The Smugglers ( TV story ) The Smugglers was the first story of " Doctor Who " s season 4 broadcast schedule , but the last story of the season 3 production block . Like " Robot " and " Terror of the Zygons " after it , it was a story that was " held over " from one season to the next in order to give the production team a little bit of a " cushion " against the pressures of production . It was narratively notable for being Ben and Polly ' s first journey in the TARDIS and furthers the development of their characters as opposites to each other . While " The War Machines " had depicted Ben as sullen and Polly as vibrant , " The Smugglers " establishes Ben as a sceptic and Polly as a believer . In the same way as it takes Ben a significant time in " The Power of the Daleks " to admit that the Second Doctor is in fact the Doctor , here he takes the better part of episode one to believe that he ' s travelled back in time . At the same time , it also showed the way in which the two characters could effectively work together to solve problems . The story also contains an unusual amount of coarse violence , which resulted in the only surviving clips of the serial . The ABC took exceptions to a few scenes and edited them out — and then preserved those edits " rather than " broader episodes . So although it is " mostly " missing , a tiny flavour of the production has been retained . Additionally , the fact that the production unusually featured actual location filming in Cornwall attracted the enthusiasm of at least one amateur filmmaker . Footage exists of some of the location work , giving modern fans a further glimpse into the costuming and make - up of the serial . Despite the fact that " The Smugglers " was a ratings failure and is ill - remembered by modern audiences , it was given a boost by the BBC Wales team in 2011 . It was elevated to the status of a loose sequel to " The Curse of the Black Spot " , since it tells the story of how the " Black Albatross " — crewed by Avery ' s former mates — went looking for the gold and treasure that Avery was hauling in the " Fancy " . Synopsis . The TARDIS arrives on the coast of seventeenth century Cornwall — much to the astonishment of Polly and Ben . Pirates led by Captain Samuel Pike and his henchman Cherub are searching for a hidden treasure , while a smuggling ring masterminded by the local squire is trying to off - load contraband . The Doctor inadvertently learns , from churchwarden Joseph Longfoot ( who is subsequently murdered ) , a cryptic rhyme that holds the key to the treasure ' s whereabouts . He is then kidnapped . Although he escapes , the Doctor is eventually forced to tell Pike the rhyme ' s meaning — it refers to names on tombstones in the church crypt — and the treasure is uncovered . At this point , the militia arrive , summoned by revenue officer Josiah Blake . A fight ensues in which Pike and many of his men are killed and the rest taken prisoner . The Doctor and his companions meanwhile slip back to the TARDIS . Plot . Episode 1 . The Doctor is shocked and angry to discover Ben and Polly inside the TARDIS , as they innocently try to return a TARDIS key . Ben and Polly are confused and doubtful about the Doctor ' s stories of time travel and his lack of control of this machine . The Doctor bars Ben from touching the controls and , on landing , shows them the scanner and tells them not to leave until he has run his checks . Bemused , they obey him . They are shocked to leave the TARDIS and find themselves in a cave adjacent to an ocean beach . The Doctor says he cannot take them back to London , which Ben takes as a refusal . Polly is excited about these events , but Ben is anxious to get back to his Navy barracks . They go along a path up the cliffs in search of a bus or train , but the Doctor is worriedly amused at the prospect of convincing his new companions where and " when " they might be . Polly suspects that they may be in Cornwall . Ben spots a church at the top of the cliffs , and the Doctor guesses they may have arrived sometime after the sixteenth century but before the Victorian period . As they look around , a man with a flint - lock pistol in his hand accosts the three travellers , mistaking Polly ( in her 1960 ' s trouser - suit ) for a boy . The Doctor is able to convince him that they are innocent travellers and asks him to direct them to a place of shelter . He introduces himself as Joseph Longfoot , the churchwarden , yet he is still suspicious and asks if they know Avery or Pike . The Doctor insists that he doesn ' t and , in order to gain more trust , resets the churchwarden ' s dislocated finger . The grateful man directs them to an inn and warns the three to keep to themselves there , and also entrusts the Doctor with a riddle : " This is Deadman ' s secret key , Ringwood , Smallbeer , Gurney . " The Doctor is confused , but as a storm is coming on , the travellers depart . Ben and Polly want to go back to the TARDIS but are precluded by the high tide . After the churchwarden retires inside , a large , muscular sailor emerges from behind a tombstone and goes inside the church . Jacob Kewper , landlord of the inn , sends stableboy Tom to give a message to the churchwarden regarding a " delivery " expected soon . Soon , the Doctor and friends , soaked from the rain , arrive at the inn to an unfriendly , suspicious welcome from Kewper . They are told that the inn is full , but when they mention Longfoot , Jacob becomes more accommodating . A drunken Longfoot is confronted by a sailor named Cherub , who calls the churchwarden an old shipmate of the " Black Albatross " . Cherub has come for knowledge of Captain Avery ' s gold . Sobered , Longfoot refuses to give up knowledge of the gold . Cherub asks who the old man and his two lads ( Ben and Polly ) were , suspicious they may be involved in some way . Cherub kills Longfoot , and decides to pursue the three travellers . Tom reports back to Kewper about Longfoot ' s death and is sent out to fetch the squire . Cherub , now with three sailors , finds the Doctor and his companions at the inn and threatens them , demanding more information . Cherub grabs the Doctor , and Ben is knocked out after attempting to intervene . The men kidnap the Doctor and haul him into a cart . Polly calls for Kewper , who attempts to calm Polly and says the squire will sort everything out , though this doesn ' t stop Polly from worrying about the Doctor . The squire arrives , but instead of helping Polly find the Doctor , he questions the strangers about their origins and demands information . Cherub and the cart arrive at the coast , where the Doctor is put on a small rowboat and rowed out to sea . When Ben comes to , he and Polly refuse to give any information as to their origins . The squire , suspecting them to be guilty of the murder of Longfoot , arrests them . Cherub and the Doctor arrive on the " Black Albatross " , where they are led into the Captain ' s quarters . The captain introduces himself as Captain Pike . When Cherub says the Doctor will not speak , Pike slams his hook on the table and says he will be forced to tell what he knows . Episode 2 . Pike reveals that Longfoot , Cherub , and himself were all shipmates under the now deceased Captain Avery . He accuses Longfoot of stealing Avery ' s gold , stating that the plunder rightfully belongs to the trio . Pike believes that the Doctor is somehow embroiled in the plot , and Cherub begs Pike to allow him to torture the Doctor . Ben and Polly find themselves in the village " Gaol " , guarded by Tom . Ben is distraught , still eager to report back to his ship in the 1960s , whilst Polly seems caught up in the adventure — until she sees a rat . They are unable to convince Tom that there are other strangers in town ( Cherub and the sailors were unseen by other inn patrons ) and that it was they who killed Longfoot . Polly hits upon the idea of exploiting the superstition s of the locals to try to escape . Jacob Kewper locks up the inn , heads to the harbour , and rows out towards the " Black Albatross " . The Doctor appeals to Pike as a " gentleman " , and bargains to be treated more civilly . He states that if he helps them , he should receive a share of the treasure . After they toast over wine , Jamaica enters to inform Pike about a row boat approaching . The Doctor is brought to the galley for food and wine whilst Cherub is sent to meet the visitor . Ben and Polly make a straw doll , and Polly , or " Paul " as Ben refers to her , pretends to be in a trance . The couple scare Tom into thinking that the Doctor is a warlock and that they are apprentices . Ben convinces Tom that Polly has been possessed by the Doctor and has made a voodoo doll that controls Tom and that the only way to free him from this jeopardy is to release them from prison . Ben and Polly decide to investigate the church for any evidence regarding Longfoot ' s death . Kewper is brought before the Captain to discuss business , having bribed Cherub . Kewper reveals that he , Longfoot , and the squire are smugglers . Pike , in turn , threatens Kewper by revealing his true name , and that he and his men killed the churchwarden ; Kewper trembles at being before Pike . Pike and Cherub leave to find the squire , preferring to do business directly with him , suspecting that it may be a trap . The Doctor is brought back , and he and Kewper are guarded by Jamaica . Ben and Polly venture into the church crypt and try to work out the circumstances of Longfoot ' s murder , to no avail . As they give up and decide to find the TARDIS , one of the tombs opens to reveal a secret passage , and they hide as a cloaked man emerges . Ben knocks him out and ties him up . Polly decides this may be the murderer and goes to find the squire to show him and prove their innocence . Soon , the bound man tells Ben he is Josiah Blake , the king ' s revenue officer . The passageway is further evidence against the churchwarden and the smugglers whom Blake is trying to arrest . Ben is pleased to hear the passage leads to the beach , and leaves a protesting Blake to investigate . Pike and Cherub visit the squire , planning to get information about the smugglers ' stash . The squire unwittingly reveals the church to be a relay point , but before they can talk further , Polly is dragged in by a manservant and is horrified when she recognises Cherub . Kewper , regretting his decision , tells the Doctor what has happened to his friends and the danger the village is in from Pike and his men . The Doctor plans to escape , but when asked how he plans to do so , the Doctor loudly asks Kewper if he wants to play cards . Meanwhile , the squire and his new friends have heard Polly ' s story , but Pike has twisted the story in his favour . The only thing Polly ' s story has done is confirm they were the last people to see Longfoot alive — further aiding the story of their guilt . The men decide to visit the crypt to see who Ben has captured , suspecting it might be a revenue officer . Ben has returned after discovering that the passage leads back to where the TARDIS is , but his joy is cut short as the squire , with Pike and Cherub , arrives , gun in hand , along with their prisoner , Polly , who has been bound and gagged . Episode 3 . Ben recognises Cherub as well , but Pike dismisses his accusations . Blake calls out and is released after the three villains decide he is not an immediate threat and , in fact , can be used to their advantage . Blake is convinced by them to take Ben and Polly into custody as suspected smugglers . On the ship , the Doctor tells Kewper ' s fortune using playing cards , watched by a curious Jamaica . Jamaica asks for his fortune to be told , and Kewper uses the distraction to knock him out . The Doctor and Kewper decide to go to the squire to tell him of the innocence of Ben and Polly and the presence of Pike . Outside in the graveyard , Pike and Cherub flatter the squire into revealing a tomb that contains one of the smugglers ' stashes of booty . He and Pike arrange to meet the next night , and fires will be lit for signal . Cherub overhears and heads off on his own . Pike and the squire go off to discuss payment . Blake has forced Ben and Polly to the stables at the inn where , to their surprise , he removes Ben ' s ropes and gag , saying he would rather trust their word than the squire ' s , and Ben unties Polly . Blake says he suspects the squire , but has no proof against him , and hopes to gather enough men to prevent what he believes will be a transaction in the next night or two . The Doctor meets up with them , to the huge relief of Ben and Polly , but Kewper is known to Blake . Upon seeing Blake , Kewper suspects he has been lured into a trap by the Doctor and leaves , but is pursued by Blake . Pike is enraged at Jamaica for the escape of the Doctor and Kewper , and Jamaica tells him they went to see the squire . Pike decides to move the plan ahead and to do it during day time so as to surprise the squire . One group will collect the smugglers ' stash , while he and Cherub will hunt for Avery ' s gold . Pike kills Jamaica for his foolishness but finds that Cherub seems to have left the ship . When the Doctor tells Blake about Pike ' s plans and surmises that he will also sack and burn the village , Blake departs to gather men and arms . The Doctor is glad to hear of the passage to the TARDIS from the church crypt but insists that they stay to try to prevent the destruction of the village . Knowing the clue to Avery ' s gold , the Doctor leads his friends back to the church , hoping to locate the treasure as a bargaining chip . As Tom watches them go , Cherub emerges from hiding and threatens him to tell where they are heading . The squire is horrified to hear from Kewper about his playing into Pike ' s hands , but on hearing of Avery ' s gold , they decide to find it themselves . Knowing that Pike and his men will head for their stash , they aim to lay a trap for them by placing armed men on the route that the squire handed to Pike . They ride off towards the church to seek the gold . The Doctor , Ben and Polly are searching the graveyard for clues but eventually realise the riddle reveals names on tombstones , and they head to the crypt . Ben shows them the secret passageway entrance , then they find markers for Ringwood , Smallbeer , and Gurney — three names from the rhyme . The Doctor thinks it would be more helpful if there were four names . The squire and Kewper arrive to discover the church door ajar and hope that it is the Doctor rather than Pike and his men . The Doctor is about to reveal the answer to the riddle , but Kewper bursts in and threatens violence . The squire bristles at this and wants to work with the Doctor . As the two argue , Cherub enters secretly and his knife flies through the air and meets Kewper ' s back , while a shot from his pistol rings out as Polly screams . Episode 4 . The squire has been wounded by Cherub ' s shot , and Cherub demands the secret of Avery ' s gold . Polly insists on helping the squire , but while Cherub seems to agree , he grabs her and holds his pistol to her head threatening to shoot unless the Doctor shares the riddle . Meanwhile , Blake is still riding towards the militia outpost . The Doctor , playing for time , reveals the rhyme told to him by Longfoot . Cherub recognises the four names as members of Avery ' s crew — he reveals the fourth name to be Deadman . The squire recalls Avery ' s curse and regrets having pursued the treasure . Pike and his men land in force , and Pike sends one man to find Cherub . Pike goes to the church , his men following , and opens the sarcophagus containing the silks , spices , and rum of the smugglers ' stash . His men begin hauling the goods to the shore as Pike enters the church . Blake has finally collected his force , and they are on the way back to the village . Pike finds Cherub holding the Doctor and friends along with the Squire and confronts him about deserting the ship . Cherub says he did all this for the captain , which Pike finds dubious . Cherub raises his gun to Pike , but it is quickly parried , and the two duel with cutlasses . Outside , the crew are becoming ill ordered and start helping themselves to rum , and crewman Gaptooth tries to restore order . He sends two crew members back to the shore for their behaviour . Using the fight as a distraction , the Doctor sends Ben and Polly down the secret passage while he waits for Blake . Pike is eventually victorious and runs Cherub through . He turns to the Doctor , who offers Pike a new agreement to reveal where the gold is . Meanwhile , the two crewmembers on the beach find the cave , the TARDIS , and the entrance to a tunnel . The Doctor offers to take no treasure , so long as the village is spared , and the squire is moved . Pike says he must keep his crew " happy " , and resists . The squire argues that Pike seems to find it difficult to keep control of his crew and goads him into proving their obedience and his command . In the tunnel , almost at the TARDIS , Polly injures her foot but insists that Ben return to fetch the Doctor . Blake and his men sight the church and divide into two groups : one will head to the church , the other will take the passage from the beach to the crypt . The Doctor finds the fourth name on a tombstone , and Pike is incredulous as all four men died at sea . The names , says the Doctor , were changed by the churchwarden , and a flagstone is at the intersection of the four names . Pike removes the slab and , reaching deep inside , discovers the treasure . As he does so , gunshots are heard outside . The pirates , drunk with rum , are easily overtaken by Blake ' s men , while others retreat into the church . Polly is attacked by the two sailors and tries to escape back into the tunnel . She is caught , but Ben hears what ' s going on and is able to overtake one of them as the sailor approaches . He finds Polly and fights the second man as Blake ' s men arrive ; Blake shoots the sailor , killing him . As his men flood the tunnel , Ben follows Blake whilst Polly returns to the TARDIS . There is pandemonium in the crypt as Blake ' s men fight the pirates . Pike grasps at the treasure , then threatens the Doctor for leading him into a trap . Ben , Blake and his men arrive and take to the fight . Ben tries to take the Doctor away , but he insists on helping the squire . The squire has enough strength to help fend off Pike ' s hook as Blake fires the fatal shot , ending Pike . Ben and the Doctor slip away whilst the squire is aided by Blake . He regrets never being able to thank the Doctor . Finding Polly , the three enter the TARDIS and leave . Suddenly , the interior of the ship is freezing cold , and the Doctor announces they have arrived at the coldest place in the world . Story notes . Production errors . " to be added "