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|setting         = [[London]], [[2050]]<br>[[London]], [[23 November]] [[1963]]
|broadcast date = [[23rd May]] 2010
|writer         = Jason Bourque
|format         = 1 x 30 minute episode
|director        = [[Mark DeFriest]]
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|producer        = [[Penny Wall]], [[Richard Stewart]], [[Simon Barnes]]
|previous story= [[Black Hunger]]
|broadcast date = 26 April 2010
|next story= [[Lost Library of Ukko]]
|format         = 1 x 30 minute episode
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'''''The Cambridge Spy''''' was the sixteenth episode of ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]''. It was written by [[Jason Bourque]], directed by [[Mark DeFriest]] and featured the only [[time travel]] adventure of the show.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
A freak accident engages the Space-Time Manipulator and Jorjie is taken back in time to November 1963. K9 and Starkey follow to rescue her and become embroiled in a spy-ring and a race against time to save Darius from never having existed. Gryffen enlists June's help to bring Jorjie back to their time and save Darius.
A freak accident engages the [[Space-Time Manipulator]] and [[Jorjie Turner|Jorjie]] is taken back to [[23 November]] [[1963]]. [[K9 Mark 2|K9]] and [[Starkey]] follow to rescue her and become embroiled in a [[spy]]-ring and a race against time to save [[Darius Pike|Darius]] from never having existed. [[Alistair Gryffen|Gryffen]] enlists [[June Turner|June]]'s help to bring Jorjie back to their time and save Darius.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
At the mansion, as Gryffen works on the [[Space-Time Manipulator]] Starkey is beaten at [[Chess]] by K9. He argues that K9 cheated but K9 tells him that "cheating is a tactic employed to alter the odds when one is in danger of defeat" and that he was never in danger of defeat. When Darius chuckles, Starkey challenges him but he refuses to let Starkey wipe the floor with him again as usual. Starkey wonders why Jorjie is looking at some papers in the corner, she tells him that they're Police files and Newspapers Gryffen found in the basement back from when the mansion was a Police station. Starkey asks Jorjie why is she wearing a rainbow and she replies with some 60's slang. She tells him she's got a History assignment due on Friday, "The impact of music culture and criminal activity in 1960's England". K9 fails to understna the exchange of slang between Starkey and Jorjie, when she tells him it's fun K9 joins in. Among the papers, Jorjie finds something interesting. In [[1963]] there was a Russian Spy-ring working in the district and the mansion (then a police station) was the centre of investigations. Darius thinks the Russians were friends of Britain at that time, K9 notes how his history knowledge is "sadly" lacking.
At the [[Gryffen Manor|mansion]], Gryffen works on the [[Space-Time Manipulator|space-time manipulator]], K9 beats Starkey at [[chess]] and Jorjie looks at files from when the mansion was a police station. Jorjie is dressed in 1960s attire and is researching for a history assignment at school. She finds that in [[1963]] there was a [[Russia]]n spy ring in the district and the old station was the centre of investigations.


K9 tells the team that in the 1960's the Government considered the Russians a very serious threat to this country, there was great alarm about Russian spies. Jorjie decides to look up the Cyberpedia about 1963. As the storm grows louder, Gryffen is excited that the STM is working. The STM sends out a ball of Green energy which flies across the mansion and hits Jorjie, making her vanish. Starkey, Darius and K9 tell Gryffen in the Chess room what happened to Jorjie, he tells them how he was working on the Quantum equaliser and it was going so well but there was a power surge. K9 tells Starkey that the Quantum equaliser maintains the balance between [[Space]] and [[Time]], it's disruption could open a time stream. Jorjie has been sent to a different time, the same place but a different time. K9 says that if equaliser wasn't stable it could be anytime. Darius then finds a newspaper dated 1963 with the headline and picture of a Cat burglar arrested, he spots Jorjie in the background and shows the team.
Jorjie puts on VR goggles to do further research at the [[cyberpedia]]. The STM produces a ball of green energy. It hits Jorjie. She vanishes. K9 tells Starkey the [[quantum equaliser]] maintains the balance between [[space]] and [[time]]. Jorjie has been sent to a different time. Darius finds a [[newspaper]] dated [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] 1963 with a picture of an arrested cat burglar. He spots Jorjie in the background and shows the team.


In 1963, a reporter finishes taking pictures of two Policemen holding the arrested Cat burglar, they then take him to the cells. The Constable finds a confused Jorjie and asks if he can help, Jorjie pokes him, discovering he's real. She asks him the year, he replies 1963. She tries to call Gryffen using her communicator, the Constable is confused by the look of it. He suspects that she is a Russian spy and asks her name. Then a boy called [[William Pike]] who looks identical to Darius helps Jorjie by claiming to the Constable that he's her brother, however the Constable takes them both away. Back in 2050, K9 determines that the lightning surge destablised the equaliser, Jorjie's [[VR goggles]] acted as a channel for the power, sucking her into the portal. Darius tries to contact Jorjie but fails, Gryffen is confused as the Time stream is still open and they should be able to communicate. Starkey decides to go after her, Gryffen tells him he doesn't know how long the portal will remain open and Jorjie has to be found immediately and he needs to lock on and transport him. K9 decides to join Starkey, as does Darius but Gryffen says he needs someone to remain and help him operate the portal. Darius objects as he wants to find Jorjie, Gryffen insists that he can't do it alone and that if Darius wants to save Jorjie he should help him here. As Starkey prepares to leave Gryffen warns him that if the portal closes he won't be able to reopen it and he will be trapped in 1963.
In 1963, a [[constable]] finds a confused Jorjie. When Jorjie tries to contact Gryffen, the constable takes away her communicator. A boy called [[William Pike]], who looks exactly like Darius, tells the constable he's her brother. The constable takes them both away. Back in [[2050]], Starkey decides to go after her and K9 joins him. Darius and Gryffen will stay in [[2050]] to manage the STM.


In 1963, Jorjie and Bill are locked up in a cell, she wonders why he calls himself Bill. He says its his name, William Pike, and wonders why she goes on with "this Darius stuff". She realises he isn't Darius, Bill assures her that as she's a kid the Police will call her parents and it will be sorted out, Jorjie tells him he has no idea. The Constable walks out of the Police station and takes a look at a Car, he finds a folder in a seat but is interrupted by the arrival of K9 and Starkey. K9 greets the Constable with some 60's slang as Starkey contacts Jorjie however he ends up calling the Constable as he confiscated Jorjie's communicator. The Constable asks Starkey and K9 to accompany him to the station but Starkey snatches Jorjie's communicator and runs off with K9. The Constable then finds another man with a communicator and takes him away. Later, he puts him in Jorjie's cell and tells Bill to come with him for interrogation. The man then introduces himself to Jorjie as [[Miles Barrington Smythe]]. In 2050, Gryffen is disturbed by Jorjie's presence in the newspaper, he gets Darius to look through them to spot anymore alterations. He warns that to begin with, it may only be just a photo, but the longer they are there the greater the chance they'll affect something really significant. He explains that the present as we know it is a result of what's happened in the past and if the past has been changed then so has the present. Darius then spots something, a story about his Great-Grandfather, accused of being part of a Russian spy-ring and being convicted for treason.
In 1963, Jorjie figures out William isn't Darius. The constable finds a folder in a car but is interrupted by the arrival of K9 and Starkey. He takes their communicator, but they escape. He finds another man with a communicator, puts him in Jorjie's cell and tells Bill to come with him for interrogation. The man introduces himself to Jorjie as [[Miles Barrington Smythe]]. In 2050, Gryffen tells Darius to go through old newspapers looking for Jorjie. Darius spots a story about his grandfather, convicted for [[treason]] as one of a Russian spy ring.


In 1963, while the Constable takes a look at the communicator, a Man, identical to [[Thorne]] arrives. The Constable tells him that the suspect is as requested in the interrogation room, he gives him the folder he found in the Car. The Constable and the man meet Bill in the interrogation room, the Constable introduces the man as Agent Barker from MI6. He puts the folder on the table, Bill says he will explain everything, Barker agrees that he will as the Constable leaves. Darius confirms the boy in the picture is his Great-Grandfather, Gryffen ascertains that the past has been changed and that if he ended up in prison he may have never met Darius' Great-Grandmother who never who had given birth to his Grandfather who would have never married his Grandmother who would have never given birth to his Father, Darius shouldn't exist. But as he does Gryffen thinks everything may have worked out fine, however this is disproved as Darius starts to fade away. As he fades completely, June arrives asking to see Jorjie, Gryffen worryingly chuckles. Starkey and K9 sneak nearby the station, K9 detects two people, one of them Jorjie in a cell 14.2 meters away. Starkey prepares to grab her and get "our butts back through that portal", K9 agrees "rapid transport of butts imperative".
In 1963, while the constable looks at the communicator, a man who looks like [[Thorne]] arrives. The constable and the man, whom the constable knows as agent [[Barker (The Cambridge Spy)|Barker]] from [[MI6]], meet Bill in an interrogation room. The constable leaves and Bill and agent Barker square off. In 2050 Gryffen ascertains the past has been changed and Darius shouldn't exist. Darius fades away just before June arrives for Jorjie. Starkey and K9 lurk near the station, trying to work out a rescue for Jorjie.


Starkey contacts Gryffen who reveals what happened to June, he tells him he and K9 are nearly ready. June can't believe he let it happen but Gryffen says it was just a coincidential anomaly and he'll get them back. Starkey tells Gryffen he's found Jorjie and will be ready to transport her in 10 minutes. Gryffen tells him theres a problem, they have to save Bill or Darius will cease to exist. They sneak through the Police sttion and Starkey snatches the communicator. They then arrive at Jorjie's cell, Starkey asks if she has seen Bill. She says he's being held in the interrogation room. K9 blasts open the door, Miles shows the way to the interrogation room. In 2050, Gryffen tells June they have to give the portal all the power they can with the same way it powered up before, lightning. The electrical surge will run directly to the STM if someone holds the antenna out the window. Due to Gryffen's Agoraphobia, it has to be June. Gryffen assures her the antenna dish will protect her and he gives her some gloves. In 1963 the gang sneak through but they see the Constable typing a letter. Starkey asks K9 to provide a distraction, he then plays a Car Crash sound effect. Miles alerts the Constable to a crash, the Constable recognises him as the man he arrested and chases after him.
Starkey contacts Gryffen, who tells June what happened. He promises to get them back and explains to Starkey they must save Bill or Darius will not exist. K9 and Starkey rescue Jorjie and Miles and go after Bill.


In the Interrogation room, Barker questions Bill as to why Russian end up in his cab, he tells him he doesn't know and that he's not a spy. He says he has his rights and he wants his lawyer, Barker tells him spies has no rights. K9, Jorjie and Starkey arrive to save him, Barker threatens to have them all arrested along with Bill they note his resemblence to Thorne. K9 blasts the wall, Barker gives in and allows them to dissapear. Gryffen finds they are succeeding as Darius starts to return. Starkey and Jorjie contact Gryffen telling him they are ready to go, but they can't recieve him. June gets outside the window ready for the antenna to recieve the strike, Darius starts to fade again. As Starkey tries to contact Gryffen, Miles arrives. The lightning strikes the antenna, powering up the STM. Starkey tells Bill to escape, he refuses to disgrace the family and stays to prove his innocence. As Barker insists he's guilty and will be going to prison, Darius fades away.  
On the way to the interrogation room, K9 creates a distraction by playing an audio clip sounding like a car crash. Miles tells the constable that there has been a large car crash but the constable recognises him and runs after him clearing the way for K9, Starkey and Jorgie to get to the interrogation room.


The Portal becomes very unstable. Jorjie tells Bill he knows he's innocent, he tells her he has to prove his innocence. Barker says that the evidence proves otherwise, Jorjie argues that it doesn't prove anything. Barker says that Bill is guilty until proven innocent. K9 decides to prove him innocent by taking a look through the document, he detects the language as Russian and that there is a coded message. Based on a basic mathematical equation, the details of a spy network located in this area just like in the newspaper. Barker insists this only proves Bill is guilty and tries to leave but is stopped by another blast from K9. He detects this message is to a spy, instructing him to use his government employee card to access information and as Bill is not a government employee, he is innocent. K9 tries to find who the name of the spy is but detects the document is going to explode and warns every one to get down. The Document explodes, Starkey is contacted by Gryffen who tells him he has less then a minute. They say goodbye to Bill and K9 gives out somemore 60's slang as the team get back to their own time.  
In the interrogation room, K9, Jorjie and Starkey arrive to save Bill. Barker threatens to have them all arrested. K9 blasts the wall. Barker allows them to continue. As Starkey tries to contact Gryffen, Miles arrives. Starkey tells Bill to escape, but he refuses to disgrace his family and stays to prove his innocence. Barker insists he's guilty and will go to prison.


In 2050, Darius comes back to existance and the others come through the STM. Everyone is glad to be all back together and they all laugh. Later, K9 scans World situation and ascertains that no significant changes to the timeline has occured. Jorjie is dissapointed, Gryffen explains that "tempting as it may be to change the world by changing the past, it creates far too many problems". Starkey then says that "We're stuck with changing it from here". In 1963, Barker meets with Miles (who is a Russian spy) to discuss their close escape, Barker complains that Miles took his time setting the self-destruct and that "the mechanical-dog" almost revealed him. Miles tells him he was interested to see it's capabilities, Barker hopes the next time he passes material on to him he'll take better care of it. Miles argues that he needed to hide it quickly and the Cab was convinient, Barker hands him a copy of the Document. Miles appreciates this and hopes that one day Britain will have a society like communist [[Russia]]. They both leave the street.
K9 decides to look through the document. It's written in Russian and there is a coded message. Based on a basic mathematical equation, the details of a spy network located in this area are revealed. This message is to a spy, instructing him to use his government employee card to access information. As Bill is not a government employee, it can't be him. K9 detects that an explosive has been triggered and shortly after everyone ducks the document explodes. Gryffen contacts Starkey. He has less then a minute. Bill is released and the team get back to their own time.


==Cast==
In 2050, Darius returns to existence and the others come through the STM. Later, K9 ascertains that no significant change to the timeline has occurred. In 1963, Barker meets with Miles (who is a Russian spy) to discuss their close escape. Barker complains that Miles took his time setting the self-destruct and "the mechanical dog" almost revealed his name. Miles hopes the next time he passes material on to Barker, he'll take better care of it. Miles hopes that one day Britain will have a society like communist [[Russia]]. They leave the street.
*[[K9 Mark 2]] - [[John Leeson]]
*[[Starkey]] - [[Keegan Joyce]]
*[[Jorjie]] - [[Philippa Coulthard]]
*[[Darius Pike]] - [[Daniel Webber]]
*Professor [[Alistair Gryffen]] - [[Robert Moloney]]
*[[June Turner]] - [[Robyn Moore]]
*[[William Pike]] - [[Daniel Webber]]
*[[Barker]] - [[Jared Robinsen]]


==Production crew==
== Cast ==
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* Professor [[Alistair Gryffen]] - [[Robert Moloney]]
* [[Starkey]] - [[Keegan Joyce]]
* [[Jorjie Turner]] - [[Philippa Coulthard]]
* [[Darius Pike]] / [[William Pike]] - [[Daniel Webber]]
* Voice of [[K9 Mark 2|K9]] - [[John Leeson]]
* [[June Turner]] - [[Robyn Moore]]
* Agent [[Barker (The Cambridge Spy)|Barker]] - [[Jared Robinsen]]
* [[Constable (The Cambridge Spy)|Burley Constable]] - [[Daniel Murphy]]
* [[Miles Barrington Smythe]] - [[Corey Robinson]]
 
''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. On the DisneyXD broadcast, Daniel Webber was not credited for his role in the closing credits as William Pike. Presumably, this is due to his credit at the opening of the episode.''
 
== Crew ==
* [[Writer]] - [[Jason Bourque]]
* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Mark DeFriest]]
* [[Producer]]s - [[Penny Wall]], [[Richard Stewart]], [[Simon Barnes]]
* [[Executive producer]]s - [[Jim Howell]], [[Grant Bradley]], [[Steve Robbins]]
* [[Associate producer]]s - [[Bob Baker]], [[Paul Tams]]
* Supervising producer - [[Dale Bradley]]
* Co-Executive producer - [[Mark Blythe]]
* With special thanks - [[Sam Tromans]]
* Line producer - [[Pam Collis]]
* VFX Director - [[David Napier]]
* Series [[Production Designer]] - [[Jon Dowding]]
* Episodic Designer - [[Adam Head]]
* [[K9 Mark 2|New K9]] Design by - [[Paul Tams]], [[Alex Kubalsky]]
* Series Director of Photography - [[Ben Nott]]
* Episodic Director of Photography - [[Tony O'Loughlan]]
* Music by - [[Christopher Elves]]
* K9 theme music by - [[Michael Lira]]
* [[Editor]] - [[Russell Maggs]]
* Casting - [[Faith Martin]] and associates
* Episodic casting - [[Lisa Maloney]]
* Drama/Dialogue coach - [[Peter Kent]]
* Story Producer - [[Greg Walters]]
* Script Adaption - [[Michaeley O'Brien]]
* Production Accountant - [[Pru Donovan]]
* 1st Assistant Director - [[Peter McLennan]]
* Script Supervisor - [[Sue Ketchington]]
* [[Costume Designer]] - [[Joanne Thompson]]
* Makeup Designer - [[Sharon Robbins]]
* [[Puppeteer (crew)|Puppeteer]] - [[David Pawsey]]
* [[Location Manager]] - [[Charles Boyle]]
* Sound Recordist - [[Ian Grant]]
* B Camera Operator - [[Dan Maxwell]]
* Gaffer - [[Steve Monk]]
* Key Grip - [[Billy Harmer]]
* Special thanks to - [[Space Furniture]], [[Shredox]], [[J. Barbour & Sons Ltd]], [[Heath Williams]] at Firefly Lighting, [[Videopro]]
* Safety Supervisor/Stunt Coordinator - [[Danny Baldwin]]
* Transport Manager - [[Alister Ward]]
* Unit Manager - [[Graeme Suhr]]
* Post Production Facility - [[Cutting Edge Australia]]
* Head of Post Production - [[John Lee (post-production)|John Lee]]
* Sound Design - [[Warren Pearson]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* The 23 November newspaper's front page reports the capture of [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] for the [[murder]] of [[President of the United States|American President]] [[John F. Kennedy]].
* K9 uses Darius' threat of non-existence as an example of [[Albert Einstein]]'s [[theory of relativity]].
* Gryffen [[kiss]]es June on the cheek in the moment of excitement caused by K9, Starkey and Jorjie returning from 1963.


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
*Despite the fact Thorne was re-introduced in the [[Black Hunger|previous episode]], he does not appear, instead his Great-Grandfather does.
* The newspaper clipping about [[William Pike]]'s conviction for treason mentions "His Honour Chief Justice Lord [[Ian Levine (The Cambridge Spy)|Ian Levine]]". [[Ian Levine]] is a prominent ''Doctor Who'' fan, and acted as the programme's unofficial continuity advisor in the 1980s.
* Jorjie is sent to [[23 November]] [[1963]], as evident by the date on the newspaper. This is the day [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', the first episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', was broadcast.
* The 1963 scenes are concurrent with the second of the two days depicted in [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''.


=== Ratings ===
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===Production errors===
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
*Jorjie is sent to [[November]], [[1963]]. The same month the first episode of [[Doctor Who]] was both broadcast and set. ([[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'')
* Darius says, ''"What's with all these storms? Another one."'' Unnatural storms afflicted the [[United Kingdom]] in both [[TV]]: {{cs|The Fall of the House of Gryffen (TV story)}} and {{cs|Aeolian (TV story)}}.
*In universe, [[Shoreditch]] was becoming the centre of a [[Dalek]] power struggle at the same time ([[DW]]: [[Remembrance of the Daleks]]).
* K9 recognises Starkey's "exit strategy" as just running away from when he previously used it in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Korven (TV story)}}.
*[[VR goggles]] first appeared in [[K9TV]]: ''[[Regeneration (TV story)|Regeneration]]''.
* When William's future is disrupted, Darius starts to fade away from existence, just as, in [[GAME]]: {{cs|City of the Daleks (video game)}}, [[Amy Pond]] almost faded away after the [[Dalek]]s exterminated humanity in [[1963]].
*When William Pike's future is distrupted, Darius is almost erased and starts to fade away. This isn't the first time interferrance in the timeline in [[1963]] had caused something like this, [[Amy Pond]] almosted faded away after the [[Dalek]]s exterminated Humanity. ([[VG]]: ''[[City of the Daleks]]'')
* [[Barker (The Cambridge Spy)|Barker]]'s betrayal of his nation foreshadows his descendant [[Thorne]]'s betrayal of [[human]]ity to the [[Korven]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Eclipse of the Korven (TV story)}}.


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
''to be added''
This episode is featured in the following DVD sets:
* 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]
* ''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:Dvd-k9complete.jpg|Complete Boxset<br />(Region 4, Australia)
File:K9 Series 1 Vol 2 DVD.jpg|Series 1, Volume 2<br />(Region 0, sold in UK and US)
File:K9 Ultimate Collectors Edition DVD.jpg|"Ultimate Collectors Edition"<br />(Region 2, UK)
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== External links ==
* [http://www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/k9/episodes/ TheDoctorWhoSite.co.uk]
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==See also==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 15:28, 27 October 2024

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The Cambridge Spy was the sixteenth episode of K9. It was written by Jason Bourque, directed by Mark DeFriest and featured the only time travel adventure of the show.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

A freak accident engages the Space-Time Manipulator and Jorjie is taken back to 23 November 1963. K9 and Starkey follow to rescue her and become embroiled in a spy-ring and a race against time to save Darius from never having existed. Gryffen enlists June's help to bring Jorjie back to their time and save Darius.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

At the mansion, Gryffen works on the space-time manipulator, K9 beats Starkey at chess and Jorjie looks at files from when the mansion was a police station. Jorjie is dressed in 1960s attire and is researching for a history assignment at school. She finds that in 1963 there was a Russian spy ring in the district and the old station was the centre of investigations.

Jorjie puts on VR goggles to do further research at the cyberpedia. The STM produces a ball of green energy. It hits Jorjie. She vanishes. K9 tells Starkey the quantum equaliser maintains the balance between space and time. Jorjie has been sent to a different time. Darius finds a newspaper dated 23 November 1963 with a picture of an arrested cat burglar. He spots Jorjie in the background and shows the team.

In 1963, a constable finds a confused Jorjie. When Jorjie tries to contact Gryffen, the constable takes away her communicator. A boy called William Pike, who looks exactly like Darius, tells the constable he's her brother. The constable takes them both away. Back in 2050, Starkey decides to go after her and K9 joins him. Darius and Gryffen will stay in 2050 to manage the STM.

In 1963, Jorjie figures out William isn't Darius. The constable finds a folder in a car but is interrupted by the arrival of K9 and Starkey. He takes their communicator, but they escape. He finds another man with a communicator, puts him in Jorjie's cell and tells Bill to come with him for interrogation. The man introduces himself to Jorjie as Miles Barrington Smythe. In 2050, Gryffen tells Darius to go through old newspapers looking for Jorjie. Darius spots a story about his grandfather, convicted for treason as one of a Russian spy ring.

In 1963, while the constable looks at the communicator, a man who looks like Thorne arrives. The constable and the man, whom the constable knows as agent Barker from MI6, meet Bill in an interrogation room. The constable leaves and Bill and agent Barker square off. In 2050 Gryffen ascertains the past has been changed and Darius shouldn't exist. Darius fades away just before June arrives for Jorjie. Starkey and K9 lurk near the station, trying to work out a rescue for Jorjie.

Starkey contacts Gryffen, who tells June what happened. He promises to get them back and explains to Starkey they must save Bill or Darius will not exist. K9 and Starkey rescue Jorjie and Miles and go after Bill.

On the way to the interrogation room, K9 creates a distraction by playing an audio clip sounding like a car crash. Miles tells the constable that there has been a large car crash but the constable recognises him and runs after him clearing the way for K9, Starkey and Jorgie to get to the interrogation room.

In the interrogation room, K9, Jorjie and Starkey arrive to save Bill. Barker threatens to have them all arrested. K9 blasts the wall. Barker allows them to continue. As Starkey tries to contact Gryffen, Miles arrives. Starkey tells Bill to escape, but he refuses to disgrace his family and stays to prove his innocence. Barker insists he's guilty and will go to prison.

K9 decides to look through the document. It's written in Russian and there is a coded message. Based on a basic mathematical equation, the details of a spy network located in this area are revealed. This message is to a spy, instructing him to use his government employee card to access information. As Bill is not a government employee, it can't be him. K9 detects that an explosive has been triggered and shortly after everyone ducks the document explodes. Gryffen contacts Starkey. He has less then a minute. Bill is released and the team get back to their own time.

In 2050, Darius returns to existence and the others come through the STM. Later, K9 ascertains that no significant change to the timeline has occurred. In 1963, Barker meets with Miles (who is a Russian spy) to discuss their close escape. Barker complains that Miles took his time setting the self-destruct and "the mechanical dog" almost revealed his name. Miles hopes the next time he passes material on to Barker, he'll take better care of it. Miles hopes that one day Britain will have a society like communist Russia. They leave the street.

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. On the DisneyXD broadcast, Daniel Webber was not credited for his role in the closing credits as William Pike. Presumably, this is due to his credit at the opening of the episode.

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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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  • Darius says, "What's with all these storms? Another one." Unnatural storms afflicted the United Kingdom in both TV: The Fall of the House of Gryffen [+]Loading...["The Fall of the House of Gryffen (TV story)"] and Aeolian [+]Loading...["Aeolian (TV story)"].
  • K9 recognises Starkey's "exit strategy" as just running away from when he previously used it in TV: The Korven [+]Loading...["The Korven (TV story)"].
  • When William's future is disrupted, Darius starts to fade away from existence, just as, in GAME: City of the Daleks [+]Loading...["City of the Daleks (video game)"], Amy Pond almost faded away after the Daleks exterminated humanity in 1963.
  • Barker's betrayal of his nation foreshadows his descendant Thorne's betrayal of humanity to the Korven in TV: The Eclipse of the Korven [+]Loading...["The Eclipse of the Korven (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)

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