Tardisode 4

Tardisode 4
Main character(s):	Female crewmember
Main enemy:	Clockwork Droids
Main setting:	SS Madame de Pompadour
Key crew
Writer:	Gareth Roberts
Director:	Ashley Way
Producer:	Sophie Fante, Jo Pearce
Release details
Story number:	1
Premiere broadcast:	29 April 2006
Format:	Internet broadcast
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Tardisode 4 was the fourth of the Tardisode series of mini-episode prologues to Doctor Who Series 2. This Tardisode was a prelude to the episode The Girl in the Fireplace.

Plot

Two pilots are at the controls of the SS Madame de Pompadour. Suddenly, an ion storm hits the ship, causing chaos as lights start flashing and things start exploding, with the two pilots desperately trying to regain control. One of them shouts, "Mayday!" as the scene blacks out. Later, the same cockpit is now bathed in a red light and both of the pilots are on the floor, one presumably dead. An eerie tick-tock noise is heard. A shadow falls over the surviving pilot, who is at first relieved to see help. Her relief soon turns to terror, as she suddenly becomes scared of whatever is looming over her, and she screams. A clock face cracks — part of a clock situated on top of a fireplace...

Cast

• Female Crewmember - Liz Armon-Lloyd
• Male Crewmember - David Martin

Crew

• Executive Producers - Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner
• Script Editor - Simon Winstone

Story notes

• This is the only TARDISode to have a set specially built for it. Other TARDISodes were shot on existing sets or on location.

Filming location

• Enfys Television Studios, Cardiff

Continuity

• The SS Madame de Pompadour is caught in an ion storm. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)
• People are taken to be used as spare parts for the ship. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)
• The clock on the mantle is broken. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)

External links

• Tardisode 4 on the BBC Media Selector