Doctor Who (1963) s17e23 Episode Script
Shada, Part Three -
DOCTOR! Yes? ShhhHurry.
Coming Romana explained that K-9 had traced the sphere after it had attacked the Professor.
I decided to receive the book.
Professor! Who are you? Chris Parsons, Bristol, Gramson, and Johns.
Never heard of you.
You're the one causing all the trouble.
Me?! Where's the Book? Where's the Professor? Well, I just, just, just Just what? Well, I just don't know.
His body just disappeared into thin air.
Where was the body? There.
It disappeared just before you arrived.
Here? Yes.
He's gone! He must have been on his very last regeneration.
Did you say that someone had stolen his mind.
Yes.
Yes.
That's what Skagra threatened to do to me.
Skagra! You know the name? Just before the Professor died, he said three things, "Beware the sphere, Beware Skagra" and "Beware Shada".
Shada! Do you know the name? Shada, Shada? No, You? Doesn't mean anything to me.
Well Mr.
Skagra, or whatever it is you call yourself, you've killed a Time Lord and a very good friend of mine.
It's time you and I had a little chat! K-9! Master? Can you find any trace of that sphere? Affirmative, Master, but it is far far too weak to take a bearing.
We'll have to wait till it becomes active again.
Now listen, K-9, the moment the signal becomes clear Affirmative, Master.
Right.
We'll wait in the TARDIS.
Excellent thought.
Come on, you too, Bristol.
Clare was woken from a deep sleep by the teleprinter.
She tears off the text and rushed out.
Hello? As I prepared to dematerialise, K-9 detected the sphere's activity.
Hello? Did you just see what I didn't see? No.
Neither did I.
It just vanished.
That's what I said.
Watch that cow pat.
Come on, K-9 The sphere reported to Skagra that I had escaped and was approaching the ship.
Oof! Don't move.
K-9, there's something here.
Affirmative Master! Then why didn't you tell me, you stupid animal? I assumed you could see it, Master.
What is it, K-9? A spacecraft, Mistress, of very advanced design.
Many of its functions are beyond my capacity to analyse.
If I built something that clever I'll want people to see it.
Shhh.
K-9, what's it powered by? Insufficient data.
Aren't we all? Where could it come from? Insufficient data.
What does it look like? Very large.
How large? One hundred meters long.
That should keep the cows guessing.
There must be an entrance.
What's that carpet doing there? What's that carpet doing here? Skagra ordered the ship to allow us to enter.
A door is opening, Master Affirmative, K9, Affirmative, Come on, K-9, heel.
Affirmative Master.
Finding no sign of the sphere, I suspected a trap.
Suddenly, a cube of light surrounded Romana, Chris and K9 and they disappeared.
Skagra revealed himself to me and took me deeper into the ship assuring me that my companions would come to no harm.
I chided him on the death of the Professor but Skagra revealed that he was only interested in the old man's mind.
Chris? Chris Parsons? Profesor Chronotis? Chris? And in the ship's control room, I was shown the book by Skagra who attempted to force me to reveal the code in which the book has been written.
Of course, I refused.
But I kept asserting my own stupidity.
Responding to Skagra's gesture, the sphere attached itself to my head and I let out an agonising cry as I fell back in my set.
There's no door.
We must have got here by some form of matter transference Very clever.
Oh, I suppose you do this sort of thing all the time.
Yes, actually.
K-9, can you pick up any trace of the Doctor? Negative, Mistress.
Every signal is shielded.
I was meant to be delivering a paper to the Astronomical Society tonight.
Oh yes? Anything now? Negative, Mistress.
Finally disproves the possibility of life on other planets.
Oh yes? Well, I can deliver it next month.
Now try.
Means a complete re-write through.
Triple negative, Mistress.
Curious substance this wall.
Oh, blast it! Please duck.
Apologies, Mistress.
Not at all, it was a good try K-9.
Mistress, I am picking up faint signals.
What is it?! Can you let us hear it? Affirmative Mistress.
Sounds different this time.
Affirmative.
A new voice has been added.
It is the Doctor! Oof! Mind where you're going.
You don't know where Professor Chronotis has gone, do you? Now now, calm down.
Isn't he in his room? No, I've just come from there.
That's funny.
He hasn't come out this way.
If you want to leave a message I'll see he gets it.
It's terribly urgent.
A book a friend of mine was taking to him, look, I think it's very dangerous.
Well what I say is people shouldn't write things if they don't want people to read them.
No, you don't understand.
It's the book itself.
It seems to be absorbing radioactivity.
I think it's very very dangerous.
A book's doing that?! Yes.
We must find the Professor.
All right, Miss.
I tell you what, you go back to his room and I'll ring around the College and see where he's got to.
Yes.
.
But it's All right, I go back.
I don't know, nowadays they'll publish anything.
Are you positive, K-9? Absolutely negative? Affirmative, No signals on any frequency, Mistress.
I wish I could get out of here.
That's it! Please explain.
That's what you have to say! I wish we can get out of here.
I wish we could get out of here! I wish I could get out of here! Oh blast it! No, no K9.
Good dog.
Where are you taking me? Where are you taking me? Quiet! Or I shall use the sphere on you as well.
How did she get out and not me? Insufficient data.
Insufficient data, Insufficient data! Why did I get myself involved in this? Insufficient data.
Where are you taking me? Your travelling capsule.
If you think I'm going to open the door, you're going to be extremely disappointed.
It's just as well I have the Doctor's key.
In the ship, I slowly came to.
The ship wondered why I wasn't dead and I explained that I let the sphere believe I was stupid and so it didn't pull at my mind very hard.
It had taken a copy of my mind but the original.
But the original was intact.
Miss? Are you in there Miss? With a fascinating display of illogic logic, I convinced the ship that I was dead in order to secure the release of my companions.
The ship agreed, but shut down the oxygen supply.
As I sank to the floor gasping for breath, the last thing I heard was the voice of the ship - "Dead men does not require oxygen!"
Coming Romana explained that K-9 had traced the sphere after it had attacked the Professor.
I decided to receive the book.
Professor! Who are you? Chris Parsons, Bristol, Gramson, and Johns.
Never heard of you.
You're the one causing all the trouble.
Me?! Where's the Book? Where's the Professor? Well, I just, just, just Just what? Well, I just don't know.
His body just disappeared into thin air.
Where was the body? There.
It disappeared just before you arrived.
Here? Yes.
He's gone! He must have been on his very last regeneration.
Did you say that someone had stolen his mind.
Yes.
Yes.
That's what Skagra threatened to do to me.
Skagra! You know the name? Just before the Professor died, he said three things, "Beware the sphere, Beware Skagra" and "Beware Shada".
Shada! Do you know the name? Shada, Shada? No, You? Doesn't mean anything to me.
Well Mr.
Skagra, or whatever it is you call yourself, you've killed a Time Lord and a very good friend of mine.
It's time you and I had a little chat! K-9! Master? Can you find any trace of that sphere? Affirmative, Master, but it is far far too weak to take a bearing.
We'll have to wait till it becomes active again.
Now listen, K-9, the moment the signal becomes clear Affirmative, Master.
Right.
We'll wait in the TARDIS.
Excellent thought.
Come on, you too, Bristol.
Clare was woken from a deep sleep by the teleprinter.
She tears off the text and rushed out.
Hello? As I prepared to dematerialise, K-9 detected the sphere's activity.
Hello? Did you just see what I didn't see? No.
Neither did I.
It just vanished.
That's what I said.
Watch that cow pat.
Come on, K-9 The sphere reported to Skagra that I had escaped and was approaching the ship.
Oof! Don't move.
K-9, there's something here.
Affirmative Master! Then why didn't you tell me, you stupid animal? I assumed you could see it, Master.
What is it, K-9? A spacecraft, Mistress, of very advanced design.
Many of its functions are beyond my capacity to analyse.
If I built something that clever I'll want people to see it.
Shhh.
K-9, what's it powered by? Insufficient data.
Aren't we all? Where could it come from? Insufficient data.
What does it look like? Very large.
How large? One hundred meters long.
That should keep the cows guessing.
There must be an entrance.
What's that carpet doing there? What's that carpet doing here? Skagra ordered the ship to allow us to enter.
A door is opening, Master Affirmative, K9, Affirmative, Come on, K-9, heel.
Affirmative Master.
Finding no sign of the sphere, I suspected a trap.
Suddenly, a cube of light surrounded Romana, Chris and K9 and they disappeared.
Skagra revealed himself to me and took me deeper into the ship assuring me that my companions would come to no harm.
I chided him on the death of the Professor but Skagra revealed that he was only interested in the old man's mind.
Chris? Chris Parsons? Profesor Chronotis? Chris? And in the ship's control room, I was shown the book by Skagra who attempted to force me to reveal the code in which the book has been written.
Of course, I refused.
But I kept asserting my own stupidity.
Responding to Skagra's gesture, the sphere attached itself to my head and I let out an agonising cry as I fell back in my set.
There's no door.
We must have got here by some form of matter transference Very clever.
Oh, I suppose you do this sort of thing all the time.
Yes, actually.
K-9, can you pick up any trace of the Doctor? Negative, Mistress.
Every signal is shielded.
I was meant to be delivering a paper to the Astronomical Society tonight.
Oh yes? Anything now? Negative, Mistress.
Finally disproves the possibility of life on other planets.
Oh yes? Well, I can deliver it next month.
Now try.
Means a complete re-write through.
Triple negative, Mistress.
Curious substance this wall.
Oh, blast it! Please duck.
Apologies, Mistress.
Not at all, it was a good try K-9.
Mistress, I am picking up faint signals.
What is it?! Can you let us hear it? Affirmative Mistress.
Sounds different this time.
Affirmative.
A new voice has been added.
It is the Doctor! Oof! Mind where you're going.
You don't know where Professor Chronotis has gone, do you? Now now, calm down.
Isn't he in his room? No, I've just come from there.
That's funny.
He hasn't come out this way.
If you want to leave a message I'll see he gets it.
It's terribly urgent.
A book a friend of mine was taking to him, look, I think it's very dangerous.
Well what I say is people shouldn't write things if they don't want people to read them.
No, you don't understand.
It's the book itself.
It seems to be absorbing radioactivity.
I think it's very very dangerous.
A book's doing that?! Yes.
We must find the Professor.
All right, Miss.
I tell you what, you go back to his room and I'll ring around the College and see where he's got to.
Yes.
.
But it's All right, I go back.
I don't know, nowadays they'll publish anything.
Are you positive, K-9? Absolutely negative? Affirmative, No signals on any frequency, Mistress.
I wish I could get out of here.
That's it! Please explain.
That's what you have to say! I wish we can get out of here.
I wish we could get out of here! I wish I could get out of here! Oh blast it! No, no K9.
Good dog.
Where are you taking me? Where are you taking me? Quiet! Or I shall use the sphere on you as well.
How did she get out and not me? Insufficient data.
Insufficient data, Insufficient data! Why did I get myself involved in this? Insufficient data.
Where are you taking me? Your travelling capsule.
If you think I'm going to open the door, you're going to be extremely disappointed.
It's just as well I have the Doctor's key.
In the ship, I slowly came to.
The ship wondered why I wasn't dead and I explained that I let the sphere believe I was stupid and so it didn't pull at my mind very hard.
It had taken a copy of my mind but the original.
But the original was intact.
Miss? Are you in there Miss? With a fascinating display of illogic logic, I convinced the ship that I was dead in order to secure the release of my companions.
The ship agreed, but shut down the oxygen supply.
As I sank to the floor gasping for breath, the last thing I heard was the voice of the ship - "Dead men does not require oxygen!"