'Allo Whovians and welcome back to Day
3 of 5 of the 10th Tales. I apologize for yesterday as I
had a bit of a day of chores. As it is I thought we would move right
into Season 3 as the Doctor has said good bye to Rose and makes his
way out and about with his new friend, budding doctor Martha Jones.
This is Gridlock.
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| Um... we're out of gas. |
Given a trip into the past, The Doctor
and Martha (Freema Agyeman of The Bill, Doctor Who, Torchwood,
Law & Order: UK, Old Jack's Boat and The Carrie Diaries)
now head into the far future back to New Earth in the year five
billion and fifty three back in the city of New New York. Perusing
about, the duo notices they are in a alleyway with a mild downpour
when vendors are selling some form of patches to alter your moods
(Better hope it is out of Beta test). Trying to find out
what is going on, the Doctor talks to the vendors and Martha is
abducted at gun point by a couple, Milo (Doctors, North &
South, Footballers Wive$: Overtime, Vampire Killers, Don't Call Back
and Cardinal Burns) and his wife Cheen (Lenora Crichlow
of Sugar Rush, Kiss of Death, The Things I Haven't Told You,
Collision, Material Girl, Being Human and Back in the Game).
The couple explain that they need to reach their designation which is
ten miles away with estimates at about six years journey.
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| That cat litter smell was appalling! |
The Doctor panic stricken heads to the
Motorway, an enclosed highway with hover vehicles had almost overcame
the Doctor with carbon monoxide poisoning. Taking refuge in the van
of Thomas Kincade Brannigan (Ardal O' Hanlon of Father Tedm
Hooves of Fire, My Hero and Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost
Tribe) a cat humanoid and his human wife Valerie (Jennifer
Hennessy of The Cup, Coronation Street, Marchlands, Doctors, Wizards
vs. Aliens and The Passing Bells) going nowhere it would
seem. Former Sister of Plentitude Novice Hame (Anna Hope of
Crime and Punishment, Doctor Who, Love Me Still, Waking the Dead and
Coronation Street) assists the Face of Boe, a being of
ancient line who needs to reveal a great secret to a being like
himself, a nomad without a home, a lonely God.
The Doctor notices little things. Lack
of government, police and rescue department as all these people seem
to just move on and hopefully reach the city soon. Many have been on
the Motorway for years and no end in sight, when the Doctor ponders
is there actually an exit at all?
Now the Doctor has to figure out how to
help these people, find Martha and deduce what happened to the city.
Writer/producer Russell T. Davies
insisted this would be the last episode in the year 5 billion. The
working title for the episode was Chasing Fumes. As the Doctor and
Martha leave the TARDIS on New Earth, The Doctor yanks an arrow out
of the TARDIS door one of Queen Elizabeth's men fired at them during
the end of The Shakespeare Code.
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| The carpool bandits!!! |
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