The Macra first appeared 40 years ago in a 1967 Patrick Troughton Doctor Who story entitled, 'The Macra Terror'. The 'great secret' promised to The Doctor by the Face of Boe in New Earth is finally revealed – 'You are not alone'. Previously seen in The End of the World and New Earth. Davies took inspiration for this episode from the fictional city of Mega City One featured in the Judge Dredd and 2000AD comics. This episode takes place in the year 5,000,000,053 (five billion and fifty three). Martha: 'But what did he mean? The Face of Boe… ‘You’re not alone’?' The Face of Boe:' Know this, Time Lord…You are not alone.' The Doctor: 'Hey, look after him! Don’t you go dying on me, you big old face! You gotta see this, the open road! Hah!' Martha: 'Wow, that’s like, crazy… But how’re you supposed to live inside this thing, it’s tiny!'Ĭheen: 'Oh, we stocked up! Got self-replicating fuel, muscle stimulants for excercise and there’s a chemical toilet out the back, and all waste products are recycled as food.īrannigan: 'That, and a bit magnificent!' Rumor has it you can reach up to 30 mph!' Not many people can afford three passengers so it’s empty down there. Milo: 'It’s right at the bottom, underneath the traffic jam. But how far down is it to this fast lane?' The Doctor: 'Much more interesting, it’s all cocktails and glitter up there! This is the real city.' Martha: 'You’ve brought me to the slums!?' The Doctor: 'This must be the lower levels, down the base of the tower, some sort of under-city.' The Doctor: '…Nah, where’s the fun for me?! I don’t want to go home!'

Slopes of deep red grass, capped with snow.'

Beyond that, the mountains go on forever. The Doctor: 'The skies burnt orange, with the citadel enclosed in a mighty glass dome, shining under the twin suns. But when they find the streets being ruled by the sinister Pharamacists, they must brave the ordeal of the mysterious Motorway in order to discover the terrible secret at the heart of the city. The Doctor takes Martha to the planet New Earth, in the far future.

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