Doctor Who (TV Series)

The Moonbase: Episode 1 (1967)

Patrick Barr: Jack Hobson

Quotes 

• Voice from Space Control : International Space Control Earth calling Weather Control Moon - come in please.

  Nils : [into the microphone]  Moonport - standing by.

  Ben Jackson : It's never done that before, Doctor.

  Hobson : Hobson here.

  Voice from Space Control : What's happening up there? The hurricane you were guiding is now forty five degrees off course. It's threatening Hawaii.

  Hobson : One of my men were taken ill. We're operational again now.

  Voice from Space Control : The controller would like to know the cause of the illness.

  Hobson : Yes, so would we. We've now got three men down with this mysterious virus in the past few hours - including the Doctor.

  Voice from Space Control : One moment please. Stand by for further instructions.

  Hobson : Just hang on for another couple of minutes lads. We better hear what the great Mr. Rinberg has to say.

  Nils : Nobby?

  Hobson : Yes.

  Nils : There it is again. I'll play it back to you.

  Hobson : [recorded voice from the tape]  "Yes, so would we. We've now got three men down with this mysterious virus in the past few hours - including the Doctor."

  Voice from Space Control : [recorded voice from the tape]  "One moment please. Stand by for further instructions."

  Nils : Here the big noise ratio on that re-run. We're being monitored again.

  Hobson : Monitored?

  Nils : Someone, not too far away from the base, is listening to every word we say.

• Voice from Space Control : Moonbase, Moonbase, come in Moonbase.

  Hobson : Still standing by.

  [pause] 

  Hobson : Well?

  Voice from Space Control : Your instructions to send blood samples back to Earth for investigation.

  Hobson : Well, when can we do that? The next shuttle rocket's not for another month.

  Voice from Space Control : Then they must be put on that rocket. In the meantime the Moonbase is to put into quarantine.

  Hobson : Quarantine! What if these men aren't fit enough to go back to work? I shall need replacements.

  Voice from Space Control : If you radio information about this virus, we'll do our best to identify it and suggest treatment.

  Hobson : I demand to speak to Rinberg.

  Voice from Space Control : The controller is busy - sorry. Over and out.

  Nils : That whole conversion was monitored by someone or something.

  Hobson : Oh, never mind about that now. That Rinberg fellow just won't talk to you. How can we trace down this mystery illness with the Doctor himself down with it.