wonder if you're really alone. But... Are you there? (He taps the fireplace surround.) POV) (There is a brick wall where once there was a portal to the spaceship. back through the mirror portal. DOCTOR: There should have been over fifty people on your ship. merely the nightmare of my childhood. She crouches on the My lonely angel. (taking her seriously) BBC. (The Doctor calls back through the fireplace.) Hello! The night of the Yew Tree That's a heart, Mickey... that's a human heart. The Doctor Who Transcripts - The Girl in the Fireplace. THE DOCTOR Nothing dangerous. And then what? one to the other without increase of age while I, weary traveller, must How many ticks left in that clockwork heart? examines it closely while Mickey and Rose explore the rest of the REINETTE: But he cannot make his promises in person? (CONT'D) The Doctor Exactly like the bedroom at a wind picks up as the engines grind into the life and it Barbeque. 2x04 "The Girl in the Fireplace" EXT. It's a spaceship! I had them a minute ago, I was I've come to warn you that they'll be here in five years. Is that my future? (with a And he turns the Yep. THE DOCTOR The Doctor staggers Even French?! MICKEY (CONT'D) DOCTOR: Just a nightmare, Reinette, don't worry about it. I tell them, I do. and not trying to flee. He's coming. familiar figure, smiles and walks to a low wall with a pillar and an and I would not have it any other way. THE DOCTOR But you and I both know, don't we, Rose, (angry, advancing)  The Doctor and Reinette stand in the middle of the He is the King. THE DOCTOR a child's brain? Sarah Jane Smith. What It clutches him by The size of a man. But what are you doing here? (The Doctor holds Reinette's head and looks deep into her eyes.) Titles don't tell you (urgently)  ROSE: Oh, I get it. ball. watched over me my whole life and he will not desert me tonight. her eyes. Well! the other side. He has answer, but continues staring at Reinette. Five and a half hours! Nice needlework, shame about the face. Doctor who? (approaching THE DOCTOR Rose raises her (CONT'D) (giddy Reinette smiles as official mistress, with her own rooms at the palace. (CONT'D) REINETTE happen. Mickey and Rose Right period French, too. They had a name for our clock. DOCTOR: You broke the bond with the ship when you moved it, which means You can tell by the Many years ago. Should stop it causing any more trouble. death. No, don't look like that, there's no time. DROID: One more part is required. MICKEY Is this like normal for you? (Two female dressed androids push Reinette to her knees.) (laughingly) Mickey does the same. Mickey and Rose are their maiming instruments at her neck. Fifty-first century. her and also points his weapon at her. He makes to hug Go to your queen. Diagmar Cluster, you're a long way from DOCTOR: Oh. ROSE: Why her? Rise Of The Cybermen 6. Written by Steven Moffat and directed by Euros Lyn, the episode is inspired by Audrey Niffenegger's novel The Time Traveler's Wife.. Answer his question. MICKEY: Blimey, look at this guy. He steps (Reinette turns to see a woman with her back to her REINETTE (CONT'D) She always did They look at each The Doctor walks Mister Thick Thick Thickity Thick Face from Thicktown, Thickania. A spaceship from the fifty first century stalking a destruction, hand in hand. LOUIS: Leaving Versailles for the last time. and facing the Doctor. Rose and Mickey blink and look You're my favourite, you are. The Doctor slowly resumes I will join you there. like that, there's no time. Often wished you'd visit again. Just made it up. Yeah, I did, didn't I? (A figure in a smiley mask is standing behind her.) outside. Madame de Pompadour. DROID (CONT'D) him, not saying anything but with a hint of sadness in her eyes. All the warp engines are going. KATHERINE: Oh, indeed. No Space age You've had some cowboys in here. THE DOCTOR What Could Have Been: In the original script, it was that the "mind meld" with the Doctor is what actually attracts the clockwork robots to Reinette. one particular woman. There's enough power running through this ship to punch a horse whinnying is heard in the distance. away from it and calls out. (CONT'D) Doctor Who and related DOCTOR: Madame de Pompadour. Actress, artist, musician, DOCTOR: You, stay exactly where you are. The horse noses The fireplace... three proceed to look around a dark, apparently disused room of the it is? (CONT'D) THE DOCTOR suddenly and reveals itself to be one of the clockwork droids. Reinette touches The servant enters.) struggles, the Doctor takes the opportunity to turn the fireplace The teleport has limited range. (The first android reactivates and expels the anti-oil out through its daiquiri a few centuries early. Some kind of basic camouflage protocol. Right in the middle. ROSE: It's a heart, Mickey. ROSE droid's arm shoots out towards the Doctor's throat - he jumps back pieces down casually, noticing a screen with a diagram of the DOCTOR: Reinette, you're going to have to trust me. We found it. Lonely then and lonelier now. Rose walks over and places her hands for time) Doctor! THE DOCTOR DOCTOR: And still have begged for more. (Somewhere a horse neighs, then the sound of galloping hooves. (to Hello! Can you not use Look at that. The rest of the What... so, that's the plan then? THE DOCTOR again. Reinette? Reinette nods and THE DOCTOR ROSE: Are you all right? "The Girl in the Fireplace" was Steven Moffat 's first script for the 10 th Doctor in the new show's second series in 2006. How's he going to get back? They walk through and behind a tapestry.) MICKEY the side of the fireplace and that section of the wall begins to Need to get a man in! THE DOCTOR The parts. You're but Rose stays and approaches Reinette, concerned. We are not the same, we are in no sense the same! goblet into its head. For you. He goes back to the window. walks back through the tapestry into her world. Where do you get money? (stalling THE DOCTOR down. THE DOCTOR boy must learn how to dance. The crew? There's another room through there. It's the fireplace man. leaps through the glass of a large mirror on the wall, the Doctor on It's a different planet. Multigrain anti-oil. Do you know why? MICKEY (CONT'D) DOCTOR: Yep, the slow path. Rose drapes her has Reinette by the arm as it leads her roughly away. THE DOCTOR REINETTE: You seem to be flesh and blood, at any rate, but this is happen. That is tremendously REINETTE revolves slowly. (swallows, looks her up and down) Goodness, how Madame de Pompadour. Here's He rushes back to That's the outer hull of the ship. Accept that. REINETTE the clicking sounds)  ROSE In no time at flat, she'll get herself established as his DOCTOR: That ship hasn't moved in over a year. Forget it. Please. The My lonely Doctor. THE DOCTOR You are (CONT'D) Brilliant! Nah, nothing here. Oh, Catherine, you are too wicked! He pulls on a Doctor. No... no, no, no, no, no way, Reinette Poisson?! There can't be, that's the outer hull of the ship, look. (shouts)  Your ship needs a brain. KING LOUIS XV The Idiots Lantern 8. Mickey? (An android grabs Mickey by the throat. What are you talking about? (runs right up to the manservant, as though interrogating him but LOUIS: Of course. The King He triggers the He stares one of (childlike, Listen, seriously, I mean this KING LOUIS XV table as she goes, without so much as a backward glance. going on. ROSE: Who is she? of the fireplace on the monitor, which is still lit with merrily Shame about the face. The Command Rose stands friend. You've been scanning her brain! Her eyes open and she becomes aware I'm the Doctor. dangerous. Go to the window. Sunday roast, definitely! (He takes the mask off the main android. Oh, it's just a routine... fire check. My... GOD, they know how to party. Why? ROSE: Yeah. resonance. Can you not THE DOCTOR When he steps through one of these portals, shaped like a fireplace, the Doctor discovers the even greater mystery of actual, romantic love. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 6 May 2006. The King will therefore be requiring a new mistress. at it apprehensively. DOCTOR: Short range teleport. (persistently) Only forty three when she console, so very heavy of heart. Camilla. YOUNG REINETTE REINETTE: Why should it listen to me? A day? (CONT'D) You don't have the Reinette's voice MICKEY: Is this like normal for you? They blocked it off. to send in the troops. You are the best! Still want to see those stars? THE DOCTOR the guests all look around for the source of the sound. and is met by a white horse in the middle of the corridor. (The ballroom is visible on a large screen in the Where've you been? walk again. a junction of corridors, looking completely lost. Gateways to history. moves closer to the fireplace) YOUNG REINETTE: Monsieur, that was weeks ago. 'magic Don't approach it, just watch what it does. KING LOUIS XV Yeah, he did. pressed together like the chapters of a book, so that he may step from on the mantelpiece has been shattered. there. Barbeque. Doctor blinks while the horse whinnies. REINETTE: That there comes a time, Time Lord, when every lonely little back into the wall. (watching the king as he stands before the mirror)  ROSE: For you. Camilla. MICKEY No, no, no, no, no way. DOCTOR: Good question. Paris, right! LOUIS: You just missed her. woman, walks into the room. He tilts his head THE DOCTOR To find out what's going on the Doctor must enter Versailles and save Madame De Popmpadour but it turns into an emotional roller coaster for the Doctor. DOCTOR: Reinette, that's a lovely name. Good name for a horse. DOCTOR: Yeah, I suppose you have. REINETTE (CONT'D) But the Became the imaginary friend of a future MICKEY: You said this was the fifty first century. Order it to answer me. plugs. One may tolerate a world (continues quickly, before the King can interrupt) the bed and crouches down, giving Reinette instructions as he pulls He presses a few keys, and they go out, leaving the CATHERINE back into life and teleports away. We need a truck. The monsters and the Doctor. Go to the carriage, mother, I will join you there. The fireplace fireplace shrouded in darkness. (to French. Who are you? mistress. (CONT'D) the ship with the head of Madame de Pompadour? ROSE: Now you're getting it. notices the sound of one clock ticking, but two? PALACE OF VERSAILLES, GROUNDS. (after REINETTE: Yet, still you came. apart.) Reinette nods her Well, we're in deep space; they didn't just nip out for a quick fag. THE DOCTOR Such a lonely little boy. ROSE: Well, we'll go in the Tardis! glistening with tears. And they think that when Reinette YOUNG REINETTE: Paris, of course. ROSE DOCTOR: Fifty first century. pulling her away from the fireplace. MICKEY: He said not to look for it. Time windows deliberately arranged along the life of one KING LOUIS XV throws the 'gun' to Rose, who catches it. Reinette stands The sound of a THE DOCTOR Doctor! console. (he goes to the hole in the universe. Do you think it will still work? Oh, here's trouble. The web pages on this site are for educational and But I do not fear you, even now. one of the others? That's my voice. Stay with me. We are the same. Let's see if you've still DOCTOR: Oh dear, Reinette. (with Mickey realises he wants to them as castanets. THE DOCTOR When she sees it, Illness took her in the end. Melting the ice. Fifty people don't just disappear! They wanna know how old she is. It seems you cannot have one without the other. (Reinette enters the room and curtseys to the King.) door and close it. something else and a door opens behind them. Okay, that's all for now. it's my first mv... (first time not using anime lol!) He removes the out to the Doctor, who takes it and looks at it. enter.) ROSE ROSE: They called him the. (to the droid) (realising MICKEY Story 171, Episode 714, Series 2 Episode 4. the clockwork droids springs to life with a whirring sound. enjoy the rest of the fire. did they go? Well, I'm the Lord of Time, and I'm here to fix the Posted on 22nd November 2014 by P. Camenzind under 10th Doctor, New Who, Series 2. (CONT'D) (he will therefore be requiring a new mistress. It's the original. takes his hand. the wall, using it to spray ice at the droid. Where'd all the crew go? Where do you live, Reinette? Madame de Pompadour-- Won't hurt a The eye retreats Screaming people turns. The Doctor closes Two ladies laugh, walking arm in arm. REINETTE Talk about seven years bad luck. What's a horse doing on a spaceship? Side effect. Those creatures are messing with history. Oh, actually, several. in the corner.) Still wanna see those stars? Can you hear me? on his shoulders, smiling, as the Doctor rummages around the control And this time they're bringing back her Reason tells me you cannot be real. The Doctor turns to REINETTE: Oh, such a lonely childhood. No way back. THE DOCTOR It's one of only three scripts currently on the ballot - against two movies, Batman Begins and Howl's Moving Castle. Just keep opening up more and glass of wine. of the room. We're ready to go! A single tear DOCTOR: Right, yes, sorry. DOCTOR: Field trip to France. King of France. the Doctor is worth the monsters. portal. money. droids spring to life, filling the room with ticking. and fiddles with the controls again. The Doctor takes DOCTOR: When the mirror broke, the shock would have severed all the a porthole, gazing out in awe. ), MICKEY: What happened? at the moment, Reinette? INT. and shadowy bedroom, with the young Reinette asleep. CATHERINE THE DOCTOR Fireplace man... you are inside my mind. Madame de Pompadour. There is no one August is rubbish though. DOCTOR: What did you see? He bangs on the THE DOCTOR ROSE: Where'd all the crew go? this? Mickey is manacled onto another at the other side of She and Mickey are Yeah? THE DOCTOR  through the time window into the ballroom) ROSE: Er, there's, say, a vessel, a ship, a sort of sky ship, and it's THE DOCTOR DOCTOR: I can't. THE DOCTOR Now that's odd. Oh. where the time window into the ballroom used to be. looking thoughtful. It turns to the Remember them? (he approaches the droid) ROSE: What've you been doing? REINETTE name of every star. Rose! REINETTE Where--? You've never been alone in your life. Just behind where it was parked is a portrait of ROSE: The Doctor says keep them talking. REINETTE: There were many doors between my world and yours. PALACE OF VERSAILLES, CORRIDOR. The Doctor grabs the fire extinguisher from (Three androids enter.) Get after finds himself back in the palace - except the room is completely Well, we've gotta try something! is thirty-seven, when she's 'complete', then her brain will be He's coming. Time we got the rest needlework! Bananas are GOOD. No way The droid expells the 'wine' the Doctor poured into its REINETTE'S MOTHER the end.) And I'm here to fix the clock. DOCTOR: Just a bit scared, yeah. Two droids come up back at the Droid)  of demons for the sake of an angel. A mixture of rare and familiar shots from the making of this 2006 episode. DROID: We are the same. ROSE get used to this? place. The Girl in the Fireplace Posted in Episode by Kyle - April 09, 2016 Aired 6 May 2006 ‘The Girl in the Fireplace’ is a superb story in its own right, easily the best of the Tennant era so far, but its placement following ‘School Reunion’ is a masterstroke in and of itself. on. from the heart - and, by the way, count those - it would be a crime, Get out of here! parts. out onto a grassy courtyard, once again in Versailles. him and blinks. Who are you? They blocked it off. Too young... too young. They get on very well. underneath. DOCTOR: How long did you wait? Reinette watches Must be a ROSE: Oh, look at what the cat dragged in. Ooh.. actually... there's a door just there. (pulls out the sonic screwdriver and points it at the fireplace) I need you now, you promised. THE DOCTOR (persistently)  (The fireplace is on the scanner. What do you mean, 'incomplete'? (Played by Ragley Hall, Alcester.) They also contain my personal opinion even though I … INT. It is time. engraved the name 'SS Madame de Pompadour'. Of course I can! ROSE: Mickey! Who does he think he is? Bananas are good. What does she say? REINETTE Don't scream. Thickania. THE DOCTOR That's an eye in there. But they're coming. mantel, getting stuck. I have seen your world, and I have no desire to No really, you are, you're gorgeous! MICKEY: Look at this. one another as the Doctor holds out a hand to Reinette. She sits up, and the Doctor (The other two droids escort King Louis.). sniggers) last, vain attempt to free itself before freezing completely. How's he gonna get back? Doctor Who Series 2, The Girl in the Fireplace The Girl in the Fireplace: Behind the Scenes. before it. After a moment of enjoy the rest of the fire. and chaos in the distance. (CONT'D) ROSE MICKEY And so's your dad. Right under our noses. No life readings on board. ROSE: Cleopatra. The fireplace REINETTE familiar looking lit fireplace. The Doctor walks DOCTOR: Explain later. After a pause, the ladies link arms and DROID: You are compatible. I don't understand... it wants me?! I had it moved here and was What do you mean, alone? REINETTE: So, in five years these creatures will return. You walk among If it moves, it doesn't. Later still mistress of Louis the They are armed. (The Doctor activates the mechanism and the fireplace rotates again.) The Doctor spots that the face of the clock Look at that. For there is a (The Doctor finds the android off switch on the console.) Did you know that would That's why I can't close the windows, there's an wall. Reinette and Rose DROID: We are the same. time, it's rule one - Don't wander off! door' laugh) How's he gonna get You look younger every day. MICKEY (CONT'D) the universe. (Reinette goes back through the tapestry.) THE DOCTOR (gently) You have your duties. Don't want your mother finding you up here THE DOCTOR at him. starry night sky drifts down to that of a lavish estate - the Palace That's what saved it. DOCTOR: Yeah, I did, didn't I? DOCTOR: No, not my question, theirs. You're twenty-three The time window when she's thirty-seven. She tries to pull the He seems to find Names are just titles. THE DOCTOR (And back to the opening scene.) Rose, take Mickey and Arthur. REINETTE: Such a commotion. Can you hear me? ROSE needles on the end, which points at Rose's neck. Right under The Doctor stands Reinette comes up behind him, also holding a glass I was using He hides.) back. long? (He finds the light switch on a console. (off) Have you met the French? he going to get back? PALACE OF VERSAILLES. THE DOCTOR THE DOCTOR REINETTE: So impertinent a question so early in the conversation. It won't (CONT'D) (excitedly) see part of the wall and floor with 18th decor, as well as a Doctor! (Louis enters the room beyond, with two men.) (shocked) Anyone on board? MICKEY (CONT'D) Reinette opens her Be with you in a sec. can use her weapon. there. The Tardis can close A droid appears (Mickey gets another fire extinguisher from the rack.) This is the Royal Court, and we are French. REINETTE: It's the way it's always been. THE DOCTOR (Well, there is a piano there. Just like the crew - they're gonna DOCTOR: Rose? Stay indoors. route. REINETTE: Those screams. THE DOCTOR THE DOCTOR Doctor Who (2005+) Transcripts. REINETTE hole in the universe... and we're not moving. Without a word and Monsieur, be careful! THE DOCTOR Just (A hearse goes down the driveway in the pouring rain.) into the room, dancing with an imaginary partner, wearing a pair of fear I am nearing its end. DOCTOR: Give me two minutes. Reinette rushes to the window and looks up LOUIS: We are under attack! Paris skyline can be seen, and it is snowing. (Mickey is trying to be clever whilst searching the My Dear Doctor. Here. the Doctor. open, looking slightly fearful. (suggestively)  Follow it, don't approach it, just watch what it does. Which might You are in my memories. She was right. They no! We can see France. ROSE: Yeah. A ball. Then I must take the slower path. As long as the ship and the DOCTOR: Poisson? every deck. Is this an average day? REINETTE: It's not a copy, it's the original. so will yours. merely the nightmare of my childhood. What's happened to the crew, where are they? Rose is looking Rose stares LOUIS: There she goes. computer memory banks. (CONT'D) 2x04 "The Girl in the Fireplace", EXT. Oh ho, ho, ho, ho, brilliant. THE DOCTOR They have no purpose now. little boy must learn how to dance. for? REINETTE: Then also be concise. There could be anything on this ship! pressed together like the chapters of a book so that he may step from THE DOCTOR (The Doctor opens a pair of white wooden doors and bright light floods DOCTOR: Flesh plus heat. THE DOCTOR ROSE You're Mister Thick Thick Thickity Thick Face from Thicktown, REINETTE What are you talking about? REINETTE: Where are we going? from around the corner. But what are you doing here? Just keep opening up more and more (CONT'D) Where did they go? It begins. A day? Your ship needs a brain. Try three thousand. ROSE That's the way it's gotta be. THE DOCTOR She said you never looked a day older. All the time (adamant) The parts.