TEXT: Frontios by Christopher H. Bidmead Part One 6:40pm - 7:05pm [SCENE_BREAK] 1, INT: MINES (A group of men, led by Captain Revere, are digging in the mines. Captain Revere removes a rock and hands it to Chief Orderly Brazen, who examines it and goes over to the entrance to call out to the outside. Captain Revere watches as parts of the ground are sinking further down by themselves - almost like something is sucking it down. Meanwhile Brazen talks to the two Orderlies at the entrance.) BRAZEN: The answer's buried here somewhere. The Captain will find it. (More earth gets sucked down further into the ground and a beam holding up the mine shifts out of place, threatening the collapse of the entire mine. Brazen hurries to hold up the beam.) BRAZEN: Get out everybody! Come on, move! Captain Revere! (He watches as earth and rocks fall from the ceiling and the orderlies see Captain Revere unconscious and trapped under rubble. Brazen attempts to lift a big slab of rock off him, but it proves too heavy.) BRAZEN: Block and tackle! Quickly! (He runs to the Orderlies who bring down the chain amidst another falling of rocks. The next time Brazen moves over, there is no sign of Captain Revere. There is just the pile of rubble.) BRAZEN: I want no mention of this to anyone. Did you hear me?! Not to anyone! [SCENE_BREAK] 2, INT: TARDIS CONSOLE (Turlough is standing at the interior door - he seems to be trying to listen through it. There is a loud banging noise coming through the door. Tegan walks up.) TEGAN: The Doctor's alright. He gets like this sometimes. Nothing to worry about. (More loud noises.) TURLOUGH: Well I suppose it's none of my business if... I think he must be coming. (They move out of the way of the door and the Doctor appears, a manic look in his eyes.) DOCTOR:
SUMMARY:
In the far distant future, the few remaining survivors of the human race struggle to survive on the planet Frontios. The Doctor states that the Laws of time do not allow him to have contact because the survivors must go their own way without outside intervention at this key point in time.A meteor storm hits the planet and starts to drag the TARDIS down with it, the Doctor is unable to stop the TARDIS from making a emergency landing.