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'''H.C. Clements''' was a company in the field of security systems. They had an office in central [[London]]. H.C. Clements was secretly owned by the [[Torchwood Institute]]. [[Lance Bennett]] worked there as head of Human Resources and his [[fiancée]], [[Donna Noble]], was temporarily employed there as a secretary. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | '''H.C. Clements''' was a company in the field of security systems. They had an office in central [[London]]. H.C. Clements was secretly owned by the [[Torchwood Institute]]. [[Lance Bennett]] worked there as head of Human Resources and his [[fiancée]], [[Donna Noble]], was temporarily employed there as a secretary. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
According to the company website, H.C. Clements was founded by [[Horatio Calvin Clements]] in [[1881]]. Early clients included the [[Royal Family]] and the [[Bank of England]]. | According to the company website, H.C. Clements was founded by [[Horatio Calvin Clements]] in [[1881]]. Early clients included the [[Royal Family]] and the [[Bank of England]]. | ||
By [[2007]], the company had offices around the globe, in countries including the [[USA]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], [[Russia]], [[New Zealand]], [[South America]] and [[Africa]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | By [[2007]], the company had offices around the globe, in countries including the [[USA]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], [[Russia]], [[New Zealand]], [[South America]] and [[Africa]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
In [[June]] 2007, Donna had the choice of working as a full-time secretary for [[Jival Chowdry]] or as a [[temporary secretary]] at H.C. Clements, a security firm. ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left]]'') She chose the latter and on her first day there, [[Lance Bennett]] offered her a cup of coffee. They quickly developed a romantic relationship, at least for Donna, who pressured him into marriage. | In [[June]] 2007, Donna had the choice of working as a full-time secretary for [[Jival Chowdry]] or as a [[temporary secretary]] at H.C. Clements, a security firm. ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') She chose the latter and on her first day there, [[Lance Bennett]] offered her a cup of coffee. They quickly developed a romantic relationship, at least for Donna, who pressured him into marriage. | ||
Unbeknownst to Donna, Lance had been working for the Empress of the Racnoss for at least six months. At the Empress' behest, he dosed her with [[Huon particles]] in her coffee, intending for his Huon-saturated bride to provide the energy that the Empress needed to resurrect her race. | Unbeknownst to Donna, Lance had been working for the Empress of the Racnoss for at least six months. At the Empress' behest, he dosed her with [[Huon particles]] in her coffee, intending for his Huon-saturated bride to provide the energy that the Empress needed to resurrect her race. | ||
At Donna's wedding reception, when a [[Roboform Christmas tree]] began firing explosives at the wedding guests, the [[Tenth Doctor]] found that H.C. Clements was owned by the [[Torchwood Institute]]. The Doctor asked Lance to take him and Donna to H.C. Clements, wondering who controlled the firm since Torchwood One's dissolution in the Battle of Canary Wharf. The trail led them to a secret base under the Thames, where Lance and the [[Empress of the Racnoss (The Runaway Bride)|Empress of the Racnoss]] revealed their plans. The Racnoss had fashioned a large web above the pit, where the body of H.C. Clements still hung. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | At Donna's wedding reception, when a [[Roboform Christmas tree]] began firing explosives at the wedding guests, the [[Tenth Doctor]] found that H.C. Clements was owned by the [[Torchwood Institute]]. The Doctor asked Lance to take him and Donna to H.C. Clements, wondering who controlled the firm since Torchwood One's dissolution in the Battle of Canary Wharf. The trail led them to a secret base under the Thames, where Lance and the [[Empress of the Racnoss (The Runaway Bride)|Empress of the Racnoss]] revealed their plans. The Racnoss had fashioned a large web above the pit, where the body of H.C. Clements still hung. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
== Technology and security == | == Technology and security == | ||
[[File:Hightech.jpg|thumb|right|The Doctor, Donna Noble and Lance with the H.C Clements hi-tech transport. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'')]] | [[File:Hightech.jpg|thumb|right|The Doctor, Donna Noble and Lance with the H.C Clements hi-tech transport. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'')]] | ||
H.C. Clements, being a security firm, had its own range of security systems. The company was owned by the [[Torchwood Institute]], which had bought it in [[1984]]. The Doctor discovered a basement level not on the floor plans and the three travelled to it, finding themselves in a long tunnel that led to the Thames Barrier. There, the Doctor discovered a laboratory where Huon particles had been manufactured and stored in liquid form. It was linked by tunnel to the H.C. Clements building. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | H.C. Clements, being a security firm, had its own range of security systems. The company was owned by the [[Torchwood Institute]], which had bought it in [[1984]]. The Doctor discovered a basement level not on the floor plans and the three travelled to it, finding themselves in a long tunnel that led to the Thames Barrier. There, the Doctor discovered a laboratory where Huon particles had been manufactured and stored in liquid form. It was linked by tunnel to the H.C. Clements building. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In [[Russell T Davies]]' series {{iw|cucumber-banana-tofu|Cucumber}}, the characters Henry, Freddie and Dean work for an insurance company called H.C. Clements. Davies often reuses names throughout his work, however, and the two companies bear no relation beyond the name. | * In [[Russell T Davies]]' series {{iw|cucumber-banana-tofu|Cucumber}}, the characters Henry, Freddie and Dean work for an insurance company called H.C. Clements. Davies often reuses names throughout his work, however, and the two companies bear no relation beyond the name. | ||
[[Category:London businesses]] | [[Category:London businesses]] | ||
