Britannia Hospital

- What's for breakfast then? - Sausage and beans.

Oh blimey, we've had that for the month! Send for the Red Cross!

We're in the front line now, mate.

'Ere, ere's one.

Get 'im, Ken!

Bugger that for a lark!

- Eh, 'old it! - 'OLD IT!

- What ya got 'ere then? - One geriatric. Hypothermia.

No admissions except by union dispensation.

'Ave a look in the back, Bob.

Come on!

What's up with this one then?

Pulmonary pneumonia. About another ten minutes to go, by the sound of it.

Doctor's certificate?

Got it somewhere.

"Needs intensive care".

Intensive here, Ken!

- Looks like a croaker. - Okay, pass 'im through.

And don't bloody well come back!

There's another one for the nackers' yard!

He won't be playing Saturday.

'Ere, how are those bangers gettin' on then?

'Oi, watch it!

Anybody at home?

Wakey wakey, rise 'n shine!

Come 'n get it!

Keep smiling!

You can't leave that there!

- Where d'ya wannit? - I couldn't care less. I've been off duty for the past 10 minutes.

Got a light?

Thank you.

Time's up? Near as damn it.

Might as well have a cup of tea.

There'll be time for another hand later.

Bloody Hell!

What the bloody hell do ya think you're doin'?

'Ere, what's your name and business?

Don't be foolish, man.

Don't you call us foolish, Millar. We're in our rights.

Insects!

- You bastard! - We'll have you, Millar!

We'll get ya!

Overlord.

- Good morning, Feeney. - Good morning, sir.

- Big day for you Professor! - Big day for mankind, Feeney.

Stand by, MacMillan. I'm on my way up.

Good morning, J.M.

Good morning, MacMillan.

- Everything in order? - Everything on schedule.

- Where would you like to start? - I think we'll take components first.

Any problem?

98% stable. We've had to replace the left buttock.

As I thought. And Genesis?

Alpha consciousness consistent. Genesis is in perfect shape, Professor.

Genesis IS perfect, MacMillan.

MacMillan and Overlord. Intro.

- Left thigh. - Bank 8.

Number 2.

A trifle over-fleshy,

...but a nice profile.

- Left buttock. - Bank 3.

Middle tray.

We have alternatives, J.M. Bank 6, numbers 3 and 4.

I'll take the alternatives.

- Thermostability? - 4 degrees, J.M. Stabile.

Excellent.

- How is Macready progressing? - Beautifully. We're expecting death within the hour.

Splendid! I have great confidence in Macready.

That was him.

He dyes his hair.

- Do you think he spotted us? - No, we're less than the dust to him.

- Which is the west front? - Over here.

Six floors down. From the flash as arranged.

- Mm, you've done your homework. - I don't get complaints.

I bet you get around a bit!

Are you a Yank?

Citizen of the world, that's me.

I was born in Liverpool.

My father was a station master. I started in coffee.

And where do you live now?

Arkansas.

I got out just in time.

Well you were dead lucky.

What's luck gotta do with it? It's got nothing to do with luck!

Gotta find something to sell, something that people want to buy.

- What, the inside story? - That's it!

You've gotta have a nose for these things.

Oh, what's that you got there?

You see that truck, over there?

Yeah.

Now watch this.

Spider calling. Spider calling. Are you receiving picture?

Come in control, come in control.

Receiving picture, Spider, receiving picture.

Come on, over here.

- You lot must be making plenty out of this. - Well, we're not starving.

O'right then, fair shares.

Now look, chummy...

we had a deal. Now a deal's a deal. Savvy?

- But I could lose my union card over this! - Well that's not my problem.

Look, Mr Travis, we're gonna be a long way from the ground.

- Let's make it 250, eh? - 100.

175.

- 150. - Okay...

when we're back on terra firma.

Spider ready to craw, Spider ready to crawl, are you receiving me?

Testing for sound, 1,2,3, testing for sound...

Come on, you piss artists!

Calm down, Michael. Just getting ourselves comfortable down here.

Safe 'n sound.

Travis's getting itchy

Surprise me!

Hey relax, Michael. We're on our toes. Just give us the nudge.

- What's the scene here anyway? - Travis is onto something big. One of his exclusives. Very hush hush

Again?

Well, it's great seeing you again Sammy. Where've you been?

East. Starving children of India.

Where did you spring from?

West, riots, revolution, rape...

Jesus, those banana eaters really love ripping each other apart.

- All lovely prime time stuff. - Yeah, I guess. Network.

It's gonna be a long day!

- What've ya got? - It's a little Nicaraguan special.

Right from the Pampas itself.

All the blessings of God and His Holy Mother on you!

Afghan black,

and, my dear friend,

holy mushrooms.

picked by these very fingers on the slopes of the Himalayas.

- Hey, let's make a cocktail? - Sail away!

...wave of explosions is spreading across the city, 13 more in the last 12 hours.

over 50 casualties have been reported, 22 of them fatal.

Looting and rioting have broken out.

Kids' stuff!

They'll learn.

Fires have spread from the shattered embassy to adjacent homes.

30 people are feared dead and many may still be trapped in the burning wreckage.

Residents in the area have been evacuated

And now a news flash: there's been another bomb attack in London.

Fire brigades are managing to keep the blaze under control,

but casualties are feared heavy, and the death toll is still rising. A warning 5 minutes before the bomb explosion...

Potter here.

Yes, I've seen it.

And today of all days! How many?

Right, alert all off-duty house surgeons

to report to accident and emergency

alert the S and O for blood transfusion, Atkinson for hematology

and the mortuary. Right?

I'm on my way.

...more than 280 are so far feared dead with many more burned and injured. A special government representative is on his way...

Ace Taxis.

No! I do NOT want Ace Taxis!

...WC train news: British Rail has announced a number of cancellations as a result of

strike action by staff and the 'go slow' by ticket collectors...

- Yes? - Potter here. - Yes sir.

We've got a major incident. 150 at least.

Get down as fast as you can and hold the fort. - Yes sir.

And get everybody there with casualty as quickly as possible; it'll be all hands to the pumps.

- Don't forget your meeting, sir. - I'm not likely to, lad!

I can't let this affect today's arrangements.

- You alerted Millar, did you? - He's had an ultra memo, sir. Two of them.

- Well send him another. We can't afford any slip-ups. - I'll do my best, sir.

...Hammersmith and City lines on the underground now have several trains missing,

due to sickness and non-appearance of personnel.

Industrial action is threatened on the Central and Northern lines.

...well on the roads. An articulated heavy goods vehicle has broken down on the Mortlake road, and the traffic is...

- Professor Millar's office. - I want to speak to the professor personally.

Professor Millar is with Genesis. I can't possibly interrupt him.

This is an ultra priority for Professor Millar:

Confirm top-level briefing

- 8.30 a.m., Mr Potter's office. - Well I'll try.

Hold the fort, will you nurse?

Professor Millar?

The professor's very busy. Go away!

A message from admin. Ultra priority.

Not now, MacMillan.

Have you ever wondered how God felt on the sixth day of creation?

When will you give Genesis to the world?

In my good time.

Soon, J.M.

- Soon. - Not quite yet, MacMillan.

Today, the human experiment...

Tomorrow...

Genesis!

Move back! Let us through! No pushing!

Let those people through!

Get these stretchers cleared away immediately!

- Now, not so fast. - And don't you be shouting at us like that.

Don't you know you're holding up the whole operation?

These people must go up to theatre immediately!

We've been on 8 hours now!

- We've been on overtime since 6. - Triple time. We're over the 24 hour limit.

- Mr Biles! - What's the hold up?

Mr Biles, these men are holding us to ransom.

Don't you call us men! We are staff!

- I think this calls for arbitration here. - We'll get the union in on this.

There's no need for that.

- I can offer you time-and-a-half. - Unacceptable!

Double time!

- What about meal break? - A hot breakfast.