Estates of the realm composed of the former representatives of the three estates stepping up to govern along with an emergency committee in the power vacuum existing after the Bourbon monarchy fled Paris. Among the Assembly was Maximilien de Robespierre, an influential member of the Jacobins who would years later become instrumental in the turbulent period of violence and political upheaval in France known as the Reign of Terror (5 September 1793 – 28 July 1794). Whilst the estates were never formulated in a way that prevented social mobility, the English (subsequently the British) parliament was long based along the classic estate lines being
The Reign of Terror (Doctor Who) 1987. An audio version of this serial was released on CD by BBC Audio in February 2006, with Ford providing linking narration and an interview. This was later included in "The Lost TV Episodes: Collection 1" box set in August 2010, alongside an additional CD with interviews and original camera scripts. The serial was released on VHS by BBC Video in November 2003, containing the four existing episodes of "The Reign of Terror" alongside unreleased episodes of "The Faceless Ones" and "The Web of Fear". 2 Entertain released the serial on DVD in January 2013, with animation of the missing