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|story name    = Angel of the North
|season number = Series 1 (K9)
|series        = [[K9 (TV series)|K9]]
|series episode number = 23
|number         = [[Series 1 (K9)|1]]
|main character = [[K9 Mark 2]], [[Starkey]], [[Alistair Gryffen|Gryffen]], [[Jorjie Turner|Jorjie]], [[Darius Pike|Darius]]
|featuring      = [[K9 Mark 2]][[Starkey]][[Jorjie Turner]][[Darius Pike]][[Alistair Gryffen|Professor Alistair Gryffen]]
|featuring      = [[June Turner|June]], [[Thorne]], [[Lomax]]
|enemy          = [[Korven]]
|enemy          = [[Korven (Angel of the North)|Korven]]
|setting        = [[London]], [[2050]][[Canada]], [[2050]]
|setting        = {{il|[[London]], [[2050]]|[[Canada]], [[2050]]}}
|writer        = [[Bob Baker]]
|writer        = Bob Baker
|producer      = [[Penny Wall]][[Richard Stewart]][[Simon Barnes]]
|director      = [[James Bogle]]
|director      = [[James Bogle]]
|broadcast date = [[14 June]] [[2010]]
|producer      = [[Penny Wall]], [[Richard Stewart]], [[Simon Barnes]]
|format        = 1 x 30 minute episode (Part 2 of 5)
|broadcast date = 14 June 2010
|production code= 1.23
|format        = 1 x 30 minute episode<br/>Part 2 of 5
|previous story= [[Mind Snap]]
|production code = 1.23
|next story= [[The Last Precinct (TV story)|The Last Precinct]]
|series          = ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]''
}}{{TV stub}}
|prev            = Mind Snap (TV story)
'''''Angel of the Noth''''' was the twenty-third episode of the first series of ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]''
|next           = The Last Precinct (TV story)
|epcount = 1}}
'''''Angel of the North''''' was the twenty-third episode of ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]''. It was written by [[Bob Baker]], and directed by [[James Bogle]].
 
== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
[[Gryffen]] is taken by [[Thorne]] to the crash site of a [[Fallen Angel]], the [[spaceship]] that the [[Space-Time Manipulator]] was found in. In the frozen wastes of his native [[Canada]], Gryffen faces his own demons and again, the dreaded [[Korven]]. K9 and Starkey try to rescue Gryffen from this most evil of alien menaces. Gryffen finds the STM's missing dimensional stabilizer unit which he needs to control it properly. With it comes a mystery!
[[Gryffen]] is taken by [[Thorne]] to the crash site of a [[Korven fallen angel|Fallen Angel]], the [[spaceship]] that the [[Space-Time Manipulator|space-time manipulator]] was found in. In the frozen wastes of his native [[Canada]], Gryffen faces his own demons and again, the dreaded [[Korven]]. K9 and Starkey try to rescue Gryffen from this most evil of alien menaces. Gryffen finds the STM's missing dimensional stabiliser unit which he needs to control it properly. With it comes a mystery!


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Somewhere in the frozen wastes of Canada, a technician calls a Department Inspector. He can't get a piece of machinery open. It won't budge. While the Inspector is on his way, the technician reaches through some slime and experiences a strange distortion. He looks up and screams.
Somewhere in the frozen wastes of Canada, a technician calls a Department inspector. He can't get a piece of machinery open. It won't budge. While the inspector is on his way, the technician reaches through some slime and experiences a strange distortion. He looks up and screams.


At [[Gryffen Manor|Gryffen's house]], Gryffen is at the STM when the distortion happens. He asks K9 what's going on. K9 says he's finding it difficult to keep still. He asks if 48 north by 120 means anything to Gryffen. Gryffen says that's where the Fallen Angel crashed. Something is happening there to affect the STM and K9. All this time the ship has been quiet. It's as if something has awakened or some element has been activated.
At [[Gryffen Manor|Gryffen's house]], Gryffen is at the STM when the distortion happens. He asks K9 what's going on. K9 says he's finding it difficult to keep still. He asks if 48 north by 120 means anything to Gryffen. Gryffen says that's where the Fallen Angel crashed. Something is happening there to affect the STM and K9. All this time the ship has been quiet. It's as if something has awakened or some element has been activated.


Gryffen decides it is the temporal stabiliser, the missing element and the reason he hasn't mastered the STM. He tries to conquer his agoraphobia. He takes a few steps outside, but when his fingertips get off the door, he falls inside. Darius comes and helps him up, shocked he tried to go outside. Gryffen agrees it was ridiculous.
Gryffen decides it is the temporal stabiliser, the missing element and the reason he hasn't mastered the STM. He tries to conquer his [[agoraphobia]]. He takes a few steps outside, but when his fingertips let go of the door, he stumbles and rushes back inside. Darius comes and helps him up, shocked he tried to go outside. Gryffen agrees it was ridiculous.


Later, Gryffen contacts June and tells her he needs to get to the Fallen Angel. He believes the temporal stabiliser is still there and if he gets it, he can to get the STM working accurately. He was thinking about the travelsuit she once told him about. She says it is still experimental and it's a very hazardous journey. Thorne, who is working behind June, leaves. Later, he tells Lomax about the conversation and is ordered to assist Gryffen in every way possible. Thorne brings Gryffen the [[virtual reality encasement suit]]. He says June and he have agreed to assist Gryffen on his trip. The suit will help him with his phobia. He assures Gryffen it's perfectly safe and has passed the highest security tests. K9 is not confident.
Later, Gryffen contacts June and tells her he needs to get to the Fallen Angel. He believes the temporal stabiliser is still there and if he gets it, he can to get the STM working accurately. He was thinking about the travelsuit she once told him about. She says it is still experimental and it's a very hazardous journey. Thorne, who is working behind June, leaves. Later, he tells Lomax about the conversation and is ordered to assist Gryffen in every way possible. Thorne brings Gryffen the [[virtual reality encasement suit]]. He says he and June have agreed to assist Gryffen on his trip. The suit will help him with his phobia. He assures Gryffen it's perfectly safe and has passed the highest security tests. K9 is not confident.


Gryffen puts on the suit. Thorne will be travelling with him and a small security team. He'll personally see Gryffen is safe and sound.Thorne smiles at K9 and Darius, making Darius suspicious. As they leave the house, Gryffen panics and protests as two CCPCs pull him out. K9 wakes Starkey and the three argue about the matter. June arrives, asking where Gryffen is. She is told the situation.
Gryffen puts on the suit. Thorne will be travelling with him and a small security team. He'll personally see Gryffen is safe and sound. Thorne smiles at K9 and Darius, making Darius suspicious. As they leave the house, Gryffen panics and protests as two CCPCs pull him out. K9 wakes Starkey and the three argue about the matter. June arrives, asking where Gryffen is. She is told the situation.


Thorne, Gryffen and the CCPCs arrive at the crash site, where Gryffen admires a piece of wreckage. Back at Gryffen's house, Jorjie has arrived. She asks about Gryffen and Thorne's trip. K9 isn't entirely sure but has an uneasy feeling about it. He decides to travel there.
Thorne, Gryffen and the CCPCs arrive at the crash site, where Gryffen admires a piece of wreckage. Back at Gryffen's house, Jorjie has arrived. She asks about Gryffen and Thorne's trip. K9 isn't entirely sure but has an uneasy feeling about it. He decides to travel there.


Gryffen finds a helmet. Thorne tells him to get on with his work. Gryffen finds the stabiliser in a puddle of slime. Thorne tells him to bring it and they'll go. As Thorne and the CCPCs leave, Gryffen spots something of interest: empty pods. Thorne says there is nothing in them. Gryffen says the "nothings" have escaped. Whatever they are, they are loose in the tunnels.
Gryffen finds a helmet. Thorne tells him to get on with his work. Gryffen finds the stabiliser in a puddle of slime. After retrieving the stabiliser, Thorne tells Gryffen to bring it and they'll go back home. As Thorne and the CCPCs leave, Gryffen spots something of interest: empty pods. Thorne says there is nothing in them. Gryffen says the "nothings" have escaped. Whatever they are, they are loose in the tunnels.


K9 tells the team he will need them all to operate the STM.  
K9 tells the team he will need them all to operate the STM. Starkey, Darius and Jorjie finish setting all the instruments and powering it up. Starkey tells Jorjie to hold the instrument he's on. He goes downstairs and jumps through the STM portal after K9. They are transported to Canada. K9 says that they only have 2 hours before the portal closes behind them. Starkey spots the crash site and they move towards it. The CCPCs roughly take Gryffen away from the pods. He drops the stabiliser. As they take Gryffen out, Gryffen demands to know what was in the pods. Thorne says it's not for him to question. He's a scientist, paid to do whatever scientists do. Thorne orders a Canadian CCPC to get a squadron and scour the tunnels.
They finish setting all the instruments and powering it up. Starkey tells Jorjie to hold the instrument he's on. He goes downstairs and joins K9;. They are transported to Canada. Starkey spots the site and they move towards it. The CCPCs take Gryffen away. He drops the stabiliser. As they take Gryffen out, Gryffen demands to know what was in the pods. Thorne says it's not for him to question. He's a scientist, paid to do whatever scientists do. Thorne orders a Canadian CCPC to get a squadron and scour the tunnels.


K9 and Starkey arrive at the base. They go through the tunnels, to be met by a [[Korven]]. He takes aim, but is shot by K9 before he can fire. Gryffen tells Thorne he hasn't got the stabiliser. He must have dropped it when the CCPCs manhandled him. They meet Starkey and K9, who tell Gryffen about the Korven. Gryffen realises the Korven was in the pods. The ship and the STM are Korven technology. K9 notes there are over a hundred Korven in the area. Thorne decides they should all leave. Gryffen tells K9 and Starkey they have to go back for the stabiliser. When they return to the site, K9 gives Gryffen and Starkey a diversion by flying around the CCPCs, making animal sounds. Gryffen grabs the stabiliser, but is met by a CCPC. He throws it to Starkey. K9 and Starkey leave as the CCPCs chase Gryffen. He runs down a corridor, where he meets a Korven. It fires at him, but misses. Gryffen spots a door and goes outside. The Korven and the CCPCs start a battle.
K9 and Starkey arrive at the base. They go through the tunnels, to be met by a [[Korven]]. He takes aim, but is shot by K9 before he can fire. Gryffen tells Thorne he doesn't have the stabiliser. He must have dropped it when the CCPCs manhandled him. They meet Starkey and K9, who tell Gryffen about the Korven. Gryffen realises the Korven was in the pods and that the ship and the STM are Korven technology. K9 notes there are over a hundred Korven in the area. Thorne decides they should all leave. Gryffen tells K9 and Starkey they have to go back for the stabiliser. When they return to the site, K9 gives Gryffen and Starkey a diversion by flying around the CCPCs, making animal sounds. Gryffen grabs the stabiliser, but is met by a CCPC. He throws it to Starkey. K9 and Starkey leave as the CCPCs chase Gryffen. He runs down a corridor, where he meets a Korven. It fires at him, but misses. Gryffen spots a door and goes outside. The Korven and the CCPCs start a battle.


With only minutes left, K9 shows Starkey the way out.They meet Gryffen at the transportation spot and head home, leaving Thorne and the CCPCs confused.
With only minutes left, Starkey asks K9 where Gryffen is. K9 says that he went outside, which surprises Starkey. K9 shows Starkey the way out of the tunnels where they meet Gryffen at the transportation spot and head home. Thorne asks the CCPC where Gryffen is and is told he is outside. When Thorne asks about the stabiliser, the CCPC tells him that Starkey had it which causes Thorne to grin knowingly.


As Gryffen goes to the STM, K9 strongly advises against activating it with that device. The Korven are more dangerous than the [[Jixen]], more dangerous than any alien he has encountered and could have only come to Earth to further their aggression. They want to rule time and space. If they had the missing piece, they may allow the Korven to enter. Gryffen sets K9's enhancement code as a secure key. Starkey asks what his enhancement code is doing in Korven technology. K9 has no answers. Gryffen says that until they find out, the stabiliser is out of operation. The team are happy that K9 is stuck here with them for a long time.
As Gryffen goes to the STM, K9 strongly advises against activating it with that device. The Korven are more dangerous than the [[Jixen]], more dangerous than any alien he has encountered and could have only come to Earth to further their aggression. They want to rule time and space. If they had the missing piece, they may allow the Korven to enter. Gryffen finds that K9's enhancement code appears on his screen when he brings the stabiliser near his console. Starkey asks what K9's enhancement code is doing in Korven technology. K9 has no answers. Gryffen says that until they find out, the stabiliser is out of operation. The team are happy that K9 is stuck on Earth with them for a long time.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[K9 Mark 2]] - [[John Leeson]]
* Professor [[Alistair Gryffen]] - [[Robert Moloney]]
* [[Starkey]] - [[Keegan Joyce]]
* [[Starkey]] - [[Keegan Joyce]]
* [[Jorjie Turner]] - [[Philippa Coulthard]]
* [[Jorjie Turner]] - [[Philippa Coulthard]]
* [[Darius Pike]] - [[Daniel Webber]]
* [[Darius Pike]] - [[Daniel Webber]]
* Professor [[Alistair Gryffen]] - [[Robert Moloney]]
* Voice of [[K9 Mark 2|K9]] - [[John Leeson]]
* [[June Turner]] - [[Robyn Moore]]
* [[June Turner]] - [[Robyn Moore]]
* [[Thorne]] - [[Jared Robinsen]]
* [[Thorne]] - [[Jared Robinsen]]
* [[Lomax (K9)|Lomax]] - [[Peter Kent]]
* [[Lomax]] - [[Peter Kent]] ''uncredited on UK version''
* [[Canadian Department Inspector 1]] - [[Craig Lee]]
* [[Canadian Department Inspector 1]] - [[Craig Lee]]
* [[Canadian Department Inspector 2]] - [[Emma Gibbs]]
* [[Canadian Department Inspector 2]] - [[Emma Gibbs]]
* [[Korven (Angel of the North)|Korven]] - [[Matthew Reimer]]
* [[Korven (Angel of the North)|Korven]] - [[Matthew Reimer]]
* [[CCPC]] - [[Josh Norbido]]
* [[CCPC]] - [[Josh Norbido]], [[Jason McNamara]], [[Eugen Bekafigo]], [[Manuel Savoie]], [[Tyler Rostedt]]
* [[CCPC]] - [[Jason McNamara]]
* [[CCPC]] - [[Eugen Bekafigo]]
* [[CCPC]] - [[Manuel Savoie]]
* [[CCPC]] - [[Tyler Rostedt]]


== Production crew ==
''Robert Moloney, Keegan Joyce, Philippa Coulthard, Daniel Webber and John Leeson are all credited in the opening of the episode and not the closing credits. With the exception of Leeson's credit, they are credited only by their name and not with their respective character's name attached.''
 
== Crew ==
* [[Writer]] - [[Bob Baker]]
* [[Writer]] - [[Bob Baker]]
* [[Director]] - [[James Bogle]]
* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[James Bogle]]
* [[Producer]]s - [[Penny Wall]], [[Richard Stewart]], [[Simon Barnes]]
* [[Producer]]s - [[Penny Wall]], [[Richard Stewart]], [[Simon Barnes]]
* [[Executive producer]]s - [[Jim Howell]], [[Grant Bradley]], [[Steve Robbins]]
* [[Executive producer]]s - [[Jim Howell]], [[Grant Bradley]], [[Steve Robbins]]
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* Music by - [[Christopher Elves]]
* Music by - [[Christopher Elves]]
* K9 theme music by - [[Michael Lira]]
* K9 theme music by - [[Michael Lira]]
* [[Editor]] - [[Patrick Stewart]]
* [[Editor]] - [[Patrick Stewart (editor)|Patrick Stewart]]
* Casting - [[Faith Martin]] and associates
* Casting - [[Faith Martin]] and associates
* Episodic casting - [[Lisa Maloney]]
* Episodic casting - [[Lisa Maloney]]
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* [[Costume Designer]] - [[Joanne Thompson]]
* [[Costume Designer]] - [[Joanne Thompson]]
* Makeup Designer - [[Sharon Robbins]]
* Makeup Designer - [[Sharon Robbins]]
* Puppeteer - [[David Pawsey]]
* [[Puppeteer (crew)|Puppeteer]] - [[David Pawsey]]
* [[Location Manager]] - [[Charles Boyle]]
* [[Location Manager]] - [[Charles Boyle]]
* Sound Recordist - [[Ian Grant]]
* Sound Recordist - [[Ian Grant]]
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* Unit Manager - [[Graeme Suhr]]
* Unit Manager - [[Graeme Suhr]]
* Post Production Facility - [[Cutting Edge Australia]]
* Post Production Facility - [[Cutting Edge Australia]]
* Head of Post Production - [[John Lee]]
* Head of Post Production - [[John Lee (post-production)|John Lee]]
* Sound Design - [[Warren Pearson]]
* Sound Design - [[Warren Pearson]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* K9 says that the Korven are even more dangerous than the [[Jixen]].


== Story notes ==
== Notes ==
* After ''[[Mind Snap]]'', which was co-written by [[Paul Tams]], this episode is [[K9]] co-creator [[Bob Baker]]'s first solo script for the series and his first solo ''[[Doctor Who]]'' related TV story since ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]''.
* After [[TV]]: {{cs|Mind Snap (TV story)}}, which was co-written by [[Paul Tams]], this episode is [[K9]] co-creator [[Bob Baker]]'s first solo script for the series and his first solo ''[[Doctor Who]]'' related TV story since [[TV]]: {{cs|Nightmare of Eden (TV story)}} in [[1979 (releases)|1979]].
* Unlike other episodes, where at the start the credits for the main cast, [[writer]] and [[director]] are in the bottom centre, the credits are located at the middle right.
* Unlike other episodes, where at the start the credits for the main cast, [[writer]] and [[Director (crew)|director]] are in the bottom centre, the credits for this episode are located at the middle right.


=== Ratings ===
=== Ratings ===
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=== Production errors ===
=== Production errors ===
{{K9 discontinuity}}
''to be added''
''to be added''


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
{{K9 discontinuity}}
* [[Gryffen]] received a component for the STM that the Department took from the fallen angel in [[TV]]: {{cs|Regeneration (TV story)}}.
* The [[Korven]] previously appeared in [[K9TV]]: ''[[The Korven]]''.
* K9 says the Korven are even more dangerous than the [[Jixen]]. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Liberation]]'')


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
[[File:Dvd-k9complete.jpg|thumb|right|Official Boxset Cover.]]
This episode is featured in the following DVD sets:
* This episode is featured in the Series One complete box set, released in Australia on [[29 September]] [[2010]]. [http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2010/08/k9-complete-first-series.html]
* Series One complete box set, released in Australia on [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]. [http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2010/08/k9-complete-first-series.html]
* This episode was released along with episodes 1-12 as "K-9: Series 1; Volume 2" on [[18 April]] [[2011]]. [http://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/k9-series-one-dvd-volume-two-uk/]
* ''K9: Series 1: Volume 2'', containing episodes 13–26, released in the UK and US on [[18 April (releases)|18 April]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]. [http://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/k9-complete-series-1-13-episodes/], [http://www.amazon.com/K9-Series-1-Vol/dp/B004EJ006M/ref=pd_bxgy_mov_img_b]
* ''K9: Ultimate Collectors Edition'', containing the full first series, was released in the UK on [[11 June (releases)|11 June]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]. [http://www.amazon.co.uk/K9-Complete-Box-Set-DVD/dp/B0076WI3C2/ref=sr_1_4?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1339049905&sr=1-4]
 
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File:K9 Ultimate Collectors Edition DVD.jpg|"Ultimate Collectors Edition"<br />(Region 2, UK)
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.k9official.com/episodes.html K9 Official - Episode Guide]
* [http://www.k9official.com/episodes.html K9 Official - Episode Guide]
 
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Angel of the North was the twenty-third episode of K9. It was written by Bob Baker, and directed by James Bogle.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gryffen is taken by Thorne to the crash site of a Fallen Angel, the spaceship that the space-time manipulator was found in. In the frozen wastes of his native Canada, Gryffen faces his own demons and again, the dreaded Korven. K9 and Starkey try to rescue Gryffen from this most evil of alien menaces. Gryffen finds the STM's missing dimensional stabiliser unit which he needs to control it properly. With it comes a mystery!

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Somewhere in the frozen wastes of Canada, a technician calls a Department inspector. He can't get a piece of machinery open. It won't budge. While the inspector is on his way, the technician reaches through some slime and experiences a strange distortion. He looks up and screams.

At Gryffen's house, Gryffen is at the STM when the distortion happens. He asks K9 what's going on. K9 says he's finding it difficult to keep still. He asks if 48 north by 120 means anything to Gryffen. Gryffen says that's where the Fallen Angel crashed. Something is happening there to affect the STM and K9. All this time the ship has been quiet. It's as if something has awakened or some element has been activated.

Gryffen decides it is the temporal stabiliser, the missing element and the reason he hasn't mastered the STM. He tries to conquer his agoraphobia. He takes a few steps outside, but when his fingertips let go of the door, he stumbles and rushes back inside. Darius comes and helps him up, shocked he tried to go outside. Gryffen agrees it was ridiculous.

Later, Gryffen contacts June and tells her he needs to get to the Fallen Angel. He believes the temporal stabiliser is still there and if he gets it, he can to get the STM working accurately. He was thinking about the travelsuit she once told him about. She says it is still experimental and it's a very hazardous journey. Thorne, who is working behind June, leaves. Later, he tells Lomax about the conversation and is ordered to assist Gryffen in every way possible. Thorne brings Gryffen the virtual reality encasement suit. He says he and June have agreed to assist Gryffen on his trip. The suit will help him with his phobia. He assures Gryffen it's perfectly safe and has passed the highest security tests. K9 is not confident.

Gryffen puts on the suit. Thorne will be travelling with him and a small security team. He'll personally see Gryffen is safe and sound. Thorne smiles at K9 and Darius, making Darius suspicious. As they leave the house, Gryffen panics and protests as two CCPCs pull him out. K9 wakes Starkey and the three argue about the matter. June arrives, asking where Gryffen is. She is told the situation.

Thorne, Gryffen and the CCPCs arrive at the crash site, where Gryffen admires a piece of wreckage. Back at Gryffen's house, Jorjie has arrived. She asks about Gryffen and Thorne's trip. K9 isn't entirely sure but has an uneasy feeling about it. He decides to travel there.

Gryffen finds a helmet. Thorne tells him to get on with his work. Gryffen finds the stabiliser in a puddle of slime. After retrieving the stabiliser, Thorne tells Gryffen to bring it and they'll go back home. As Thorne and the CCPCs leave, Gryffen spots something of interest: empty pods. Thorne says there is nothing in them. Gryffen says the "nothings" have escaped. Whatever they are, they are loose in the tunnels.

K9 tells the team he will need them all to operate the STM. Starkey, Darius and Jorjie finish setting all the instruments and powering it up. Starkey tells Jorjie to hold the instrument he's on. He goes downstairs and jumps through the STM portal after K9. They are transported to Canada. K9 says that they only have 2 hours before the portal closes behind them. Starkey spots the crash site and they move towards it. The CCPCs roughly take Gryffen away from the pods. He drops the stabiliser. As they take Gryffen out, Gryffen demands to know what was in the pods. Thorne says it's not for him to question. He's a scientist, paid to do whatever scientists do. Thorne orders a Canadian CCPC to get a squadron and scour the tunnels.

K9 and Starkey arrive at the base. They go through the tunnels, to be met by a Korven. He takes aim, but is shot by K9 before he can fire. Gryffen tells Thorne he doesn't have the stabiliser. He must have dropped it when the CCPCs manhandled him. They meet Starkey and K9, who tell Gryffen about the Korven. Gryffen realises the Korven was in the pods and that the ship and the STM are Korven technology. K9 notes there are over a hundred Korven in the area. Thorne decides they should all leave. Gryffen tells K9 and Starkey they have to go back for the stabiliser. When they return to the site, K9 gives Gryffen and Starkey a diversion by flying around the CCPCs, making animal sounds. Gryffen grabs the stabiliser, but is met by a CCPC. He throws it to Starkey. K9 and Starkey leave as the CCPCs chase Gryffen. He runs down a corridor, where he meets a Korven. It fires at him, but misses. Gryffen spots a door and goes outside. The Korven and the CCPCs start a battle.

With only minutes left, Starkey asks K9 where Gryffen is. K9 says that he went outside, which surprises Starkey. K9 shows Starkey the way out of the tunnels where they meet Gryffen at the transportation spot and head home. Thorne asks the CCPC where Gryffen is and is told he is outside. When Thorne asks about the stabiliser, the CCPC tells him that Starkey had it which causes Thorne to grin knowingly.

As Gryffen goes to the STM, K9 strongly advises against activating it with that device. The Korven are more dangerous than the Jixen, more dangerous than any alien he has encountered and could have only come to Earth to further their aggression. They want to rule time and space. If they had the missing piece, they may allow the Korven to enter. Gryffen finds that K9's enhancement code appears on his screen when he brings the stabiliser near his console. Starkey asks what K9's enhancement code is doing in Korven technology. K9 has no answers. Gryffen says that until they find out, the stabiliser is out of operation. The team are happy that K9 is stuck on Earth with them for a long time.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Robert Moloney, Keegan Joyce, Philippa Coulthard, Daniel Webber and John Leeson are all credited in the opening of the episode and not the closing credits. With the exception of Leeson's credit, they are credited only by their name and not with their respective character's name attached.

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • K9 says that the Korven are even more dangerous than the Jixen.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • After TV: Mind Snap [+]Loading...["Mind Snap (TV story)"], which was co-written by Paul Tams, this episode is K9 co-creator Bob Baker's first solo script for the series and his first solo Doctor Who related TV story since TV: Nightmare of Eden [+]Loading...["Nightmare of Eden (TV story)"] in 1979.
  • Unlike other episodes, where at the start the credits for the main cast, writer and director are in the bottom centre, the credits for this episode are located at the middle right.

Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Myths[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Gryffen received a component for the STM that the Department took from the fallen angel in TV: Regeneration [+]Loading...["Regeneration (TV story)"].

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

This episode is featured in the following DVD sets:

  • Series One complete box set, released in Australia on 29 September 2010. [1]
  • K9: Series 1: Volume 2, containing episodes 13–26, released in the UK and US on 18 April 2011. [2], [3]
  • K9: Ultimate Collectors Edition, containing the full first series, was released in the UK on 11 June 2012. [4]
  • Complete Boxset (Region 4, Australia)

    Complete Boxset
    (Region 4, Australia)

  • Series 1, Volume 2 (Region 0, sold in UK and US)

    Series 1, Volume 2
    (Region 0, sold in UK and US)

  • "Ultimate Collectors Edition" (Region 2, UK)

    "Ultimate Collectors Edition"
    (Region 2, UK)

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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