Doctor Who (1963) s11e08 Episode Script

We left Earth three months ago.
I'd like an explanation of this latest fiasco, Brigadier.
You capture a dinosaur and lose it again, an aircraft hanger is wrecked and into the bargain, Miss Smith is almost killed! Now why is this man allowed to persist in his ridiculous and useless schemes?! You deny that absolutely nothing has been achieved? Nothing has been achieved, General Finch, because of sabotage! Now the chains holding the Tyrannosaurus were deliberately severed, and somebody attempted to murder Miss Smith by locking her in the hanger with the creature.
To top it all, my apparatus has been messed about with.
However, all that's in the past now.
I've got a new scheme, so if you'll excuse me, I'll be getting on with it.
Brigadier, did you bring over that new car of mine when you moved your headquarters? Yes, I think so.
It should be in the garage with the rest of our transport.
What are you up to now? I'll explain in a moment, sir.
Better just see the Doctor on his way.
I'd like to know what's been going on, sir! I've no idea what you're talking about.
I agreed to sabotage the Doctor's apparatus and delay his experiment.
But I didn't agree to murder! You'll never get it off the ground, Doctor.
Wouldn't you rather have a jeep? Not a bit of it, Brigadier.
This new car of mine is exactly what I need.
Speed is of the essence, you know.
Well, take care.
Call in as soon as you have any information.
Right.
Here she is.
Don't worry, my dear.
We'll look after you.
You're the first to recover.
You're bound to feel a little strange at first.
Who are you? We're the elders.
How did I get here? You must have been chosen.
Wait a minute I know you you're Lady Cullingford! Here I am Ruth.
I interviewed you about that Private Member's Bill of yours against the pollution of rivers.
And you're Nigel Castle, the novelist.
Not any more.
I have better work for my hands.
I know you too.
You're John Crighton.
The athlete.
Er, you jumped two point three six two metres in the last Olympics.
All that's behind us now.
And you were a journalist? I still am.
Where are we going? I told you to New Earth.
Sorry, I seem to have forgotten.
A small planet, very much like the Earth we've left behind, but at an earlier stage of development.
Still pure, undefiled by the evil of man's technology.
Air that is still clean to breathe Simple pastoral people, innocent and unspoiled.
It'll be our task to guide them – to see that the evil developed on Earth will not be repeated.
Our task? Just the four of us? There are over two hundred of us on this ship.
You see? They'll all be recovering soon just as you did.
And this is only one of the ships of the fleet.
Show her, Mark.
There are seven ships in all.
Those people why were they all asleep? To save food and oxygen.
It was all explained to you.
It's a three month journey, and almost over.
I've been here on this spaceship for three months? We all have.
I can't believe it! Three months I trust you now have everything you need, Professor? I don't know yet.
If I need more equipment, you'll have to provide it.
It isn't easy getting this stuff for you.
Every time I go into those streets I risk being shot as a looter.
Well, you could take the Ministry Someone's using the blue lift.
It's him it's the Doctor, UNIT's scientific advisor.
How did he find us? Presumably you led him here.
Needn't be such a bad thing.
We can deal with him here and now.
Let's see.
He's going towards the reactor.
He's heading towards the Cabinet room.
Right.
He's in the lift.
Is everything ready? Excellent.
Don't you think that people have a right to choose what kind of life they want? People on Earth were allowed to choose.
And see what kind of a world they made moral degradation, permissiveness, usury, cheating, lying, cruelty.
Well, there there's also a lot of love and kindness and honesty.
You've got a warped view of things.
You mustn't say such things.
I'll say whatever I like.
The strain of reawakening must have disturbed her mind.
There's nothing wrong with my mind! I was assured that everyone had been most carefully selected.
I don't think you're going to be happy with us.
If you feel like this why did you join us? No, I didn't join you.
I was brought here against my will.
We shall have to do something about this.
She'll be a disruptive influence.
I think you'd better come with me.
Where to? You can't be allowed to go about saying these things.
You'll have to be re-educated.
Mind the steps, Brigadier.
___.
It's through here.
Here it is.
Don't just stand there! Come on in close the door.
Now the activating mechanism is right here.
Where? Well, it it was there, but now now it seems to have gone.
You sure we've come to the right place? Shh! Of course I'm sure! Look, I tell you that it is there, Minister somewhere beneath that underground station.
Some kind of emergency shelter for the government.
You must have been talking to Miss Smith.
Oh, what about? Well, didn't she tell you? She came to me with the most marvellous theory about such a place having been built under central London.
And had it? I'm afraid not.
We went through the files together.
The place was planned but it was never built.
You're sure of that, sir? Well, I had the file here somewhere after we'd looked at it.
Ah.
There we are.
"Project abandoned.
No further action to be taken.
" See, Doctor? You'll forgive me, Minister, if I prefer to believe the evidence of my own eyes.
Where did Miss Smith go to after she'd visited you? Back to UNIT HQ.
I sent her in my own car.
You quite certain? I can check for you.
Thank you, sir.
My chauffeur still there? Yes, sir.
Shall I tell him to bring the car round? No, tell him to come in here, please.
Yes, sir.
Would you two like a cup of tea? I've become quite an expert.
That's very kind of you, sir.
I don't think so just at the moment.
Come in.
You wanted me, sir? The young lady from UNIT who was visiting me where did you take her? Well, back to UNIT HQ, sir.
You quite sure of that? Oh yes, sir.
I saw her go inside.
Ever since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, man has continued to pollute the planet which until now has been his only home.
Chemical and industrial wastes have caused widespread poisoning of the air and the rivers.
Even the oceans are I've brought you something to eat.
Not going to get overweight, am I? That's pure bread.
But not much of it! Once you've been reminded, you'll eat with the rest of us.
Reminded? Of the truth.
We all come in here from time to time to be reminded of the purposes of our mission.
You're here because you want to be, mm? I don't! You must have been selected, otherwise why would you be here? I was brought here kidnapped! Watch the film.
It'll remind you of the truth.
Hey! I want to talk to you! Dangerous concentrations of cumulative poisons such as mercury are already being found in fish and when fish start to die, then the very sea's where life began are now becoming life 'less' and stinky.
We can't afford this girl's disruptive influence.
One girl amongst so many of us.
Can't do much harm.
She could corrupt the whole of our group.
We can't afford the risk.
What can we do? If she doesn't respond the re-education we shall have to destroy her.
Final tests have all been positive.
Now once the power build-up from the reactor is complete, we shall be ready to commence the countdown.
And when the experiment is over the colonists and their spaceship will be able to emerge onto their new Earth.
How much longer before this countdown begins? Oh, a matter of hours.
I'm under great pressure from the government.
The whole country's been disrupted by this evacuation of London.
It won't be for much longer.
They're on to Whitaker, you know? Trying to trace him.
Remember the Doctor's already discovered the existence of this place.
I warned you not to underestimate him.
I agree he's a very intelligent man.
I think he suspects my involvement.
We ought to dispose of him.
No, sir.
We must not descend to those methods.
Quite right, Captain Yates.
But perhaps there's another way? What do you mean? You, General Finch, will be able to block the Brigadier from taking positive action from finding this place.
As far as the Doctor is concerned we must discredit him.
Apart from your story, Doctor which, forgive me, is pretty unbelievable there isn't a shred of evidence to suggest this place exists.
Now you heard the Minister yourself it was never built.
Grover was covering up because he's implicated himself.
And what possible reason could the Minister have for being involved in the apparition of these monsters? The monsters are a side-issue, Brigadier - a device to clear central London.
No, some some vast scheme is underway, I'm sure of it.
And it's rapidly moving towards its climax.
Well, what do you expect me to do? Get back to that underground station with explosives.
I can't do that without authority.
I need permission from General Finch.
Then get it! Alright, Doctor, I'll do my best.
But he'll probably insist on referring it to the Minister, and if your theory's true, that's not going to get us anywhere.
There's a call for you, Doctor.
Who is it? He wouldn't give his name.
He said he'd only talk to you.
Hello, would you put the Doctor's call through to here, please? Ah, thank you.
Okay.
Hello? Is that you, Doctor? Yes, who's that? Er, my name is Whitaker, Doctor.
I understand you've been trying to trace me? Whitaker? The man with the time travel theories.
Tell me are you responsible for these apparitions? Er, well in a way.
But I was tricked i it's the Minister, Grover.
He told me I was working on a government project.
But I've escaped and now they're after me.
Where are you now, sir? I'm in the hanger where you were conducting your experiments.
I hoped you'd be here.
Well, look, can you get down to UNIT headquarters, it's in a ma ___.
I'm afraid to move.
Oh, alright.
You stay where you are.
I'll come to you.
Er, can you come alone, Doctor? I don't trust anyone else.
Yes, alright.
I'll be with you as soon as I can.
Goodbye.
Whitaker? He's arrived.
Good.
I'm ready for him.
Whitaker?! Whitaker, where are you?! There's your monster-maker, Brigadier caught in the act!