The Pirates (unproduced TV story)

✅ The Pirates was a story concept in John Leekley's series bible for Amblin Entertainment's proposed 1990s Doctor Who television show. It was loosely based on the Second Doctor serial The Smugglers.

Synopsis
Borusa believes that Blackbeard was the Doctor's father, Ulysses, and the Doctor travels to 18th century Spain to investigate. However, he falls into the hands of pirates seeking Bluebeard's legendary treasure. After stealing their map, the Doctor finds Bluebeard and helps him fight off the pirates. However, before the Doctor can ask if Bluebeard is his father, Ulysses vanishes over the hill.