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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
===Episode One=== | ====Episode One==== | ||
Circus manager Luigi Rossini sees a horsebox materialize in the field near the circus tent. Out steps [[the Master]], who quickly overpowers him via hypnosis. He enlists Rossini into helping him steal a [[Nestene]] meteorite (leftover from [[Spearhead from Space|the previous invasion]]) from a nearby museum. | Circus manager Luigi Rossini sees a horsebox materialize in the field near the circus tent. Out steps [[the Master]], who quickly overpowers him via hypnosis. He enlists Rossini into helping him steal a [[Nestene]] meteorite (leftover from [[Spearhead from Space|the previous invasion]]) from a nearby museum. | ||
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Investigating the theft of the meteorite and the disappearance of the scientists, the Doctor arrives at the radio telescope. Outside the control tower, a [[Time Lord]] arrives to warn the Doctor of the Master's arrival on Earth, and alerts him to a booby trap inside. Disarming it, he opens Goodge's lunchbox to find his shrunken corpse inside. | Investigating the theft of the meteorite and the disappearance of the scientists, the Doctor arrives at the radio telescope. Outside the control tower, a [[Time Lord]] arrives to warn the Doctor of the Master's arrival on Earth, and alerts him to a booby trap inside. Disarming it, he opens Goodge's lunchbox to find his shrunken corpse inside. | ||
At a small plastics firm, production manager James McDermott confronts the owner, young Rex Farrel, about the mysterious Colonel Masters | At a small plastics firm, production manager James McDermott confronts the owner, young Rex Farrel, about the mysterious Colonel Masters and the new line of products he has commissioned them into producing. | ||
The Doctor correctly surmises that the Master is in league with the Nestenes, and obtains a list of nearby plastic factories. Jo, against the Doctor's will, goes off to investigate, and arrives at the Farrel factory. She is quickly discovered by the Master and hypnotized. She returns to UNIT with a crate that apparently contains the Nestene meteorite, but as she begins to open it the Doctor quickly | The Doctor correctly surmises that the Master is in league with the Nestenes, and obtains a list of nearby plastic factories. Jo, against the Doctor's will, goes off to investigate, and arrives at the Farrel factory. She is quickly discovered by the Master and hypnotized. She returns to UNIT with a crate that apparently contains the Nestene meteorite, but as she begins to open it the Doctor quickly realises that it's a bomb. | ||
===Episode Two=== | ====Episode Two==== | ||
The Doctor throws the box out of the window, and it explodes in the river. He identifies that Jo has been hypnotized by the Master, and attempts to work through it. | The Doctor throws the box out of the window, and it explodes in the river. He identifies that Jo has been hypnotized by the Master, and attempts to work through it. | ||
Back at the plastics factory, Mr McDermott confronts the Master about his apparent domination over the Farrel factory. The Master invites him to sit in one of their new products, a self-inflating plastic chair, which comes alive and smothers him. Rex Farrel is impressed with its effectiveness, but the Master | Back at the plastics factory, Mr McDermott confronts the Master about his apparent domination over the Farrel factory. The Master invites him to sit in one of their new products, a self-inflating plastic chair, which comes alive and smothers him. Rex Farrel is impressed with its effectiveness, but the Master realises that they should explore smaller products. | ||
The factory's retired founder Mr Farrel, Rex's father, is very upset over Mr McDermott's death and the arrival of "Colonel Masters." After his attempt at hypnotizing Mr Farrel fails, the Master gives him a new sample product, a demonic-looking plastic doll. He takes it home, and puts it near the radiator, where it comes to life and kills him. | The factory's retired founder Mr Farrel, Rex's father, is very upset over Mr McDermott's death and the arrival of "Colonel Masters." After his attempt at hypnotizing Mr Farrel fails, the Master gives him a new sample product, a demonic-looking plastic doll. He takes it home, and puts it near the radiator, where it comes to life and kills him. | ||
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UNIT scouts spot the missing Professor Philips at Rossini's circus. The Doctor goes to investigate but is quickly captured, as the Master left Professor Philips at the circus to lure the Doctor there. The circus's strongman Tony is menacing him in a trailer, but Jo (who followed the Doctor) knocks him out. Professor Philips enters with a grenade in his hand, but the Doctor manages to work through his hypnosis. Philips detonates the grenade outside, killing himself. The Doctor and Jo find the Master's TARDIS (the horse box) and are confronted by an angry mob of circus employees, led by Rossini. They are rescued from the mob by an arriving police car. The Brigadier and Captain Yates arrive at the circus, see what is happening, and follow them. Instead of being taken back to UNIT, the Doctor and Jo arrive in a remote quarry. The Doctor discovers that the policemen are disguised as Autons. | UNIT scouts spot the missing Professor Philips at Rossini's circus. The Doctor goes to investigate but is quickly captured, as the Master left Professor Philips at the circus to lure the Doctor there. The circus's strongman Tony is menacing him in a trailer, but Jo (who followed the Doctor) knocks him out. Professor Philips enters with a grenade in his hand, but the Doctor manages to work through his hypnosis. Philips detonates the grenade outside, killing himself. The Doctor and Jo find the Master's TARDIS (the horse box) and are confronted by an angry mob of circus employees, led by Rossini. They are rescued from the mob by an arriving police car. The Brigadier and Captain Yates arrive at the circus, see what is happening, and follow them. Instead of being taken back to UNIT, the Doctor and Jo arrive in a remote quarry. The Doctor discovers that the policemen are disguised as Autons. | ||
===Episode Three=== | ====Episode Three==== | ||
The Doctor struggles with the two Autons, causing the car to veer and crash. He and Jo escape from the car, relentlessly pursued by the Autons. The Brigadier and Captain Yates arrive and rescue them. | The Doctor struggles with the two Autons, causing the car to veer and crash. He and Jo escape from the car, relentlessly pursued by the Autons. The Brigadier and Captain Yates arrive and rescue them. | ||
Back at the lab, the Doctor replaces his non-functional dematerialization circuit with the one he stole from the Master's TARDIS, but they turn out to be incompatible. The Doctor's fury is abated when he | Back at the lab, the Doctor replaces his non-functional dematerialization circuit with the one he stole from the Master's TARDIS, but they turn out to be incompatible. The Doctor's fury is abated when he realises that as long as he has the Master's circuit, he's stuck on Earth too. | ||
The Master is pleased with the factory's latest product, a realistic-looking plastic daffodil. The Autons, led by Farrel, don enormous carnival masks and matching yellow suits and tour the countryside handing daffodils out to the public. | The Master is pleased with the factory's latest product, a realistic-looking plastic daffodil. The Autons, led by Farrel, don enormous carnival masks and matching yellow suits and tour the countryside handing daffodils out to the public. | ||
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The Master telephones the Doctor at his lab to say goodbye. He activates a signal and the Doctor's phone cord comes to life, wrapping itself around him and squeezing him. | The Master telephones the Doctor at his lab to say goodbye. He activates a signal and the Doctor's phone cord comes to life, wrapping itself around him and squeezing him. | ||
===Episode Four=== | ====Episode Four==== | ||
The Brigadier hears the Doctor shouting for help and disconnects the phone, cutting off the signal. The Doctor tells the Brigadier that the Nestenes can put life into anything made of plastic. Later, a daafodil sprays a plastic film over Jo's mouth. The Doctor and Jo accidentally discover that the plastic daffodils, which are activated by radio waves, emit an asphyxiating films over peoples' noses and mouths, accounting for the unexplained deaths. | The Brigadier hears the Doctor shouting for help and disconnects the phone, cutting off the signal. The Doctor tells the Brigadier that the Nestenes can put life into anything made of plastic. Later, a daafodil sprays a plastic film over Jo's mouth. The Doctor and Jo accidentally discover that the plastic daffodils, which are activated by radio waves, emit an asphyxiating films over peoples' noses and mouths, accounting for the unexplained deaths. | ||
The Master arrives at the Doctor's lab, armed with his shrinking device, ready to kill him. The Doctor shows that he is holding the Master's | The Master arrives at the Doctor's lab, armed with his shrinking device, ready to kill him. The Doctor shows that he is holding the Master's dematerialisation circuit, which would be destroyed if he used it. Jo breaks the stalemate when she blurts out that UNIT has identified the coach bus and is planning an airstrike. The Master then alters his plan, kidnapping them and leaving them tied up in the bus to be killed in the strike. The Brigadier and Benton see this and cancel the airstrike just in time. The Doctor communicates to UNIT by tapping a Morse Code message on the bus brake pedal, while Jo impresses the Doctor with her skills at escapology. The bus then escapes to the radio telescope.Rex Farrel, who is now free of the Master's control, tries to crash the bus in a field, but the Master hits him on the back, and he falls over. The Master sees the Doctor and Jo have escaped, and tells the Autons to go after them. | ||
While the Autons hold off a UNIT force led by Yates and Benton, the Doctor and Brigadier confront the Master at the radio telescope as he opens the signal for the Nestene invasion force. The Doctor convinces him that he'll be expendable once the Nestenes arrive, and together they reverse the radio signal, expelling the force into deep space. | While the Autons hold off a UNIT force led by Yates and Benton, the Doctor and Brigadier confront the Master at the radio telescope as he opens the signal for the Nestene invasion force. The Doctor convinces him that he'll be expendable once the Nestenes arrive, and together they reverse the radio signal, expelling the force into deep space. | ||
With the signal cut off, the Autons drop dead. The Master escapes, but without his | With the signal cut off, the Autons drop dead. The Master escapes, but without his dematerialisation circuit he's trapped on Earth. Back at UNIT, the Doctor admits to Jo and the Brigadier that since they are now both stranded, he looks forward to their next meeting. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
