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'''The Governors''' were a system of authority installed at [[Coal Hill Academy]] by [[EverUpwardReach Ltd]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'') They studied the cracks in space and time at Coal Hill, believing that they were placed there for a purpose. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did]]'') Under the guidance of the [[Weeping Angel]]s, they were preparing for [[the Arrival]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost (TV story)|The Lost]]'') | '''The Governors''' were a system of authority installed at [[Coal Hill Academy]] by [[EverUpwardReach Ltd]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'') They studied the cracks in space and time at Coal Hill, believing that they were placed there for a purpose. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did]]'') Under the guidance of the [[Weeping Angel]]s, they were preparing for [[the Arrival]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost (TV story)|The Lost]]'') | ||
According to Dorothea Ames, they liked a well-run school. ([[TV]]: ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'') Similarly, | According to [[Dorothea Ames]], they liked a well-run school. ([[TV]]: ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'') Similarly, [[Frank Armitage]] once told [[Andrea Quill]] to try not to get into any "special measures" as "the Governors wouldn't like it". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo (TV story)|The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo]]'') | ||
== Members == | == Members == | ||
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== Knowledge == | == Knowledge == | ||
The Governors were academics engaged in the gathering of knowledge in preparation for [[the Arrival]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost (TV story)|The Lost]]'') They were collectors of advanced technology, including a [[Metaphysical engine]], and used evidence to calculate the chances of various scenarios occurring. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did]]'') | |||
They held personal fact-files on individuals at Coal Hill, including one on [[Charlie Smith]], referenced as [[file 091072]]. They were aware of Charlie and Miss Quill's origins on [[Rhodia]] and of their relationships with other individuals, including [[the Doctor]] and his relationship with [[UNIT]]. The file also showed that they had knowledge of various alien incursions at the school, including those of the [[Shadow Kin]], the [[Leaf Dragon]] and the [[Lankin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'') | They held personal fact-files on individuals at Coal Hill, including one on [[Charlie Smith]], referenced as [[file 091072]]. They were aware of Charlie and Miss Quill's origins on [[Rhodia]] and of their relationships with other individuals, including [[the Doctor]] and his relationship with [[UNIT]]. The file also showed that they had knowledge of various alien incursions at the school, including those of the [[Shadow Kin]], the [[Leaf Dragon]] and the [[Lankin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'') | ||
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The "new" Governors were installed at [[Coal Hill Academy]] by [[EverUpwardReach Ltd]] around the time of the [[spring]] [[2016]] renovations of the school grounds. ([[TV]]: ''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'') | The "new" Governors were installed at [[Coal Hill Academy]] by [[EverUpwardReach Ltd]] around the time of the [[spring]] [[2016]] renovations of the school grounds. ([[TV]]: ''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'') | ||
Shortly after the start of the [[autumn]] term, the Governors built a [[robot]] to masquerade as an [[Ofsted]] inspector named [[Paul Smith]] | Shortly after the start of the [[autumn]] term, the Governors built a [[robot]] to masquerade as an [[Ofsted]] inspector named [[Paul Smith]] in order to evaluate [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]]'s class. Miss Quill discovered their label in the robot's wreckage after it was destroyed by a [[Leaf Dragon]]. She was intrigued as to who exactly the Governors were. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo (TV story)|The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo]]'') | ||
They arranged for [[Dorothea Ames]] to become the new head teacher of [[Coal Hill Academy]], succeeding [[Frank Armitage]]. Ames claimed that the Governors were capable of removing the [[Arn (species)|arn]] in Miss Quill's [[brain]], which would free her from Charlie's control. ([[TV]]: ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'') | They arranged for [[Dorothea Ames]] to become the new head teacher of [[Coal Hill Academy]], succeeding [[Frank Armitage]]. Ames claimed that the Governors were capable of removing the [[Arn (species)|arn]] in Miss Quill's [[brain]], which would free her from Charlie's control. ([[TV]]: ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'') |