Hey!
Bennett! Bennett! The rescue ship's landed! Bennett, let me in!
Come in!
Bennett, the rescue ship's landed! It's arrived! We'll be taken back! Isn't it marvelous?
It can't be the ship! It's quite clear on the detector! Listen!
Must be a fault! Must be! Did you talk to them by radio?
No, I was going to, but I thought I'd tell you first! I thought you'd be pleased, Bennett!
The rescue ship's not due for another three days. It can't even find Dido unless we guide it down. You know that.
But it's showing on the screen! Come and look! I'll help you!
Did you hear it land? No, no, I didn't, but it...
The rescue ship can't land silently. It must have done! It's just got here early, that's all!
It is here! It's as plain as anything on the screen!
What's its location? I... I don't know. Somewhere on the mountain.
Look, Vicki, I know how badly you want to get off this planet. We both want to get away, but it's no good building up our hopes.
Go and radio the rescue ship. You'll find your mistake.
And, Vicki, watch out for Kekulén.
I haven't seen him today.
He'll be around somewhere. And remember, he knows nothing about the rescue ship.
I... I know.
So be careful. If he finds out, he'll kill both of us.
If he finds out, he'll kill both of us.
Attention everyone, viewers of visual commentary.
Planet Dido to rescue ship! Planet Dido to rescue ship! Come in please! Over.
We've just received a ship to planet Dido. Receiving you on strength 2. Over.
Is it true? Have you... Have you landed? Over.
Landed? We're still 69 flying hours away. We're proceeding on normal course. We shall...
But you... you can't be! I mean...
Now don't worry. We'll be there. Try to hold on just a bit longer.
We'll contact you for directions in 17 hours from now. Repeat, 17 hours. Breaking contact now. Over and out.
No! Dido to rescue! Dido to rescue!
69 hours away?
Who's landed on the mountain?
And you know how the ship has a faint sort of trembling while we're moving?
Well, I suddenly realized that it had stopped.
I believe you're right, Barbara. I think we have landed.
But the doctor's never slept through a landing before.
Doctor! Doctor! Wake up!
What's the matter? What is it? What is it? Oh, good gracious me!
I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
What's the matter? What is it? What is it? Oh, good gracious me!
Don't tell me I went off to sleep. Yes, you did. And at a very critical time.
Oh, well. I suppose it did you a world of good.
Deep in the arms of Morpheus, eh, my boy?
Well, I feel a bit sticky. I'm just going to have a walk.
But, Doctor, the trembling's stopped. Oh, my dear, I'm so glad you're feeling better.
No, not me. The ship!
Doctor, we appear to have landed while you were sleeping.
What? Oh, I sure must never allow this sort of thing again, now, must we?
No. Well, all we have to do is to turn the power off.
Then we have landed. Yes.
Excuse me. Materialized, I think, is the better word.
Well, now, let's have a look and see what's doing.
Yes, the air's very good. The temperature.
Yes, well, wherever we are, I think it's nice and fine.
Oh. Oh.
Oh, do pardon me. Forgive me. I'm so sorry.
Well, I must say, it's most promising. Now, let's have a little look, shall we?
Very dark. Can't really make out anything at all.
It looks very rocky, whatever it is.
Yes, it does, somewhat. Might be a cave or even perhaps underground.
You mean we could be trapped down here?
Oh, it doesn't necessarily mean anything, my dear Barbara.
We can, of course, always travel through solid matter in flight.
And, oh, again, we can take off again quite easily.
Now, I do think we ought to step outside and have a look. I will, too.
Susan, er, just...
Doctor, why don't you show me how to open the doors?
Mm-hm.
Oh, yes, yes, yes, my dear, of course, yes, yes.
Yes, number four switch.
Very good. Very good.
You won't, of course, try to do that during transit, will you?
Ha, ha, ha.
Now...
Oh.
It is a cave, you were right, Doctor.
But the smell. It doesn't smell like anything on Earth.
No, it doesn't, my dear. No, no, but, er...
I do know that smell.
You recognise it?
Yes, yes, more or less. Hm. Hm.
Oh, I, I have a look round, I should, but don't go too far away.
Remember, we haven't had much luck with these caves during our travels.
What are you going to do? Oh, I think I'm going to have a nap.
Ha, ha, ha.
A nap?
Huh. Well, it's a new one, isn't it?
He's usually the first one to be up and dashing off for a look.
Maybe we're going to see a new side to the Doctor.
Yeah, well, he isn't getting any younger, is he?
You know, it's the first time he's been to sleep during a landing.
You know, Barbara, I've got an idea he's getting a bit...
Remember, I can hear what you're saying.
Pick up that stove for me, would you?
This one, Doctor? Yes. Yes.
Certainly.
Thank you.
Look, Ian, all the old associations are still in the ship.
You can't expect him to say goodbye to Susan and then forget about it the next minute.
No, I suppose not. I wonder what she's doing now.
If I know anything about David, she's learning to milk cows.
He's a nice chap, David. Hm.
Come on. There may be a way over here, you know.
Yes, but I think the sun is coming through that way.
Ah, so it is.
Oh.
Barbara, look.
It's a spaceship.
Yes. Broken in two.
You see on the side, a flag? It's from home.
Yes.
You know, it must have crashed.
Yes. Although, you see those buildings?
Might have been destroyed at the same time as they were, on the ground.
There's no movement.
No sign of life at all.
No.
No, there isn't, is there?
There must be people or things on this planet.
Ian. Hm?
Are you going to tell the Doctor about this?
Yes, why not?
Well, knowing the Doctor, he'll want to go down there and investigate.
For once, I'd agree with him, Barbara.
If there are any of those crew members left, we should get in touch with them.
Ian.
You are strangers here.
Answer my question.
Do you come from Earth?
Yes. Yes, we do.
Where is your rocket ship?
You've just come out of the cave.
You must have seen it.
You landed here, in that box?
Well, I know it sounds fantastic, but we have no reason to lie to you.
Well, obviously, you've had a good look around.
Did you see any sign of another ship having landed?
Are there any other crew members?
Yes, there is...
There's one more. He's back in the ship.
I would like to meet him.
Go and fetch him.
I will take you all to the city.
Coming, Barbara?
Yes.
Why are you frightened?
Keep away.
I'm your friend. You can trust me.
Can I?
My writing gets worse and worse.
Dear, dear, dear, dear, dear.
Well, undoubtedly, we've landed on the planet Dido.
How remarkable.
It would be rather nice to meet these friendly people again after all these years.
Fancy landing back here again.
I wonder if I was to tell Ian it was deliberate, whether he believed me or not.
Of course, I was asleep.
Pity, pity, pity.
Testing, testing, where are you, my dear boy?
Testing, testing, where are you, my dear boy?
Metamorphosis of the chest button.
Oh, my dear fellow, are you alright?
Barbara, where is she?
Barbara, I thought she was with me.
I heard her scream.
Steady, steady, steady.
I went back and I heard it explode.
Come on, come on, get your breathe back.
Now, now, are you alright?
Well, let's try and look for her, shall we?
Yes, come on.
Be careful now, be careful.
Oh gracious, the whole roof's falling in!
This block of cane!
Father!
I hope we shan't get another fall.
I don't think the TARDIS is lighted too long.
No use!
Doctor, this wasn't an accident.
What are you talking about, my boy?
There was this thing, this repulsive thing with a hideous face.
With hands and feet like claws?
Yes, that's it.
How do you know?
This is the planet Dido.
I've been here before, I know them very well.
They're very friendly people.
Friendly?
Yes.
It wasn't friendly to us.
Must have kept Barbara.
Scream!
Barbara!
Don't, for heaven's sake, start scratching there.
Try and find another way out.
This thing, was it armed?
No, no it wasn't.
Wait a minute.
It was carrying some sort of jeweled club.
About so long.
With a big head resembling a spanner?
Yes.
Yes.
I don't know why you bother to ask.
Yes, that may account for this.
When I was here last time, if I remember rightly,
they just perfected this thing.
It's a rail used in construction work.
Yes, don't look here.
What about Barbara?
Are you all right?
Are you OK?
Yes, yes, I'm not too bad.
Come along, don't just sit there, my dear boy.
Stand up, stand up.
Come along, that's it, and mind your head.
Only dust, no bones broken.
Thank you, Doctor.
The most thoroughgoing medical I've ever had.
Yes, it's a pity I didn't get that degree, isn't it?
Excuse me.
They say these people were friendly, eh?
Really, very friendly people.
That's a start.
I'll take their dialects any time.
Now, you take yourself off there and try and find Barbara.
Come along and be careful.
We need to be careful.
These people are dangerous.
But why?
Why?
What could have happened to change them?
I wonder.
You have been outside.
Stand up!
What were you doing?
Walking.
In future, you will go no further than 50 yards from this ship.
Do you understand?
You were dragging something.
A sack?
Just some stones.
I collect them.
They're very beautiful.
I'm going to talk to Bennett.
Remember, you both owe your lives to me.
I heard a sound from the mountain.
An explosion.
A space machine has arrived.
People?
They're warlike people.
They wanted to pillage the ship.
I could not save them from my people as I do Bennett and yourself.
They're walled up in a cave.
If they're not dead already, they will die of hunger and thirst.
I bet you never gave them a chance.
You could have...
Sorry.
Remember, I am the only one who can save you from my people.
You should be grateful.
I am your only protection.
You can't come in.
It is Cockquillian.
Open the door.
Cockquillian would have seen me helping you here.
I knew he would.
I knew.
He knows everything.
Everything.
Well, tell me about...
Shh.
He'll hear you.
All right.
Please, stay there.
He might come back.
You don't know him like I do.
Yes, but listen.
What's your name?
Vicky.
Is that short for Victoria?
No, just Vicky.
V-I-C-K-I.
I'm Barbara.
Tell me more about this Cockquillian.
He just keeps us here.
Bennett and me.
There's a rescue ship on the way.
He doesn't know about that.
But he'll find out.
I know he will.
But why does he keep you here?
They...
They killed all the crew.
We...
When we landed, we made contact here.
Everyone on board was invited to a grand sort of meeting.
I couldn't go.
I was ill.
A fever or something.
I stayed here that night.
I remember waking up.
A thunderstorm, I thought.
But it was an explosion.
Bennett...
Bennett...
dragged himself back.
I was ill for days.
I didn't know about it till later.
I came around and...
found Bennett.
He can't walk.
We just wait.
And then Cockquillian...
Well, if his people killed all your crew...
why doesn't he kill you?
We don't know.
My father was taking me.
My father...
Your ship...
Is your ship still here?
Yes.
I just remembered.
He told me...
Didn't you hear him?
They...
They killed all your crew too.
I wonder how much further, Doctor.
I can't understand it.
I just can't understand it.
Violence is totally alien to people on this planet.
People change, Doctor.
New leader, different set of circumstances.
No, no, no, my dear Chesterton, no.
All the more reason for people on this planet to...
hate death and destruction.
When I was here before, the...
The total population amounted to...
a handful of people, nearly a hundred.
Is that all?
Yes, exactly.
All the more reason for holding on to life.
Peace, friendship, happiness.
This means everything to the people here.
Yes, yes, I see what you mean.
Well, you ready to carry on?
Me? Carry on?
My dear fellow, it was you that stopped.
Sorry, Barbara, I forgot all about your cuts and bruises.
Oh, it could be worse.
It's the arm mainly.
I must have strained it catching hold of that tree to break my fall.
There.
How's that?
That feels much better, don't you?
I wonder if Cucullian's gone.
What are the other people like?
Hmm?
Oh, he's the only one we see.
They look quite near here, I believe, but...
Well, I don't know.
This fire's a flare.
Is that for the rescue ship?
Yes, I always keep it ready.
There's room to land round here, you know.
It'll all be ending for you soon, then.
Yes.
You don't sound very sure.
There's always Cucullian.
He could stop us.
He could keep me here forever.
What are you looking like that for?
Like what?
You're sorry for me, aren't you?
I'm perfectly all right, you know.
I don't care if nobody ever comes. I'm fine.
I'm perfectly all right.
Quick!
Bennett!
He's gone.
He tried to get things out of me, but I didn't tell him.
No.
I didn't tell him about the rescue ship.
No.
He told me about the people on the mountain.
He's killed them.
We've got to stick together, Vicki.
He's killed them.
No, he hasn't, Bennett.
Not all of them, anyway.
The ledge is narrowing out now, Doctor.
Okay, my boy.
Quiet, but...
Oh!
Oh!
Careful!
Oh!
Oh, thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
I say, look.
Have you noticed the ledge? It's narrowing out.
Yes, Doctor.
Oh!
Wait, wait.
What?
What are you talking? Stand down.
You see that?
It's quite a chasm.
Yes.
It certainly is.
There's not very much to hold on to here.
We'll just have to keep ourselves pressed against the rock face.
Well, dear boy, if I press myself any harder against this thing, I shall be doing myself an injury.
What was that?
Stop, be easy. Chandra talks down there.
What's...
What's that nightmare?
Isn't it sufficient that it is down there and we're up here?
Yes.
It's got eyes. I saw them. Gleaming.
Ah, used to daylight. Must have come in from the outside.
Oh, very good, yes. Very intelligent reasoning.
So good I might have said the same thing myself.
Getting harder here. We need us a good hand hose.
Ah, here they are all provided.
Right, Doctor. Nobody's been this way before.
Oh, now be careful.
Yes, I will. Just hold on to that. Try these. It's all right.
Yes.
Give me the torch. Swing yourself over.
All right? OK?
Yes.
Watch this one. It's loose.
Hurry up, pull it out.
I'm over. Can you manage?
Catch it, it's oil. It's got oil on it.
What's that noise?
Don't come back here. They'll trap you into pulling this thing out.
What's that noise, Doctor?
Don't go any further.
I can't go either way.
Doctor, they're pushing me towards the edge.