Doctor Who (1963–1989): Season 4, Episode 35 - The Faceless Ones: Episode 5 - full transcript

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Negative report
from Air Sea Rescue, sir.

But with two aircraft ditching,
there must be some signs of wreckage.

Why do you think the Chameleon plane
crashed into the sea?

Because it disappeared
off our radar screen.

But it stood still first.

Because it must have collided
with the RAF plane

and dropped like a stone.

Why do you think that?

You see, when a plane on that radar
appears to stand still,



it is, in point of fact,
dropping straight down.

What about straight up?

Oh, my dear Doctor. To get above
our radar umbrella like that

it would have to climb vertically
until it was 100 miles high.

The darned thing
would be in outer space.

Exactly.

That plane they sent to follow us.
Should we have destroyed it?

We could eliminate a whole squadron
of their toy planes

and they'd never get on to us.

Their minds can't cope
with an operation like this.

Remember the teaching of our Director,
the intelligence of Earth people

is comparable only to that of animals
on our planet.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

I thought I'd missed one of you.



I wondered what happened to you.

What have you done to them?

Close that drawer.

No... No...

Don't! Leave me!

(IN DISTINCT CHATTER)

Right, thank you.

Air Sea Rescue say
they're still searching

but there's no trace yet.

(PHONE RINGING)

Commandant.

I see. Did the pilot manage to bailout?

I'm sorry.

They've found the remains
of that RAF plane.

The pilot had been electrocuted.

Do you still think
these people are from Earth?

I don't know, Doctor.

I just don't know what to think.

If only there was
one solid piece of evidence.

I think it's just come in.

Do you mind if I question him?

I think I know how to make him talk.

(MAN SPEAKING OVER RADIO)

You know what this is, don't you?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Oh, I think you do. Roll up your sleeve.

Do I have to take orders from him, sir?

I think perhaps
you should explain, Doctor.

After all, this man is working for me.

You only think he's working for you.

Commandant, your personnel

are being systematically replaced.

And this is how they're doing it.

This is not Meadows,
it only looks like Meadows.

He's wearing one of these things
on his arm.

Very well. Do as he asks.

But sir, this is ridiculous.

We all have to help in this, Meadows.
Roll up your sleeve.

Stop him!

Now get him in this chair.

Jean, send for the police.

All right, Doctor, go ahead.

Roll up his left sleeve.

There we are.

Now then.

What happens if I were to turn
one of these?

Don't touch it!

Ah, I see.

Right.

Now then, you are going to answer
all my questions.

And in return, I promise
no harm will come to you.

Do you understand?

All right.

Where are your planes
taking all their passengers?

There's a satellite about 150 miles up.

Why are you abducting
all these young people?

We had a catastrophe on our planet.

A gigantic explosion.

As you've seen, we have lost
our identities. My people are dying out.

But what use would our people be to you?

Our scientists devised a process,
so that we could take on

the physical characteristics
of another being.

This is part of the process?

Yes, that's why you mustn't touch it.

How many of these young people
do you hope to abduct?

MEADOWS: This time, 50,000.

Fifty thousand.

How large is this satellite?

On the journey in our planes,
the passengers are miniaturised.

I see.

How many of your people
are working here at Gatwick Airport?

I don't know.

That's the truth, I tell you.
I don't know.

Very well.

What happens to the people
whose identities have been taken over?

The originals.

They're somewhere in the Airport.
I don't know exactly where.

I'll have the whole place
torn to pieces to find them.

- No, you mustn't find them.
- Why not?

You mustn't, that's all.

Because if we do find them
we'll find one of these on their arms?

And if we remove it,
something terrible will happen to you?

- Yes.
- What if you have to change back?

Well, that can be done,
but with the machine.

- The machine in the Medical Centre?
- Yes.

None of us know
where our own originals are.

Except that nurse.

The nurse? What about her?

Oh, she was cunning.

She's got her own original with her.

- Where is it?
- I don't know.

I think you do know.

Now, are you going to tell me?

It's in the Medical Centre.

Right. You're going to show me
where it is.

I daren't. She'll have me destroyed.

Are you going to co-operate
or are you not?

All right.

It won't make any difference.

You'll never see those
50,000 young people again.

I think I'd better take him down there.

To the Medical Centre.

(SAMANTHA GRUNTING)

What is it?

This girl. What do we do with her?

We need to use her as an original.

That way we can get one of our people
close to the man who is menacing us.

He will then be killed.

But surely Captain Blade isn't bringing
any more of our people to Earth?

(DOOR OPENING)

Can I help you?

Bring him in.

I'm afraid I don't understand.

I think you two have something
in common.

Is this man ill, officer?

Roll up your sleeves.

- What are you talking about?
- Officer.

Please take your hands off me.

Certainly.

I've seen all I want to see.
I'll have that, if you don't mind.

Now then, where is her original?

It's in there.

- You can't go in there!
- Would you rather be destroyed?

Keep an eye on her, officer.
Bring him along.

DOCTOR: Sam!

Sam, are you all right?

- Are you all right, Sam?
- Yeah.

I thought I was done for there.

(EXCLAIMS)

Pins and needles.

You're lucky it was no worse.

What are you doing?

Just checking up.

Now then, where is the nurse's original?

It's in a panel in the wall, somewhere.

The control's in the couch there.

All right, Officer.

Flipping heck!

But she's in there.

(SCREAMING)

You traitor!

Look out!

DOCTOR: It's all right, Sam.

It's all right.

- She's vanished!
- MEADOWS: Doctor.

Put her on here.

(GRUNTING) There we are.

- Will there be any permanent damage?
- No. You can take that off now.

It's all right. You'll be
quite all right in a few minutes.

There.

Doctor,

what's happened to Jamie?

What on Earth are these doing here?

Doctor, Jamie wasn't anywhere
near the kiosk the last time...

Look, you're not listening.
I think they've got Jamie!

- Jamie! Where?
- Well, you should know.

You got him to pinch me ticket.

- Pinch your ticket?
- To stop me from going to Rome.

- Oh, you mean Jamie...
- Has gone in my place.

(GASPS) First Polly,
then Ben, now Jamie.

We've no time to lose.

Inspector!

Let's see if I can get you out of there.

How did you get here?

JAMIE: I came on the plane,

stole someone's ticket.

You ought to have been miniaturised
on the journey.

(STAMMERING) Miniaturised?

Reduced in size, like all the youngsters
in these cabinets.

Did you not have anything
to eat or drink?

No, I felt too ill.

That explains it. The food
is the first part of the process.

Inspector, what is this place?

A satellite, Jamie.

A flying ship in space.

These people are from another planet.
It seems the Doctor was right after all.

Does anyone down there believe him yet?

Oh, I'm not sure. I don't think so.

I suppose it is too much
for them to believe.

But surely the Doctor's convinced them
that something is going on?

- Aye, I think maybe the Commandant.
- Yes,Jamie.

Inspector, have you escaped
or something?

No one escapes from here.

But the plane that comes here.

Well, it must go back to Earth.
We could get on it.

The last plane to Earth is leaving now.

They've just gone back
to pick up their own people.

Surely the Doctor will think
of some way of rescuing us.

Not this time, Jamie.

This time, he's up against a mind
superior even to his.

The mind of the Director.

You mean someone
cleverer than the Doctor?

The man in charge of this whole mission.

You seem to know a lot
about it, Inspector.

Of course I do, Jamie.

I am the Director.

COMMANDANT: This is the bearing
where the Chameleon plane vanished.

I want to know if it reappears there.
They've a flight due any minute.

- Very good sir.
- Now then, Doctor,

-what's all this about personnel files?
- Over here, I'll show you.

I found these in the Medical Centre.

Records of 25 people who work here.

Each one of these has been taken over
by Chameleons.

Right.

I'll have them all under arrest
within 15 minutes.

Airport Police please. Now look at this.

- What is it?
- Chameleon air schedules.

You see here their last flight
of the season goes in an hour.

Superintendent Reynolds please.

(SOFTLY) The last flight?

Well, that's exactly why
they mustn't be arrested.

- Superintendent? Commandant here.
- Will you please listen to me?

- Will you hold on a moment, please?
- These people must not be arrested.

- Why not?
- Somewhere in outer space,

there are 50,000 young people,
three of my friends amongst them,

and somehow we've got
to bring them back.

I want to get on this last flight,

which means the Chameleons
must think that everything is going

-according to plan.
- Commandant?

Reynolds, I'll call you back.

(HANGS UP PHONE)
- Now what is it?

HESLINGTON: This blip.
It's just appeared out of nowhere

-and it's coming this way.
- Right, well, keep tracking them.

It may be the Chameleon plane returning.
Now look here, Doctor.

All very well talking about
getting on that plane, but how?

At the moment,
you look like a man called Meadows.

Could you shed that identity
and become somebody else?

Yes. Yes, some of our people
have been processed twice.

Good.

Then in that case I shall pretend
I am a Chameleon,

and get on board that way.

But even if you get on that plane,
what do you hope to do?

I don't know until I get
to the satellite.

And then I will have one card to play.

- And that's up to you Commandant.
- What's that?

The people the Chameleons
have taken over,

the originals, are hidden somewhere
here in Gatwick Airport.

- You have got to find them.
- Of course,

and get those fearful things
off their arms.

No, no, no. Find them, by all means,
but don't tamper with those arm sheaths.

Otherwise we lose our one threat,

the one thing I may be able
to bargain with.

Yes I see that. But I still don't see
how you're going to get on that plane,

let alone convince them
that you're one of their people.

That will depend entirely
on Nurse Pinto.

Jean, get on to Superintendent Reynolds.

Now is everything clear?

You're sure you understand
what I am asking you to do?

Yes, of course,

but we've got to think
of those young people.

Hmm.

How very convenient.

Lock the door.

No, don't shoot!

This is Meadows.
He had to be reprocessed.

Why?

The Doctor became too suspicious
of me as Meadows.

I was able to kidnap him.

The rest is as you can see.

A pity.

It was useful having someone
in Air Traffic Control.

But then, of course, we have possession
of the Doctor's brain.

You think that will be useful?

Undoubtedly.

That means that you'll be taking us
up to the satellite?

I am taking everybody back
to the satellite on the next plane.

It's the last flight.

Surely you haven't forgotten that?

The reprocessing.

It's difficult to remember details.

Yes, of course, I understand.

What have you done with his original?

In a safe place.

It should be with the others.

Tell me where that is
and I'll have it transferred.

There's no time for that now.

Jenkins will see you
through Immigration.

We leave in 15 minutes.

Do you think we convinced him?

I don't know.

However we've got aboard that plane.
Come on, don't let's be late.

Right. Thank you.
That was the police, sir.

They say the passengers
are now boarding the Chameleon plane.

Did they see if the Doctor
had got on board?

Yes. He was with Nurse Pinto.

All the passengers are adults

and most of them have been identified
as airport personnel.

HESLINGTON: Commandant.

Chameleon plane's requesting
clearance for start-up.

All right Heslington, normal procedure.
Give them clearance.

Chameleon Three-Four-Five,
stand by for start temperature.

COMMANDANT: Yes.

Now it's stationary.

- It must be ascending vertically.
(PHONE RINGING)

The blip's getting fainter, sir.

That means he's rising
above our radar umbrella.

Ah, Superintendent, the very man.

HESLINGTON: Blip's just gone, sir.

Now look, Reynolds. We've got to get
every man of your force on that search.

There isn't a moment to lose.
Time's running out on us.

- SAMANTHA: Any luck?
- No. Look at that.

Wish my files were as neat as that.
How about you. What about the kiosk?

Not much. Just a few papers.

Oh, we'd better get back
to Air Traffic Control then.

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR SHUTS)

- Well.
- Just a few papers, sir.

Well, there might be a clue there.

Commandant, surely they'd put
them somewhere.

I mean, well, somewhere
we'd never think of.

We've got to think of it,
Jean, wherever it is.

The Doctor's relying on us.

Thousands of lives are depending on us
finding those originals... And quickly.

How much longer, Doctor?

I don't know.

I should think we're almost there.

Don't worry.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

One moment.

Owing to the complete success
of our operation,

living space on our satellite
has had to be used for our cargo.

Therefore, quarters will be reallocated.

Report to the accommodation centre
for instructions.

(SOFTLY) Do you think he suspects?

I don't know. Let's follow the others.

What is your name?

(SPEAKING IN DISTINCTLY)

Try again. What is your name?

Jamie.

Where do you come from?

- From Earth, a place called Scotland.
- Excellent.

Director.

What is it?

We have found two impostors.

The Doctor and Nurse Pinto.

I want permission
to have them destroyed.

One moment.

What do you know about the Doctor?

He is not of this Earth
or of this century.

He has travelled through time and space.

His knowledge is even greater than ours.

Director, this man is a danger to us,
he should be destroyed.

And I say he must live,
but as one of us.

You will regret it.

You have your orders, Captain Blade.

What do we do now?

We slip away and see
if we can find these young people.

Come on.

Ah, Captain Blade,
we're carrying out your instructions.

We're looking for
the accommodation centre.

My instructions don't apply to you.

You two won't be needing living space.

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