Doctor Who (TV Series)

Terror of the Zygons: Part One (1975)

Nicholas Courtney: Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart

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• Huckle : Doctor, do you mind telling us exactly what you're doing?

  Doctor Who : A little experiment in orthodontology, Mr Huckle.

  Huckle : Orthodontology?

  Doctor Who : Teeth. Teeth. The scientific study of teeth.

  [Holds up the plaster cast] 

  Doctor Who : That's that cast of a tooth, wouldn't you say?

  Huckle : Teeth? Doctor, you can't be serious.

  Doctor Who : Teeth are very serious things, Mr Huckle.

  Huckle : Look, let's get this straight, are you saying those rigs were chewed up by a set of giant molars?

  Doctor Who : Yes. A set of giant molars that can chew through solid steel as easily as paper.

  Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart : Are you suggesting that we're dealing with some kind of sea monster?

  Doctor Who : Yes. A monster of frightening size and power.

  Zygon : This one they call "Doctor", is a threat to us. Already he has found out too much. He must be... destroyed.

• Doctor Who : Brigadier, Brigadier! Have you brought me 270 million miles just to sort out a little trouble at sea?

  Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart : Three serious disasters, Doctor... .

  Doctor Who : When I left the Sionic beam with you, Brigadier, I said it was only to be used in an emergency.

  Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart : This IS an emergency.

  Doctor Who : Oil? An emergency? Hah. It's about time the people who run this planet of yours realize that to be dependent on a mineral slime just doesn't make sense. Now, the energizing of hydrogen... .

  Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart : Doctor, the destruction of these rigs is a complete mystery. Do you want more men to die?

  Doctor Who : No. Very well. When do we start?