Things become worse when the group is taken again - this time by the crooked Solicitor Grey, who is part of the West Indian slave trade. The prisoners, Ben amongst them, are bundled on board the Annabelle where the wicked Captain Trask issues dire threats of drowning.

Meanwhile the Doctor is on dry land confusing all and sundry in a variety of disguises. However, his bumbling manner hides a sharp brain and eventually he, Polly and Ben are reunited in the TARDIS together with young piper Jamie McCrimmon, who went on to become one of the most popular companions of the series.

• The Highlanders" was the last purely historical Doctor Who adventure until 16 years later with the mediocre Peter Davison story "Black Orchid."

• This story is also noteworthy for introducing one of the more popular traveling companions of the Doctor's - Jamie McCrimmon.

• Beyond this audio recording, there are only a couple of very short clips that exist from this story.  These clips were edited out of the story by Australian TV censors prior to its transmission in that country.
   
• Recently, this story was packaged along with "The Myth Makers" and "The Massacre" as part of box set called "Adventures in History."  The version included in the box set is identical to the individual title and is still available separately.

• The audio recording of this story was done separately by Graham Strong and Richard Landen using home audio equipment. 

• Mark Ayres, of the Doctor Who Restoration Team, did extensive work on this audio release by digitally remastering these recordings.