All the Time in the World - The Doctor {2}

The Idiot's Lantern

The TARDIS materializes in a street. Jennifer stepped outside. "I thought we'd be going for the Vegas era, you know the white flares and the chest hair," Jennifer said. The Doctor had his hair in a Teddy boy quiff. "You are kidding, aren't you? You want to see Elvis, you go for the late fifties. The time before burgers. When they called him the Pelvis and he still had a waist," The Doctor said as he got back inside. Jennifer laughed at that.

"What's more, you see him in style," The Doctor said. Suddenly, The Doctor ride a scooter out of the TARDIS. Jennifer laughed in amusement. The Doctor put on an Elvis expression. "You going my way, doll?" He asked in Elvis voice. "Is there any other way to go, daddy-o? Straight from the fridge, man," Jennifer said with a smile as she put on her sunglasses, similar to his. She walked over to him. "Hey, you speak the lingo," The Doctor said with a smile. He tossed Jennifer a pink helmet.

"Oh well, me, Rose, mum, Cliff Richard movies every Bank Holiday Monday," Jennifer said as she got on the pillion and put on the pink helmet. "Ah, Cliff. I knew your mother'd be a Cliff fan," The Doctor said. Jennifer wrapped her arms around The Doctor and they ride off down the street.

"Where we off to?" Jennifer asked. "Ed Sullivan TV Studios. Elvis did Hound Dog on one of the shows. There were loads of complaints. Bit of luck, we'll just catch it," The Doctor said. "And that'll be TV studios in, what, New York?" Jennifer asked. "That's the one," The Doctor said. Jennifer notice that there were Union Flags hanging on the streets. "If we're in New York, why are there Union Flags hanging?" Jennifer asked. "I have no idea," The Doctor said.

Jennifer and The Doctor got off the moped. The Doctor grabbed Jennifer's hand. They saw a man gave another man TV. "There you go, sir, all wired up for the great occasion," The man said. "The great occasion? What do you mean?" The Doctor asked. "Where've you been living, out in the Colonies? Coronation, of course," The man, Magpie said.

"What Coronation's that then?" The Doctor asked. "What do you mean? The Coronation," Magpie said. The Doctor looked at Jennifer for help. "The Queen's. Queen Elizabeth," Jennifer said. "Oh! Is this 1953?" The Doctor asked. Jennifer looked around and see that almost every house had a TV aerial. "Last time I looked. Time for a lovely bit of pomp and circumstance, what we do best," Magpie said.

"Look at all the TV aerials. Looks like everyone's got one. That's weird. My grandma said tellies were so rare they all had to pile into one house," Jennifer said. "Not around here, love. Magpie's Marvellous Tellies, only five quid a pop," Magpie said. "Oh, but this is a brilliant year. Classic! Technicolour, Everest climbed, everything off the ration. The nation throwing off the shadows of war and looking forward to a happier, brighter future," The Doctor said with a smile. Jennifer giggled.

"Someone help me, please! Ted!" A woman called. Two burly men in black suits bundle a person into the back of a car, with a blanket over his head. "Leave him alone! He's my husband! Please," The woman said as The Doctor and Jennifer ran over. "What's going on?" The Doctor asked. A boy ran out of a house. "Oi, what are you doing?" He asked. "Police business. Now, get out of the way, sir," The man said.

"Who did they take? Do you know him?" Jennifer asked the boy. "Must be Mister Gallagher," The boy replied. The car drove away. "It's happening all over the place. They're turning into monsters," The boy said. "Tommy! Not one word! Get inside now!" A man said. "Sorry. I'd better do as he says," The boy, Tommy said and he walked away. The Doctor and Jennifer get back on the moped. "All aboard!" The Doctor said and they drove off. Following the police car.

They turn a corner and lose the car. "Lost them. How'd they get away from us?" The Doctor asked. "Surprised they didn't turn back and arrest you for reckless driving. Have you actually passed your test?" Jennifer asked. "Men in black? Vanishing police cars? This is Churchill's England, not Stalin's Russia," The Doctor said. "Monsters, that boy said," Jennifer said. The Doctor looked at her. "Maybe we should go and ask the neighbours," Jennifer said. "That's what I like about you. The domestic approach," The Doctor said. "Thank you," Jennifer said. The Doctor zoomed off again.