Doctor Who (1963) s05e40 Episode Script

The Wheel in Space, Part Six

Zoe, look! The meteorites.
They're heading straight for us! Fire! - We're hitting them.
- What about Jamie and Zoe? - The shock radiation and blast? - I can only think about the meteorites.
Fire! They'll have to take their chances.
Range? - 180, 190.
- New sequence.
Red on standby.
- Fire! - They'll be blown out of space! Zoe calculated the risk.
- Let's hope she was right.
- Fire! The screen's clear, sir.
We've done it.
Main body deflected.
- Any signs of Jamie and Zoe? - I have to wait until the static has cleared.
Stay on blue standby.
There'll be smaller stuff following behind.
Check all circuits.
Maintain power levels till further notice.
- I can't find them.
- Watch out for smaller meteorites.
Now, then, you know what you've done, don't you? Those kids have probably been either burnt up by radiation or fried by thermal blast, assuming they weren't hit by any of that rubbish.
It was a calculated risk that had to be taken.
- Why? - Something on that rocket - will help us beat the Cybermen.
- That justified risking two lives? Yes, to save many.
Anyway, we'll all be killed unless you switch over to sectional air supply.
- What do you mean? - The Cybermen plan to poison the air.
- How do you know? - Gemma told me.
- Where is she? - In the Oxygen Room.
- Right.
I'll talk to her.
- You can't.
She's dead.
- She sacrificed her life to warn us.
- Here's another swarm.
Meteor bearing 45, 36.
- Any sign of Zoe and the boy? - No.
We'll try three-second interval shots.
Stand by to reinforce the anti-matter field around the Wheel to turn them off course.
Tanya, watch the power levels.
Those bernalium rods must be nearly burnt out.
In range now.
Bearing 180, 190.
Red on standby.
Fire.
- The power's dropping, Leo.
- Switch over to anti-matter field projectors.
They're turning.
We've deflected them! Where's Jarvis? There he is.
Jarvis! Jarvis, what are you doing? - What are you doing? Come back.
- No.
I'm going on.
They've killed Gemma.
- Please come back.
- I lifted the force field.
You'd better replace it.
Where are you going? - To bring him back.
- Wait.
- You're too late.
Look! - Jarvis, watch out! Agh! Turn it off! - Thanks, Jamie.
- How do you feel now? I didn't think we'd get through.
I feel as if I've been hit all over with small hammers.
- Take it easy.
- It's all right.
I'll help.
What's this thing like we're looking for? It's about that long, gold, with a gold tip on one end and a white one on the other.
Are you sure you're all right? Come on, then.
The meteorites have been destroyed.
Now we will take over.
You have inserted the capsule in the air supply? - Yes.
- Inject it into the system.
Effective penetration should be immediate.
Report.
Negative.
They must have switched over to the emergency supply.
That cannot be reached? No.
It is inside the force field.
Do you report success? No.
Our plans are anticipated.
Wait.
The data will be computed.
One of the Earth humans must have experience of our methods.
Projection of all identities on the Wheel is essential.
- Zoe, I've found the rod.
- Cybermen! I must have broken in on their frequency.
This may be important.
Stare into the box.
Think of each individual human being at present on the Wheel.
Form the image in your eyes.
Tanya Lernov.
Astrogator, second class.
Negative.
Leo Ryan.
Communications Officer.
Negative.
Jarvis Bennett.
Space Station Controller.
Negative.
They're talking about the crew of the Wheel, one after the other.
But why? What are they after? Zoe Heriot.
Astrophysicist.
Astrometricist, first class.
Negative.
Doctor I don't know who he is.
Name? I don't know.
Name? I don't know.
What possible use could the Wheel be to these Cybermen? That remains to be seen.
- They could just be attacking us.
- They wouldn't go to all this trouble - for one small space wheel.
- There's something on radar.
It's not a meteorite.
- It's changing course.
- There are no ships due in this part of space.
- It's too big for one of our ships.
- It could be a Cyberman spaceship.
- Moving in for the kill.
- Possibly.
Can we radio Earth for assistance? Not a chance.
I could fix it up, but I need some transistors, and they're in the Power Room.
One of us will have to go and get them.
Positive.
The Doctor is known and recorded.
An enemy.
He must be lured outside the force field and destroyed.
They're going to try and trap the Doctor.
Let's get back and warn him.
- These corridors lead to the Power Room.
- We don't know where the Cybermen are.
- Can he use the cable tunnels? - No.
They're blocked off here and here.
That leaves the emergency air tunnel.
- Captain - Flannigan! Where are you? Outside the Spares and workshop.
I've locked a bunch of them in the workshop.
- Is the way clear to the Power House? - It is, but they're melting down the doors.
- I can't hold them for much longer.
- We're coming for radio spares.
- Bottle them up as long as possible.
- I'll seal off the other compartments.
Send someone quickly for them spares.
They may be trying the other doors.
- I will go for the spares.
- It's better if I go.
- It's essential that I go.
- All right.
It's your neck.
The Doctor's coming for the spares.
Hold them back as long as you can.
I will meet up with the Doctor in corridor six.
As soon as Flannigan comes through the force field, grab him.
- What for? - He isn't coming here.
He said corridor six.
I don't think he will.
Please do as I say.
I'll have the map.
Remember, don't trust him.
- Check the metal plate on the back of his neck.
- But you'll - The Doctor is coming to corridor six.
- Return to the Operations Room.
Destroy the force field after they let you through.
Ah! Mercury.
Yes I don't see why it shouldn't work Dr Corwyn! - Flannigan! - What are you doing? - Them creatures are everywhere.
- We know they are.
Follow me.
This way's quicker.
The Doctor has not come.
- He must have gone another way.
- How? Through the air tunnels.
- There is one leading to the power room.
- Show me.
What are you doing? - He was under Cyberman influence.
- What? Right.
He'll be all right now.
Sit him down over there for a while.
- You mean he was being controlled? - Yes.
You were lucky.
Aye.
Where's the Doctor? - The Cybermen want to trap him.
- He's already gone.
- I've got the spares.
- Doctor, be careful! JamieI Thank heavensI Are you and Zoe all right? Yes.
The Cybermen know you're on the Wheel.
They'll try to trap you.
I guessed they would.
Have you got the time vector generator? - Yes.
- GoodI I want you to bring it to me.
Get someone to show you the way through the air corridors.
Hello I think I've got company.
Company? What did he mean? Company?! I suppose you've come for me? You know our ways.
Yes I thought you'd realise somebody did.
I imagine you have orders to destroy me.
Yes.
Tell me one thing.
Why did you order Duggan to destroy radio communication with the Earth? After all, that is why you want possession of the Wheel, isn't it? - You know our ways.
- That doesn't answer my question.
He was instructed to destroy only the transmitting complex.
Oh, I see.
How interesting.
Yes, of course.
Presumably your large spaceship holds your invasion fleet, and the smaller ships can only enter the Earth's atmosphere - by homing on a radio beam.
- You know our ways.
You must be destroyed.
Yes, well, I I was afraid you'd get back to that.
Well you'd better come in.
You can't break through the field! You will be destroyed.
Others are coming.
- Jamie! Is he all right? - Yes.
My head! Somebody's gonna pay for this! The Doctor's already made one of them pay.
Reinforcements will come via the loading bay.
Give me the rod.
I'll try and fix this into the laser gun circuit.
I should be able to boost the power enough to destroy the Cyberman spaceship.
Hold them off at the loading bay.
There's still a Cyberman left.
- Watch out for him.
- I know just the thing for him! - Here's a metal plate for Vallance.
- Ryan says to call him.
See how them creatures like this stuff! That ship's closing in on us.
I'm putting some extra power into your laser.
Line it up on the spaceship, and I'll tell you when I'm ready.
- Hurry.
They're moving towards us.
- I know.
They want to invade us.
I could not get through to the Operations Room, - but I caught this man on the way.
- He is not important.
- Hurry, Doctor.
HurryI - Yes.
All right.
Got it! Flannigan! - Use the plastic again.
- I can't.
I wasted it all on the other one.
- Right.
Everything is ready here.
- Ready, Leo.
Red on standby.
And fire.
I'll try and operate the neutron force field.
Hold tight! Oh! We've done it! - Earth Central, stand by for emergency report.
- Earth Central.
Contact clear.
- Standing by.
- Where's Zoe? She's taken the Doctor and Jamie back to the rocket.
Standing by with recording apparatus.
Commence report.
This is Captain Ryan, Acting Controller of Station Three.
Recording in progress.
Go ahead, Captain.
Preliminary report on communications failure.
Radio contact loss at approximately Full report to follow.
All systems now operational.
Request official permission to assume responsibility.
I've got to go back? I'm afraid so.
- And you won't tell me about What is it? - A Tardis.
I asked the Doctor what it meant.
"Time And Relative Dimensions In Space," he said.
- Yes.
- But you won't explain it? Well You see, Zoe It's like two different worlds.
You've got yours.
The Doctor and me have ours.
- Jamie! - Look, you've been Look, Zoe, we won't forget you.
- All set? - Yes.
I've even got some mercury left over.
- We can go, then.
- Yes, I think There's a little matter to settle first, Jamie.
- I told you - I want to go with you.
- That's impossible.
- It's not impossible.
It's something that we have to decide.
You may change your mind.
- No, I won't.
- I wonder Zoe Watch the screen up there.
- What are you doing? - I'm going to show Zoe what she may be in for.
- Thought patterns? - Yes.
Only I'm going to weave them into a complete story for you.
- Have you ever heard of the Daleks? - No.
Then watch.
Who are you? Who are you? AnswerI
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