#matron casp

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Intensive Care - Behind The Scenes

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DOCTOR WHO | 2x01 ↳ New Earth

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“You’re not even armed!”

New Earth - series 02 - 2006

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That culture-shock still hitting 12 episodes later

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"Not exactly NHS!" - New Earth, SCRIPTED

The scene of the Doctor and Rose first entering the hospital was originally a lot different...

Originally, the Duke of Manhattan, Frau Clovis, the Duke's butler and Matron Casp all first appeared in this much longer, dialogue-heavy scene - which also introduced the Duke's Petrifold Regression, Clovis's overprotective bureaucracy and a tension between the Doctor and Casp after he saves the Duke's life.

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"I want that body safe, Cassandra!" - New Earth, SCRIPTED

The Doctor, Cassandra/Rose and Chip flee to the lower levels to escape the infected, while Matron Casp places the hospital under quarantine; as originally scripted:

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"How on New Earth, you might say." - New Earth, SCRIPTED

Cures. Champagne. Celebration. Confusion. Confidentiality. "Conscious" patients elsewhere. And crafty cat-nuns...

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Rose vs. Cassandra: The Parallels

"Moisturize me! Moisturize me!" -- Cassandra, The End of the World. "Moisturize me..." -- Rose/Cassandra, New Earth.

"According to the archives, this was called an iPod. It stores classical music from humanity's greatest composers. Play on!" -- Cassandra, The End of the World. -"Oh! It seems to be ringing. Is it meant to ring?" -"A primitive communications device." -- Rose/Cassandra & Chip, New Earth.

"Is that why you wanted a word? You could be flatter, Rose. You've got a little bit of a... chin poking out." -- Cassandra, The End of the World. "The same Doctor, with a new face! That hypocrite! I must get the name of his surgeon. I could do with a little work. Although... nice rear bumper." -- Rose/Cassandra, New Earth.

"This whole event was sponsored by the Face of Boe. He invited us. Talk to the Face! Talk to the Face!" -- Cassandra, The End of the World. -"You'll never guess. I'm with the Face of Boe! D'you remember him?" -"Of course I do! That big old... boat race." -- The Doctor & Rose/Cassandra, New Earth.

"That's where I used to live, when I was a little boy, down there. Mummy and Daddy had a little house built into the side of the Los Angeles Crevice. I'd have such fun." -- Cassandra, The End of the World. "Oh, I remember that night... Drinks for the Ambassador of Thrace! That was the last time anyone told me I was beautiful. After that, it all became... such hard work." -- Cassandra, New Earth.

-"What happened to everyone else? The human race, where did it go?" -"They say mankind has touched every star in the sky." -"So you're not the last human." -"I am the last pure human. The others... mingled. Oh, they call themselves New humans and Proto-humans and Digi-humans, even 'Humanish, but you know what I call them? Mongrels." -"Right. And you stayed behind." -"I kept myself pure." [...] -"I was born on that planet! And so was my mum, and so was my dad, and that makes me officially the last human being in this room, 'cos... you're not human. You've had it all nipped, and tucked, and flattened till there's nothing left. Anything human got chucked in the bin! You're just skin, Cassandra. Lipstick and skin." -- Rose & Cassandra, The End of the World.

-"But I'm so alone, hidden down here. The last human in existence..." -"Don't start that again, they've called this planet 'New Earth'!" -"A vegetable patch!" -"And there's millions of humans out there. Millions of 'em!" -"Mutant stock." -"They evolved, Cassandra. They just evolved, like they should. You stayed still. Got yourself all pickled and preserved, and what good did it do you?" -- Rose & Cassandra, New Earth.

"The Adherents of the Repeated Meme. J'accuse!" -- Cassandra, The End of the World. -"The Mistress is beautiful!" -"Absolument!" -- Chip & Rose/Cassandra, New Earth.

-"I mean it, I would rather die. It's better to die than live like you, a bitchy trampoline!" -- Rose to Cassandra, The End of the World. -"The Lady's moving on! It's goodbye trampoline, and hello blondie!" -- Cassandra to Rose, New Earth.

"I bet you were the school swot and never got kissed." -- Cassandra, to the Doctor, The End of the World. -"Well, I can talk - New New Doctor!" -"Mmm, aren't you just..." [SNOGS HIM] -- The Doctor & Rose/Cassandra, New Earth.

-"I'd hoped to manufacture a hostage situation. With myself as one of the victims, the compensation would have been enormous!" -"Five billion years, and it still comes down to money." -"Do you think it's cheap, looking like this? Flatness costs a fortune!" -- Cassandra & The Doctor, The End of the World. -"Straight to the point, Whiskers: I want money." -"The Sisterhood is a charity. We don't give money, we only... accept." -"The humans across the water pay you a fortune. And that's exactly what I need. A one-off payment... That's all I want. Oh, and perhaps a yacht. In return for which, I will tell the city nothing of your institutional murder. Is that a deal?" -- Rose/Cassandra & Matron Casp, New Earth.