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'''''Scientific Adviser''''' was the second short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[More Short Trips]]''. It was written by [[Ian Atkins (writer)|Ian Atkins]]. It featured the [[Second Doctor]].
'''''Scientific Adviser''''' was the second short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[More Short Trips]]''. It was written by [[Ian Atkins (writer)|Ian Atkins]]. It featured the [[Second Doctor]].
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Lloyd Kingsley-Sayle is filming a movie about the Cybermen invasion of the 1970s. At the request of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], the [[Second Doctor]] poses as a scientific advisor on the set. The Brigadier is concerned that the movie will reveal too much about [[UNIT]]. The Doctor "corrects" events in the film while also making friends with Lloyd's seven-year-old daughter Kate. Kate had been kidnapped for a week last year and returned mysteriously.  
[[Lloyd Kingsley-Sayle]] is filming a movie about the [[Cyberman invasion of Earth (The Invasion)|Cybermen invasion of the 1970s]]. At the request of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], the [[Second Doctor]] poses as a scientific advisor on the set. The Brigadier is concerned that the movie will reveal too much about [[UNIT]]. The Doctor "corrects" events in the film while also making friends with Lloyd's seven-year-old daughter [[Kate (Scientific Adviser)|Kate]]. Kate had been kidnapped for a week last year and returned mysteriously.


As the Doctor makes changes to the film script, a control room (a Cyber-infiltration unit) records his suggestions and evaluates their success rate for an invasion of Earth. The Cybermen have been monitoring the film's progress through an implant in Kate's skull that they put in her last year when they kidnapped her. After several changes to the script, the success rate for invasion reaches 100 percent. However, the Doctor has been aware of this all along, enters the control room, and suggests the Cybermen leave Earth before UNIT arrives to destroy them.
As the Doctor makes changes to the film script, a control room (a Cyber-infiltration unit) records his suggestions and evaluates their success rate for an invasion of Earth. The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] have been monitoring the film's progress through an implant in Kate's skull that they put in her last year when they kidnapped her. After several changes to the script, the success rate for invasion reaches 100 percent. However, the Doctor has been aware of this all along, enters the control room, and suggests the Cybermen leave Earth before UNIT arrives to destroy them.


Kate undergoes a successful surgery to remove the implant (and her tonsils).
Kate undergoes a successful surgery to remove the implant (and her tonsils).


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Second Doctor]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Cyber-Planner]]
* [[Cyber-Planner]]
* The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]
* The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
* [[Kate (Scientific Adviser)|Kate]]
* [[Kate (Scientific Adviser)|Kate]]
* [[Lloyd Kingsley-Sayle]]
* [[Lloyd Kingsley-Sayle]]
* [[Michael (Scientific Adviser)|Michael]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Some of the changes the Doctor makes to the script include:
* Some of the changes the Doctor makes to the script include:
** The Cybermen arrived by water pipes, not the sewers.
** The Cybermen arrived by water pipes, not the sewers.
** The aliens were named "Zexians", not Cybermen.
** The aliens were named "Zexians", not Cybermen.
** There were sixty-four landing sites, not just [[London]].
** There were sixty-four landing sites, not just [[London]].
** [[Tobias Vaughn]] had a troubled childhood, explaining his motivation for helping the [[Cybermen]].
** [[Tobias Vaughn]] had a troubled childhood, explaining his motivation for helping the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]].
* The Doctor uses the [[Aliases of the Doctor|alias]] John Smith.
* The Doctor uses the [[Aliases of the Doctor|alias]] John Smith.
* A man named [[Michael (Scientific Adviser)|Michael]] is playing [[Tobias Vaughn]] in the film.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Lloyd is filming a movie based on the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''.
* Lloyd is filming a movie based on the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''.
* An actor named Michael is playing [[Tobias Vaughn]] in the film.


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Scientific Adviser was the second short story in the Short Trips anthology More Short Trips. It was written by Ian Atkins. It featured the Second Doctor.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Lloyd Kingsley-Sayle is filming a movie about the Cybermen invasion of the 1970s. At the request of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, the Second Doctor poses as a scientific advisor on the set. The Brigadier is concerned that the movie will reveal too much about UNIT. The Doctor "corrects" events in the film while also making friends with Lloyd's seven-year-old daughter Kate. Kate had been kidnapped for a week last year and returned mysteriously.

As the Doctor makes changes to the film script, a control room (a Cyber-infiltration unit) records his suggestions and evaluates their success rate for an invasion of Earth. The Cybermen have been monitoring the film's progress through an implant in Kate's skull that they put in her last year when they kidnapped her. After several changes to the script, the success rate for invasion reaches 100 percent. However, the Doctor has been aware of this all along, enters the control room, and suggests the Cybermen leave Earth before UNIT arrives to destroy them.

Kate undergoes a successful surgery to remove the implant (and her tonsils).

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Some of the changes the Doctor makes to the script include:
    • The Cybermen arrived by water pipes, not the sewers.
    • The aliens were named "Zexians", not Cybermen.
    • There were sixty-four landing sites, not just London.
    • Tobias Vaughn had a troubled childhood, explaining his motivation for helping the Cybermen.
  • The Doctor uses the alias John Smith.
  • A man named Michael is playing Tobias Vaughn in the film.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]