The Department
The Department was a brutal, totalitarian government agency that dominated Great Britain in the mid-21st Century, turning at least part of the world into one giant dystopia.
Overview
When the British government was (secretly) highjacked by the Korven from the year 50'000 for their planned invasion of Earth in the past, MI5 and MI6 were replaced with The Department. The British government itself was led by the secret Korven Lomax, who hid his form by conversing with his subordinates via viewscreen, seen only as a shadowy silhouette. (K9TV: Eclipse of the Korven) The British government was in control of at least the United Kingdom, the Americas, the Pacific Union and other lesser countries. (K9TV: Lost Library of Ukko) Aside from Lomax, Inspector Thorne, the governor of Dauntless Prison, also aided the Korven's plans as he was a hybrid between the Korven and the Merons, who the Korven helped destroy the Jixen homeworld. (K9TV: Hound of the Korven) There were also at least two other Merons in the hierachy of the Department. (K9TV: Liberation)
The Department kept the population under control with its robotic forces such as the CCPCs who were notorious for police brutality, robot surveillance cameras and hovering orange spheres with lasers. The Department also created androids. They were willing to go to any lengths to gain the public's obedience, using publicity stunts and propaganda messages. (K9TV: Liberation/The Bounty Hunter/Sirens of Ceres)
The Department also maintained a harsh policy on aliens, capturing any that came to Earth. They were referred to as Fallen Angels and imprisoned in Dauntless Prison.
It was later revealed that Lomax was actually a Korven, and Thorne was a spy, implanted with both Korven and Meron DNA. Both were killed shortly afterwards (K9TV: Eclipse of the Korven); What this means for the future of the Department remains to be seen.
Department facilities
- Department HQ, located in London.
- Department Mobile HQ, normally located in London, the location of Lomax.
- Dauntless Prison, formerly the Tower of London, prison containing all aliens who came to Earth. Governed by Thorne, closed down in 2050 after the Department's treatment of the aliens was leaked to the media.
- Virtual Reality Detention facilities, used to contain dissidents. (K9TV: Regeneration)
- Various other prisons. (K9TV: Alien Avatar)
- Crashed Korven ship, located in the frozen wastes of Canada, patrolled by Department officers to salvage the technology. (K9TV: Angel of the North)
- Gryffen Manor, located in London, one of the cities last remaining police stations until the introduction of the CCPC. (K9TV: The Last Precinct) Converted in 2048, home and workplace of Alistair Gryffen and base of the K9 Unit.
- Department Dispatch, used to contain alien threats. (K9TV: Curse of Anubis)
Known staff
- Lomax (Leader of British government and secret Korven plot, deceased circa 2050)
- Thorne (Meron/Korven Hybrid affiliated with Lomax, governor of Dauntless Prison later head of security, deceased circa 2050)
- Drake (head of security, demoted circa 2050)
- Two Meron scientists
- Unnamed Department Technician
K9 unit
- June Turner (head of alien activity section and the K9 Unit, demoted to constable circa 2050)
- Alistair Gryffen (scientist part of the K9 Unit)
- Darius Pike (assistant to Gryffen)
- K9 Mark 2 (regenerated to K9 Mark 3 circa 2050)
- Starkey
- Jorjie Turner
Henchmen
- UNIT 18FEB6 (defected circa 2050)
- Pain-Maker (destroyed circa 2050)
- Green Hand
- Melaina (Android)
- Orthrus (duplicate of K9 created by Drake, terminated circa 2050)
- Trojan
Known regulations
- Regulation 29d forbid the use of unapproved sandwiches at a picnic. (K9TV: Fear Itself)
Behind the scenes
- The Department's Purpose and attitudes towards aliens is similar to the Torchwood Institute.
