EXT. SPACE
Camera pans over the planet
Earth and zooms right into London. INT. ROSE'S BEDROOM
Continue zooming into Rose's alarm clock, which reads 7:30. Rose smacks it to stop it beeping and jumps out of bed.
INT. TYLERS' LIVING ROOM
Rose picks up her bag, gives her mother a peck on the cheek and grabs her keys.
Jackie sips her tea and picks up the phone.ROSE
Bye!
JACKIE
See you later!
INT. STAIRWELL
Rose runs down the stairs of the block of flats where she lives.
INT. LONDON STREET
Rose jumps off a bus.
INT. HENRICKS, SHOP FLOOR
Rose carries a pile of clothes, looking rather bored.
EXT. TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Presumably in her lunch hour, Rose and Mickey sit next to a fountain, having a laugh, eating, teasing each other and kissing. They get up to leave.
INT. HENRICKS, SHOP FLOORROSE
Bye!
She is shown back in Henricks.
Rose is about to leave.LOUD SPEAKER
This is a customer announcement: the store will be closing in five minutes. Thank you.
Rose takes the package looking non- too- happy and enters a lift.SECURITY GUARD
(hands her a package)
Oi!
INT. HENRICK'S, BASEMENT
When the lift pings, she alights in the basement.
There is a sudden sound further along the corridor. Rose immediately snaps her head in the direction it has come from.ROSE
Wilson?
(goes further down the corridor)
Wilson, I've got the lottery money. Wilson?
(knocks on a door that says 'HP Wilson CEO')
You there? Look, I can't hang about 'cause they're closing the shop. Wilson!
(to herself)
Uhh, come on!
She stops outside a fire door for a moment, and then opens it, and find herself in a room that looks as though it is used for storing shop dummies. She turns the light on and walks further into the room.ROSE (CONT'D)
Hello? Hello, Wilson, it's Rose. Hello? Wil- Wilson?
She tries another door at the side. The fire door through which she entered closes abruptly. Shocked, she runs back and shakes the handles, but they will not open. There is small sound from behind her.ROSE (CONT'D)
Wilson? Wilson?
Behind her, a dummy slowly turns its head of its own accord. Rose turns around just in time to see it step out of its alcove and towards her. She backs away slowly.ROSE (CONT'D)
Is that someone mucking about?
(goes back into the room)
Who is it?
The dummy says nothing and does not stop advancing. Two more join it.ROSE (CONT'D)
Heh... you got me, very funny.
The dummies still advance - another comes from behind.ROSE (CONT'D)
Right, I've got the joke! Who's idea was this? Was it Derek's?
All of the dummies are now alive. Rose backs up away and trips over a box. She quickly pulls herself up again and backs against a wall. The dummy lifts its arm to strike her. Rose screws her face up ready for the blow, when a hand grabs hers. Rose opens her eyes and snaps her head to look at the owner of the hand.ROSE (CONT'D)
Derek, is this you?
They run, just in time, through a fire exit. The dummies are in pursuit. The Doctor leads her into a lift.THE DOCTOR
Run.
INT. HENRICK'S, LIFT
The doors close on one of the dummy's arms. The Doctor pulls it off and the doors close.
The Doctor grins. He likes her.ROSE
You pulled his arm off!
THE DOCTOR
Yep!
(tosses it to her)
Plastic.
ROSE
Very clever, nice trick! Who were they then, students? Is this a student thing or what?
THE DOCTOR
Why would they be students?
ROSE
I don't know...
THE DOCTOR
Well, you said it! Why students?
ROSE
'Cause... to get that many people dressed up and being silly... they gotta be students.
He steps out of the lift. Rose follows him.THE DOCTOR
That makes sense! Well done.
ROSE
Thanks.
THE DOCTOR
They're not students.
ROSE
Whoever they are, when Wilson finds them, he's gonna call the police.
THE DOCTOR
Who's Wilson?
ROSE
Chief electrician.
THE DOCTOR
Wilson's dead.
INT. HENRICKS, CORRIDOR
He disables the lift with his sonic screwdriver.ROSE
That's just not funny, that's sick!
THE DOCTOR
Hold on!
(pushes Rose to the side)
Mind your eyes.
The Doctor walks off.ROSE
I've had enough of this now!
EXT. HENRICKSROSE
Who are you, then? Who's that lot down there? I said, who are they?
THE DOCTOR
They're made of plastic. Living plastic creatures. They're being controlled by a relay device in the roof. Which would be a great big problem if I didn't have this.
(shows her an electronic device)
So!
(opens fire exit for Rose)
I'm going to go up there and blow them up, and I might well die in the process. But don't worry about me, no. Go home, go on! Go and have your lovely beans on toast.
Rose goes through the door.
He shuts the door. Rose turns away looking slightly bemused. It opens again.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
Don't tell anyone about this, because if you do, you'll get them killed.
He shuts the door again. Rose runs. Outside, nobody knows what is going on. Rose is distracted and nearly gets herself run over by a taxi.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
I'm the Doctor, by the way, what's your name?
ROSE
Rose.
THE DOCTOR
Nice to meet you, Rose. Run for your life.
TAXI DRIVER
Watch it!
Rose proceeds to get as far away from the building as possible and looks back just in time to see the top floor blow up. She runs home - past a police box.
INT. TYLERS' LIVING ROOM
News 24 is on the television. Rose is sat on the sofa, watching it.
The dummy's arm is lying on a chair. Jackie walks in holding a phone to her ear.REPORTER
The whole of Central London has been closed off as police investigate the fire. Earlier reports in the...
Mickey appears in the doorwayJACKIE
I know, it's on the telly! It's everywhere! She's lucky to be alive!
(hands Rose a mug)
Honestly, it's aged her. Skin like an old bible. Walking in now you'd think I was HER daughter! Oh and here's himself...
He hugs her.MICKEY
(to Rose)
I've been phoning your mobile, you could've been dead! It's on the news and everything! I can't believe that your shop went up!
She takes the phone and hangs it up.ROSE
I'm alright, honestly, I'm fine! Don't make a fuss.
MICKEY
Well, what happened?
ROSE
I don't know!
MICKEY
What was it though, what caused it?
ROSE
I wasn't in the shop, I was outside, I didn't see anything...
JACKIE
(walking in)
It's Debbie on the other end, she knows a man from the Mirror - five hundred quid for an interview!
ROSE
Oh that's brilliant! Give it here!
She gestures to the dummy's arm. Mickey points to his lips. Rose gives him a kiss. He pushes her back onto the chair and they laugh. He gets up to go and Rose puts a leg out to trip him up. Mickey picks up the arm and waves with it.JACKIE
Well, you've gotta find some way of making money. Your jobs kaput and I'm not bailing you out.
(phone rings again, Jackie answers)
Beth! She's alive!
(leaves room)
I tell ya, sue for compensation! She was within seconds of death...
MICKEY
What're you drinking? Tea?? No, no no, that's no good, that's no good. You're in shock, you need something stronger.
ROSE
Why?
MICKEY
You deserve a proper drink, you and me, we're going down the pub, my treat. How about it?
ROSE
(smiling)
Is there a match on?
MICKEY
I'm just thinking about you, babe!
ROSE
There's a match on, ain't there.
MICKEY
Well, that's not the point. We could catch the last five minutes.
ROSE
Go on then. I'm fine, really. Go. Get rid of that...
Mickey pretends to strangle himself with the arm and leaves. Rose shakes her head fondly and turns her attention back to the news.MICKEY
Buh Bye!
ROSE
Bye!
EXT. POWELL ESTATEREPORTER
...fire then spread throughout the store... there is very little chance of saving the infrastructure...
Outside, Mickey tosses the arm into a bin as he walks past it. Zoom into the darkness of the bin...
INT. ROSE'S BEDROOM
...and out onto the red 7:30 on Rose's alarm clock. Rose whacks it to stop it beeping and sits up
Rose flops back on her pillow.JACKIE
(in background)
There's no point in getting up, sweetheart. You've got no job to go to.
INT. TYLERS' LIVING ROOM
Rose is having breakfast, her mother is talking to her.
Rose hears a rattling and stands up.JACKIE
There's Finches... you could try them. They've always got jobs.
ROSE
Oh, great. The butchers.
JACKIE
Well it might do you good! That shop was giving you airs and graces. And I'm not joking about getting compensation - you've had genuine shock and trauma! Arianna got two thousand quid off the council just because the old man behind the desk said she looked Greek! I know she IS Greek, but that's not the point - it's a valid claim.
Rose discovers that the screws have fallen out onto the floor. The cat flap moves violently. Rose leaps backwards, then comes back again and pokes the cat flap open gingerly. The Doctor's face is right outside it. Rose gasps and opens the door.ROSE
Mum, you're such a liar, I told you to nail that cat flap down. We're going to get strays!
JACKIE
I did it weeks back!
ROSE
No, you thought about it!
The Doctor gets out his sonic screwdriver.THE DOCTOR
What're you doing here?
ROSE
I live here.
THE DOCTOR
Well, what do you do that for?
ROSE
Because I do! And I'm only at home because someone blew up my job.
He makes to go, but Rose pulls him back inside.THE DOCTOR
Must've got the wrong signal. You're not plastic, are you?
(knocks on Rose's forehead)
No, bonehead. Bye, then!
She shuts the door.ROSE
You, inside. Right now.
INT. JACKIE'S BEDROOMJACKIE
Who is it?
Rose pokes her head into Jackie's bedroom.
The Doctor leans against the doorframe, waiting for Rose to come back. Jackie looks at him for a moment and stands up, flirtatiously.ROSE
It's about last night, he's part of the inquiry. Give us 10 minutes.
JACKIE
She deserves compensation.
THE DOCTOR
Huh, we're talking millions.
The Doctor walks off. Jackie pulls a face at his back.JACKIE
I'm in my dressing gown.
THE DOCTOR
Yes, you are.
JACKIE
There's a strange man in my bedroom.
THE DOCTOR
Yes, there is.
JACKIE
Well, anything could happen.
THE DOCTOR
No.
INT. TYLERS' LIVING ROOM
Rose goes into the kitchen and starts making coffee.ROSE
Don't mind the mess. Do you want a coffee?
THE DOCTOR
Might as well, thanks! Just milk.
INT. TYLERS' KITCHEN
INT. TYLERS' LIVING ROOMROSE
We should go to the police. Seriously. Both of us.
The Doctor picks up a gossip magazine.
INT. TYLERS' KITCHENTHE DOCTOR
That won't last, he's gay and she's an alien.
INT. TYLERS' LIVING ROOMROSE
I'm not blaming you, even if it was just some sort of joke that went wrong.
The Doctor picks up a book and flicks through it.
INT. TYLERS' KITCHENTHE DOCTOR
Sad ending.
INT. TYLERS' LIVING ROOMROSE
They said on the news they'd found a body.
The Doctor picks up an envelope and reads it.
INT. TYLERS' KITCHENTHE DOCTOR
Rose Tyler.
(looks in mirror)
Ahh, could've been worse!
(prods his large ears)
Look at me' ears.
INT. TYLERS' LIVING ROOMROSE
All the same, he was nice. Nice bloke.
The Doctor shuffles a pack of cards.
INT. TYLERS' KITCHENTHE DOCTOR
Luck be a lady!
INT. TYLERS' LIVING ROOMROSE
Well anyway if we are going to go to the police, I want to know what I'm saying.
The Doctor shuffles the cards again and manages to make them all go flying.INT. TYLERS' KITCHEN
INT. TYLERS' LIVING ROOMROSE (CONT'D)
I want you to explain everything.
INT. TYLERS' KITCHENTHE DOCTOR
(of the cards)
Maybe not.
(hears scuffling from behind sofa)
What's that then? You got a cat?
INT. TYLERS' LIVING ROOMROSE
No...
The Doctor leans behind the sofa and the dummy's arm leaps out and grabs him by the neck.
Behind her, the Doctor is being strangled viciously by the hand while he tries vainly to fight it off. She does not quite seem to register that the Doctor is being harassed by a rubber hand.ROSE (CONT'D)
(wandering in with coffee)
We did have, but there's these strays, they come in off the estate...
She puts the coffee down on the table.ROSE (CONT'D)
I told Mickey to chuck that out...
The Doctor throws the hand off and it flies across the room attaching itself to Rose's face. She screams and the Doctor leaps up and tries to pull it off.ROSE (CONT'D)
Honestly, give a man a plastic hand... anyway, I don't even know your name, Doctor... what was it?
INT. JACKIE'S BEDROOM
Jackie is drying her hair, completely oblivious.
INT. TYLERS' LIVING ROOM
The Doctor and Rose crash onto the coffee table, breaking it, and roll onto the floor. The Doctor pushes her back onto the sofa and gets out his sonic screwdriver, disabling the hand.
She uses it to whack him on the shoulder.THE DOCTOR
It's alright, I've stopped it. There you go, you see?
(tosses it to her)
'Armless.
ROSE
Do you think?
INT. STAIRWELLTHE DOCTOR
Ow!
The Doctor is running down the stairs, Rose hot on his tail.
They reach the bottom of the stairs, go through the doors.ROSE
Hold on a minute, you can't just go swanning off.
THE DOCTOR
Yes I can. Here I am, this is me, swanning off. See ya!
ROSE
That arm was moving, it tried to kill me!
THE DOCTOR
Ten out of ten for observation.
ROSE
You can't just walk away, that's not fair! You've got to tell me what's going on.
THE DOCTOR
No I don't.
EXT. POWELL ESTATE
Rose takes the arm off him.ROSE
Alright then. I'll go to the police. I'll tell everyone. You said, if I did that, I'd get people killed. So, your choice. Tell me, or I'll start talking.
THE DOCTOR
Is that supposed to sound tough?
ROSE
Sort of.
THE DOCTOR
Doesn't work.
ROSE
Who are you?
THE DOCTOR
I told you! The Doctor.
ROSE
Yeah. But Doctor what?
THE DOCTOR
Just the Doctor.
ROSE
The Doctor.
THE DOCTOR
Hello!
ROSE
Is that supposed to sound impressive?
THE DOCTOR
Sort of.
ROSE
Come on. You can tell me. I've seen enough. Are you the police?
THE DOCTOR
No. I was just passing through. I'm a long way from home.
ROSE
But what have I done wrong? How comes those plastic things keep coming after me?
THE DOCTOR
Oh! Suddenly the entire world revolves around you! You were just an accident, you got in the way, that's all.
ROSE
It tried to kill me!
THE DOCTOR
It was after me, not you! Last night, in the shop, I was there, you blundered it. Almost ruined the whole thing. This morning, I was tracking it down, it was tracking me down... the only reason it fixed on you is that you met me.
ROSE
So, what you're saying is, the entire world revolves around you.
THE DOCTOR
Sort of, yeah.
ROSE
You're full of it!
THE DOCTOR
Sort of, yeah.
ROSE
But, all this plastic stuff - who else knows about it?
THE DOCTOR
No one.
ROSE
What, you're on your own?
THE DOCTOR
Well, who else is there? I mean, you lot, all you do is eat chips, go to bed, and watch telly! When all the time, underneath you, there's a war going on!
EXT. ROADROSE
Okay, start from the beginning.
They laugh.ROSE
If you're gonna go with this living plastic, and I don't even believe that, but if we do... how did you kill it?
THE DOCTOR
The thing controlling it projects life into the arm. I cut off the signal, dead.
ROSE
So that's radio control?
THE DOCTOR
Thought control.
(silence)
Are you alright?
ROSE
Yeah. So, who's controlling it, then?
THE DOCTOR
Long story.
ROSE
But what's it all for? I mean, shop window dummies... what's that about? Is someone trying to take over Britain's shops?
She stops. The Doctor walks on.THE DOCTOR
No.
ROSE
I know.
THE DOCTOR
It's not a price war.
(laugh again - suddenly serious)
They want to overthrow the human race and destroy you. Do you believe me?
ROSE
No.
THE DOCTOR
But you're still listening.
He walks away. Rose watches his retreating back and then starts to walk herself. The Doctor steps into a police box. Rose hears the sound of the TARDIS departing. She runs back as fast as she can. The police box is gone. She shields her eyes from the sun, looks around her, then walks away again.ROSE
Really though, Doctor. Tell me - who are you?
THE DOCTOR
(stops)
Do you know like we were saying? About the Earth revolving?
(walks back to her)
It's like when you were a kid. The first time they tell you the world's turning and you just can't quite believe it because everything looks like it's standing still. I can feel it.
(takes her hand)
The turn of the Earth. The ground beneath our feet is spinning at a thousand miles an hour, and the entire planet is hurtling around the sun at sixty-seven thousand miles an hour, and I can feel it. We're falling through space, you and me. Clinging to the skin of this tiny little world, and if we let go...
(lets go of her hand)
That's who I am. Now, forget me, Rose Tyler.
(takes the arm, waves it in her face)
Go home.
INT. MICKEY'S FLAT
Mickey lets Rose in.
Mickey goes into the kitchen. Rose closes the door of his bedroom behind her.MICKEY
Yahey, there's my woman!
(slaps her bum)
Kit off!
ROSE
Shut up.
(he gives her a kiss)
Mwah!
MICKEY
Coffee?
ROSE
Yeah, only if you wash the mug. And I don't mean rinse, I mean wash. Can I use your computer?
MICKEY
Yeah. Any excuse to get in the bedroom.
INT. MICKEY'S BEDROOMMICKEY
Don't read my emails!
Rose turns on the computer and types "Doctor" into a search engine. No relevant results are found. She types in "Doctor Living Plastic". Still nothing. She types "Doctor Blue Box". The first result reads "Doctor Who - do you know this man? Contact Clive here..." She clicks on it and a webpage with a blurry photograph of the Doctor and the words "Have you seen this man? Contact Clive" are presented to her. She clicks "Contact Clive".
EXT. CLIVE'S HOUSE
Mickey and Rose are sitting in the car.
Rose gets out of the car anyway, grinning. Mickey doesn't look too happy, and gives a man putting out his rubbish the evils. Rose knocks on the door of a house and it is answered by a boy of about 11.ROSE
You're not coming in! He's safe, he's got a wife and kids.
MICKEY
Yeah but who told you that? He did. That's exactly what an Internet lunatic murderer would say.
Clive appears.ROSE
Uh, hello, I've come to see Clive? We've been emailing.
CLIVE'S SON
Dad! It's one of your nutters!
They laugh.CLIVE
Sorry. Hello. You must be Rose. I'm Clive. Obviously!
ROSE
I better tell you now - my boyfriend's waiting in the car, just in case you're going to kill me!
He waves to Mickey who nods, still distrustful.CLIVE
No, good point. No murders.
Clive's wife, Caroline, comes down the stairs carrying a washing basket.CAROLINE
Who is it?
CLIVE
Oh it's something to do with the Doctor! She's been reading the website. Please come through, I'm in the shed.
She smiles ironically and shuts the door. Mickey looks suspicious.CAROLINE
She? She read a website about the Doctor? She's a she?
INT. CLIVE'S SHED
Clive is showing Rose around the shed, which is a sort of shrine to the Doctor.
He points to a photo of the Doctor on a computer screen behind them.CLIVE
A lot of this stuff's quite sensitive, I couldn't just send it to you. People might intercept it, if you know what I mean. If you dig deep enough - keep a lively mind - this Doctor keeps cropping up all over the place. Political diaries, conspiracy theories. Even ghost stories. No first name, no last name. Just 'The Doctor'. Always The Doctor. And the title seems to have been passed down from father to son, it appears to be an inheritance. That's your Doctor there, isn't it?
He shows Rose some photographs of the Doctor standing in a crowd at the time and place of the assassination of JFK.ROSE
Yeah.
CLIVE
I tracked it down to the Washington public archive last year. The online photo's enhanced, but if we look at the original...
EXT. CLIVE'S HOUSECLIVE
November the 22nd, 1963. The assassination of President Kennedy.
ROSE
Must be his father...
CLIVE
Going further back... April 1912.
(brings over a photo album)
This is a photo of the Daniels family, Southampton. And friend.
(points to the Doctor, standing with them)
This was taken the day before they were due to sail off for the New World. On the Titanic. And for some unknown reason, they cancelled the trip and survived. And...
(shows her a sketch)
1883. Another Doctor. And look - the same lineage. He's identical. This one washed up on the coast of Sumatra on the very day Krakatoa exploded. The Doctor is a legend woven throughout history. When disaster comes, he's there. He has a storm in his wake. And he has one constant companion.
ROSE
Who's that?
CLIVE
Death.
Mickey is still waiting outside in his car. He looks around as a bin starts to shuffle its way towards him.
INT. CLIVE'S SHED
EXT. CLIVE'S HOUSECLIVE (CONT'D)
If the Doctor's back... if you've seen him, Rose... then one thing's for certain - we're all in danger.
Mickey looks at the bin again, but it is stationary. A few seconds later, it starts moving again. He gets out of the car and walks to the bin, looking around it to see what is moving it. Seeing nothing, he places both hands on the lid and opens it dramatically.
The bin is empty.MICKEY
Come on then!
INT. CLIVE'S SHED
EXT. CLIVE'S HOUSECLIVE
If he's singled you out... if the Doctor's making house calls... then God help you.
Mickey shuts the bin, confused. He tries to walk away but his hands are stuck to the bin. When he tries to pull away, the bin stretches and won't let him. Eventually, the bin opens its lid and pulls him in backwards, shutting with a satisfied burp.
INT. CLIVE'S SHED
EXT. CLIVE'S HOUSEROSE
Who is he? Who do you think he is?
CLIVE
I think he's the same man. I think he's immortal. I think he's an alien from another world.
Rose comes back to the car, talking before she's even got in.
She gets into the car. The person sitting at the wheel is obviously not Mickey, but a plastic replica of him. Rose seems not to notice.ROSE
Alright! He's a nutter! Off his head! COMPLETE online conspiracy freak. You win! Oof.
They drive off in a wobbly line.ROSE
What're we going to do tonight? I fancy a pizza.
MICKEY
Pizzaaa! P-p-p-pizza!
ROSE
...or a Chinese...
MICKEY
Pizza!
INT. RESTAURANT
Rose and Mickey sit at a table for two in a restaurant.
'Mickey' stares at her, grinning.ROSE
Do you think I should try the hospital? Suki said they had a few jobs going in the canteen. That's it then... dishing out chips... I could do A Levels...
Rose looks confused.ROSE (CONT'D)
I dunno. It's all Jimmy Stone's fault. I only left school because of him, and look where he ended up. What do you think?
PLASTIC MICKEY
So, where did you meet this Doctor?
ROSE
I'm sorry, wasn't I talking about me for a second?
PLASTIC MICKEY
Because, I reckon it started back at the shop, am I right? Is he something to do with that?
ROSE
No...
PLASTIC MICKEY
Come on.
ROSE
Sort of.
PLASTIC MICKEY
What was he doing there?
ROSE
I'm not going on about him, Mickey, I'm not, because, I know it sounds daft but... I don't think he's safe. I think he's dangerous.
PLASTIC MICKEY
But you can trust me sweetheart!
(in quick succession)
Babe, sugar, darling, sugar.
A Waiter approaches the table.PLASTIC MICKEY (CONT'D)
You can tell me anything. Tell me about the Doctor and what he's planning, and I can help you, Rose. Because that's all I really wanna do, sweetheart, babe, sugar, sweetheart.
ROSE
What're you doing that for?
The Waiter has simply moved to the other side of the table and holds the bottle out to Rose.WAITER
Your champagne.
PLASTIC MICKEY
We didn't order any champagne.
(grabs Rose's hand)
Where's the Doctor?
Mickey, exasperated, raises his eyes to the waiter for the first time.WAITER
Ma'am. Your champagne.
ROSE
It's not ours... Mickey, what is it? What's wrong?
MICKEY
I need to find out how much you know, so where is he?
WAITER
Doesn't anybody want this champagne?
The Doctor shakes the bottle.PLASTIC MICKEY
Look, we didn't order i--
(the Waiter is in fact, the Doctor)
Ah. Gotcha.
The cork pops out and hits Mickey squarely on the forehead. His forehead absorbs the cork and he spits it out of his mouth. It is finally revealed to Rose that Mickey has in fact been replaced with an Auton.THE DOCTOR
Don't mind me. I'm just toasting the happy couple. On the house!
His hands turn into clubs and he smashes the table in. Rose screams and runs out of the way. The Doctor grabs the Auton's head and pulls it off.PLASTIC MICKEY
Anyway.
A couple at a nearby table scream, but the Doctor grins. Rose presses the fire bell.PLASTIC MICKEY
Don't think that's gonna stop me.
Everyone runs for the exit. The Auton stays inside, blindly smashing tables with his club-hands.ROSE
Everyone out! Out now!
Rose and the Doctor run through the kitchen and out of a back exit.ROSE (CONT'D)
Get out! Get out! Get out!
EXT. BACK YARD
With the Auton in hot pursuit. The Doctor locks a metal door with his sonic screwdriver while Rose tries desperately to find an escape out of the yard they are in. She bangs desperately at some locked gates.
He approaches a police box in the middle of the yard and unlocks it. The Auton is beginning to make dents in the door from the other side. Rose runs to look at it.ROSE
Open the gate! Use that tube thing, come on!
THE DOCTOR
What, this? This is a sonic screwdriver.
ROSE
Use it!
THE DOCTOR
Nah. Tell ya what, let's go in here.
She runs into the police box.ROSE
We can't hide inside a wooden box!
(runs to the gate and rattles the chains)
It's gonna get us! Doctor!
INT. TARDIS
Rose slams the door behind her, takes a few steps in, looks around, then runs straight back out again.
EXT. BACK YARD
She walks once around the police box and arrives back at the front again. The Auton finally makes a hole in the door, so she runs back into the police box.
INT. TARDIS
Rose stands trembling near the door of the TARDIS, looking around at how huge it is compared with the outside. The Doctor is wiring up the head of the Auton.ROSE
It's gonna follow us!
THE DOCTOR
The assembled hoards of Genghis Khan couldn't get through that door, and believe me, they've tried. Now, shut up a minute.
Rose still looks overwhelmed.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
You see, the arm is too simple, but the head's perfect.
He starts running frantically around the console, pressing buttons and pulling levers.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
I can use it to trace the signal back to the original source. Right.
(turns to Rose, gives her his full attention)
Where do you want to start?
ROSE
Um... the inside's bigger than the outside?
THE DOCTOR
Yes.
ROSE
It's alien.
THE DOCTOR
Yup.
ROSE
Are you alien?
THE DOCTOR
Yes.
(Rose stares)
Is that alright?
ROSE
(quickly)
Yeah.
THE DOCTOR
It's called the TARDIS, this thing. T-A-R-D-I-S, that's Time And Relative Dimension In Space.
(a small sob from Rose)
That's okay. Culture shock. Happens to the best of us.
ROSE
Did they kill him? Mickey? Did they kill Mickey? Is he dead?
THE DOCTOR
Oh... didn't think of that.
ROSE
He's my boyfriend. You pulled off his head - they copied him and you didn't even think? And now you're just going to let him melt?!
THE DOCTOR
Melt?
(turns around in time to see 'Mickey's' head melting with a bubbling noise)
THE DOCTOR
Oh, no no no no no NO!
The engines stop and the Doctor runs out the the TARDIS doors without another word.ROSE
What're you doing?!
THE DOCTOR
Reviving the signal, it's fading! Wait I've got it...
(looks at screen)
No No No No No No NO!
(The TARDIS shakes as the engines move)
Almost there! Almost there! Here we go!
She follows him outside.ROSE
You can't go out there, it's not safe!
EXT. THAMES EMBANKMENT, OPPOSITE LONDON EYE
Rose hops out of the TARDIS, looking confused again.THE DOCTOR
I lost the signal, I got so close.
The Doctor looks at her questioningly.ROSE
We've moved! Does it fly?
THE DOCTOR
Disappears there, reappears here, you wouldn't understand.
ROSE
But if we're somewhere else, what about that headless thing? It's still on the loose.
THE DOCTOR
It melted with the head, are you going to witter on all night?
ROSE
I'll have to tell his mother...
The Doctor rolls his eyes, unconcerned.ROSE
Mickey! I'll have to tell his mother he's dead, and you just went and forgot him, again!
She turns to walk away.ROSE
You were right, you ARE alien.
Rose shakes her head disbelievingly.THE DOCTOR
Look, if I did forget some kid called Mickey--
ROSE
Yeah, he's not a kid.
THE DOCTOR
It's because I'm trying to save the life of every stupid ape blundering on top of this planet, alright??
ROSE
Alright!
THE DOCTOR
Yes! It is!
He folds his arms indignantly and looks away.ROSE
If you are an alien, then how comes you sound like you're from the North?
THE DOCTOR
Lots of planets have a North.
Rose smiles and shakes her head.ROSE
What's a police public call box?
THE DOCTOR
It's a telephone box from the 1950s.
(pats the TARDIS fondly, grinning)
It's a disguise.
Grinning, the Doctor produces a tube of blue liquid from his jacket.ROSE
Okay. And this living plastic, what's it got against us?
THE DOCTOR
Nothing, it loves you. You've got such a good planet. Lots of smoke and oil, plenty of toxins and dioxins in the air... perfect. Just what the Nestene Consciousness needs. It's food stock was destroyed in the war, all its protein plants rotted, so Earth... dinner!
ROSE
Any way of stopping it?
He paces around, agitated, looking around for a clue.THE DOCTOR
Anti-plastic!
ROSE
Anti-plastic...
THE DOCTOR
Anti-plastic! But first I've got to find it. How can you hide something that big in a city this small?
ROSE
Hold on... hide what?
THE DOCTOR
The transmitter. The Consciousness is controlling every single piece of plastic so it needs a transmitter to boost the signal.
ROSE
What's it look like?
THE DOCTOR
Like a transmitter. Round and massive, slap bang in the middle of London.
He stands facing Rose, his back to the railings of the bridge. Behind him, the London Eye looms 450 foot above them, but he doesn't seem to register.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
A huge circular metal structure... like a dish...
Rose considers the Eye behind him.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
...like a wheel. Close to where we're standing. Must be COMPLETELY invisible.
Rose nods towards the Eye. The Doctor turns around, then back to her, completely nonplussed.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
What?
Rose shakes her head, looking at the Eye still. He turns around but still fails to make the connection.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
What?
Rose simply carries on staring at it. The Doctor turns around again and finally, it clicks.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
What is it? What?
He grins inanely and runs off.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
Oh... fantastic!
EXT. LONDON BRIDGE
Hand in hand, the Doctor and Rose run across London Bridge towards the Eye.
EXT. LONDON EYE
They come to a halt at the foot of the Eye.
Rose runs off and finds the entrance to a manhole at the foot of the wall she is looking over.THE DOCTOR
Think of it. Plastic, all over the world. Every artificial thing waiting to come alive. The shop window dummies, the phones, the wires, the cables...
ROSE
The breast implants...
THE DOCTOR
Still, we've found the transmitter. The Consciousness must be somewhere underneath.
The Doctor runs to join her.ROSE
What about down here?
They run down the stairs to the manhole. The Doctor takes the lid off it, and red light and smoke pours out. They both climb down the ladder underground.THE DOCTOR
Looks good to me.
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYE
The Doctor opens the door to another chamber and they go down some steps. The Doctor points to a huge, orange, wobbling mass in the middle of the chamber.
They go down some more steps. The Doctor leans over the railings and addresses the Consciouness.THE DOCTOR
The Nestene Consciousness, that's it, inside the vat. A living, plastic creature.
ROSE
Well, then. Tip in your anti-plastic and let's go.
THE DOCTOR
I'm not here to kill it. I've got to give it a chance.
The Consciouness flobbles around a bit.THE DOCTOR
I seek audience with the Nestene Consciousness under peaceful contract. According to convention 15 of the Shadow Proclamation.
Meanwhile, as Rose paces around in the background, she spots Mickey and runs to him. The Doctor rolls his eyes.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
Thank you. That I might have permission to approach.
She squats down next to him.ROSE
Oh, my God! Mickey! It's okay! It's alright!
Rose helps Mickey to his feet. The Doctor approaches the Consciousness.MICKEY
That thing down there, the liquid, Rose - it can talk!
ROSE
You're stinking! Doctor, they kept him alive!
THE DOCTOR
Yeah, that was always a possibility. Keep him alive to maintain the copy.
ROSE
You knew that and you never said?
THE DOCTOR
Can we keep the domestics outside, thank you?
The plastic globbers in what appears to be a negative manner.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
Am I addressing the Consciousness? Thank you. If I might observe, you infiltrated this civilization by means of warped, shunt technology. So, may I suggest, with the greatest respect, that you shunt off?
The plastic rears what would appear to be its head angrily.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
Oh don't give me that, it's an invasion! Plain and simple! Don't talk about constitutional rights!
Two Autons approach the Doctor from behind.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
I - am - talking! This planet is just starting. These stupid little people have only just learnt how to walk, but they're capable of so much more. I'm asking you on their behalf - please, just go.
The Autons grab him. One of them takes the anti-plastic out of his jacket pocket.ROSE
Doctor!
The plastic globbers angrily.THE DOCTOR
That was just insurance! I wasn't going to USE it.
Doors above him open to reveal the TARDIS.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
I was not attacking you. I'm here to help. I'm not your enemy. I swear, I'm not... what do you mean?
The plastic roars.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
Oh, oh no - honestly, no! Yes, that's my ship.
Rose dials a number on her mobile.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
That's not true. I should know, I was there. I fought in the war - it wasn't my fault! I couldn't save your world! I couldn't save any of them!
ROSE
What's it doing?!
THE DOCTOR
It's the TARDIS! The Nestene has identified its superior technology - it's terrified! It's going to the final base. It's starting the invasion! Get out, Rose! Just leg it! Now!
EXT. TOWN CENTREROSE
Mum?!
Jackie is going down the steps of a police station.
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYEJACKIE
Oh, there you are, I was just gonna phone. You can get compensation. I said so. I've got this document thing off the police - don't thank me!
EXT. TOWN CENTREROSE
Where are you, mum?
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYEJACKIE
I'm in town!
EXT. TOWN CENTREROSE
Go home! Just go home, right now!
She hangs up.JACKIE
Darling, you're breaking up, look, I'm just going to do a bit of late night shopping. I'll see you later. Tara!
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYE
EXT. TOWN CENTREROSE
Mum?! Mum!
Jackie heads into the Queens Arcade shopping centre.
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYE
The Consciousness sends out a signal.
EXT. LONDON EYETHE DOCTOR
It's the activation signal! It's transmitting!
The electric blue signal shoots around the Eye.
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYE
EXT. LONDON EYEROSE
The end of the world...
The activation signal transmits from the London Eye.
INT. QUEEN'S ARCADE
Clive is in the shopping centre, talking to his wife.
Caroline gasps as she walks past a shop window and the dummy taps the glass.CLIVE
There's no point creating a spreadsheet if you're going to spend summer money in winter months.
They look around and all the dummies are doing the same. Clive's wife smiles appreciatively... until they punch their way through the glass and step out of the windows. Jackie is coming down an escalator and looks in disbelief at the dummies walking around.CAROLINE
Oh my God! I thought they were dummies! I nearly had a heart-attack!
A dummy turns towards him. Its hand comes off and reveals a gun, which shoots him. Clive's wife and son scream.CLIVE
It's true. Everything I read, all the stories! It's all true!
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYE
The Doctor is still being held hostage.
Part of the ceiling falls in.THE DOCTOR
Get out, Rose! Just get out! Run!
Rose and Mickey try desperately to get into the TARDIS.ROSE
The stairs have gone!
INT. QUEEN'S ARCADEROSE (CONT'D)
I haven't got the key!
MICKEY
We're gonna die!
The shopping centre is in chaos. Jackie stands at the bottom of the escalator looking confused for a few seconds, then screams and runs, dropping her shopping bag.
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYE
Mickey and Rose are still cowering at the door of the TARDIS.
EXT. STREET
Outside, Jackie finds that there is just as much chaos outside the shopping centre as there is inside. An army of dummies come out of the doors. Jackie runs down the road and ducks behind a car outside a wedding shop. The dummies in the window punch through the glass. Jackie screams.
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYE
Rose watches the Doctor struggle to get to the anti-plastic, then seems to reach some kind of decision. She stands up.
EXT. STREETMICKEY
Just leave him!
The wedding dummies advance dangerously on Jackie. All three hold their arms out ready to shoot.
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYE
Rose takes action.
Rose picks up an axe.MICKEY (CONT'D)
There's nothing you can do!
EXT. STREETROSE
I've got no A Levels.
The dummies raise their guns.
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYE
EXT. STREETROSE (CONT'D)
No job...
The hands open to reveal the space where the bullets can be released.
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYE
EXT. STREETROSE (CONT'D)
No future.
Jackie cowers. Rose hacks at a chain on the wall, trying to release it.
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYE
The chain comes loose and Rose grabs onto it.ROSE (CONT'D)
But I tell you what I have got. Jericho Street Junior School under 7s gymnastic team.
Rose swings across the gap over the Consciousness. She kicks the Autons holding the Doctor hostage into the Nestene, anti-plastic and all. The Consciousness starts to writhe and scream. Rose lands safely in the Doctor's arms at the other side of the gap.ROSE (CONT'D)
I got the bronze!
The Consciousness starts to explode as Rose and the Doctor run off. The signal from the Eye is cut off.THE DOCTOR
Now we're in trouble.
EXT. STREET
The Autons in the high street that were previously attacking people, stop, and start to twitch as if they are doing some kind of dance. Jackie uncovers her eyes warily.
INT. UNDERNEATH LONDON EYE
Rose, the Doctor and Mickey all manage to reach the TARDIS. Rose grins at the Consciousness before she goes in and closes the door, as it starts to die. Just before the whole chamber goes up in flames, the TARDIS disappears.
EXT. STREET
The dummies all fall to the ground, twitching at first, but dead.
EXT. ALLEYWAY
Mickey runs backwards out of the TARDIS and falls over, looking terrified. He backs against a wall. Rose, however, steps out and rings her mother on her mobile.
EXT. STREET
EXT. ALLEYWAYJACKIE
(answers phone)
Rose! Rose! Don't go out of the house, it's not safe!
Rose laughs in relief to hear Jackie's voice.
EXT. STREET
EXT. ALLEYWAYJACKIE (CONT'D)
There were all of these things! And they were shooting! And they--
Satisfied that Jackie is alive, Rose hangs up on her, smiling to herself.
EXT. STREET
EXT. ALLEYWAYJACKIE (CONT'D)
Hello? Hello?
Rose runs over to Mickey.
Mickey whimpers. The Doctor stands in the doorway of the TARDIS.ROSE
A fat lot of good you were!
Rose looks at him and puts her hands in her pockets.THE DOCTOR
Nestene Consciousness?
(clicks fingers)
Easy.
ROSE
(teasingly)
You were useless in there. You'd be dead if it wasn't for me.
THE DOCTOR
Yes, I would. Thank you. Right then! I'll be off! Unless, uh... I don't know... you could come with me.
Mickey puts his arms around Rose's legs like a little child.THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)
This box isn't just a London hopper, you know, it goes anywhere in the universe free of charge.
MICKEY
Don't! He's an alien! He's a thing!
THE DOCTOR
He's NOT invited. What do you think? You could stay here and fill your life with work and food and sleep, or you could go, uh... anywhere.
ROSE
Is it always this dangerous?
THE DOCTOR
(nods)
Yeah.
Rose looks at him intensely, as if she still hasn't really made up her mind. The Doctor does not take his eyes off her, but closes the door. Rose looks at the closed door. The engines of the TARDIS rev up, and it slowly disappears. Rose stares at the space where it was, lost in thought.ROSE
Yeah, I can't... I've um... gotta go and find my mum and um... someone's gotta look after this stupid lump...
(small laugh, pats Mickey on the back)
So...
THE DOCTOR
Okay. See you around.
Mickey is in absolute shock, staring at the empty space where the TARDIS stood.ROSE
Come on, let's go.
She helps him to his feet and they begin to walk away. However, the sound of the engines is heard again. Rose and Mickey spin around. The TARDIS reappears. The Doctor pops his head out.ROSE (CONT'D)
C'mon... come on...
He grins and goes back in - leaving the door ajar. Rose turns to Mickey.THE DOCTOR
By the way - did I mention, it also travels in time?
She kisses his cheek and runs into the TARDIS with a broad smile on her face.ROSE
Thanks.
MICKEY
Thanks for what?
ROSE
Exactly.
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