Doctor Who:
Frontios
By Christopher H. Bidmead
“Oh, you think so? I got it cheap because the walk's not quite right. And then there's the accent, of course. But, when it's working well, it's very reliable. Keeping track of appointments, financial planning, word processing, that sort of thing.”
The TARDIS has gone as far into the future as it is allowed to by Time Lord law. They look on the screen and see the planet Frontios which happens to be an Earth colony that houses some of the last humans from Earth before it was destroyed. Tegan wants to go down to the planet and see them but The Doctor is insistent that they do not go down there and interfere with their development. But a meteor storm appears to have happened and the TARDIS appears to have gotten caught in a gravitational pull and is heading to the planet.
It appears that Frontios has been under threat of meteors for quite a while now and it seems to be having its toll as the population has thinned out and for some reason people have been disappearing into the ground. The Doctor and his companions decide to help with the wounded and get involved but it comes at a price. During the next wave of meteor storms the TARDIS is destroyed and all that is left is the hat stand. The Doctor decides to explore the underground passage ways that exist under the settlement along with Turlough, Tegan, Norna and Brazen.
