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|image = Thames House.jpg | |||
|aka = MI5 Building | |||
|type = Headquarters of [[MI5]] | |||
|location = [[City of Westminster]] | |||
|first mention = | |||
|first = Children of Earth: Day One (TV story) | |||
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Two]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Four]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Five]]''}} | |||
|clip = We are here - Torchwood Children of Earth - BBC | |||
|clip2 = Ianto and Jack die - Torchwood Children of Earth - BBC | |||
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'''Thames House''', also known as the '''MI5 Building''', was the [[headquarters]] of [[MI5]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)}}) It was located in the [[City of Westminster]].{{Note|[[File:London_Map_RotS.jpg|thumb|The location of the City of Westminster on [[Mr Smith]]'s map. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'')]] We know from the birds-eye view of the area in {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}} that the [[London Eye]] is - in conjunction with the map from {{cs|Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)}} - located in [[Lambeth]], opposite the [[Palace of Westminster]]. In {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)}}, Thames House is shown to be a short distance along the River Thames from the Palace of Westminster, just before a bend in the river. This places Thames House in Westminster as per the map from {{cs|Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)}}.}} | |||
== History == | |||
When [[the 456]] returned to [[Earth]] in [[2009]], a special tank was built to house their ambassador on the thirteenth floor. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)}}) Prior to their arrival, all the children of the [[Earth]] [[pointing|pointed]] in the direction of Thames House. When the [[456 ambassador]] arrived, a [[pillar of fire]] came down out of the sky and into the tank before disappearing, leaving the ambassador behind. The pillar of fire appeared to do no damage to Thames House despite passing through at the very least, the roof. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)}}) | |||
[[File:Day Two.jpg|left|thumb|The tank in Thames House. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)}})]] | |||
[[Jack Harkness]] and [[Ianto Jones]] confronted the [[456 ambassador]] at Thames House. The 456 released a virus which killed everyone in the building, except [[Dekker]], who survived by wearing a hazard suit. The building was placed on lockdown, preventing any escape and trapping everybody inside, as it was designed to withstand [[chemical]] and [[Biological warfare|biological attack]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)}}) | |||
After Jack attacked the 456 with a reconstitution wave, the 456 ambassador began writhing in its tank in Thames House before apparently violently exploding. Before the 456's apparent death could be investigated, its remains were removed from Thames House in another pillar of fire. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)}}) | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:09, 17 March 2024
Thames House, also known as the MI5 Building, was the headquarters of MI5. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Four [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)"]) It was located in the City of Westminster.[nb 1]
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
When the 456 returned to Earth in 2009, a special tank was built to house their ambassador on the thirteenth floor. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Two [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)"]) Prior to their arrival, all the children of the Earth pointed in the direction of Thames House. When the 456 ambassador arrived, a pillar of fire came down out of the sky and into the tank before disappearing, leaving the ambassador behind. The pillar of fire appeared to do no damage to Thames House despite passing through at the very least, the roof. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)"])
Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones confronted the 456 ambassador at Thames House. The 456 released a virus which killed everyone in the building, except Dekker, who survived by wearing a hazard suit. The building was placed on lockdown, preventing any escape and trapping everybody inside, as it was designed to withstand chemical and biological attack. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Four [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)"])
After Jack attacked the 456 with a reconstitution wave, the 456 ambassador began writhing in its tank in Thames House before apparently violently exploding. Before the 456's apparent death could be investigated, its remains were removed from Thames House in another pillar of fire. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Five [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)"])
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ We know from the birds-eye view of the area in The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"] that the London Eye is - in conjunction with the map from Revenge of the Slitheen [+]Loading...["Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)"] - located in Lambeth, opposite the Palace of Westminster. In Children of Earth: Day Three [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)"], Thames House is shown to be a short distance along the River Thames from the Palace of Westminster, just before a bend in the river. This places Thames House in Westminster as per the map from Revenge of the Slitheen [+]Loading...["Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)"].
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