TEXT: THE CURSE OF PELADON BY: BRIAN HAYLES 5:50pm - 6:15pm [SCENE_BREAK] 1: EXT. CITADEL (NIGHT) (The citadel of Peladon is literally carved halfway up the side of a sheer mountain. It turrets, walls and towers are of the same dark rock of the mountain. Hundreds of feet above ground level, it gives the appearance of an impenetrable medieval fortress. The citadel and the mountain are lashed by rain and storm. Winds blow the stark trees at the base of the edifice and flashes of lightning illuminate the impressive scene.) [SCENE_BREAK] 2: INT. PASSAGE (NIGHT) (The medieval theme is continued within the citadel. Stark passages are gloomily lit by torches affixed to brackets on the wall. Along one of these passages, a man on the cusp of old age strides along. He wears an impressive robe and cloak, both of an imperial purple colour. The collar of the cloak is trimmed with an animal fur. He sports an impressive head of white hair and a similar white beard but both have long streaks of red within them. He walks up to a set of double doors on which primitively attired guards stand on duty with pikestaffs raised. They open the doors for the man and he enters the throne room beyond.) [SCENE_BREAK] 3: INT. THRONE ROOM (NIGHT) (This chamber is better lit than others in the citadel. Within the room are more guards with pikestaffs and another figure who is dressed and groomed in identical fashion to the newcomer. This is HEPESH, High Priest of Peladon who bestows on the newly arrived TORBIS, Chancellor to the King, a look of barely concealed contempt which is returned to him. The Monarch himself, PELADON, sits on a simple throne which is one a raised dais at the far end of the room. Barely into his twenties,
SUMMARY:
The Doctor and Jo arrive on the medieval planet Peladon, where the Doctor is mistaken for the Earth Delegate of the Galactic Federation and Jo is mistaken for a princess. Where the Doctor uncovers a conspiracy, as he exposes the evil scheme of the high-priest Hepesh who bids to prevent King Peladon from joining the galactic Federation.