Alien Avatar (TV story)

Alien Avatar
Featuring:	K9 Mark 2 Starkey Jorjie Darius Professor Gryffen
Main setting:	London, 2050
Release details
Release number:	1.12
Premiere broadcast:	9th May 2010
Format:	1 x 30 minute episode

Synopsis

Following the Thames becoming heavily polluted by an alien chemical. K9 discovers the telepathic alien Medes are imprisoned by Drake and that he is attempting to duplicate a missing special key to operate their organic starship. K9 rescues the Medes by following their holographic avatar projections and June discovers Drake's plot and helps to release their starship.

Plot

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Cast

• K9 Mark 2 - John Leeson
• Starkey - Keegan Joyce
• Jorjie - Philippa Coulthard
• Darius Pike - Daniel Webber
• Professor Alistair Gryffen - Robert Moloney
• June Turner - Robyn Moore

Production crew

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References

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Story notes

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Ratings

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Myths

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Filming locations

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Production errors

• While other episodes do try to use matte paintings to establish some London landmarks, this episode's exteriors aren't really treated in any way. It is blatantly obvious, especially as the characters are at the river side, that they're not anywhere close to the Thames. Tropical trees can easily be seen on the other side of the river, and the wide shots don't reveal any architecture that even slightly resembles London. Much of the action also takes place under a bridge that runs parallel to the river — something that doesn't exist in London.

Continuity

• This episode establishes that the reason this K9 unit's language is laced with so many English colloquialisms is that the 5000 Earth movies on his memdrive have influenced his mode of expression.

Home video releases

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See also

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External links

• Official K9 site