Doctor Who (1963) s06e26 Episode Script
The Seeds of Death, Part Four
It's alive! The thing's alive! Get away from here! Quick! He's dead! Keep back! It must be that smoke! Guards! Keep away from here! Use the air conditioning! Switch the air conditioning to expel! It seems to be clearing.
What WAS that thing? Careful, Daniel.
It's harmless now.
It's shrivelled up.
Get Brent's body over to the medical wing.
Tell them I want a full autopsy! - Now, what do you make of that? - Ever seen anything like that before? No.
It looked like some sort of seed pod.
Why did it explode like that? Some plants reproduce that way.
Their pods explode and spread their seeds.
This just spread some kind of smoke.
Which has now been dispelled into the air of London! Prepare to dispatch! Dispatch! Hamburg! Why are we doing this? - What ARE those things? - Dispatch! Zoe, would you hold this for a moment? - What is it? - This circuit blew out when we destroyed that creature.
I'm trying to repair it.
OK.
Well, this one looks all right.
- Let's hope it works! - Let's hope we don't need it! There's no sign of them.
It isn't getting warmer, is it? They can't have reached the heating controls yet.
- Are they in the main control room? - Yes.
So are the Ice Warriors.
Are you all right? Fine.
Paris! Dispatch! What are they up to? I think they're sending something by T-Mat.
- Who's that helping them? - Fewsham.
- Can you see the Doctor? - No.
I wonder what they're sending? The object appeared in reception cubicle at T-Mat headquarters.
Leading technician Douglas D.
Grant, in close proximity to the object, collapsed and died instantly.
Cause of death unknown.
Message from New York ends.
How many does that make? - 16 T-Mat reception centres.
- How many DEATHS? Brent here.
One man in Berlin, two in New York, but I doubt if those things were sent to just kill people at random.
- What else, then? - I don't know.
Is there a pattern with London, Ottawa, Oslo, Hamburg, Berlin? - They're all heavily populated.
- Is that all they have in common? What is it? - The autopsy report on Brent.
- Well? He died of oxygen starvation! That takes three or four minutes.
He died instantly! Exactly! The medical unit can't believe it either.
What killed him was that smoke-like substance emitted when the pods exploded - which was expelled into the outside atmosphere.
Let's hope that diluted with air it loses its toxic quality, otherwise Zurich! Dispatch! Is that the last? It may be necessary to send further seeds later.
- What about him? - Is he still alive? Yes, he's still breathing.
That is unusual.
Most humans would be dead.
- Take him to the T-Mat cubicle.
- What for? Do as I say! - What are they going to do? - Sh! Dispose of him! - What do you mean? - You will adjust the T-Mat controls and suspend him in space .
.
between the moon and Earth! We've got to try and save him! The back of the cubicle, quick! You can't ask me to kill a man just like that! You dispatched the seeds.
In so doing, you destroyed your entire species! Oh, no! What is the death of one man compared to that? What was in those things?! No more questions! Operate the controls! I can't! - I can't! - Prefer to die? T-Mat is only programmed to send to other centres.
I shall have to reprogramme the circuit.
Then do so .
.
at once.
- Is this the right cubicle? - It had better be! Please! Please don't make me! Complete it! Oh, no! It comes off easily.
- Is the circuit prepared yet? - Yes, almost.
- Almost.
- You are wasting time! - Operate! - No! At once! You've killed him! You've killed him! You've killed him! Prepare to dispatch to London.
Do as I say! The time has come for your mission.
You understand what you must do? I understand.
You must succeed at all costs.
Transmit to London! I need time.
I must reprogramme.
- Can you manage the Doctor alone? - Yes.
- Can you remember the way? - I think so.
I'll try and get to the heating controls.
Reports now received on cause of death of T-Mat reception technicians in New York and Berlin.
In all cases, victims died of oxygen starvation.
- Discontinue report! - Wait.
There's something else.
Information coming in on appearance of vegetable blight attacking parks and gardens in the metropolises.
Foam appears to be by-product of large fungi which grow and burst, spreading their spores over large areas.
Rate of growth of fungi such that acres are covered in minutes.
Estimated that strong winds could spread this disease across Europe and Asia Guards! .
.
destroying cereals.
The guards! It's killed them! It's killed them all! I shall return shortly.
You will remain here.
The humans who escaped, have they been found? We are searching for them.
Intensify the search! They must be found! And destroyed! Guard him! - How is he? - I think the water helped him.
We'd better go and get to those heating control things.
We'll never make it.
The ventilator's too small.
- Maybe I could get through.
- It's impossible.
- How big is this grille? - About so big.
- I could get through! - No! You're not going! I'm smaller than you and a lot quieter, too! - It's too dangerous! - What alternative is there? She's right.
- It's the logical thing to do.
- Thank you! Show me the way! He can't just have vanished! The security guards have lost all trace of it.
- I wonder what its purpose was? - Purpose? What are you talking about? It's all part of the same plan.
First the seed pods and now this creature.
It came here for a purpose, and heaven help anyone who gets in its way! - Any trace of the alien creature? - Reports from security negative.
What did I tell you? Cordon round T-Mat complex unbroken.
At least it's still in the area.
Correction! Bodies of three technicians in T-Mat grounds.
- Which way now? - I'm not sure.
But you've already been this way with Jamie! - I can't remember.
- But surely Look, I can't remember! All the tunnels look the same.
- Are you all right? - I'm fine I've seen most of my friends killed, I'm being hunted by monsters! If you shout like that, you'll be caught by them and so will I! Sorry, I don't know what's the matter with me.
It's nervous exhaustion and a touch of claustrophobia.
We'll have a rest.
That creature came here for some purpose.
He must be making for somewhere in this area.
Contact made with security guard observing the alien.
Relay report direct! Report to Central Control.
Report to Central Control.
The creature is entering the east compound area.
What's happened? Report! What's happened? Report! Security guard's ceased transmission.
Tell Security I want an armed patrol sent to the east command area without fail, and relay any further sightings to me here direct.
Top priority! You'll only lose more guards.
I can't let that creature run loose, can I? Do you know how we can stop it? We know that bullets do no good - we've seen that for ourselves.
In all these cities, they're Wait a moment! Yes! Oslo, Ottawa, Berlin, Hamburg, London, Paris, New York.
These are where the pods have arrived.
- So what? - They're all cold climates! In those cities, it's winter, as it is here.
- So? - Why aren't the pods going to warm areas? Urgent message.
Subject, continued breakdown of T-Mat and cessation of all world transport and distribution.
Total breakdown of social order predicted.
Emergency measures inadequate.
Discontinue report! Incoming data will be recorded.
Well, the emergency measures may still save a few people.
With the dislocation of food supplies, we could lose millions! We may lose most of the world's population - before they've finished with us.
- "They"? This creature, it's only the first.
We're going to be invaded! - Any sign of them? - No.
They can't have reached the heating controls.
- The temperature seems the same.
- I'm going down there.
No! We're the rearguard if something goes wrong.
- A lot of good we are! - We're not entirely helpless.
Have you got that thing working again? I think so, but we can hardly test it.
Oh, where are they? What's keeping them? I think we ought to go on.
All right.
Can you remember the way now? No, it's no good.
- Well, we could work it out.
- How? Do these maintenance tunnels run parallel to the corridors? - Yes, but - I've seen a map of the corridors.
- You can't remember - Yes, I can.
(There's the main corridor here, the two junctions here - It's that one! - But you and Jamie got lost - going to the solar energy store room.
- I found the way eventually! - You'd better be right this time! - Oh, come on! How long's it going to stand there? I don't know, but I daren't move the grille until it goes! I'd better see what's happened to them! Quick! The door! Too late! He's moving! Move the grille! How much longer must I wait here? Do not ask questions! I need food and rest! I haven't had any sleep for .
.
hours.
What are you doing? I must fix the cubicle.
You said T-Mat was functioning properly! There's something I forgot.
Quick! The heating controls are over there.
Turn the main wheel to full.
Look out, Zoe! Well, help me! Can't you help me?!
What WAS that thing? Careful, Daniel.
It's harmless now.
It's shrivelled up.
Get Brent's body over to the medical wing.
Tell them I want a full autopsy! - Now, what do you make of that? - Ever seen anything like that before? No.
It looked like some sort of seed pod.
Why did it explode like that? Some plants reproduce that way.
Their pods explode and spread their seeds.
This just spread some kind of smoke.
Which has now been dispelled into the air of London! Prepare to dispatch! Dispatch! Hamburg! Why are we doing this? - What ARE those things? - Dispatch! Zoe, would you hold this for a moment? - What is it? - This circuit blew out when we destroyed that creature.
I'm trying to repair it.
OK.
Well, this one looks all right.
- Let's hope it works! - Let's hope we don't need it! There's no sign of them.
It isn't getting warmer, is it? They can't have reached the heating controls yet.
- Are they in the main control room? - Yes.
So are the Ice Warriors.
Are you all right? Fine.
Paris! Dispatch! What are they up to? I think they're sending something by T-Mat.
- Who's that helping them? - Fewsham.
- Can you see the Doctor? - No.
I wonder what they're sending? The object appeared in reception cubicle at T-Mat headquarters.
Leading technician Douglas D.
Grant, in close proximity to the object, collapsed and died instantly.
Cause of death unknown.
Message from New York ends.
How many does that make? - 16 T-Mat reception centres.
- How many DEATHS? Brent here.
One man in Berlin, two in New York, but I doubt if those things were sent to just kill people at random.
- What else, then? - I don't know.
Is there a pattern with London, Ottawa, Oslo, Hamburg, Berlin? - They're all heavily populated.
- Is that all they have in common? What is it? - The autopsy report on Brent.
- Well? He died of oxygen starvation! That takes three or four minutes.
He died instantly! Exactly! The medical unit can't believe it either.
What killed him was that smoke-like substance emitted when the pods exploded - which was expelled into the outside atmosphere.
Let's hope that diluted with air it loses its toxic quality, otherwise Zurich! Dispatch! Is that the last? It may be necessary to send further seeds later.
- What about him? - Is he still alive? Yes, he's still breathing.
That is unusual.
Most humans would be dead.
- Take him to the T-Mat cubicle.
- What for? Do as I say! - What are they going to do? - Sh! Dispose of him! - What do you mean? - You will adjust the T-Mat controls and suspend him in space .
.
between the moon and Earth! We've got to try and save him! The back of the cubicle, quick! You can't ask me to kill a man just like that! You dispatched the seeds.
In so doing, you destroyed your entire species! Oh, no! What is the death of one man compared to that? What was in those things?! No more questions! Operate the controls! I can't! - I can't! - Prefer to die? T-Mat is only programmed to send to other centres.
I shall have to reprogramme the circuit.
Then do so .
.
at once.
- Is this the right cubicle? - It had better be! Please! Please don't make me! Complete it! Oh, no! It comes off easily.
- Is the circuit prepared yet? - Yes, almost.
- Almost.
- You are wasting time! - Operate! - No! At once! You've killed him! You've killed him! You've killed him! Prepare to dispatch to London.
Do as I say! The time has come for your mission.
You understand what you must do? I understand.
You must succeed at all costs.
Transmit to London! I need time.
I must reprogramme.
- Can you manage the Doctor alone? - Yes.
- Can you remember the way? - I think so.
I'll try and get to the heating controls.
Reports now received on cause of death of T-Mat reception technicians in New York and Berlin.
In all cases, victims died of oxygen starvation.
- Discontinue report! - Wait.
There's something else.
Information coming in on appearance of vegetable blight attacking parks and gardens in the metropolises.
Foam appears to be by-product of large fungi which grow and burst, spreading their spores over large areas.
Rate of growth of fungi such that acres are covered in minutes.
Estimated that strong winds could spread this disease across Europe and Asia Guards! .
.
destroying cereals.
The guards! It's killed them! It's killed them all! I shall return shortly.
You will remain here.
The humans who escaped, have they been found? We are searching for them.
Intensify the search! They must be found! And destroyed! Guard him! - How is he? - I think the water helped him.
We'd better go and get to those heating control things.
We'll never make it.
The ventilator's too small.
- Maybe I could get through.
- It's impossible.
- How big is this grille? - About so big.
- I could get through! - No! You're not going! I'm smaller than you and a lot quieter, too! - It's too dangerous! - What alternative is there? She's right.
- It's the logical thing to do.
- Thank you! Show me the way! He can't just have vanished! The security guards have lost all trace of it.
- I wonder what its purpose was? - Purpose? What are you talking about? It's all part of the same plan.
First the seed pods and now this creature.
It came here for a purpose, and heaven help anyone who gets in its way! - Any trace of the alien creature? - Reports from security negative.
What did I tell you? Cordon round T-Mat complex unbroken.
At least it's still in the area.
Correction! Bodies of three technicians in T-Mat grounds.
- Which way now? - I'm not sure.
But you've already been this way with Jamie! - I can't remember.
- But surely Look, I can't remember! All the tunnels look the same.
- Are you all right? - I'm fine I've seen most of my friends killed, I'm being hunted by monsters! If you shout like that, you'll be caught by them and so will I! Sorry, I don't know what's the matter with me.
It's nervous exhaustion and a touch of claustrophobia.
We'll have a rest.
That creature came here for some purpose.
He must be making for somewhere in this area.
Contact made with security guard observing the alien.
Relay report direct! Report to Central Control.
Report to Central Control.
The creature is entering the east compound area.
What's happened? Report! What's happened? Report! Security guard's ceased transmission.
Tell Security I want an armed patrol sent to the east command area without fail, and relay any further sightings to me here direct.
Top priority! You'll only lose more guards.
I can't let that creature run loose, can I? Do you know how we can stop it? We know that bullets do no good - we've seen that for ourselves.
In all these cities, they're Wait a moment! Yes! Oslo, Ottawa, Berlin, Hamburg, London, Paris, New York.
These are where the pods have arrived.
- So what? - They're all cold climates! In those cities, it's winter, as it is here.
- So? - Why aren't the pods going to warm areas? Urgent message.
Subject, continued breakdown of T-Mat and cessation of all world transport and distribution.
Total breakdown of social order predicted.
Emergency measures inadequate.
Discontinue report! Incoming data will be recorded.
Well, the emergency measures may still save a few people.
With the dislocation of food supplies, we could lose millions! We may lose most of the world's population - before they've finished with us.
- "They"? This creature, it's only the first.
We're going to be invaded! - Any sign of them? - No.
They can't have reached the heating controls.
- The temperature seems the same.
- I'm going down there.
No! We're the rearguard if something goes wrong.
- A lot of good we are! - We're not entirely helpless.
Have you got that thing working again? I think so, but we can hardly test it.
Oh, where are they? What's keeping them? I think we ought to go on.
All right.
Can you remember the way now? No, it's no good.
- Well, we could work it out.
- How? Do these maintenance tunnels run parallel to the corridors? - Yes, but - I've seen a map of the corridors.
- You can't remember - Yes, I can.
(There's the main corridor here, the two junctions here - It's that one! - But you and Jamie got lost - going to the solar energy store room.
- I found the way eventually! - You'd better be right this time! - Oh, come on! How long's it going to stand there? I don't know, but I daren't move the grille until it goes! I'd better see what's happened to them! Quick! The door! Too late! He's moving! Move the grille! How much longer must I wait here? Do not ask questions! I need food and rest! I haven't had any sleep for .
.
hours.
What are you doing? I must fix the cubicle.
You said T-Mat was functioning properly! There's something I forgot.
Quick! The heating controls are over there.
Turn the main wheel to full.
Look out, Zoe! Well, help me! Can't you help me?!