Jovanka
Enemy:	Mawdryn
Setting:	June, Earth, 1983, 1977
Author:	Peter Grimwade
Publisher:	Target Books, W.H. Allen & Co
Publication:	August 1983 (hardcover) January 1984 (paperback)
Format:	Hardcover and paperback editions, 119 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0-426-19393-8
Previous Story:	Doctor Who - Snakedance
Following Story:	Doctor Who – Terminus

Novelisation

• This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): Mawdryn Undead which was shown from 1st February 1983 and written by Peter Grimwade
• The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured a photographic cover. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publisher's Cover Blurb

1984 edition

The Doctor's time-travelling machine is trapped in the flight-path of an alien spacecraft in orbit around the Earth. To avoid the fatal impact of a head-on collision the TARDIS resorts to the only escape possible and materialises onboard the on-coming liner.
This solves the immediate problem, but a new difficulty arises- the TARDIS cannot get off the ship until a radio signal transmitting from Earth has been disconnected.
The Doctor sets off in a Transmat Capsule, having programmed the TARDIS to enable Tegan and Nyssa to follow him once he has dealt with the interference.
Naturally enough, things don't go quite as planned…

Illustrations

• None

Deviations from the Televised Story

To be added

Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

• Early artworked covers were rejected because of reasons relating to the use of the likeness of certain actors on covers without the permission, approval and renumeration.
• Featured quotation: “You cannot know or dream just who I am! But every sea and every ocean, and every sailor who sails across the world will know this ship, the terror of the godly: the `Flying Dutchman” is my name!’ Richard Wagner
• Dedication: `For Keith Shand’

Associated Images

1992 edition; Cover by Alister Pearson

Publishing History (UK)

To be added

First Publication:

• Hardback

W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK

• Paperback

Target

Re-issues:

International Editions

To be added

External Sources

• The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
• On Target a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal