TEXT: THE TENTH PLANET BY KIT PEDLER AND GERRY DAVIES first broadcast - 22nd October 1966 [SCENE_BREAK] 1. TRACKING ROOM TECHNICIAN: Yes sir, it's er, er... There are hundreds of them, sir! (On the radar screen hundreds of small blips have appeared. They are moving quickly.) CUTLER: Hundreds of what, man? TECHNICIAN: Spaceships sir. In formation! CUTLER: Spaceships. That means only one thing, more Cybermen. Dyson, see if you can get hold of Zeus 5, I want to speak to my son. DYSON: Trying now, sir. (Cutler walks towards the communications equipment. Nearby, the Doctor suddenly starts moaning and collapses. Ben, Polly, Barclay and a technician gently lower him to the ground.) BEN: What's the matter, Doctor? POLLY: Doctor, what's the matter? BEN: What's happened to him? POLLY: Ben, do something quickly. BEN: Yeah, he needs medical help and quick. (Ben rushes over to General Cutler.) BEN: General! CUTLER: Yes, what is it? BEN: It's the Doctor, he's passed out, he's ill! CUTLER: Look, I've got enough on my plate without worrying about him. Get him down to one of the cabins and look after him. You, give him a hand. TECHNICIAN: (OOV.) Yes, sir. DYSON: Coming through now, sir. CUTLER: Good. DYSON: Snowcap to Zeus 5, Snowcap to Zeus 5, how do you read me? (Terry Cutler, General Cutler's son, speaks over the radio to them.) TERRY: (Over radio.) Zeus 5 to Snowcap, reading you loud and clear, over. (General Cutler takes the microphone off of Dyson.) CUTLER: Give me that. (To Terry.) Hello, son. Zeus 5, are you experiencing any power loss? TERRY: Hey
SUMMARY:
With the Doctor out of action, it is up to Polly, Ben and Barclay to stop Cutler using the Z-Bomb and devastating half the world.