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The '''London Underground''' was a [[train]] network running underneath [[London]]. | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
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The '''London Underground''' was a [[train]] network running underneath [[London]], administered by [[London Transport]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Joyride (novel)|Joyride]]'') | |||
[[White City tube station]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') and [[Marylebone station]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') were both on the London Underground. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== 19th century === | === 19th century === | ||
The construction of part of the London Underground awoke a group of [[Silurian]]s led by [[Vastra]]. She wanted to avenge her deceased | The construction of part of the London Underground awoke a group of [[Silurian]]s led by [[Vastra]]. She wanted to avenge her deceased sisters on the workers, but the Doctor convinced her not to give in to rage, ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') during his [[Ninth Doctor|ninth]] incarnation. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'') | ||
The [[Second Doctor]] seemed to believe the Underground was only built after [[Victoria Waterfield]] left Earth in 1866. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | The [[Second Doctor]] seemed to believe the Underground was only built after [[Victoria Waterfield]] left [[Earth]] in [[1866]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | ||
Parts of the [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood Hub]] were built in a similar style to the old Underground stations. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'' onwards) | Parts of the [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood Hub]] were built in a similar style to the old Underground stations. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'' onwards) | ||
In [[1867]], the [[Phantoms]] from an alternate version of [[2008]] manipulated [[Thomas Brewster]] into constructing a time machine in a tunnel near Great Portland Street station. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]'') | In [[1867]], the [[Phantoms]] from an alternate version of [[2008]] manipulated [[Thomas Brewster]] into constructing a time machine in a tunnel near [[Great Portland Street tube station]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]'') | ||
In [[1868]], the [[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] helped [[Thomas Huxley]] investigate disappearances in the London Underground, where they discovered the [[Zarbi]] and [[the Animus]] settled. They were able to kill the Animus with a train and send the Zarbi back home, but the Doctor soon realised that his companions had gone missing. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Unnatural Selection (comic story)|Unnatural Selection]]'') On [[24 December]] of that [[year]], [[Westminster]] station was opened. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Favourite Star (short story)|Favourite Star]]'') | |||
In [[ | In [[1892]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] showed the [[Great Intelligence]] a map of the London Underground from [[1967]], and said that it was "a key strategic weakness in metropolitan living." He then went on to say, "but then I've never liked a tunnel." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'') | ||
Also in the [[1890s]], the [[Paternoster Gang]] once investigated a house allegedly haunted by a [[poltergeist]]. They discovered instead that the house was built on top of the [[Bakerloo line]] and everything shook whenever a train went by. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Silhouette (novel)|Silhouette]]'') | |||
=== 20th century === | === 20th century === | ||
During [[World War II]], a military transit camp was constructed in Goodge Street station. The rooms and corridors remained, shut off from public access, for decades after the war finished. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | During [[World War II]], a military transit camp was constructed in [[Goodge Street tube station]]. The rooms and corridors remained, shut off from public access, for decades after the war finished. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') London tube stations were used by the public for protection from the [[London Blitz]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'') | ||
On [[26 June]] [[1965]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] walked past White City | On [[26 June]] [[1965]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] walked past [[White City tube station]] after their return to Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Travellers (novel)|The Time Travellers]]'') | ||
During the [[Cold War]], a hidden | During the [[Cold War]], a hidden [[lift]] was built, leading from an Underground station to a top-secret nuclear bunker under [[Whitehall]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | ||
The platforms and tunnels of the Underground were used by the [[Great Intelligence]] to pull in the [[Second Doctor]] and his companions [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Victoria Waterfield]] in | The platforms and tunnels of the Underground were used by the [[Great Intelligence]] to pull in the [[Second Doctor]] and his companions [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Victoria Waterfield]] in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and have them attacked by its [[robot Yeti]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | ||
At some point after this adventure, [[the Brigadier]] and the [[Exile on Earth|exiled-to-Earth]] [[Third Doctor]] were forced to chase an alien master of disguise throughout the Underground system. The Doctor discovered that the inter-galactic criminal, [[Hingrad]], had dug a secret passage from the bowels of the [[Tower Hill]] | At some point after this adventure, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] and the [[Exile on Earth|exiled-to-Earth]] [[Third Doctor]] were forced to chase an alien master of disguise throughout the Underground system. The Doctor discovered that the inter-galactic criminal, [[Hingrad]], had dug a secret passage from the bowels of the [[Tower Hill tube station]] to the base of the [[Tower of London]]. The Doctor followed Hingrad to the Tower, but was unable to capture him. He did, however, succeed in preventing Hingrad from stealing the [[British Crown Jewels]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Secret of the Tower (comic story)|Secret of the Tower]]'') | ||
=== 21st century === | === 21st century === | ||
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] once saved the Underground from a terrorist attack. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Test of Nerve (audio story)|Test of Nerve]]'') | {{section stub|''[[Tube Strike (audio story)|Tube Strike]]''}} | ||
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] once saved the Underground from a [[Terrorism|terrorist]] attack. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Test of Nerve (audio story)|Test of Nerve]]'') | |||
In [[2005]], people outside [[Queens Arcade station]] were amongst those attacked by [[Auton]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | In [[2005]], [[Samuel Wilkinson]] reported to the website [[Doctor Who?]] that he once saw the [[Ninth Doctor]] on the tube reading a copy of ''[[A Brief History of Time]]'' and [[laughing]] heartily. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|writer=Unknown}}) Later, during the [[Dummy Massacre]], people outside [[Queens Arcade tube station]] were amongst those attacked by [[Auton]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | ||
In [[ | In mid-[[2006]], after the [[Northern line|Northern]] and [[Jubilee line|Jubilee London Underground lines]] began to be refurbished, an exponential quantity of still-active [[Schlechter Wolf|Schlechter Wolves]] were excavated in [[Bow, London|Bow]], [[Pimlico]], [[Kennington]]. [[Corporal]] [[Cameron Walker]] warned anybody attempting to salvage the shells to sell on [[ebay]], due to the strong market for [[WWII]] artefacts, to leave the shells alone due to how lethal they were. The discovery of the shells and Corporal Walker's statements were documented in a [[press briefing]] filed by [[Corp]] [[Alex Balfour]], [[embargo]]ed until [[8 (number)|08:00]][[A.M.|am]] on [[28 July]] [[2005]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unexploded WWII Bomb Warnings (short story)|Unexploded WWII Bomb Warnings]]'') | ||
In [[ | In [[2007]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] visited [[Aldgate tube station]] because it passed close to the chamber where the [[Water Hive]] were holding their prisoners. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Feast of the Drowned (novel)|The Feast of the Drowned]]'') | ||
In [[ | In [[2009]], the Doctor and [[Majenta Pryce]] investigated the "[[ghost]]s" haunting the Underground and defeated [[Mnemosyne]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ghosts of the Northern Line]]'') On two consecutive days, the Second Doctor met [[Miranda Peel]] on the Underground. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Favourite Star (short story)|Favourite Star]]'') | ||
In [[2012]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[River Song]] found a group of refugees who had evaded [[Cyber-conversion]] hiding in the London Underground. They electrified the train rails to stop the [[Cybermen]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock]]'') | In [[2011]], Thomas Brewster's time machine was used to transport train-loads of commuters (including [[Evelyn Smythe]] and [[Flip Jackson|Philippa Jackson]]) from [[Great Portland Street tube station]] to the planet [[Symbios]], where they would serve as troops to fight the invading [[Terravore]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'') | ||
In [[2012]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[River Song]] found a group of refugees who had evaded [[Cyber-conversion]] hiding in the London Underground. They electrified the train rails to stop the [[Cyber Legion|Legion Cybermen]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock]]'') | |||
During the [[Hyperion (species)|Hyperion]] invasion of [[Britain]] in [[summer]] [[2015]], the populace were forced to retreat into the Underground, a sight that [[Clara Oswald]] likened to [[the Blitz]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Hyperion Empire (comic story)|The Hyperion Empire]]'') | |||
In [[2050]], trains in the London area (presumably including the Underground) were under the authority of [[TubeCorp]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'') | In [[2050]], trains in the London area (presumably including the Underground) were under the authority of [[TubeCorp]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'') | ||
[[file:Mr. Steelman is only a name....png|thumb|left|[[Mr]] [[Steelman]] watches [[Lady]] [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]] and [[Aloysius Parker|Parker]] leave the [[London Silver Vaults]], [[driving]] past a London Underground [[sign]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Great Silver Robbery! (comic story)|part=2}})]] | |||
In [[2066]], while [[driving]] ''[[Lady Penelope's car|FAB One]]'' away from the [[London Silver Vaults]], [[Aloysius Parker|Parker]] drove past a London Underground [[sign]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Great Silver Robbery! (comic story)|part=2}}) | |||
=== 22nd century === | === 22nd century === | ||
A disused Underground station was used as a base for resistance fighters against the [[Dalek]] | [[Tube station (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|A disused Underground station]] was used as a base for [[Rebels of London|resistance fighters]] against the [[Dalek]]'s [[Dalek Earthforce|Earthforce]] including their [[Supreme Controller]]. The rebels were forced to abandon it when the Daleks decided to firebomb London. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
=== The far future === | === The far future === | ||
The tunnels and platforms of Marble Arch station survived the fireball when Earth was moved to become [[ | The tunnels and platforms of Marble Arch station survived the fireball when Earth was moved to become [[Ravolox]]. A tribe of primitive humans ruled by the robot [[Drathro]] resided here. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'') | ||
=== Alternate universes === | === Alternate universes === | ||
The [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] once landed in [[Canary Wharf]] | The [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] once landed in [[Canary Wharf tube station]] in a universe where [[WOTAN]] had never been defeated. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Travellers (novel)|The Time Travellers]]'') | ||
[[File:Mestizer and a Subterranean.jpg|thumb|[[Mestizer]] and a [[Subterranean]] on the London Underground. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tunnel at the End of the Light (novel)|The Tunnel at the End of the Light]]'')]] | |||
In [[1950]], [[Mestizer]] commanded the [[Subterranean]]s to kill several individuals across London, setting [[Subterranean King (The Tunnel at the End of the Light)|their King]] free. Mestizer was killed by the King as it broke free from the London Underground, but after [[Honoré Lechasseur]] and [[Emily Blandish]] changed history to stop the King, the events leading to Mestizer's death did not occur. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tunnel at the End of the Light (novel)|The Tunnel at the End of the Light]]'') | |||
The Underground also existed in [[Pete's World]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] walked past the entrance to [[St Paul's tube station]] there. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') | |||
When the [[New Dalek Paradigm]] conquered Earth in [[1963]], [[Sylvia (City of the Daleks)|Sylvia]], the last human, hid in the Underground. Unfortunately, she died setting a trap for the Daleks, but her death gave the Doctor and Amy Pond enough time to escape and fix the timeline. ([[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'') | |||
After their mental avatars were transported to a [[Parallel Earth (Telepresence)|parallel Earth]], [[Osgood]], [[Vikram Shindi|Shindi]] and [[Josh Carter|Josh]] we forced to hide in the [[Piccadilly Circus tube station]] after being attacked by [[Alternative drone|converted pigeons]]. Osgood noted there was a "Magellan line" that did not exist on the [[Earth]] of [[N-Space]] during the [[2010s]]. Upon encountering the disused Underground rail network, they set about exploring the tunnels. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Telepresence (audio story)|Telepresence]]'') | |||
=== Legacy === | |||
A map of the London Underground was used as evidence in the [[Second Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's trial (The War Games)|trial]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Second Session (short story)|Second Session]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
On 18 March 2007, [[BBC Four]] broadcast a ''London Underground Night'', during which they showed episode one of ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' — the only episode of this six-part serial known to survive at the time. | |||
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* [http://www.nickcooper.org.uk/subterra/lu/lufilmtv/dwrose.htm.htm ''Rose''] from The London Underground in Films & TV | * [http://www.nickcooper.org.uk/subterra/lu/lufilmtv/dwrose.htm.htm ''Rose''] from The London Underground in Films & TV | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 21 October 2024
The London Underground was a train network running underneath London, administered by London Transport. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs, PROSE: Joyride)
White City tube station (TV: The Chase) and Marylebone station (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians) were both on the London Underground.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
19th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
The construction of part of the London Underground awoke a group of Silurians led by Vastra. She wanted to avenge her deceased sisters on the workers, but the Doctor convinced her not to give in to rage, (TV: A Good Man Goes to War) during his ninth incarnation. (COMIC: The Lost Dimension)
The Second Doctor seemed to believe the Underground was only built after Victoria Waterfield left Earth in 1866. (TV: The Web of Fear)
Parts of the Torchwood Hub were built in a similar style to the old Underground stations. (TV: Everything Changes onwards)
In 1867, the Phantoms from an alternate version of 2008 manipulated Thomas Brewster into constructing a time machine in a tunnel near Great Portland Street tube station. (AUDIO: The Haunting of Thomas Brewster)
In 1868, the First Doctor, Ian and Barbara helped Thomas Huxley investigate disappearances in the London Underground, where they discovered the Zarbi and the Animus settled. They were able to kill the Animus with a train and send the Zarbi back home, but the Doctor soon realised that his companions had gone missing. (COMIC: Unnatural Selection) On 24 December of that year, Westminster station was opened. (PROSE: Favourite Star)
In 1892, the Eleventh Doctor showed the Great Intelligence a map of the London Underground from 1967, and said that it was "a key strategic weakness in metropolitan living." He then went on to say, "but then I've never liked a tunnel." (TV: The Snowmen)
Also in the 1890s, the Paternoster Gang once investigated a house allegedly haunted by a poltergeist. They discovered instead that the house was built on top of the Bakerloo line and everything shook whenever a train went by. (PROSE: Silhouette)
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
During World War II, a military transit camp was constructed in Goodge Street tube station. The rooms and corridors remained, shut off from public access, for decades after the war finished. (TV: The Web of Fear) London tube stations were used by the public for protection from the London Blitz. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac)
On 26 June 1965, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright walked past White City tube station after their return to Earth. (TV: The Chase, PROSE: The Time Travellers)
During the Cold War, a hidden lift was built, leading from an Underground station to a top-secret nuclear bunker under Whitehall. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)
The platforms and tunnels of the Underground were used by the Great Intelligence to pull in the Second Doctor and his companions Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield in the TARDIS and have them attacked by its robot Yetis. (TV: The Web of Fear)
At some point after this adventure, the Brigadier and the exiled-to-Earth Third Doctor were forced to chase an alien master of disguise throughout the Underground system. The Doctor discovered that the inter-galactic criminal, Hingrad, had dug a secret passage from the bowels of the Tower Hill tube station to the base of the Tower of London. The Doctor followed Hingrad to the Tower, but was unable to capture him. He did, however, succeed in preventing Hingrad from stealing the British Crown Jewels. (COMIC: Secret of the Tower)
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Sarah Jane Smith once saved the Underground from a terrorist attack. (AUDIO: Test of Nerve)
In 2005, Samuel Wilkinson reported to the website Doctor Who? that he once saw the Ninth Doctor on the tube reading a copy of A Brief History of Time and laughing heartily. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...{"writer":"Unknown","1":"Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"}) Later, during the Dummy Massacre, people outside Queens Arcade tube station were amongst those attacked by Autons. (TV: Rose)
In mid-2006, after the Northern and Jubilee London Underground lines began to be refurbished, an exponential quantity of still-active Schlechter Wolves were excavated in Bow, Pimlico, Kennington. Corporal Cameron Walker warned anybody attempting to salvage the shells to sell on ebay, due to the strong market for WWII artefacts, to leave the shells alone due to how lethal they were. The discovery of the shells and Corporal Walker's statements were documented in a press briefing filed by Corp Alex Balfour, embargoed until 08:00am on 28 July 2005. (PROSE: Unexploded WWII Bomb Warnings)
In 2007, the Tenth Doctor visited Aldgate tube station because it passed close to the chamber where the Water Hive were holding their prisoners. (PROSE: The Feast of the Drowned)
In 2009, the Doctor and Majenta Pryce investigated the "ghosts" haunting the Underground and defeated Mnemosyne. (COMIC: Ghosts of the Northern Line) On two consecutive days, the Second Doctor met Miranda Peel on the Underground. (PROSE: Favourite Star)
In 2011, Thomas Brewster's time machine was used to transport train-loads of commuters (including Evelyn Smythe and Philippa Jackson) from Great Portland Street tube station to the planet Symbios, where they would serve as troops to fight the invading Terravores. (AUDIO: The Crimes of Thomas Brewster)
In 2012, the Eleventh Doctor and River Song found a group of refugees who had evaded Cyber-conversion hiding in the London Underground. They electrified the train rails to stop the Legion Cybermen. (GAME: The Eternity Clock)
During the Hyperion invasion of Britain in summer 2015, the populace were forced to retreat into the Underground, a sight that Clara Oswald likened to the Blitz. (COMIC: The Hyperion Empire)
In 2050, trains in the London area (presumably including the Underground) were under the authority of TubeCorp. (TV: Oroborus)
In 2066, while driving FAB One away from the London Silver Vaults, Parker drove past a London Underground sign. (COMIC: The Great Silver Robbery! (part 2) [+]Loading...{"part":"2","1":"The Great Silver Robbery! (comic story)"})
22nd century[[edit] | [edit source]]
A disused Underground station was used as a base for resistance fighters against the Dalek's Earthforce including their Supreme Controller. The rebels were forced to abandon it when the Daleks decided to firebomb London. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
The far future[[edit] | [edit source]]
The tunnels and platforms of Marble Arch station survived the fireball when Earth was moved to become Ravolox. A tribe of primitive humans ruled by the robot Drathro resided here. (TV: The Mysterious Planet)
Alternate universes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The First Doctor, Susan, Ian, and Barbara once landed in Canary Wharf tube station in a universe where WOTAN had never been defeated. (PROSE: The Time Travellers)
In 1950, Mestizer commanded the Subterraneans to kill several individuals across London, setting their King free. Mestizer was killed by the King as it broke free from the London Underground, but after Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish changed history to stop the King, the events leading to Mestizer's death did not occur. (PROSE: The Tunnel at the End of the Light)
The Underground also existed in Pete's World. The Tenth Doctor walked past the entrance to St Paul's tube station there. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen)
When the New Dalek Paradigm conquered Earth in 1963, Sylvia, the last human, hid in the Underground. Unfortunately, she died setting a trap for the Daleks, but her death gave the Doctor and Amy Pond enough time to escape and fix the timeline. (GAME: City of the Daleks)
After their mental avatars were transported to a parallel Earth, Osgood, Shindi and Josh we forced to hide in the Piccadilly Circus tube station after being attacked by converted pigeons. Osgood noted there was a "Magellan line" that did not exist on the Earth of N-Space during the 2010s. Upon encountering the disused Underground rail network, they set about exploring the tunnels. (AUDIO: Telepresence)
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
A map of the London Underground was used as evidence in the Second Doctor's trial. (PROSE: Second Session)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
On 18 March 2007, BBC Four broadcast a London Underground Night, during which they showed episode one of The Web of Fear — the only episode of this six-part serial known to survive at the time.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Web of Fear from The London Underground in Films & TV
- Invasion of the Dinosaurs from The London Underground in Films & TV
- The Dalek Invasion of Earth from The London Underground in Films & TV
- The Chase from The London Underground in Films & TV
- Rose from The London Underground in Films & TV
