- Doctor Who: Well, I can tell you where your three astronauts are.
- Carrington: Well?
- Doctor Who: They're still in orbit.
- Carrington: But they came down the capsule. They were here. I saw them.
- Doctor Who: No, you saw three spacesuits. I don't know what came down in Recovery 7, but it certainly wasn't human!
- Doctor Who: Well, it seems to be a question of the right hand fighting the left, doesn't it Brigadier?
- [first lines]
- Dr. Liz Shaw: Hello Recovery 6. Do you read me? Hello Recovery 6. Do you read me?
- Charles Van Lyden: Hello Space Control. This is Recovery 7. Will you clear us for re-entry?
- Prof. Ralph Cornish: Charlie! This is Ralph Cornish. You are back at Space Control. Open the capsule.
- Charles Van Lyden: We are not cleared for re-entry.
- Prof. Ralph Cornish: Charlie, you're back at Space Control. What's wrong? Open the hatch!
- Charles Van Lyden: Hello Space Control. This is Recovery 7. Will you clear us for re-entry?
- Doctor Who: Let me try. Hello, Van Lytton. What is the capital of Australia?
- Charles Van Lyden: We are not cleared for re-entry.
- Doctor Who: How many beans make five?
- Charles Van Lyden: Hello Space Control. This is Recovery 7. Will you clear us for re-entry?
- Doctor Who: Van Lytton?
- Charles Van Lyden: We are not cleared for re-entry.
- Doctor Who: Right. Cut it open!
- Doctor Who: [after finding a tape recorder in Recovery 7] Well, well, well. A tape recording.
- Prof. Ralph Cornish: Triggered off by our speech.
- Brig. Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart: Then where are the astronauts?
- Doctor Who: Someone wanted us to believe they are still inside there.