Doctor Who (1963) s11e18 Episode Script

Doctor? Can you hear? Back there, down the mine.
Yes, yes, stop worrying.
I've just got one more connection to make.
They're coming this way, Doctor.
That should do it.
It should open now.
Do not move.
You are my prisoners.
What are those things? Natives of the planet Mars.
Your friend the Doctor calls them Ice Warriors.
But I thought they were still in orbit.
Greetings, Ambassador.
This planet is now under martial law.
The girl brought him a message.
There was to be a secret meeting with the Queen.
And he believed her? -He's walked straight into a trap.
-What are we gonna do? -Nothing.
-Nothing? You speak as if he were already dead.
Dead, or a prisoner of Ortron, or a prisoner of the Federation, what's the difference? Well, you're not just going to abandon him? What else should we do? We can do for him what he would do for anyone of us, rescue him.
-Get him out! -Look! Look! -The Federation troops have landed.
-We're not afraid of Federation troops.
-Anyway, we got our new weapons.
-All right, all right.
It seem that we have to sacrifice our lives just to save Gebek from the results of his own stupidity.
I only hope that you think that the price is worth it, Preba.
Come on.
Let us see what has emerged.
You say that the miners have rebelled against their proper rulers.
But Gebek here says that the nobles have cheated them of their rights.
You say that the Doctor here is a spy and a saboteur.
But the Ambassador says he is an old and valued friend.
You say that your God appears to you because he is angry.
But the Doctor here is sure that the appearances are caused by trickery.
An excellent summing up, Commander Azaxyr.
Do you know, you'd have made a very good judge? You forget, Doctor, I am your judge, your jury and executioner, too.
Perhaps.
Only Engineer Eckersley here says nothing, and accuses nobody.
Look, all this argy-bargy's nothing to do with me.
I came here to do a job.
I just wish people would let me get on with it.
Excellent.
A splendid example to you all.
Now, listen to me, all of you, I am not concerned with the situation here on Peladon.
One thing concerns me, and one thing only, the Federation must have the trisilicate it needs.
Yes, but it's the situation on Peladon that is stopping you getting the trisilicate.
Precisely, Doctor, and let me suggest a simple solution.
Your miners will return to work immediately.
And they will work under armed guards, which you will provide.
And if they refuse to work, they will be killed.
My miners are united and will defy you, Commander! I refuse to allow my troops to kill their countrymen at the orders of an alien power! He was willing enough to do it on his own account.
That was different.
Have the hostages been taken? -Yes, Commander.
-Until the miners return to work, a number of selected hostages will be executed each day.
Right.
Now, does everyone understand? Once Gebek is safe, we give the Federation an ultimatum.
Either they agree to all our demands or we destroy the citadel with the sonic lance.
Agreed? As you say, Ettis, but only when Gebek is safe.
Silence! Now listen, where is Gebek our leader? Speak, or you die! He's in the throne room with the others.
Right, take him away.
I protest, Commander.
You are exceeding your authority.
The Federation does not use such methods! Not in time of peace, Ambassador, but this is war.
Your Majesty, I have been authorised to use any methods to ensure our supplies of trisilicate.
Isn't there some way you can help them, Doctor? Commander Azaxyr? Supposing these terror methods of yours don't work.
What then? Then we shall bring in Federation workers, Federation machinery and mine the trisilicate ourselves.
We will never allow that, Commander! That's right, Your Majesty! And if you try, every man, woman and child on Peladon will oppose you! To the death.
You shall not rob Peladon while a living soul remains to defend it.
Do you see how they unite against you, Commander? It's no easy job holding down a hostile planet.
If we cannot have the trisilicate, then our space fleet will blast your "hostile planet" to dust.
I just wanted you to see what you were up against.
Thank you, Commander Azaxyr.
Naturally, we should prefer a peaceful solution.
I hope it will not be necessary to resort to such extreme measures.
Keep still, all of you! Gebek, come with us! Destroy them! Your Majesty, please accept my apology.
This demonstration of our power was forced upon us.
I trust another will not be necessary? Sskel, take the Doctor and his companion to the communications room.
Ambassador, Engineer Eckersley, will you accompany them? Your Majesty.
We will be revenged.
I am not sure what to make of you, Doctor.
I think, perhaps, it would be safer to accept Ortron's theory and execute you as a spy.
You can't do that.
We're not under your authority! Federation regulations do not permit summary executions! Must I remind you yet again, Ambassador, here on Peladon, I am the law? Yes, I think perhaps it would be safer to order your execution at once.
-Don't I even get a trial? -Doctor, that was your trial.
Then I think you'd be very foolish to destroy the one person who could help you.
-Meaning yourself, Doctor? -Yes, that's right.
Gebek is the key.
And I happen to be the only man that he trusts.
It's true.
The Doctor saved Gebek's life.
They've been working together.
-Is this true, Ambassador? -Oh! Yes! Yes, indeed.
There was most certainly an association.
What is your opinion, Eckersley? Yes, the Doctor could persuade Gebek to get the miners back to work.
Very well then, Doctor.
You may endeavour to persuade your friend Gebek to see reason.
But if you fail, I shall be forced to resort to my original plan.
You will be the first of the hostages to be executed.
Executed? Is the refinery in working order? -It's on shutdown at the moment.
-You had better take me there.
-I wish to make a full inspection.
-Very well, follow me.
There must be no further delays once the mines are started.
There won't be any delays -How about that Eckersley? Just as long as he gets his wretched machinery going, he doesn't care how it's done or who suffers! That's the professional attitude for you, Sarah.
-Oh, why can't we just go home? -And leave all our friends in the lurch? In any case, Commander Azaxyr would never let us reach the TARDIS, even if we knew where it was.
No, I suppose you're right.
Um, Sarah, you remember the first time that you went down to the refinery? Mmm? -You told me that you saw something? -Yes? Well, go and take a close look at Sskel.
Sskel? The Ice warrior.
-Okay.
You will not leave! - It was him! -That's impossible.
The Commander and his troops have only just arrived.
No, Sarah is absolutely right.
Those two were in the refinery all the time.
Why? Because Commander Azaxyr isn't acting on behalf of the Federation at all.
He's up to something on his own.
This is appalling! It is treason! Yes, that's right.
Right, well, I must go and contact Gebek.
Where are you going, Doctor? Now come on, Sskel.
You heard what the commander said.
I'm to go and see Gebek and get him to persuade his miners to go back to work.
Now, he can't talk to them unless I talk to him, can he? Commander Azaxyr's behaviour is most reprehensible.
-I shall report him to the Federation.
-Okay.
He will be removed from his position and punished.
It's funny he didn't think of that.
This is the Federation Ambassador on Peladon.
I wish to send an urgent message to Federation HQ.
The circuit is being jammed! It must be Azaxyr's spaceships in orbit around the planet! So he did think of it, after all.
If only they hadn't taken the Doctor off to the commun -Wait there, Sskel, I won't be a moment.
-Doctor, are you all right? Oh, Doctor.
-Your Majesty.
Now listen to me, Gebek, we haven't got much time.
I want your miners to cooperate by going back to work.
Why, never! We shall fight the invaders together! Yes, Doctor, Ortron and I are agreed.
From the death of the first hostage, it will be war.
Our people would sooner die than be enslaved.
Well, it's nice to see the Peladonians all on the same side for once.
I don't mean really cooperate.
I want the miners to pretend to cooperate to give us time to deal with the Ice Warriors.
Yes, they would if they understood what was happening.
Then you'll have to make them understand, won't you? Forgive us, Your Majesty.
Come on, we haven't got much time.
Sskel? Friends, I'm one of you.
I always have been.
And believe me, nothing I say now will ever change that.
I'm here because Commander Azaxyr knows you trust me and that you'll do whatever I tell you to do.
The same way you've always done exactly what Chancellor Ortron told you to do.
Now, in spite of everything that's been happening, I want you to cooperate with the Federation troops.
We've discussed this matter with our good friend Ortron and he's in complete agreement.
We are going to cooperate with Commander Azaxyr in the same way that we have been cooperating with Ortron.
You remember how we cooperated over the Federation armoury, how we cooperated over the sonic lance! Well, that is the kind of cooperation we are now going to give Commander Azaxyr! -Are you with me? Yes.
Congratulations, Doctor, most satisfactory.
The miners are back at work and stocks are building up again.
Eckersley tells me that the refinery will soon be in operation.
I take it my death sentence has been lifted then? Shall we say suspended, Doctor? You live while you are useful.
-Well, that's something, I suppose.
-I still do not trust you, Doctor.
But I think you have realised that your only chance of survival lies in full cooperation.
Oh, but of course.
I've always been very keen on survival.
Until I have decided your final fate, you will remain in the communications room.
-Doctor! -Do not attempt to leave.
So much for stage one.
Now for stage two, I think.
You be careful, Doctor.
If Azaxyr thinks you're double-crossing him, he'll kill you.
My dear Sarah, Azaxyr will kill me anyway as soon as he finds I'm no longer useful.
Just a question of my getting rid of him before he gets rid of me.
-Well, what are you going to do? -Warm things up a little.
One think Ice Warriors can't stand is heat.
Psst! Psst! What's happening? Why is everybody working again? -Gebek told us to.
-Gebek? He came down here and made a speech.
-He said we should all cooperate.
-I knew it.
-He's gone soft.
-No, you don't understand.
See, it's a trick.
Gebek's got a plan.
Yes, he's betrayed us.
-He's gone onto their side.
-He'd never do that.
Yes, well, I've got a plan, as well.
I've got the sonic lance hidden in a cave on Mount Megeshra.
It overlooks the citadel.
What are you going to do? -Destroy it.
Blow the whole place up.
But the Queen's there.
You'll be killing our own people.
That's right, kill them.
Kill them all.
The Queen, the Chancellor, the guards.
They all betrayed us.
And kill the Ice Warriors, just the way they slaughtered us.
You can't do that, Ettis, I won't let you.
You've gone mad.
I'm going to tell Gebek.
You'll tell no one.
I think things should be heating up nicely now.
Well, yes, but what will happen to them? Well, if they don't get out of the mines, they'll get groggier and groggier, until -They collapse? -Right.
Keep at it, lads.
Mustn't let the Federation down.
Won't be long now.
The men ready? They're ready, just as soon as you give the signal.
It is hot.
Why is it so hot? Because we're underground and underground is always hot.
We have a saying on Peladon, "If you can't stand the heat, keep out of the mine.
" And as soon a Gebek gives the signal, our troops will join with the miners and attack the Federation troops.
Will it work? It sounds dangerous.
It's been conceived by the Doctor.
-He has fought the Ice Warriors before.
-Ah, Commander.
Your Majesty.
We have just been informing the ambassador that we intend to make a formal complaint to the Federation about your violation of our planetary sovereignty.
I regret to hear that, Your Majesty.
We demand immediate access to Federation authorities.
At the moment, that is impossible.
This whole planet is under a communication seal until the emergency is over.
But, surely it is over now? I think we will wait a little longer.
-The miners have returned to work.
-Yes.
But the settlement has come so easily that I distrust it.
And now, if you will excuse me, Your Majesty? Now, lads! Right, it's time we were going, I think.
Ooh, it doesn't look very safe.
Won't be very safe up here, once Commander Azaxyr finds out what we've been up to.
Come in here a minute.
Look, see what's going on down in the mines.
But he'll go straight to Azaxyr.
Good, the more warriors he sends down the mines the better.
What do we do when they're all down the mines? We'll lead a party of Pels back up here and recapture the citadel.
Ah! Quite the little Napoleon, aren't we? -Come on.
-Ha-ha! -Gebek! Gebek.
Rima! -Is it bad? -It was Ettis, he stabbed me.
-Ettis? -He's gone mad.
He's got the sonic lance in a cave on Mount Megeshra.
-He's going to blow up the citadel.
-He must be stopped.
Now you rest there.
I'll be back as soon as I can.
-You all right, Doctor? -How are we faring? Ettis has the sonic lance in a cave on Mount Megeshra.
-What? -He threatens to blow up the citadel.
-I've got to stop him.
-No, no, you stay here.
You're the only one they'll follow.
I'll go.
-Well, you don't know the way.
-Well, tell me.
Well, continue down to the end of this tunnel.
-Yeah.
-Into the big cavern and the path to the cave is on the other side.
-All right.
-You'd better take this.
-You may need it.
-Thank you.
Look after Sarah for me.
What? -Come on, Sarah.
You look after Rima.
I must get back to the battle.
Okay.
Ah, the Doctor's companion.
Sarah, are you all right? Oh! Tell me, where is the Doctor? You will tell me.
-Ettis! Come away from that thing.
-No.
I'm going to blow up the citadel! Kill those Federation butchers! If you use that sonic lance, you'll be killing your own Queen and a lot of your own people.
Now, most of the Ice Warriors are in that mine.
The Peladonians are fighting them, Ettis, soldiers and miners together.
And they're winning.
I don't believe you.
It's a trick.
You're working for them.
You've sold out.
-You're like Gebek and the rest of them.
-Ettis.
I tell you, the Doctor is trying to save all our lives.
I do not believe you.
-One of the rebels, Ettis, has a sonic lance trained on the citadel.
I know.
Our detection devices pin-pointed the position of the sonic lance as soon as we arrived.
Well, he's going to blow this whole place up, unless the Doctor can stop him.
Oh! Ah.
It appears you are telling the truth.
Yes.
Your friend the Doctor fights well.
But what if Ettis prevails? Do not distress yourself, Ambassador.
The sonic lance has a self-destruct circuit which I have already preset by remote control.
If the rebel should try to fire it, it will destroy itself.
It will, of course, kill all those in the area.
-Come on, Ettis, this is pointless.
-Yes, Doctor, you're right.
I am a fool! No, Ettis, no.