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|setting = [[RMS Oceanic|RMS ''Oceanic'']], [[1890]] | |setting = [[RMS Oceanic|RMS ''Oceanic'']], [[1890]] | ||
|writer = [[Sarah Ward]] | |writer = [[Sarah Ward]] | ||
|director =[[Scott Handcock]] | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
|music = [[Rob Harvey]] | |music = [[Rob Harvey]] | ||
|sound = [[Rob Harvey]] | |sound = [[Rob Harvey]] | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | |||
[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Marcipor|Marc]] arrive on [[RMS Oceanic|RMS ''Oceanic'']] in a [[storm]] and meet [[Nellie Bly]], who is attempting to travel around [[Earth|the world]] in less than eighty days. Seeing that Nyssa is [[seasickness|seasick]], Nellie gives her and Tegan her room key so that she can relax; on their way, they overhear [[Marion Jones]] bribe the [[Second Mate (The Perils of Nellie Bly)|Second Mate]] into ensuring that the ship does not arrive in [[San Francisco]] in time for Nellie to complete her mission. | |||
Nellie tells a fascinated Marc about her travels and why she is impatient to get to San Francisco, worried that [[Lizzie Bisland]] might beat her. The Doctor fetches [[alkaloid anti-motion tablet]]s for Nyssa from [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] whilst Nellie introduces Tegan and Marc to her [[monkey]], [[Horace (The Perils of Nellie Bly)|Horace]]. Tegan gives Nyssa the pills and they discuss whether they should tell Nellie what they overheard, not being sure of what is supposed to happen. | |||
The Second Mate has the [[anchor]] dropped on the pretence of keeping the boat quiet for a time to placate the passengers. | |||
The passengers suggest that they throw Horace overboard, believing that having a monkey on board is bad [[luck]] and is what caused the storm. Nellie convinces them not to, but they instead decide that the Doctor and Marc must be to blame. They flee to first-class and find Nyssa and Tegan, who watch Marion betting against Nellie completing her mission and tell the Doctor of the bribery they overheard. Nellie storms in, unhappy at the anchor having been dropped, and enlists Nyssa and Marc to raise the anchor whilst the Doctor speaks with the Second Mate. | |||
Nellie invites Tegan back to her room to discuss their respective adventures. | |||
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=== Part two === | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
''to be | * The [[sea]] reminds Marc of his home. | ||
* [[Seasickness]] is caused by the inner ear sending different signals. | |||
* Nellie writes for the ''[[New York World]]''. | |||
* [[Phileas Fogg]] is a fictional character created by [[Jules Verne]]. | |||
* Nellie left [[New Jersey]] on [[14 November]], [[1889]]. | |||
* There is no sea on [[Traken]]. | |||
* Tegan once had a passenger on the way to [[Brisbane]] who insisted on cutting his [[toenail]]s. | |||
* Nellie met Jules Verne in [[France]]. She has also been to [[England]], [[Italy]], [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]], [[Singapore]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Japan]]. | |||
* [[Lizzie Bisland]] is heading to New Jersey on another ship. | |||
* [[Horatio Nelson|Admiral Lord Nelson]] suffered from seasickness for which the Doctor gave him [[alkaloid anti-motion tablet]]s of his own making. He died in the [[Battle of Trafalgar]]. | |||
* Nellie bought [[Horace (The Perils of Nellie Bly)|Horace]], a [[monkey]], in Singapore. | |||
* Marc once saw a wealthy family who owned a monkey whom they dressed up in a [[straw hat]] and [[tunic]]. | |||
* The bill of health which Nellie needed was left in [[Yokohama]]. The captain eventually found it in the doctor's [[desk]], although the doctor swore that he never put it in there. | |||
* A rumour of a [[smallpox]] case on the ship could have meant that they would have been quarantined. | |||
* A clergyman claims to be on a mission for the [[Archbishop of York]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
