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It's Easter. The Doctor has parked the TARDIS in the Buckingham Palace gardens ("she doesn't mind") and takes a bus trip around London. He tries to make small talk with [[Classy Cat Burglar]] Lady Christina, who's escaping from a heist and who's convinced that the Doctor's just a rambling hobo. However, their conversation is short-lived as the bus takes an impromptu ride through a wormhole, taking The Doctor, Christina and the rest of the passengers with it.
It turns out that the group have landed on San Helios, a desert-like planet with next to no life (except for some equally stranded [[Insectoid Aliens]]). The group have no way of leaving the
However, it's the Doctor's lucky day: everyone, including the local merchant aliens, ends up trusting him. And instead of trying to save the day all by himself, he just quickly gets UNIT on the phone to deal with things back on Earth. [[Doctor Who/Recap/S30/E11 Turn Left|Captain Erisa Magambo]] is honored to talk to the Doctor. She hands the phone to [[Adorkable]] UNIT scientist Dr. Malcolm Taylor (played by [[Lee Evans]]), who [[
The Doctor and Christina are forced to work together with the passengers to fight the hungry alien swarm that destroyed San Helios. The creatures are making a beeline for the wormhole that they created. Using Christina's [[Classy Cat Burglar]] skills and Malcolm's brilliance, the bus is turned into a flying bus, and the Doctor saves the day. Captain Magambo thanks the Doctor, Malcolm glomps him and tells him "I LOVE YOU" about a dozen times over, and the TARDIS is neatly delivered by UNIT. Christina even manages to snog the Doctor, although he refuses to take her with him as his next companion, no matter how much she begs. He's lost too many friends recently. He does, however, sneakily destroy her handcuffs when she's arrested about five seconds later, and she climbs into the bus and flies off.
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: Lee Evans has a recurring character called Malcolm in his early stand-up routines.
* [[Admiring the Abomination]]: Earns a [[What the Hell, Hero?]] from Christina, although she immediately admits that she's impressed too.
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** The Doctor's comment about "humans on buses, always blaming me"; a reference to [[Doctor Who/Recap/S30/E10 Midnight|"Midnight"]].
** The prophecy in this special saying that the Doctor's song will be ending soon echoes the Ood's words from the end of [[Doctor Who/Recap/S30/E03 Planet of the Ood|"Planet of the Ood"]].
* [[Death by Materialism]]: The only human character to die is the bus driver, who, at the beginning of the episode, accepted a bribe to help a criminal escape a police cordon.
* [[Extreme Omnivore]]: The Swarm.
* [[Fan Boy]]: Malcolm practically creams himself when the call from the Doctor comes. The Doctor is... put off.
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