Doctor Who (TV Series)

The Moonbase: Episode 1 (1967)

Michael Craze: Ben

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Ben Jackson : Doctor, do something!

  The Doctor : I'm trying to!

  [the Doctor adjusts some controls and soon everything returns to normal] 

  The Doctor : Everything back under control again.

  Ben Jackson : Here, we're landing! Look! Coming at a fair rate!

  Jamie McCrimmon : Oh, thank the lord for that. You know, Doctor, I'll never ask you to do that again.

  The Doctor : I see no reason for that.

  Polly Wright : [staring at the scanner]  Anyway, Doctor, you... you've done it. It's Mars! It must be. You've landed the TARDIS exactly where you said you would.

• Voice from Space Control : International Space Control Earth calling Weather Control Moon - come in please.

  Nils : [into the microphone]  Moonport - standing by.

  Ben Jackson : It's never done that before, Doctor.

  Hobson : Hobson here.

  Voice from Space Control : What's happening up there? The hurricane you were guiding is now forty five degrees off course. It's threatening Hawaii.

  Hobson : One of my men were taken ill. We're operational again now.

  Voice from Space Control : The controller would like to know the cause of the illness.

  Hobson : Yes, so would we. We've now got three men down with this mysterious virus in the past few hours - including the Doctor.

  Voice from Space Control : One moment please. Stand by for further instructions.

  Hobson : Just hang on for another couple of minutes lads. We better hear what the great Mr. Rinberg has to say.

  Nils : Nobby?

  Hobson : Yes.

  Nils : There it is again. I'll play it back to you.

  Hobson : [recorded voice from the tape]  "Yes, so would we. We've now got three men down with this mysterious virus in the past few hours - including the Doctor."

  Voice from Space Control : [recorded voice from the tape]  "One moment please. Stand by for further instructions."

  Nils : Here the big noise ratio on that re-run. We're being monitored again.

  Hobson : Monitored?

  Nils : Someone, not too far away from the base, is listening to every word we say.