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*The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.*

Crime of the Century was the third story of Season 27 of Doctor Who. It was written by Andrew Cartmel and directed by Alan Wareing and features Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor and Julia Sawalha as Katie Tollinger.

This story is notable for introducing Katie Tollinger played by Julia Sawalha as the new companion.

Synopsis

The year is 1990. In London, safe cracker Katie Tollinger breaks into a house — and finds more than the family jewels.

Plot

Part One

In the present day, a young woman in an expensive designer dress, Katie, walks up an illuminated driveway toward a mansion. She exudes confidence as she rings the bell and is swiftly let through into a lavish party. Katie moves through the crowd, with ease, finding her way to the staircase and making her way upstairs. Inside the master bedroom, she puts on a pair of long leather gloves, before removing an expensive painting off the wall, revealing an industrial safe. She smiles and sets about cracking it, which she does in a matter of seconds. Upon opening the safe she says that inside... is the Doctor, sitting in the safe, waiting for her.

The Doctor holds up a metal box and tells Katie that the back pearl necklace, that she was trying to steal, is inside it. She asks the Doctor to hand it over and he obliges. She then removes the necklace from the box, before placing the empty back into the safe. She then helps the Doctor get out of the safe, as he's a little stuck, before she slams the door shut, locks it, and places the painting back over it.

On their way out of the house but during this, an alarm is triggered. Soon, security begins chasing after them, with several German Shepards. The two manage to make it out of the house and shake off the security guards. Katie tells the Doctor that she'll bring her car round to him. We then see Katie getting the car... thinking for a moment and then driving off in it. The Doctor waits for her, checking his watch, before realising she's not coming. He then whistles softly and crosses the street toward a police box.

The following night, Katie stands in an alleyway, dressed in all black holding a large duffel bag of items. She opens the bag and checks it, pulling out a very familiar sword. The Doctor appears behind her, asking what possible reason she has for having that sword in her possession. Katie asks how he knows what it is but the Doctor is vague, just mentioning something about it being from Mars. Katie begins to apologise for abandoning the Doctor the previous night, but she suddenly feels the barrel of a gun aimed at the back of her head and looks around to see a very imposing man holding it. The Doctor tries to talk him down and asks Katie if this man is the one she's been waiting for. Katie says she has no idea who he is, and the Doctor suggests, not so subtly, that Katie use the sword. Katie does so and nearly kills the man, only stopping at just rendering him unconscious, because the Doctor stops her. Soon after, another man comes from the shadows, the man Katie was expecting... an older Sam Tollinger, who is surprised but overjoyed at seeing the Doctor and quickly explains that Katie is his daughter.

Sam explains to Katie that the Doctor is... the Doctor, the man whom he's always told her about. Katie is surprised to realise that he's a real person, and the Doctor just elusively responds by claiming that he could be entirely fictional. Sam explains that since he last saw the Doctor, most of his stranger possessions were seized from him by UNIT, to which he was highly compensated, but over the years, they became declassified and most of them managed to find their way to the black market. Most of them were bought by members of the aristocracy and that's what Katie's been stealing back, ever since. However, one item, the jewelled egg was taken off UNIT by the Government and they've been unable to track it down. Sam asks for the Doctor's help in getting his property back, and the Doctor agrees. The Doctor then looks in the duffel bag and pulls out the necklace. He hands it to Katie and tells her that it belonged to her mother, and she should have it. Katie cries, upon seeing it, and hugs the Doctor thanking him.

The trio then roam through the backstreets, as Sam catches up with the Doctor about their family history, since they last met. The Doctor takes a keen interest and says that he's there because he noticed that they'd been a series of thefts all relating to items in Sam's possession, and decided to investigate. Sam asks about how he is now Ace is gone and the Doctor is cagey about the issue, refusing to give Sam a proper answer. They eventually reach the TARDIS and the Doctor smiles before opening it... revealing the new interior to the audience for the first time too.

Katie steps in and is amazed as she looks around in disbelief... The Doctor chuckles as the two enter and says that the TARDIS should be able to give them some idea of where the government is holding the jewelled egg. The Doctor conducts a scan and manages to locate traces of it at a military base in Scotland. He then dematerialises the TARDIS... to Katie’s shock.

Soon after, the TARDIS arrives inside the military base. The Doctor, Katie and Sam step out, only to see a series of lasers appear in front of them and an alarm sound. Then, to make matters worse, a group of armed guards appears beyond the lasers. The Doctor clutches his umbrella and says "Ahhhh..."

Part Two

The Doctor, Katie and Sam are taken by the security guards to an office, where they are told to wait. During this time, Katie tries to formulate a plan to override security and continue into the compound. Sam says it’s far too dangerous and she’s being foolish. Katie remarks, “Foolish is my middle name, Daddy” to which he says, “No it’s not, it’s Raine”. Soon after, a small man in an army uniform with a cockney accent, Corporal Salter, enters the room and sits down in front of them. He says that he’s checked the records and that he’s now fully aware of exactly who the Doctor is and that he’d be delighted to give him a tour of the facility. The Doctor jumps up and says that’s excellent and tells Katie and Sam to come along. Salter stops them and says that they stay there, as they have no authorisation.

The Doctor and Salter leave the office as they begin a tour of the compound. Salter explains that he used to work for UNIT, back when he was Scientific Advisor, and lists off a bunch of events from the era. He then admits to the Doctor that he’s breaking several dozen rules letting him through security and he’s only doing it because he trusts him. The Doctor thanks Salter but asks why… what is so important about the compound. Salter says that this compound was set up privately by the government to hold the most dangerous extraterrestrial weapons, taking them out of the hands of organisations such as UNIT. He then explains, however, that he believes the government are up to something, as he’s noticed items vanishing from time to time with all record that they were ever at the facility also gone. The Doctor holds his umbrella up, showing off the question mark, while thinking. The two then come to the place where the jewelled egg should be… only to find it gone.

In the office, Katie picks at the lock, trying to force it open. Sam tells her to be gentle with it and that picking a lock is a delicate art. Katie snaps at him saying that she is capable of doing things on her own. Katie, still having no luck, stops for a moment, smiles, and then proceeds to pick it differently, and more calmly. The lock suddenly clicks and the door opens to which Sam smiles and tells her to follow him.

Inside the TARDIS, the Doctor and Salter scan for the whereabouts of the jewelled egg. Salter says that it was only there a few hours ago and that he saw it himself. Salter asks the Doctor what’s so special about the jewelled egg, to which the Doctor says that he’s the governor of a high-classified government security compound and he doesn’t know… The Doctor then explains that the jewelled egg, or as it’s really known the Virumun, is a very ancient and very deadly weapon… it has the power to remove things, objects, people or even entire planets from existence. Salter looks terrified and says, “and that’s what’s been stolen!”. The Doctor then explains that it’s powerless without a microfilament transponder wave generator, but that even the Ice Warriors couldn’t invent one of those. The Doctor then exclaims that he’s found a match and it seems to be in Birmingham. He then sets the TARDIS into flight and it dematerialises.

Katie and Sam sneak through the compound, avoiding the guards, as they search for the jewelled egg. Along the way, they spot a number of other very expensive looking items and quietly steal them, because “they might as well”. They search and search but can’t find the jewelled egg.

The TARDIS lands in a backstreet in Birmingham outside an incredibly anarchistic posh-looking private members club. The Doctor and Salter walk in, to which the receptionist asks their names. Salter says that he’s “Corporal Anthony Salter” and the Doctor jumps in and says his name is, in a very thick exaggerated Scottish accent, “Doctor Fergus Ansley McCarthy-Frazier”. The receptionist smiles and checks the members list saying that she doesn’t have any record of their membership. The Doctor then looks around and notices something unusual… a portrait of the club’s founder… Hans de Flores. The Doctor and Salter leave the club and go back into the TARDIS. The Doctor then tells Salter that he knows who stole the jewelled egg... A Neo-Nazi group, founded by one Hans de Flores. The Doctor explains that he encountered them a couple of years ago, during a run-in with the Cybermen, and that they must’ve remobilised and found some sort of “in” with the government. Salter says that this is indeed very troubling information and that the entire government could be compromised.

Katie and Sam conclude that the jewelled egg isn’t in the compound and that the Doctor and Salter seem to be gone. They quickly discuss what to do before they decide on breaking out, with their stolen items, and making their way back home. Elsewhere we see a group of security guards checking a list of items and looking at the shelves, seeing that (the ones Katie and Sam stole) are gone. They sound the alarms, causing a chase sequence to ensue, as the guards try and catch Katie and Sam.

Salter tells the Doctor that it’s of vital national importance that they get inside the club and the Doctor agrees. He says that he should be able to materialise the TARDIS inside, as long as he can get a better lock on the Virumun.

Katie and Sam just about make it out of the compound when a guard, Sergeant Becker, springs out in front of them. He holds out a gun and tells them to drop the bag. They do so and more guards join them. Becker grabs the bag and looks through it, saying its remarkable how they managed to choose about every item he had on his list.

The TARDIS lands inside the club, as a group of men dressed in SA brownshirt uniforms, grabs their guns and surround the TARDIS. The Doctor and Salter step out of the TARDIS. Salter then smiles.

Becker unzips his guard uniform to reveal that he, and the other guards at the compound, are wearing brownshirts and are working for the Fourth Reich.

Salter steps forward, to which the Doctor asks what he’s doing, before he turns around joining the guards, taking off his army uniform, to reveal a similar, more senior, SA uniform below. He then speaks loudly, in a German accent, telling the Doctor that the Virumun was just a lure and that now the Fourth Reich have in their possession… the greatest weapon of all. The camera zooms in on the TARDIS as Salter says: “We now posses time travel!”

Part Three

Inside the compound, Becker and his brownshirts continue to aim their guns at Katie and Sam. After a moment of pause, Katie shouts out in German (subtitled in English) “you boys have been doing a really great job, but now it’s time for the professionals to take over”… before turning sharply on her heel and telling Becker that she’s Unterführerin Tollinger and she’s been sent there, along with her assistant, to retrieve items directly for the Führer. Becker tells her that her German is excellent but he’s well aware that she’s not a member of their ranks raises arms once again. Katie says that it was worth a try to which Sam asks, in confusion, “since when did you speak German?”. Katie says, “You sent me to a bording school in Switzerland, try to keep up, Dad…”

Inside the TARDIS, Salter tells the Doctor to take him and his men back to the compound. The Doctor says the whole plan is a pointless exercise because they can’t just go back in time and just quietly change the course of history so that the Nazis won the Second World War. He says that it’s not as simple as that. He then asks what they suppose they’ll do… seriously. What is their “big” plan to change the outcome of the war? Salter laughs and then says it’s called the Virumun. The Doctor then reminds Salter that without a microfilament transponder wave generator, the Virumun is useless. Salter tells the Doctor that he thanks him for that information and soon he’ll have an entire compound of alien artefacts at his disposal to build one for them. Salter also tells the Doctor that there’s no point playing the fool, he really was at UNIT, and he knows just how skilled the Doctor is at this kind of thing.

The TARDIS lands in the compound, just saving Katie and Sam in the nick of time. Becker salutes Salter as he exits the TARDIS, his gun pointed in the Doctor’s back. Salter tells his men that the Doctor will be building them the final missing part of the Virumun. Katie tells the Doctor that he can’t, and these people are “literally Nazis”. The Doctor tells her that he has no choice but to do what the Corporal says. Salter corrects the Doctor and asks to be called Führer Salter. The Doctor tells Salter that if he’s going to do this, he’ll need Katie and Sam’s help. Salter agrees before telling the Doctor that he has three hours and leaving.

Left alone, but aware that they have guns trained on them, the Doctor catches Katie and Sam up with everything and says that he thinks Salter is planning to erase significant figures on the Allies’ side, during the Second World War, to change the course of the war, using the Virumun. The Doctor says not to worry because he has a plan. He asks Katie whether she could open “one more safe” for him. Katie cheekily smiles.

Katie approaches Salter and tells him that there’s another device the Doctor needs in order to complete the weapon and that she’s been asked to steal it. Salter says that if she goes with Becker and his men, then she, of course, can do so. Katie tells him that it needs to be just Becker, as they need to stay incognito.

Sometime later, Katie, dressed once again in an expensive designer dress, down a path with Becker, dressed in a designer suit, pretending to be a couple… it’s slowly revealed that the building they’re walking into is Balmoral Castle and a party is taking place. Katie asks Becker “how is your RP?” to which Becker responds in an RP accent saying it’s “absolutely spiffing”. They get to the door of the castle and Katie says that she’s Katie Tollinger, daughter of Sir Samuel Tollinger, friend of the Princess Royal, and Becker is her Plus One. The guard says “of course” and let’s her right in. Katie then remarks that sometimes having a rich dad really makes all the difference.

The Doctor and Sam continue to build the device, while they discuss Katie. Sam says that he struggles to connect with her, he says that she’s so independent and just wants more constantly. The Doctor says that she reminds him an awful lot of someone else… Sam soulfully nods saying that it makes it even the more painful.

Upstairs in Balmoral, Katie and Sam come to a heavily fortified door, which Katie easily picks the lock of, and inside they find a glass case and a crown inside. Katie says that it’s the Queen Mother’s crown and what they need is the Koh-i-Noor diamond that’s sat on it. Becker proceeds to grab the cage but suddenly lasers appear around it. Katie rolls her eyes and says and he needs to just leave her to it.

The Doctor just about completes the device and says they only need to Koh-i-Noor and it’ll be done. Salter impatiently comes toward them and asks when it’ll be ready. The Doctor repeats to him that it’s done and they’re just awaiting the diamond. Salter looks unhappy and says that Becker better hurry.

Katie intricately tries to get the Crown out of the case, without tripping any more alarms but she struggles with Becker watching over her. She says that he just needs to stand outside and guard or something because she can’t do it properly with him there. He argues but Katie asks if he really thinks she can escape him from the top of Balmoral Castle in its most secure room. Becker says that’s a good point and then proceeds to leave and wait outside. After a moment, Katie smiles before purposely tripping every alarm she can. In seconds, guards rush and arrest Katie and Becker and it’s not long until they find a swastika on Becker’s person.

Salter is told by a brownshirt that Katie and Becker have been arrested. He looks furious and stomps over to the Doctor and grabs the device. He points a gun at the Doctor and Sam and then herds them into the TARDIS. He tells the Doctor that he wants to go to England in 1943. The Doctor obliges and dematerialises the TARDIS.

Katie and Becker sit in a police interview room, as Becker gives her the evils the entire time. Once a police officer walks in, Katie explains to him that Becker is a Neo-Nazi and that she’s working with her father, Sir Samuel Tollinger, and a staff member at UNIT to bring them down and this was all a trap. The police officer just laughs in her face.

The TARDIS lands in 1943 and Salter steps out with the Virumun. He sets it on the ground, just in front of him, and tells the Doctor to hand him the microfilament transponder wave generator. The Doctor says that he’s making a mistake and Salter exclaims that he was right about the Koh-i-Noor being a diversion and that the device works just fine without it, considering the Doctor is so worried about him activating it. The Doctor and Sam step back into the TARDIS, slowly, as Salter combines the two devices. He then activates it, and it engulfs him as he screams. Slowly, Salter vanishes… from existence. Sam looks at the Doctor and says that was horrific. The Doctor explains that without the Koh-i-Noor, or just some sort of stabilising receptor, which he chuckles and says could’ve simply been the graphite in a pencil, the microfilament transponder wave generator was only a microfilament wave generator, thus causes it to backfire on Salter.

Some time later, the Doctor, Katie and Sam sit down drinking tea in the sitting room of Sam’s mansion. They are watching the news where there’s a report about a secret Neo-Nazi group being apprehended after they attempted to steal the Koh-i-Noor diamond from Balmoral Castle. Katie comments that she was in that cell for hours with Becker before UNIT came to her rescue. The Doctor apologises but says it was the only way to bring down the whole operation. The Doctor and Katie have a good laugh about it before Sam looks over at Katie giving her a bit of a nudge. Katie then asks the Doctor, rather uncharacteristically shyly, if she could join him on his adventures. The Doctor jumps up out of his chair, spilling his tea, and grabs her hand saying of course and drags her into the TARDIS. He then pops his head out of the door and says goodbye to Sam, before closes it again as the TARDIS dematerialises.

Cast

Crew

Writer - Kevin Clarke
Producer - John Nathan-Turner
Script Editor - Andrew Cartmel
Director - Alan Wareing
Lighting - Ian Dow
Designer - David Laskey
Visual Effects Designers - Malcom James, Dave Chapman
Make-Up Designer - Joan Stribling
Casting Director - Anne Henderson
Music - Mark Ayres
Costume Designer - Ken Trew
Edited by - Hugh Parson
Vision Mixer - Dinah Long
Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
Title Music - Keff McCulloch
Title Sequence by CAL Video

Memorable Quotes

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Background Information

Production History

To be added.

Development

The story for Crime of the Century began as an idea for a sequel, by Kevin Clarke, to his first (and only) Doctor Who story, Silver Nemesis. The idea was about the remnants of de Florres' Fourth Reich using an ancient weapon in UNIT's vaults to change the course of the Second World War. The idea, while briefly considered by Cartmel, was dropped very early on and it was only after other plans fell through that Cartmel revisited it, with the (now) added stipulation that it had to introduce a new companion, in the form of Katie Tollinger, be set in a mansion and include an opening scene of the Doctor in a safe, which Cartmel had already come up with.
Following the first draft, Cartmel suddenly hit on the idea of linking up Crime of the Century, and it's predecesor, Ice Time, into a psuedo 7-part adventure, with the Katie's father becoming Sam from Ice Time (and his surname changing to Tollinger accordingly) and the primary plot mcguffin being linked to Ice Time as well.

Production

The most significant aspect of Crime of the Century's production was that it introduced a brand new TARDIS interior for the series. By the end of Season 25, the TARDIS set had practically fallen apart, so in Season 26, due to a lack of money, the inside of the TARDIS didn't really feature. For Season 27, John Nathan-Turner managed to organise things so that a new TARDIS interior could be built, debuting in Crime of the Century but shot as part of the studio shoot for the following serial, Blood and Iron, as Crime of the Century was designated to be all-location. Originally, Blood and Iron was going to feature the debut of the interior, but Cartmel wished to be able to show Katie's first reaction to the TARDIS, so it was moved a story earlier. The set was designed by Mike Tucker and featured the unique feature of the TARDIS' central column suspended from the ceiling. The set was built so that the height of the console could be adjusted based on who was using it, future-proofing it for the next actor to play the Doctor..
The actual story itself became prone to John Nathan-Turner's often desire to stunt cast guest roles. From Beryl Reid in Earthshock to Nicholas Parsons in The Curse of Fenric, and everything in between, Nathan-Turner loved casting famous faces, especially to the BBC One Light-Entertainment viewer, in rather unexpected Doctor Who roles. This time actor and comedian David Jason, best known for his roles in, sitcoms, Open All Hours & Only Fools and Horses, was cast as Corporal/Führer Anthony Salter, the main villain for the story. Jason was required to play a loveable cockney army officer and then transform into a Nazi with a German accent. Jason indeed rose to the challenge but he certainly didn't play it straight, instead sending up the role, chewing the sceneary at every turn and, on set, spent most of it messing about with Sylvester McCoy.
Although only in one scene, the set for the Tollinger's sitting room had a lot of money spent on it due to the fact that Cartmel intended the Tollinger's house to be a recurring set, from the next season, becoming a "base of operations" for the Doctor and Katie, a bit like the Doctor's lab back in the Pertwee years. Cartmel wasn't to know that perhaps the incoming production team had different plans...

Post-Production

To be added.

Reaction

Official BARB ratings: 5.2m for Part One, 5.1m for Part Two and 4.9m for Part Three.

Story Notes

This story marks the first appearance of Julia Sawalha as an adult version of Katie Tollinger.
This story features the return of the Fourth Reich, who first appeared in the Season 25 story Silver Nemesis.
This is the second and final story to be written by Kevin Clarke.
This story features the first appearance of a new TARDIS console room, which would be used throughout the Griffiths era.

Continuity

Katie Tollinger was delivered by the Doctor in London on 7 November 1967. Twenty-three years before the events of this story. From the Doctor's perspective, those events occurred immediately before his encounter with the adult Katie in 1990. (DW: Ice Time),
The Doctor previously encountered members of the Fourth Reich in 1988 Windsor. (DW: Silver Nemesis)

Home Video Releases

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-{{Episode|prodcode = 7T|episodenumber = Episodes 8-10|title1 = Crime of the Century|doctor(s) = [[Seventh Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Katie Tollinger]]|main_enemy = [[Major Felnikov|Colonel Felnikov]] and the [[Metatraxi]]|main_setting(s) = [[London]]
+This story is notable for introducing [[Katie Tollinger]] played by [[Julia Sawalha]] as the new companion.
-[[Kafiristan]]
+==Synopsis ==
-The [[Middle East]], [[October 1990]]|written_by = [[Kevin Clarke]]|directed_by = [[Alan Wareing]]|produced_by = [[John Nathan-Turner]]|season = [[Season 27 (Doctor Who) | Season 27]]|story_number = |original_air_date(s) = [[24 October (releases) | 24 October]]-[[7 November (releases) | 7 November]] 1990|original_release = BBC1|format = 3x25 minutes|image2 = 27.03.jpg|caption2 = |previous_serial = |next_serial = |chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two | Chapter Two]]|chapter_nuber = |nNthReleasedInSeries = 158|aPrevReleasedInSeries = Ice Time (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = Blood and Iron (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 161|aPrevReleasedInAll = Ice Time (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = Blood and Iron (serial)|TXtime = 19:35|image1 = Static-assets-upload7047807203821050104 (1).jpg}}{{Realworld}}'''Crime of the Century''' was the third story of [[Season 27 (Doctor Who)|Season 27]] of [[Doctor Who]]. It was written by [[Andrew Cartmel]] and directed by [[Alan Wareing]] and features [[Sylvester McCoy]] as [[seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Julia Sawalha]] as [[Katie Tollinger]].
-This story is notable for introducing [[Katie Tollinger]] played by [[Julia Sawalha]] as the new companion. It also saw the return of the [[Metatraxi]].
-== Synopsis ==
 The year is [[1990]]. In [[London]], safe cracker [[Katie Tollinger]] breaks into a house — and finds more than the family jewels.
+== Plot ==
-In the Middle East, the kingdom of Sayf Udeen is being terrorised by Soviet invaders and alien monsters.
+=== Part One ===
+In the present day, a young woman in an expensive designer dress, Katie, walks up an illuminated driveway toward a mansion. She exudes confidence as she rings the bell and is swiftly let through into a lavish party. Katie moves through the crowd, with ease, finding her way to the staircase and making her way upstairs. Inside the master bedroom, she puts on a pair of long leather gloves, before removing an expensive painting off the wall, revealing an industrial safe. She smiles and sets about cracking it, which she does in a matter of seconds. Upon opening the safe she says that inside... is the Doctor, sitting in the safe, waiting for her.
+The Doctor holds up a metal box and tells Katie that the back pearl necklace, that she was trying to steal, is inside it. She asks the Doctor to hand it over and he obliges. She then removes the necklace from the box, before placing the empty back into the safe. She then helps the Doctor get out of the safe, as he's a little stuck, before she slams the door shut, locks it, and places the painting back over it.
-And on the Scottish border, a highly guarded facility contains an advanced alien weapon.
+On their way out of the house but during this, an alarm is triggered. Soon, security begins chasing after them, with several German Shepards. The two manage to make it out of the house and shake off the security guards. Katie tells the Doctor that she'll bring her car round to him. We then see Katie getting the car... thinking for a moment and then driving off in it. The Doctor waits for her, checking his watch, before realising she's not coming. He then whistles softly and crosses the street toward a police box.
-These are all part of [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor's]] masterplan. But masterplans can go awry...
+The following night, Katie stands in an alleyway, dressed in all black holding a large duffel bag of items. She opens the bag and checks it, pulling out a very familiar sword. The Doctor appears behind her, asking what possible reason she has for having that sword in her possession. Katie asks how he knows what it is but the Doctor is vague, just mentioning something about it being from Mars. Katie begins to apologise for abandoning the Doctor the previous night, but she suddenly feels the barrel of a gun aimed at the back of her head and looks around to see a very imposing man holding it. The Doctor tries to talk him down and asks Katie if this man is the one she's been waiting for. Katie says she has no idea who he is, and the Doctor suggests, not so subtly, that Katie use the sword. Katie does so and nearly kills the man, only stopping at just rendering him unconscious, because the Doctor stops her. Soon after, another man comes from the shadows, the man Katie was expecting... an older Sam Tollinger, who is surprised but overjoyed at seeing the Doctor and quickly explains that Katie is his daughter.
-== Plot ==
-=== Part 1 ===
-A young woman is walking down a street and towards a house, all the while we hear her inner thoughts. The woman knocks on the door and is invited in by a Waiter. It turns out there's a house party. The waiter decides to go get the woman a drink. The woman then quickly sneaks up the stairs and we learn that she's here to rob the owners of the house.
+Sam explains to Katie that the Doctor is... the Doctor, the man whom he's always told her about. Katie is surprised to realise that he's a real person, and the Doctor just elusively responds by claiming that he could be entirely fictional. Sam explains that since he last saw the Doctor, most of his stranger possessions were seized from him by UNIT, to which he was highly compensated, but over the years, they became declassified and most of them managed to find their way to the black market. Most of them were bought by members of the aristocracy and that's what Katie's been stealing back, ever since. However, one item, the jewelled egg was taken off UNIT by the Government and they've been unable to track it down. Sam asks for the Doctor's help in getting his property back, and the Doctor agrees. The Doctor then looks in the duffel bag and pulls out the necklace. He hands it to Katie and tells her that it belonged to her mother, and she should have it. Katie cries, upon seeing it, and hugs the Doctor thanking him.
-The woman enters a bedroom and sees a painting of a horse with its back legs facing the wrong way. The woman begins to remove the painting just as the waiter comes in with her drink. The two drink before the woman removes the painting, revealing a wall safe. She tells the waiter that she's a safecracker but he thinks she's joking even as she begins to crack the safe's combination, explaining in great detail how everything works. After the waiter reveals that there are no maraschino cherries in the house but the woman reveals that she has a jar and she gives him one before continuing to work on the safe. The waiter asks where she learned this stuff from and she explains that a friend of her father's taught her. The waiter suddenly begins to feel woozy and it's revealed that the woman has drugged him with the maraschino cherry. He then faints. The woman finishes cracking the combination and opens the safe. However, she's shocked to find a little man inside the safe. The Doctor says that he's been expecting her and the woman wonders what he was doing in there. The Doctor says he had a few tricks up his sleeve but wants to have this conversation once he's out of the safe as he's stuck.
+The trio then roam through the backstreets, as Sam catches up with the Doctor about their family history, since they last met. The Doctor takes a keen interest and says that he's there because he noticed that they'd been a series of thefts all relating to items in Sam's possession, and decided to investigate. Sam asks about how he is now Ace is gone and the Doctor is cagey about the issue, refusing to give Sam a proper answer. They eventually reach the TARDIS and the Doctor smiles before opening it... revealing the new interior to the audience for the first time too.
-The woman helps the Doctor out of the safe while scolding him for being foolish. The woman asks how the Doctor knew she would be here and he explains that he read her diary which she thinks is impossible as she hasn’t written in it yet. She then agrees with the Doctor's suggestion that they should leave. The Doctor tells her that the item she's seeking, (a black pearl necklace) is inside a metal box in the safe. The woman grabs the necklace and after the Doctor asks why she's not taking anything else, the woman reveals that she was hired by somebody to steal the pearls as she's a professional but refuses to tell the Doctor more. She then places the box back in the safe and closes the safe, explaining to the Doctor that nobody will notice the pearls are missing until Christmas Day as that's when the pearls come out in this part of town. She and the Doctor quickly place the painting back where it was and exit the room.
+Katie steps in and is amazed as she looks around in disbelief... The Doctor chuckles as the two enter and says that the TARDIS should be able to give them some idea of where the government is holding the jewelled egg. The Doctor conducts a scan and manages to locate traces of it at a military base in Scotland. He then dematerialises the TARDIS... to Katie’s shock.
-The woman leads the Doctor towards the back door so that they can avoid any party guest, but the Doctor steps into the kitchen to look for some black pepper. He finds it and leads the woman out the back and down the garden path. An alarm suddenly goes off and the woman realises that somebody noticed the pearls were missing. She tells the Doctor that her car is just a few streets away and that they should get to it quickly. A party guest spots the woman and the Doctor. Someone orders the dogs to be sent out and the woman wants to run but the Doctor tells her to remain calm. He then hands her the black pepper and tells her to throw it at the two approaching German Shepards. The woman throws it and the dogs runoff. The waiter approaches and orders them to stop but the Doctor and the woman run out of the garden and down the street. The woman tells the Doctor that she'll go and get the car and be back in a minute. After a few moments, the sound of a car speeding off is heard which the Doctor thinks is uncivilised and not something she mentioned in her diary. He then decides to continue walking and whistling.
+Soon after, the TARDIS arrives inside the military base. The Doctor, Katie and Sam step out, only to see a series of lasers appear in front of them and an alarm sound. Then, to make matters worse, a group of armed guards appears beyond the lasers. The Doctor clutches his umbrella and says "Ahhhh..."
-The next night the woman is standing on a quiet country road, impatiently waiting for somebody. She then pulls out a sword when the Doctor suddenly appears and tells her to put it down. The woman who the Doctor addresses as Katie is seemingly mesmerised by the sword and initially doesn’t want to put it down, but after some persuasion from the Doctor, she puts it down. She apologises for abandoning the Doctor the previous night and it's revealed that he is in fact the one she was meant to meet up with and the one who hired her to steal all the items she has stolen so that he can return them to their rightful owner. Katie says that she'll be sorry to let go of the pearls as she remembers her mum had pearls just like them. She asks the Doctor about the sword not being human technology to which he responds that it's martian technology. Katie pulls out a device that's beeping and the Doctor explains that it's a transponder. Suddenly a man appears from behind and states that he's come to sort things out. He then aims a gun at the Doctor and Katie and orders them to put their hands up. The man states that he wants them to give him the sword and everything else that Katie stole. Katie is in disbelief that he'd want everything else and the man replies that he feels entitled to everything and tells both her and the Doctor to make themselves scarce. Katie refuses to hand anything over, explaining that she's worked too hard for it. Katie then attacks the man with the sword, paralysing him. She gets a bit carried away and the man begs the Doctor to make her stop, but he says he doesn’t think he can. The man asks nicely and the Doctor gets Katie to stop, causing him to run off. The Doctor asks Katie to put the sword down which she does a little reluctantly. A figure suddenly approaches and asks if the Doctor is up to his old tricks. It's revealed to be Markus Tollinger who is shocked to see Katie. It's revealed that Katie is Markus's daughter
+=== Part Two ===
-Both Katie and Markus are surprised to see each other. Markus informs Katie that the man she's with is the Doctor who he always told her about. The Doctor reveals that he wants help from both of them. Katie agrees to help the Doctor but wants nothing to do with Markus. Markus tries reasoning with her but Katie doesn’t want to listen. She reveals that Markus cheated on Raina multiple times and never tried to hide it. The Doctor tells Katie that they have to work as a team and put aside personal differences. Katie doesn’t want to and reveals that she was always caught in the middle, Raina died some time ago and that she wants to stay as far away from Markus as possible. She asks the Doctor what Markus is doing here anyway. The Doctor reiterates that they need to work together and reveals that all the stuff he got Katie to steal over the past few months belongs to Markus. When Katie asks why the Doctor responds that it's because it's his stuff. Markus thanks the Doctor but points out that one item, a jewelled egg is missing and that it was initially taken by the Government. The Doctor knows this but has a different plan for retrieving that item. Markus thanks the Doctor again. The Doctor says that he still needs Markus's help but is keeping the sword which he puts away. Markus reveals that he's been in debt for a long while so was forced to sell the items. He agrees to help the Doctor but Katie refuses. Markus decides to leave but allows Katie to keep the pearls as they belonged to her mother. After a few moments, Katie starts crying and she and Markus hug.
+The Doctor, Katie and Sam are taken by the security guards to an office, where they are told to wait. During this time, Katie tries to formulate a plan to override security and continue into the compound. Sam says it’s far too dangerous and she’s being foolish. Katie remarks, “Foolish is my middle name, Daddy” to which he says, “No it’s not, it’s Raine”. Soon after, a small man in an army uniform with a cockney accent, Corporal Salter, enters the room and sits down in front of them. He says that he’s checked the records and that he’s now fully aware of exactly who the Doctor is and that he’d be delighted to give him a tour of the facility. The Doctor jumps up and says that’s excellent and tells Katie and Sam to come along. Salter stops them and says that they stay there, as they have no authorisation.
+The Doctor and Salter leave the office as they begin a tour of the compound. Salter explains that he used to work for UNIT, back when he was Scientific Advisor, and lists off a bunch of events from the era. He then admits to the Doctor that he’s breaking several dozen rules letting him through security and he’s only doing it because he trusts him. The Doctor thanks Salter but asks why… what is so important about the compound. Salter says that this compound was set up privately by the government to hold the most dangerous extraterrestrial weapons, taking them out of the hands of organisations such as UNIT. He then explains, however, that he believes the government are up to something, as he’s noticed items vanishing from time to time with all record that they were ever at the facility also gone. The Doctor holds his umbrella up, showing off the question mark, while thinking. The two then come to the place where the jewelled egg should be… only to find it gone.
-A bit later, the Doctor, Katie and Markus are wandering through an abandoned dock that fell into disrepair and ruin due to the financial meltdown. Markus promises that this area will one day be reinvented and will make a lot of money. A group of Doberman suddenly start barking in the distance, but they seem to get further away. Markus reveals that his men will have led them and the security guards away, which is what the Doctor wanted. The group then come to a wired fence which the Doctor says is alarmed and electrified. Katie gives Markus some wire cutters which he uses on the fence while she redirects the alarm system. The group then head through the fence and towards a large building. Markus asks why the Doctor has brought them here and the Doctor explains that this site is an exact replica of an RAF base on the Scottish border. The Doctor believes that this site is being used for unfriendly purposes. It turns out that the Doctor brought them here to get a good idea of the structure of the base in Northern Scotland which Katie realises they'll be going to in order to break into it. Markus is worried as they'll likely have to worry about more than armed Guards and Doberman with the Doctor revealing that they'll be dealing with killer robots that they'll have to destroy them, which makes Markus uneasy. The Doctor then reveals that they'll have to in order to access the inner sanctum where the vault is, as he wants Katie to break into it. The Doctor then tells Katie that their next stop is Kafirstan, which Katie thinks he's joking about, but then realises that he's serious.
+In the office, Katie picks at the lock, trying to force it open. Sam tells her to be gentle with it and that picking a lock is a delicate art. Katie snaps at him saying that she is capable of doing things on her own. Katie, still having no luck, stops for a moment, smiles, and then proceeds to pick it differently, and more calmly. The lock suddenly clicks and the door opens to which Sam smiles and tells her to follow him.
-=== Part 2 ===
-A few days have passed. The Doctor and Katie are standing in the dining area of a large palace. Katie has gotten over her jet-lag and asks the Doctor where the prince is. The Doctor explains that the prince practises sword fighting every morning. They head into dojo and we see the prince, named Sayf Udeen sparring with his servant, Parvez wielding a sword. Katie asks if he's married and the Doctor replies that he has seven wives. Sayf Udeen wins his swordfight and goes over to speak with the Doctor and Katie. The Doctor tells him that he was explaining to Katie about his experiences as an Olympian fencer. Sayf Udeen explains that he gave that life up in order to return home and drive out the invaders. The Doctor explains that Sayf Udeen is one of the greatest swordsmen in the world and that it is he who shall receive the blade. The Doctor shows Sayf the sword that he got Katie to steal, and he approves of it. Sayf asks what he can do in return and the Doctor explains that there are a few things.
+Inside the TARDIS, the Doctor and Salter scan for the whereabouts of the jewelled egg. Salter says that it was only there a few hours ago and that he saw it himself. Salter asks the Doctor what’s so special about the jewelled egg, to which the Doctor says that he’s the governor of a high-classified government security compound and he doesn’t know… The Doctor then explains that the jewelled egg, or as it’s really known the Virumun, is a very ancient and very deadly weapon… it has the power to remove things, objects, people or even entire planets from existence. Salter looks terrified and says, “and that’s what’s been stolen!”. The Doctor then explains that it’s powerless without a microfilament transponder wave generator, but that even the Ice Warriors couldn’t invent one of those. The Doctor then exclaims that he’s found a match and it seems to be in Birmingham. He then sets the TARDIS into flight and it dematerialises.
-Not long after, the Doctor, Katie and Sayf are sitting in the dining area, drinking tea. Sayf reveals that his country is at war with Russia and that despite the Doctor's belief that they're having great success, they're not. He then goes on to explain that over the past two months, his warriors have faced setbacks and many have been wiped out. He even says that many have talked of so-called 'Demons' roaming the mountains. The Doctor thinks he might have a way to deal with the problem, but before he can divulge any details Parvez arrives and calls Sayf away on an urgent matter. Sayf tells the Doctor that his plan will have to wait and he leaves. Katie doesn’t initially believe him, but the Doctor states that he likely was called away. He points out that the room has no windows and that one must be concealed behind a nearby bookshelf. He and Katie move the bookshelf and find a window looking out on to the courtyard.
+Katie and Sam sneak through the compound, avoiding the guards, as they search for the jewelled egg. Along the way, they spot a number of other very expensive looking items and quietly steal them, because “they might as well”. They search and search but can’t find the jewelled egg.
-The two peer through the window and notice a large jeep parked in the courtyard that bears the insignia of the Soviet army. Sayf walks towards the jeep and we see Colonel Felnikov hop out and shake hands with Sayf much to Katie's confusion. The Doctor points out that Sayf may be a warrior prince, but he's also a businessman. Katie realises that he's in business with the Russians, but the Doctor says that he seems to only be in business with Felnikov.
+The TARDIS lands in a backstreet in Birmingham outside an incredibly anarchistic posh-looking private members club. The Doctor and Salter walk in, to which the receptionist asks their names. Salter says that he’s “Corporal Anthony Salter” and the Doctor jumps in and says his name is, in a very thick exaggerated Scottish accent, “Doctor Fergus Ansley McCarthy-Frazier”. The receptionist smiles and checks the members list saying that she doesn’t have any record of their membership. The Doctor then looks around and notices something unusual… a portrait of the club’s founder… Hans de Flores. The Doctor and Salter leave the club and go back into the TARDIS. The Doctor then tells Salter that he knows who stole the jewelled egg... A Neo-Nazi group, founded by one Hans de Flores. The Doctor explains that he encountered them a couple of years ago, during a run-in with the Cybermen, and that they must’ve remobilised and found some sort of “in” with the government. Salter says that this is indeed very troubling information and that the entire government could be compromised.
-A bit later the Doctor and Katie are in a helicopter. Katie worries that the walls may have ears and the Doctor tells her that he's been to places where the walls actually have ears. Katie believes him and asks him not to stop, saying that she loves listening to his stories and that some of her earliest memories are of her parents talking about him. The Doctor asks if the stories gave her any nightmares, but Katie says they didn't. The Doctor explains that despite him helping people, he does have a habit of putting those he cares about into danger, revealing to Katie that she falls into that category. Sayf informs the two that they'll be landing soon before pointing out a settlement which he says is where he'll show the Doctor and Katie the evidence.
+Katie and Sam conclude that the jewelled egg isn’t in the compound and that the Doctor and Salter seem to be gone. They quickly discuss what to do before they decide on breaking out, with their stolen items, and making their way back home. Elsewhere we see a group of security guards checking a list of items and looking at the shelves, seeing that (the ones Katie and Sam stole) are gone. They sound the alarms, causing a chase sequence to ensue, as the guards try and catch Katie and Sam.
-The Doctor follows Sayf and Parvez up some stairs and on to the rooftop where he states most of the fighting took place, to which the Doctor remarks that it's an unusual place for a pitched battle with Sayf revealing that it's where most of his men took refuge, believing it to be a good vantage point until last night, explaining that they were trapped when the enemy came up the stairs after them. Parvez says that the men fought bravely. Sayf explains that the rooftop would've been good for taking out the enemy, but the "Devils" were too powerful. Sayf then shows them the place where his men fell, explaining that only a few survived, but those that did were scared and confused and could only agree on the strange cry the "Demons" unleashed, which the Doctor compares to a war cry. Sayf says that he'd like to use his sword on these creatures and the Doctor promises that it can be arranged. The Doctor then asks if the warriors used swords. Sayf explains that they did, but they were swiftly defeated. The Doctor asks if the creatures used any guns, Sayf says that strangely they didn't which the Doctor finds strange. The Doctor starts looking for bullet holes. The Doctor finds a stray, but strange-looking bullet which he quickly realises isn't from Earth.
+Salter tells the Doctor that it’s of vital national importance that they get inside the club and the Doctor agrees. He says that he should be able to materialise the TARDIS inside, as long as he can get a better lock on the Virumun.
-Katie is standing in a field with a few goats when the Doctor, Sayf Udeen and Parvez arrive. Sayf apologises for leaving Katie behind. A jeep then arrives and Sayf explains that it will take them back to the palace, when Katie asks why they're not taking the helicopter, Sayf explains that he needs the helicopter to take him to a remote and isolated valley and hopes that they don't mind being left to their own devices. The Doctor says that he doesn’t mind. Sayf then leaves and the Doctor tells Katie that she'll soon get the chance to show how good she is at flying a helicopter. Katie is confused, the Doctor explains that Sayf has enough helicopters that they won't mind if one goes missing. Katie asks where they'll go and the Doctor says that they're going to a remote and isolated valley. The two then leave in the jeep.
+Katie and Sam just about make it out of the compound when a guard, Sergeant Becker, springs out in front of them. He holds out a gun and tells them to drop the bag. They do so and more guards join them. Becker grabs the bag and looks through it, saying its remarkable how they managed to choose about every item he had on his list.
-Sayf arrives at the valley where he finds Felnikov who has invited him here under mysterious circumstances. Sayf sees that the valley is littered with the bodies of several of Felnikov's men and destroyed vehicles. Sayf believes that they should unite to destroy the 'Demons' since they're attacking both sides, but believes Felnikov is here for a different purpose. Felnikov shows Sayf one of the destroyed vehicles and asks Felnikov if he knows of such a weapon that could cause so much damage, adding that if he does, he'd like to have it. Sayf firmly states that even if he owned such a weapon he wouldn’t let Felnikov use it, fearing that he may team up with the 'demons' Felnikov suggests selling it on the world market, but Sayf refuses. The two suddenly lookup as one of Sayf's helicopters approaches.
+The TARDIS lands inside the club, as a group of men dressed in SA brownshirt uniforms, grabs their guns and surround the TARDIS. The Doctor and Salter step out of the TARDIS. Salter then smiles.
-The Doctor notes that Sayf looks surprised to see them and Katie is shocked that Sayf appears to be making a deal with Felnikov. The Doctor explains that Sayf likely wants weapons from Felnikov to help fight off the other invaders. Katie then begins to land, jokingly promising to land on Felnikov.
+Becker unzips his guard uniform to reveal that he, and the other guards at the compound, are wearing brownshirts and are working for the Fourth Reich.
-Sayf tells Felnikov that the visitor he told him about and his friend are the ones in the helicopter. Felnikov is surprised at how trusting Sayf is, but Sayf explains that the Doctor's visit was foretold, explaining that it was a story passed down through his family that the Doctor's arrival was expected and to help him when he did arrive. He then reveals to Felnikov that the man is the Doctor, much to Felnikov's shock. The Doctor greets Felnikov who is surprised to see him and that he hasn’t aged a bit. The Doctor gives Sayf the sword and implies that he himself built it when Felnikov questions him about it. The group observes the recent carnage, Katie at first believes that shells and land-mines caused this, but then notices that there are no scorch marks. Sayf explains to Katie that he and the Doctor discovered that these creatures used the same weapons his men were using when they were killed. The Doctor states that whatever did this has used advanced alien technology, like an energy weapon. The group then notices a column of smoke rising up in the distance and the Doctor and Sayf decide to investigate. Felnikov wants to continue with their deal but Sayf tells him that he can wait at the palace and that Katie will take him there. Katie takes Felnikov aside and says that she knows a way that they can both make a bit of money.
+Salter steps forward, to which the Doctor asks what he’s doing, before he turns around joining the guards, taking off his army uniform, to reveal a similar, more senior, SA uniform below. He then speaks loudly, in a German accent, telling the Doctor that the Virumun was just a lure and that now the Fourth Reich have in their possession… the greatest weapon of all. The camera zooms in on the TARDIS as Salter says: “We now posses time travel!”
-The Doctor and Sayf enter a large clearing. Several creatures are sat around a campfire. A horrified expression grows on the Doctor's face as he realises what they're dealing with. The creatures stand up and turn around, revealing themselves to be Metatraxi holding human assault rifles. They aim their weapons at the Doctor and Sayf and prepare to fire.
-=== Part 3 ===
+=== Part Three ===
+Inside the compound, Becker and his brownshirts continue to aim their guns at Katie and Sam. After a moment of pause, Katie shouts out in German (subtitled in English) “you boys have been doing a really great job, but now it’s time for the professionals to take over”… before turning sharply on her heel and telling Becker that she’s Unterführerin Tollinger and she’s been sent there, along with her assistant, to retrieve items directly for the Führer. Becker tells her that her German is excellent but he’s well aware that she’s not a member of their ranks raises arms once again. Katie says that it was worth a try to which Sam asks, in confusion, “since when did you speak German?”. Katie says, “You sent me to a bording school in Switzerland, try to keep up, Dad…”
-The Metatraxi open fire, the Doctor quickly dives behind a nearby rock, but Sayf Udeen is struck and killed. A Russian soldier suddenly charges out of a nearby cave and fires on the Metatraxi, allowing the Doctor to run over to the sword, grab it and dash over to the cave area. The man follows him inside.
+Inside the TARDIS, Salter tells the Doctor to take him and his men back to the compound. The Doctor says the whole plan is a pointless exercise because they can’t just go back in time and just quietly change the course of history so that the Nazis won the Second World War. He says that it’s not as simple as that. He then asks what they suppose they’ll do… seriously. What is their “big” plan to change the outcome of the war? Salter laughs and then says it’s called the Virumun. The Doctor then reminds Salter that without a microfilament transponder wave generator, the Virumun is useless. Salter tells the Doctor that he thanks him for that information and soon he’ll have an entire compound of alien artefacts at his disposal to build one for them. Salter also tells the Doctor that there’s no point playing the fool, he really was at UNIT, and he knows just how skilled the Doctor is at this kind of thing.
-Inside the cave, the man introduces himself as Nikitin and explains that he and another man named Valentin are the only survivors of an attack by the Metatraxi. Valentin is deeply shaken and can only mutter 'Nasekomoye' the Russian word for insect. The Doctor decides to give Nikitin the sword, telling him that he may need to defend himself. The two turn around slowly and see the Metatraxi standing in front of them. The Metatraxi leader orders them to move and the two walk out of the cave.
-The Doctor asks the Metatraxi leader if their translation device is working properly and asks what model it is. The Metatraxi leader answers that it's Bollyclot, the Doctor claims that there was a recall notice due to the device being faulty and that it's one of the most primitive devices in the galaxy, much to the leaders outrage. Nikitin warns him to be careful, but he replies that he'll be fine offers to upgrade it. The Metatraxi leader agrees and so the Doctor starts tinkering with the device. The Doctor finishes altering the settings, but accidentally tunes it into Dolphin, so he corrects it. Initially the Metatraxi have posh British accents but after the Doctor adjusts it again, they end up talking like surfers.
+The TARDIS lands in the compound, just saving Katie and Sam in the nick of time. Becker salutes Salter as he exits the TARDIS, his gun pointed in the Doctor’s back. Salter tells his men that the Doctor will be building them the final missing part of the Virumun. Katie tells the Doctor that he can’t, and these people are “literally Nazis”. The Doctor tells her that he has no choice but to do what the Corporal says. Salter corrects the Doctor and asks to be called Führer Salter. The Doctor tells Salter that if he’s going to do this, he’ll need Katie and Sam’s help. Salter agrees before telling the Doctor that he has three hours and leaving.
+Left alone, but aware that they have guns trained on them, the Doctor catches Katie and Sam up with everything and says that he thinks Salter is planning to erase significant figures on the Allies’ side, during the Second World War, to change the course of the war, using the Virumun. The Doctor says not to worry because he has a plan. He asks Katie whether she could open “one more safe” for him. Katie cheekily smiles.
-The Doctor states that he wants an end to the conflict and challenges the Metatraxi leader to single combat. The leader agrees and asks who the champion is, the Doctor reveals Nikitin as his champion. Nikitin shows of the sword and promises to avenge his fallen comrades. The Metatraxi leader picks up a sword and the two dual. The Metatraxi leader soon appears to get the upper hand after knocking the sword from his hand, but it simply flies back to Nikitin who quickly defeats the Metatraxi leader, much to his irritation.
+Katie approaches Salter and tells him that there’s another device the Doctor needs in order to complete the weapon and that she’s been asked to steal it. Salter says that if she goes with Becker and his men, then she, of course, can do so. Katie tells him that it needs to be just Becker, as they need to stay incognito.
-The Doctor declares Nikitin the winner. The Metatraxi leader begrudgingly accepts defeat and the Doctor orders him and the rest of the Metatraxi to leave Earth. The leader agrees, but on the condition that the Doctor fixes their translators, which the Doctor agrees to. After doing some adjustments the Metatraxi voices return to normal. The Metatraxi leader agrees to leave, but is annoyed that they couldn’t finish the conflict they were contracted to fight in. The Doctor asks what they mean but the leader refuses to tell him. He and the other Metatraxi then depart.
+Sometime later, Katie, dressed once again in an expensive designer dress, down a path with Becker, dressed in a designer suit, pretending to be a couple… it’s slowly revealed that the building they’re walking into is Balmoral Castle and a party is taking place. Katie asks Becker “how is your RP?” to which Becker responds in an RP accent saying it’s “absolutely spiffing”. They get to the door of the castle and Katie says that she’s Katie Tollinger, daughter of Sir Samuel Tollinger, friend of the Princess Royal, and Becker is her Plus One. The guard says “of course” and let’s her right in. Katie then remarks that sometimes having a rich dad really makes all the difference.
-Nikitin is amazed that he was able to defeat the Metatraxi leader and thanks the Doctor for helping to defeat the Metatraxi. The Doctor asks for the sword back but Nikitin wishes to keep it and begins to be overwhelmed by the voices. The Doctor manages to get it away from him, much to Nikitin's relief. The Doctor walks over to Sayf's body and laments that he should've had the honour of defeating the Metatraxi. The Doctor and Nikitin look up at the sound of a helicopter and we see one approaching before landing.
+The Doctor and Sam continue to build the device, while they discuss Katie. Sam says that he struggles to connect with her, he says that she’s so independent and just wants more constantly. The Doctor says that she reminds him an awful lot of someone else… Sam soulfully nods saying that it makes it even the more painful.
-Over at the palace, Felnikov and the Metatraxi leader are eating and drinking together. It's revealed that the Doctor didn’t actually fix the translator, causing it to switch between the normal Metatraxi voice and that of a surfer. The leader asks Felnikov what he knows of the Doctor, Felnikov answers by saying that he's a time traveler. The leader asks what his objective is and Felnikov says that he believes the Doctor to be a do-gooder, a concept the Metatraxi find hard to understand. The Metatraxi leader wonders if the Doctor follows the code of war or seeks prophet like Felnikov, something the latter finds ironic since the Metatraxi seek objects rare on their home planet. It's then revealed that Felnikov is the one who contracted the Metatraxi to start the conflict and that the whole war with the Russians was set up. However Felnikov is unhappy as the Metatraxi weren’t supposed to attack Russia's armed forces. The leader defends this by revealing a bonus clause, allowing the Metatraxi to attack Felnikov's men. Felnikov is furious, particularly at the idea of the Metatraxi only getting involved in other wars because they love to fight wars. Felnikov tells the leader that he doesn’t like the new voice, but that he won't have to put up with it for long as he has to leave to perform one final task. The Metatraxi leader is horrified at the idea of leaving before a conflict has finished but Felnikov states that he would be held responsible for the Metatraxi's actions. He then says that he needs the Metatraxi for this final task.
+Upstairs in Balmoral, Katie and Sam come to a heavily fortified door, which Katie easily picks the lock of, and inside they find a glass case and a crown inside. Katie says that it’s the Queen Mother’s crown and what they need is the Koh-i-Noor diamond that’s sat on it. Becker proceeds to grab the cage but suddenly lasers appear around it. Katie rolls her eyes and says and he needs to just leave her to it.
-Over at a building in England a Government Minister is enjoying a nice meal. The Doctor suddenly enters the room and it's revealed that he and the man know each other. The man is surprised to learn that the Doctor is alone and that he signed himself in. The man asks what he wants and the Doctor says that he wants the jewelled egg they took from Markus destroyed. The man reveals that some of his scientists became interested in some of Markus's things and took the jewelled egg, the Doctor demands to know where it is. The man claims not to know but the Doctor states that the British Government used the conflict in Kafiristan as a testing ground for the weapon. The man refuses to hand it over, revealing that the weapon is stored in a secure facility at an undisclosed location. After learning that the man won't change his mind the Doctor decides to leave, but before he does the man reveals that the facility is heavily guarded and that the Doctor or anybody else would be foolish trying to break in.
+The Doctor just about completes the device and says they only need to Koh-i-Noor and it’ll be done. Salter impatiently comes toward them and asks when it’ll be ready. The Doctor repeats to him that it’s done and they’re just awaiting the diamond. Salter looks unhappy and says that Becker better hurry.
-Over in Scotland, a truck parks near the secure facility. Felnikov and Katie get out and Katie points out the facility. Felnikov is pleased to have made Katie's acquaintance but Katie says she's only in on this for the money. Katie goes on to reveal that she and Felnikov plan to sell the item and then splot the proceeds 50/50. Felnikov understands and then asks if Katie is quite sure the Doctor knows nothing about this to which she claims that she doesn’t and that he doesn’t even know that she knew all along where the facility was as she overheard him talking about it. Felnikov hopes that there'll be some financial gain from this. It's quickly revealed that the Metatraxi are reluctantly helping them as they don't enjoy the idea of fighting robots. Felnikov asks if they'll stick to their agreement of leaving Earth alone once the job is done and they say they will, calling the inevitable fight with robots a bonus.
+Katie intricately tries to get the Crown out of the case, without tripping any more alarms but she struggles with Becker watching over her. She says that he just needs to stand outside and guard or something because she can’t do it properly with him there. He argues but Katie asks if he really thinks she can escape him from the top of Balmoral Castle in its most secure room. Becker says that’s a good point and then proceeds to leave and wait outside. After a moment, Katie smiles before purposely tripping every alarm she can. In seconds, guards rush and arrest Katie and Becker and it’s not long until they find a swastika on Becker’s person.
-As the group walk through the facility Katie and Felnikov are confused as to why they have encountered no resistance. The Metatraxi leader comments that Katie would make a fine warrior. Katie notices the railings on the celling and suggests that Felnikov take his gun out and get ready for anything. The security robots finally reveal themselves and it's revealed that they're shaped like miniature bullet trains and move along the railings. Katie asks the Metatraxi to help but the leader wants to wait until they start shooting. The robots start shooting, causing Katie and Felnikov to dive for cover while the Metatraxi battle them. More robots soon show up. The Metatraxi soon destroy the robots but are disappointed that they weren’t on legs.
+Salter is told by a brownshirt that Katie and Becker have been arrested. He looks furious and stomps over to the Doctor and grabs the device. He points a gun at the Doctor and Sam and then herds them into the TARDIS. He tells the Doctor that he wants to go to England in 1943. The Doctor obliges and dematerialises the TARDIS.
-Katie leads the rest of the group over to the vault. Felnikov tells the Metatraxi that their contract is up and the Metatraxi agree to leave Earth. They quickly depart. Felnikov tells Katie to open the vault but Katie asks if he wants to say hello first. Felnikov is confused, but then the Doctor's voice calls out to him, he turns around and sees both the Doctor and Markus standing just a few feet behind him. Felnikov wonders what they're doing here and Katie reveals that when she said the Doctor knew nothing of the facility she was lying. Markus pulls out the sword and demands that Felnikov hand over his gun. Felnikov reluctantly hands his gun over and Katie runs over to join the Doctor, revealing that Markus is her dad. Markus gives Katie the sword. Felnikov is shocked that Markus is Katie's dad and Markus reveals that he's doing one last job for the Doctor, that job being escorting Felnikov out of the country. Markus reveals that he's being deported to South America and explains to Katie that he learned from the Doctor that Felnikov was in charge of a counter-intelligence operation known as Project Cloudburst. The project's aim was to attack the West by destabilising the economy, so Felnikov orchestrated a recession which caused him to be booted back into the army due to many of his former allies having investments in the West. Felnikov claims that it was an act of war but Markus disagrees. He then says goodbye to the Doctor and Katie while escorting Felnikov out of the facility. He also promises the Doctor that Felnikov will reach his destination safely.
+Katie and Becker sit in a police interview room, as Becker gives her the evils the entire time. Once a police officer walks in, Katie explains to him that Becker is a Neo-Nazi and that she’s working with her father, Sir Samuel Tollinger, and a staff member at UNIT to bring them down and this was all a trap. The police officer just laughs in her face.
-Katie asks the Doctor if Felnikov will be punished and the Doctor states that it's very likely. The Doctor then asks Katie to open the vault. Katie then cracks the lock and the door swings open.
+The TARDIS lands in 1943 and Salter steps out with the Virumun. He sets it on the ground, just in front of him, and tells the Doctor to hand him the microfilament transponder wave generator. The Doctor says that he’s making a mistake and Salter exclaims that he was right about the Koh-i-Noor being a diversion and that the device works just fine without it, considering the Doctor is so worried about him activating it. The Doctor and Sam step back into the TARDIS, slowly, as Salter combines the two devices. He then activates it, and it engulfs him as he screams. Slowly, Salter vanishes… from existence. Sam looks at the Doctor and says that was horrific. The Doctor explains that without the Koh-i-Noor, or just some sort of stabilising receptor, which he chuckles and says could’ve simply been the graphite in a pencil, the microfilament transponder wave generator was only a microfilament wave generator, thus causes it to backfire on Salter.
-The two enter and are soon met by another robot guard, this time it's humanoid and is carrying a gun. The two dive for cover as it opens fire. Katie manages to quickly destroy the robot by creeping up behind it and decapitating it with the sword, the robot crumples to the floor. The Doctor bends down and decides to take note of the manufacturer. The robot has a label on it reading ‘Margrave University - Cybernetics lab. The Doctor remarks that he ought to pay that place a visit. The Doctor then sees the egg and picks it up. Katie says that she remembers seeing that egg in her father's collection when she was a little girl but that he would never let her touch it, which the Doctor says is just as well. He then reveals that he's taking the weapon out of circulation permanently. The Doctor places the egg on the ground and asks Katie to destroy it with the sword. Katie destroys the egg but it does nothing. The Doctor then decides to use the manufacturer recall device on the egg, once done he reveals that it will cause an explosion. Katie suggests that they run and the Doctor agrees. Katie throws the sword to the floor and the two run out of the vault and soon exit the facility.
+Some time later, the Doctor, Katie and Sam sit down drinking tea in the sitting room of Sam’s mansion. They are watching the news where there’s a report about a secret Neo-Nazi group being apprehended after they attempted to steal the Koh-i-Noor diamond from Balmoral Castle. Katie comments that she was in that cell for hours with Becker before UNIT came to her rescue. The Doctor apologises but says it was the only way to bring down the whole operation. The Doctor and Katie have a good laugh about it before Sam looks over at Katie giving her a bit of a nudge. Katie then asks the Doctor, rather uncharacteristically shyly, if she could join him on his adventures. The Doctor jumps up out of his chair, spilling his tea, and grabs her hand saying of course and drags her into the TARDIS. He then pops his head out of the door and says goodbye to Sam, before closes it again as the TARDIS dematerialises.
-The Doctor and Katie watch from a distance as the facility explodes. The Police and the fire department soon arrive along with The Minister. The Minister tells the Doctor that he heard reports of an illegal facility, but the Doctor tells him that he's dealt with it. The Minister asks about the object and the Doctor reveals that it's destroyed. The Minister seems saddened by this and the Doctor tells Katie not to waste her sympathies on him. Katie asks what they should do now and the Doctor reveals that he wants to check out Margrave University. Katie says that she'll be going but the Doctor offers her the chance to come travel with him in the TARDIS much to Katie's surprise. The Doctor says that her skills could come in handy and that she could help do some good. Katie accepts and the two walk off, chatting happily.
 == Cast ==
 * [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
 * [[Katie Tollinger]] - [[Julia Sawalha]]
-* [[Markus Tollinger]] - [[Tom Georgeson]]
+* [[Sam Tollinger]] - [[Tom Gerogeson]]
-* [[Nikitin]] - [[Paul Bradley]]
+* [[Anthony Salter|Corporal Salter]] - [[David Jason]]
-* [[Parvez]] - [[David Jason]]
+* [[Becker (Crime of the Century)|Sergeant Becker]] - [[Ralph Brown]]
-* [[Major Felnikov|Colonel Felnikov]] - [[Warren Clarke]]
+* [[Henchman (Crime of the Century)|Henchman]] - [[Dennis Waterman]]
-* [[Party Guest (Crime of the Century)|Party Guest]] - [[Dennis Waterman]]
 * [[Waiter (Crime of the Century)|Waiter]] - [[Tom Wilkinson]]
+* [[Receptionist (Crime of the Century)|Receptionist]] - [[Susanna Dawson]]
-* [[Sayf Udeen]] - [[Kulvinder Ghir]]
+* [[Police Officer (Crime of the Century)|Police Officer]] - [[Jestyn Phillips]]
-*[[Metatraxi]] - [[Peter Tuddenham]]
-* [[Valentin]] - [[Ralph Brown]]
+* [[Doorman (Crime of the Century)|Doorman]] - [[Michael Parkinson]]
-* [[Walnuf]] - [[Mark Williams]]
+* [[Moira Stuart|News Reporter]] - [[Moira Stuart]]
-*[[The Minister (Crime of the Century)|The Minister]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McCallum David McCallum]
-* [[Gunman (Crime of the Century)|Gunman]] - [[Jeffrey Robert]]
 == Crew ==
 *[[Writer]] - [[Kevin Clarke]]
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 === Development ===
+* The story for ''Crime of the Century'' began as an idea for a sequel, by Kevin Clarke, to his first (and only) Doctor Who story, ''Silver Nemesis''. The idea was about the remnants of de Florres' Fourth Reich using an ancient weapon in UNIT's vaults to change the course of the Second World War. The idea, while briefly considered by Cartmel, was dropped very early on and it was only after other plans fell through that Cartmel revisited it, with the (now) added stipulation that it had to introduce a new companion, in the form of Katie Tollinger, be set in a mansion and include an opening scene of the Doctor in a safe, which Cartmel had already come up with.
-* A working title for this story was Action at a Distance.
+* Following the first draft, Cartmel suddenly hit on the idea of linking up ''Crime of the Century,'' and it's predecesor, ''Ice Time'', into a psuedo 7-part adventure, with the Katie's father becoming Sam from ''Ice Time'' (and his surname changing to Tollinger accordingly) and the primary plot mcguffin being linked to ''Ice Time'' as well.
-* An early draft of this story featured drug smuggling, armed assaults and barely any sci-fi elements.
-* This early draft also contained a new locale, Sam's mansion. The Doctor and Katie would use it as a base and a place with a set of contacts from which they could draw upon.
-* This draft still used the early names Sam Tollinger and Kate Tollinger for [[Markus Tollinger|Markus]] and [[Katie Tollinger|Katie]].
-* When Katie opened the safe and found the Doctor inside, he was intended to say 'What kept you?'
-* This draft featured Katie walking through the party on her way to the safe.
 === Production ===
-To be added.
+* The most significant aspect of ''Crime of the Century''<nowiki/>'s production was that it introduced a brand new TARDIS interior for the series. By the end of Season 25, the TARDIS set had practically fallen apart, so in Season 26, due to a lack of money, the inside of the TARDIS didn't really feature. For Season 27, John Nathan-Turner managed to organise things so that a new TARDIS interior could be built, debuting in ''Crime of the Century'' but shot as part of the studio shoot for the following serial, ''Blood and Iron'', as C''rime of the Century'' was designated to be all-location. Originally, ''Blood and Iron'' was going to feature the debut of the interior, but Cartmel wished to be able to show Katie's first reaction to the TARDIS, so it was moved a story earlier. The set was designed by Mike Tucker and featured the unique feature of the TARDIS' central column suspended from the ceiling. The set was built so that the height of the console could be adjusted based on who was using it, future-proofing it for the next actor to play the Doctor..
+* The actual story itself became prone to John Nathan-Turner's often desire to stunt cast guest roles. From Beryl Reid in ''Earthshock'' to Nicholas Parsons in ''The Curse of Fenric'', and everything in between, Nathan-Turner loved casting famous faces, especially to the BBC One Light-Entertainment viewer, in rather unexpected ''Doctor Who'' roles. This time actor and comedian David Jason, best known for his roles in, sitcoms, O''pen All Hours'' & O''nly Fools and Horses,'' was cast as Corporal/Führer Anthony Salter, the main villain for the story. Jason was required to play a loveable cockney army officer and then transform into a Nazi with a German accent. Jason indeed rose to the challenge but he certainly didn't play it straight, instead sending up the role, chewing the sceneary at every turn and, on set, spent most of it messing about with Sylvester McCoy.
+* Although only in one scene, the set for the Tollinger's sitting room had a lot of money spent on it due to the fact that Cartmel intended the Tollinger's house to be a recurring set, from the next season, becoming a "base of operations" for the Doctor and Katie, a bit like the Doctor's lab back in the Pertwee years. Cartmel wasn't to know that perhaps the incoming production team had different plans...
 === Post-Production ===
 To be added.
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 * Official BARB ratings: 5.2m for Part One, 5.1m for Part Two and 4.9m for Part Three.
 === Story Notes ===
-* This is the first story to feature [[Katie Tollinger]] as an adult.
+* This story marks the first appearance of [[Julia Sawalha]] as an adult version of [[Katie Tollinger]].
-* This is also the first [[Seventh Doctor]] story since ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (serial)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'' not to feature [[Ace McShane|Ace]].
+* This story features the return of [[the Fourth Reich]], who first appeared in the [[Season 25 (Doctor Who)|Season 25]] story [[Silver Nemesis (serial)|''Silver Nemesis'']].
+* This is the second and final story to be written by [[Kevin Clarke]].
+* This story features the first appearance of a new TARDIS console room, which would be used throughout the [[Richard Griffiths|Griffiths era]].
-* This is the first story to lead directly into another story since ''[[Terror Of  the Vervoids (serial)|Terror Of  the Vervoids]]''.
 == Continuity ==
-* [[Katie Tollinger]] was delivered by [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] on an [[Ice Warrior Spaceship]] on [[7 November]] [[1967]] almost [[1967|Twenty-Three years before]] the events of this story. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Ice Time (serial)|''Ice Time'']]) From the Doctor's perspective these events ocoured not long before his encounter with adult Katie on [[13 October]] [[1990]].
-* The Doctor previously met [[Markus Tollinger]] and the then [[Major Felnikov]] in [[Moscow]] in [[November]] [[1967]]. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Ice Time (serial)|''Ice Time'']])
+* [[Katie Tollinger]] was delivered by the Doctor in London on 7 November [[1967]]. Twenty-three years before the events of this story. From the Doctor's perspective, those events occurred immediately before his encounter with the adult Katie in [[1990]]. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Ice Time (serial)|''Ice Time'']]),
-* The Doctor previously met the [[Metatraxi]] on board the [[Space Vessel Vancouver]] in their Personal future. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Earth Aid (serial)|''Earth Aid'']])
+* The Doctor previously encountered members of [[Fourth Reich|the Fourth Reich]] in [[1988]] Windsor. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Silver Nemesis (serial)|''Silver Nemesis'']])
 == Home Video Releases ==
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