Doctor Who (1963) s03e17 Episode Script
Volcano (The Daleks' Master Plan, Part Eight)
Inform the Dalek Supreme that the Time Destructor is ready for testing.
Are all circuits operational? Yes, the Taranium core has been fitted.
Having had your contribution to this great weapon stolen it must be a relief to you now that the Daleks have managed to recover it.
Without my help, it is unlikely that they'd have got it back.
At least that absurd story that it was my people from Trantis who stole the Taranium has been discredited.
Yes; they were from Earth, I believe.
Only two of them: and they are under the influence of some creature from another galaxy.
He looked like an Earth creature.
That's only a disguise.
The Daleks know of him.
He is some kind of time and space traveller.
Then he is nothing to do with me.
We have not yet conquered the dimension of time.
I hear your experiments in that field are progressing, Trantis.
We have not yet succeeded.
Only the Daleks know how to break the time barrier.
And this other creature, from wherever he comes? Oh he's of no importance now.
After all, we're here to witness the testing of the Time Destructor, are we not? All is ready? It is.
Program it for testing.
All that is needed is a subject.
The subject has been selected.
What do you mean, you don't know? My dear, this machine can only tell us we're being followed.
Not who by.
It must be the Daleks.
Yes, a hasty conclusion, but possibly right.
Although I don't understand how they could have tested that Taranium so quickly.
We must get back to the planet Kembel.
Oh, nonsense, my dear.
We must.
We've got to destroy the Daleks' invasion fleet.
I wonder why they chose him.
It was his own choice really.
What do you mean? He was so eager to make a contribution to the Time Destructor that they've let him make one.
His life.
Prepare to activate the Time Destructor.
Are the other two creatures to be present at the destruction? Yes, their greed for power is so great that they can be trusted.
Activate the machine.
I obey.
So, that's what's supposed to happen.
A kind of abject insanity.
I do not know, though I always thought Trantis was a little unstable anyway.
Nothing's happening to him.
The Time Destructor does not work.
But that's impossible.
It must work.
It must.
The destructor is having no effect.
The mechanism is functioning perfectly.
The fault is in the Taranium.
The Taranium core has failed.
It can't be true; there must be some mistake.
The Daleks do not make mistakes.
You have lied to us, you have not given us the Taranium.
Why should I lie? I can only benefit from my alliance with you.
I brought you Taranium, the real Taranium.
The core is worthless.
No, no it can't be.
It came from Uranus, I know it did.
We fitted the core you gave us.
It has failed to activate the Time Destructor therefore it is not Taranium.
It was the old man, that time-traveller.
What? He must have changed it.
But it was you who said that what he gave you was the Taranium core.
I know, but I didn't check.
How could I? The old man fooled us.
The Daleks should have checked before they fitted it before they let the old man go.
Report to Skaro.
They must send a time machine to us immediately.
I obey.
You will both wait here.
But this is nothing to do with me.
I was invited as an observer.
Very well, you can return to your section.
You, Mavic Chen, will wait here for the arrival of the time machine.
Yes.
What about the subject? The subject? Exterminate him.
It's still following us.
Yes, yes.
When are we going to land? Pretty soon, my dear, pretty soon.
And I thought you knew what you were doing.
know full well what I'm doing, child, now don't get so excited.
They're getting closer, Doctor.
Hmm, yes, I see.
Yes, I must do something drastic.
What are you doing? Landing, my dear.
That's what you wanted, wasn't it? Well, the English batsmen are really fighting against the clock now, Scott.
My word, yes.
Seventy eight runs in forty five minutes to win.
It really has been an exciting game, hasn't it, Scott? Very exciting.
Well, let's have a look at the scoreboard, shall we? Now, you'll see Goodness me, take a look at that, Scott.
Take a look at what, Trev? There's a Police Telephone Box on the pitch.
My word, yes.
Well this really is extraordinary.
You don't remember anything like this happening before, do you, Scott? No.
Well, anyway Ross is looking through the record books and if there has been anything like it before, I'm sure he'll find it for us.
You know, Trev, this puts a new light on the game.
What light's that, Scott? Well, I know your ground staff are excellent but even assuming they get rid of it in say, ten minutes England will still have to get their seventy eight runs in thirty-five minutes.
Yes; yes well I think we can safely say this has been a very bad break for England.
A very bad break.
Especially as the weather's been holding off so well.
Yes it has, hasn't it.
Been holding off remarkably well.
Well, let's have another look at the scoreboard shall we although not very much has been happening these last few It's making a funny noise.
What's that, Scott? A funny noise coming from the Police Box.
It's gone again, Trev.
Yes, so it has.
Well that wasn't too bad was it, Scott? Two and a half minutes, I make it, Trev.
Yes, well there's the position.
England wanting seventy eight runs in forty two and a half minutes to win.
Yes, it's definitely some sporting occasion.
Oh, I hardly think so, Doctor.
Was it on Earth, do you think? Oh, possibly, my dear fellow, possibly.
Yes, well, wherever it was, there's still someone on our tail.
Hey, look at this.
Yes, my plan hasn't worked.
It's following us closely.
Your order has been carried out.
The time machine is ready to commence operations.
Excellent.
Organise a task force for the pursuit of the time-travellers.
I obey.
Ascertain their position on the space-time scope.
I obey.
Mavic Chen, you will accompany the task force.
You will ensure that the Taranium core is returned to Kembel.
Of course, I shall do everything in my power.
If you fail, or if we find that you have deceived us you will suffer the same fate as the time-travellers annihilation! Where are we, Doctor - do you know? It doesn't look very pleasant, does it? No, we must take off quite soon.
It's stopped.
What does that mean, Doctor? Have we shaken it off? No, my boy, we haven't shaken them off.
Whoever it was following us has landed, they've landed out there.
You know, Doctor, it would help if we knew what we were looking for.
I still say it was madness to come out here.
We should have taken off again - or tried to get back to Kembel.
My dear young girl, what good would it be to run away.
The sooner we find who's pursuing us the better.
Hey - hey, this is hot.
Yes, well I can well imagine that.
This is a new planet, my boy it's cooling down, cooling down.
Fascinating, yes extremely fascinating.
I wonder; I wonder who would take the time and trouble to follow us, hmmmm? Yes, I think there is an explanation, but unlikely.
Possible, very possible.
Hello there.
Hello.
Don't you think we should meet and talk it over, hmm? Doctor, who are we waiting for? Oh, you'll see, my boy, you'll see.
Oh come on, tell us, otherwise you'll say you were right whoever we meet.
You lack one quality of all the others my boy and that is patience.
Doctor, look! Ah, tch, tch, tch; my dear Monk.
Don't be so ridiculous.
Put that down at once.
Well, hello Doctor.
Keeping well? Oh, no complaints, no.
And you? Oh, so so, you know, just so so.
Who is it? Delighted to see you again, young man.
Thanks.
I wish I could say the same for you.
I suppose congratulations for your escape are quite in order.
Oh thank you.
Most kind of you Doctor.
Yes, it took a bit of time, but I finally managed to by-pass the dimensional controller.
Yes, a very a very interesting solution.
Yes, I'm sure.
Though I think it would make for rather an uncomfortable ride.
However, I don't suppose it affected you very much, being an amateur.
Yes, it was rather uncomfortable.
But then, we can't have everything, can we.
And as for being an amateur, we shall see.
Anyway, it was better than 1066.
Yes, I suppose so.
What's he talking about, 1066? It's alright.
We've met the Monk once before.
I'll explain later.
And you returned here for one obvious reason, did you not? I'm afraid so, Doctor.
Revenge is a strange thing, isn't it? Yes, yes, quite, quite.
Tell me, any plans? Ho, ho.
And all carried out as well.
Doctor, you remember you left me in 1066? Now I've marooned you on the planet Tigus, look.
Oh, it's funny this.
Forgive me laughing, Doctor, but I don't seem to be able to control it.
Well, goodbye, Doctor.
Perhaps I'll come back one day and rescue you.
Hey, wait a minute.
Don't waste your breath, young man.
The most important thing is, is to find out what he's done to the TARDIS.
He probably used some kind of ray.
What does that mean? That means we cannot get back into the TARDIS, child.
Oh, you will achieve nothing, dear boy, nothing.
Yes, perhaps.
But it's better than just accepting everything.
Yes, like I am, I suppose? Well, you haven't been taking much interest, have you, Doctor? Oh, and why not, dear boy? Why not? Because I am using my brain, I'm trying to solve this problem.
Now just stand back, and cover your eyes, please.
What does that do? Perhaps nothing, perhaps everything.
Will you do as you're told at once, cover your eyes - please.
It hasn't worked.
Wait a moment, child.
Now try.
You're a genius, Doctor.
Yes - I know, my boy, I know.
Oh, no, no.
Don't think I'm going to leave it at this.
You haven't heard the last of me, Doctor.
You haven't heard the last of me! If you ask me, we haven't heard the last of that monk.
Quite so, dear boy.
He'll be on our trail again as fast as he can get going.
Yes, but next time we'll be expecting him.
Exactly, my dear, exactly.
Now, Steven, there's something I want you to do.
Go to that indicator and let me know the instant the Monk's TARDIS registers.
Yes, all right, but first you tell us something.
How did you break that lock? Oh, that's all very simple, dear boy.
You see, the sun in that particular galaxy has very unusual powers.
I merely reflected its powers through that ring.
Is there something special about it? Yes, it has certain properties.
The combined forces of that sun together with the stone in that ring was sufficient enough to correct the Monk's interference.
Yes, but what properties has it? Now, I don't want to discuss this any more.
About turn, and do as you're told.
Go along.
The task force is now aboard.
Commence countdown.
The enemy ship is preparing to land.
Compute their bearing and advise task force.
Task force will use the homing beam.
Enemy ship located.
Space-time bearing; planet Earth, London, 1966.
Well, you won't be able to carry out your repairs here, Doctor.
No.
It's some sort of celebration, isn't it? I don't quite know.
You just listen, my dear.
Listen.
It's Earth.
I've seen that place before.
What do you think they're celebrating? Well, as far as I can remember I've seen them behave in a fashion like that on a former occasion.
What was that? The Relief of Mafeking.
Report to Skaro.
Our time machine is now in pursuit.
Nothing can match Dalek technology.
The universe shall be ours.
Conquest is assured.
Are all circuits operational? Yes, the Taranium core has been fitted.
Having had your contribution to this great weapon stolen it must be a relief to you now that the Daleks have managed to recover it.
Without my help, it is unlikely that they'd have got it back.
At least that absurd story that it was my people from Trantis who stole the Taranium has been discredited.
Yes; they were from Earth, I believe.
Only two of them: and they are under the influence of some creature from another galaxy.
He looked like an Earth creature.
That's only a disguise.
The Daleks know of him.
He is some kind of time and space traveller.
Then he is nothing to do with me.
We have not yet conquered the dimension of time.
I hear your experiments in that field are progressing, Trantis.
We have not yet succeeded.
Only the Daleks know how to break the time barrier.
And this other creature, from wherever he comes? Oh he's of no importance now.
After all, we're here to witness the testing of the Time Destructor, are we not? All is ready? It is.
Program it for testing.
All that is needed is a subject.
The subject has been selected.
What do you mean, you don't know? My dear, this machine can only tell us we're being followed.
Not who by.
It must be the Daleks.
Yes, a hasty conclusion, but possibly right.
Although I don't understand how they could have tested that Taranium so quickly.
We must get back to the planet Kembel.
Oh, nonsense, my dear.
We must.
We've got to destroy the Daleks' invasion fleet.
I wonder why they chose him.
It was his own choice really.
What do you mean? He was so eager to make a contribution to the Time Destructor that they've let him make one.
His life.
Prepare to activate the Time Destructor.
Are the other two creatures to be present at the destruction? Yes, their greed for power is so great that they can be trusted.
Activate the machine.
I obey.
So, that's what's supposed to happen.
A kind of abject insanity.
I do not know, though I always thought Trantis was a little unstable anyway.
Nothing's happening to him.
The Time Destructor does not work.
But that's impossible.
It must work.
It must.
The destructor is having no effect.
The mechanism is functioning perfectly.
The fault is in the Taranium.
The Taranium core has failed.
It can't be true; there must be some mistake.
The Daleks do not make mistakes.
You have lied to us, you have not given us the Taranium.
Why should I lie? I can only benefit from my alliance with you.
I brought you Taranium, the real Taranium.
The core is worthless.
No, no it can't be.
It came from Uranus, I know it did.
We fitted the core you gave us.
It has failed to activate the Time Destructor therefore it is not Taranium.
It was the old man, that time-traveller.
What? He must have changed it.
But it was you who said that what he gave you was the Taranium core.
I know, but I didn't check.
How could I? The old man fooled us.
The Daleks should have checked before they fitted it before they let the old man go.
Report to Skaro.
They must send a time machine to us immediately.
I obey.
You will both wait here.
But this is nothing to do with me.
I was invited as an observer.
Very well, you can return to your section.
You, Mavic Chen, will wait here for the arrival of the time machine.
Yes.
What about the subject? The subject? Exterminate him.
It's still following us.
Yes, yes.
When are we going to land? Pretty soon, my dear, pretty soon.
And I thought you knew what you were doing.
know full well what I'm doing, child, now don't get so excited.
They're getting closer, Doctor.
Hmm, yes, I see.
Yes, I must do something drastic.
What are you doing? Landing, my dear.
That's what you wanted, wasn't it? Well, the English batsmen are really fighting against the clock now, Scott.
My word, yes.
Seventy eight runs in forty five minutes to win.
It really has been an exciting game, hasn't it, Scott? Very exciting.
Well, let's have a look at the scoreboard, shall we? Now, you'll see Goodness me, take a look at that, Scott.
Take a look at what, Trev? There's a Police Telephone Box on the pitch.
My word, yes.
Well this really is extraordinary.
You don't remember anything like this happening before, do you, Scott? No.
Well, anyway Ross is looking through the record books and if there has been anything like it before, I'm sure he'll find it for us.
You know, Trev, this puts a new light on the game.
What light's that, Scott? Well, I know your ground staff are excellent but even assuming they get rid of it in say, ten minutes England will still have to get their seventy eight runs in thirty-five minutes.
Yes; yes well I think we can safely say this has been a very bad break for England.
A very bad break.
Especially as the weather's been holding off so well.
Yes it has, hasn't it.
Been holding off remarkably well.
Well, let's have another look at the scoreboard shall we although not very much has been happening these last few It's making a funny noise.
What's that, Scott? A funny noise coming from the Police Box.
It's gone again, Trev.
Yes, so it has.
Well that wasn't too bad was it, Scott? Two and a half minutes, I make it, Trev.
Yes, well there's the position.
England wanting seventy eight runs in forty two and a half minutes to win.
Yes, it's definitely some sporting occasion.
Oh, I hardly think so, Doctor.
Was it on Earth, do you think? Oh, possibly, my dear fellow, possibly.
Yes, well, wherever it was, there's still someone on our tail.
Hey, look at this.
Yes, my plan hasn't worked.
It's following us closely.
Your order has been carried out.
The time machine is ready to commence operations.
Excellent.
Organise a task force for the pursuit of the time-travellers.
I obey.
Ascertain their position on the space-time scope.
I obey.
Mavic Chen, you will accompany the task force.
You will ensure that the Taranium core is returned to Kembel.
Of course, I shall do everything in my power.
If you fail, or if we find that you have deceived us you will suffer the same fate as the time-travellers annihilation! Where are we, Doctor - do you know? It doesn't look very pleasant, does it? No, we must take off quite soon.
It's stopped.
What does that mean, Doctor? Have we shaken it off? No, my boy, we haven't shaken them off.
Whoever it was following us has landed, they've landed out there.
You know, Doctor, it would help if we knew what we were looking for.
I still say it was madness to come out here.
We should have taken off again - or tried to get back to Kembel.
My dear young girl, what good would it be to run away.
The sooner we find who's pursuing us the better.
Hey - hey, this is hot.
Yes, well I can well imagine that.
This is a new planet, my boy it's cooling down, cooling down.
Fascinating, yes extremely fascinating.
I wonder; I wonder who would take the time and trouble to follow us, hmmmm? Yes, I think there is an explanation, but unlikely.
Possible, very possible.
Hello there.
Hello.
Don't you think we should meet and talk it over, hmm? Doctor, who are we waiting for? Oh, you'll see, my boy, you'll see.
Oh come on, tell us, otherwise you'll say you were right whoever we meet.
You lack one quality of all the others my boy and that is patience.
Doctor, look! Ah, tch, tch, tch; my dear Monk.
Don't be so ridiculous.
Put that down at once.
Well, hello Doctor.
Keeping well? Oh, no complaints, no.
And you? Oh, so so, you know, just so so.
Who is it? Delighted to see you again, young man.
Thanks.
I wish I could say the same for you.
I suppose congratulations for your escape are quite in order.
Oh thank you.
Most kind of you Doctor.
Yes, it took a bit of time, but I finally managed to by-pass the dimensional controller.
Yes, a very a very interesting solution.
Yes, I'm sure.
Though I think it would make for rather an uncomfortable ride.
However, I don't suppose it affected you very much, being an amateur.
Yes, it was rather uncomfortable.
But then, we can't have everything, can we.
And as for being an amateur, we shall see.
Anyway, it was better than 1066.
Yes, I suppose so.
What's he talking about, 1066? It's alright.
We've met the Monk once before.
I'll explain later.
And you returned here for one obvious reason, did you not? I'm afraid so, Doctor.
Revenge is a strange thing, isn't it? Yes, yes, quite, quite.
Tell me, any plans? Ho, ho.
And all carried out as well.
Doctor, you remember you left me in 1066? Now I've marooned you on the planet Tigus, look.
Oh, it's funny this.
Forgive me laughing, Doctor, but I don't seem to be able to control it.
Well, goodbye, Doctor.
Perhaps I'll come back one day and rescue you.
Hey, wait a minute.
Don't waste your breath, young man.
The most important thing is, is to find out what he's done to the TARDIS.
He probably used some kind of ray.
What does that mean? That means we cannot get back into the TARDIS, child.
Oh, you will achieve nothing, dear boy, nothing.
Yes, perhaps.
But it's better than just accepting everything.
Yes, like I am, I suppose? Well, you haven't been taking much interest, have you, Doctor? Oh, and why not, dear boy? Why not? Because I am using my brain, I'm trying to solve this problem.
Now just stand back, and cover your eyes, please.
What does that do? Perhaps nothing, perhaps everything.
Will you do as you're told at once, cover your eyes - please.
It hasn't worked.
Wait a moment, child.
Now try.
You're a genius, Doctor.
Yes - I know, my boy, I know.
Oh, no, no.
Don't think I'm going to leave it at this.
You haven't heard the last of me, Doctor.
You haven't heard the last of me! If you ask me, we haven't heard the last of that monk.
Quite so, dear boy.
He'll be on our trail again as fast as he can get going.
Yes, but next time we'll be expecting him.
Exactly, my dear, exactly.
Now, Steven, there's something I want you to do.
Go to that indicator and let me know the instant the Monk's TARDIS registers.
Yes, all right, but first you tell us something.
How did you break that lock? Oh, that's all very simple, dear boy.
You see, the sun in that particular galaxy has very unusual powers.
I merely reflected its powers through that ring.
Is there something special about it? Yes, it has certain properties.
The combined forces of that sun together with the stone in that ring was sufficient enough to correct the Monk's interference.
Yes, but what properties has it? Now, I don't want to discuss this any more.
About turn, and do as you're told.
Go along.
The task force is now aboard.
Commence countdown.
The enemy ship is preparing to land.
Compute their bearing and advise task force.
Task force will use the homing beam.
Enemy ship located.
Space-time bearing; planet Earth, London, 1966.
Well, you won't be able to carry out your repairs here, Doctor.
No.
It's some sort of celebration, isn't it? I don't quite know.
You just listen, my dear.
Listen.
It's Earth.
I've seen that place before.
What do you think they're celebrating? Well, as far as I can remember I've seen them behave in a fashion like that on a former occasion.
What was that? The Relief of Mafeking.
Report to Skaro.
Our time machine is now in pursuit.
Nothing can match Dalek technology.
The universe shall be ours.
Conquest is assured.