People's Republic of Great Britain
The People's Republic of Great Britain, often simply shortened to either Great Britain, (TV: Rise of the Cybermen) or the People's Republic, (TV: Doomsday) was a 21st century nation and the government of Britain in Pete's World. It was led by a President.
London was located in Great Britain. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen) Kent was instead called Canticum. (PROSE: The Turning of the Tide)
The citizens were referred to as Great British rather than British. (PROSE: Lumic)
History
In Pete's World, Queen Victoria was killed by the Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform. (PROSE: Creatures and Demons)
Businessman John Lumic was born in Great Britain. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen) He arranged for the abolition of the BBC in order for his Cybusnet™ to take its place as a global information source. (PROSE: Lumic)
In 2007, It was ruled by the President of Great Britain. People believed Lumic had 'bought' his government. The army enforced a nightly 10PM curfew in low-income areas. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen)
The president was killed by John Lumic's Cybermen after he refused to allow Lumic's Ultimate Upgrade project. Thousands of Londoners were converted into Cybermen. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel) The president was succeeded by Harriet Jones, under whom the People's Republic took over the Torchwood Institute. (TV: Doomsday)
Behind the scenes
- In an early version of the Tooth and Claw script, Pete's World was created because Queen Victoria was killed by the Werewolf. [1] This would make it into the reference book PROSE: Creatures and Demons.
- Though not given the full title "People's Republic of Great Britain" in dialogue, in Doomsday, Jake Simmonds — while inside the parallel London's Torchwood Tower — says, "Parallel Earth, parallel Torchwood, except we found out what the institute was doing and the People's Republic took control."
- The People's Republic of Great Britain is not to be confused with the Republic of Great Britain, which existed on Inferno Earth.
- It is unclear whether England, Scotland and Wales exist as separate countries in Pete's World. It is implied in Rise of the Cybermen that these countries either don't exist, or have historically merged to form the country of Great Britain. The short story Lumic similarly refers to "the Great British public", implying the Great has been formally adopted into the country's name. Reference to a French Channel, rather than English Channel, in The Turning of the Tide would either back the implication that England doesn't exist or (as it isn't "British Channel") imply Britain had lesser importance than France at some point.
