Doctor Who (TV Series)

The Impossible Planet (2006)

Shaun Parkes: Zachary Cross Flane

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Quotes 

• The Doctor : So when it comes right down to it. Why did you come here? Why did you that? Why? I'll tell you why. Because it was there. Brilliant! Excuse me, er Zac wasn't it?

  Zachary Cross Flane : That's me.

  The Doctor : Just stand there cos I'm going to hug you. Is that alright?

  Zachary Cross Flane : Suppose so.

  The Doctor : Here we go. C'mon then

  [the Doctor hugs Zac] 

  The Doctor : Human beings. You are amazing. Hah! Thank you.

  Zachary Cross Flane : Not at all.

  The Doctor : But apart from that you're completely mad. You should pack your bags, get back in that ship and fly for your lives.

• The Doctor : There we go, d'you see? To generate that gravity field and the funnel, you'd need a power source with an inverted self-extrapolating reflex of six to the power of six every six seconds.

  Rose : That's all the sixes.

  The Doctor : And it's impossible.

  Zachary Cross Flane : It took us two years to work that out!

  The Doctor : I'm very good.

• [the Doctor and Ida have come across the opening of the pit] 

  The Doctor : It looks like some sort of seal or... I've got a horrible feeling the word is trapdoor. Not a good word trapdoor. Never met a trapdoor I liked.

  Zachary Cross Flane : Do you think it'll open?

  The Doctor : That's what trapdoors tend to do.

• Toby Zed : There was some form of civilization... they buried something. And now it's reaching out, calling.

  The Doctor : And you came.

  Ida Scott : How could we not?

  The Doctor : So, when it comes right down to it, why did you come here? Why did you do that? Why? I'll tell you why: Because it was there! Brilliant! Excuse me, uh, Zack, wasn't it?

  Zachary Cross Flane : That's me.

  The Doctor : Just stand there, 'cause I'm gonna hug you... Is that all right?

  Zachary Cross Flane : 'Spose so.

  The Doctor : Here we go. Coming in.

  [embraces Captain Crossflane] 

  The Doctor : Ah! Human beings! You are amazing! Ha! Thank you.

  [releases the captain] 

  Zachary Cross Flane : Not at all.

  The Doctor : But apart from that, you're completely mad. You should get back in that ship and fly for your lives.