The last chapter with Darkplace in it, next up is the party - hopefully - which should be fun and huge to write!
The fairytale is taking over my writing of this, I find fairytales more fun to write x) But I shan't neglect this! xxx

Author, visionary, dream-weaver and actor

I heard the oh so familiar sounds of the Tardis approaching. A terrible draft whipped up from no where then in the corner of Reed's office stood the blue Police box and out jumped a man wearing a long brown coat, his hair was brown and stuck up at odd angles, on his feet he wore strange pumps and he wore a blue suit with a red tie. Overall he looked pretty smart but his face had changed long since I last saw him.

"Hello there Garth! Long time no see."
"Yes Doctor, you've changed." Dagless replied to the tall man who shrugged one shoulder and grinned back.
"Oh you know how it is…What with us lot regenerating near death and all that…So what's the problem? I assume you didn't invite me over for a simple cup of tea. Which would be nice by the way." The Doctor directed the last sentence at Thornton Redd who reached onto his desk and pulled up a paper cup.
"Yes, where are my manners? Here you are." He handed the cup over to the Doctor who thanked him and drank from it quickly.
"Now, down to business." He said eventually "What's the problem?"

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Marenghi: We decided not to prat around with gathering a cup, a kettle, some water, tea bag, milk and all the other necessary ingredients for a cup of tea. We felt that would take up too much film time.

Learner: And there was the budget to think about of course.

Marenghi: Yes and that unfortunately, but I don't think you even need to show Reed making a cup of tea. Who wants to see that? Not me that's for sure, and certainly not our viewers.

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As soon as I had explained to the Doctor about the spider-man loose in the hospital he set to work straight away. He scoured the corridors and wards greeting patients as he passed. He was always a cheery fellow even when looking for strange creatures in hospitals.

"What will we do when we find it?" Dagless asked in a hushed voice while following the Doctor with Sanchez at his side.
"Uhm…I'll think of that when I get to it."
"You mean you don't have a plan?" Sanchez asked quickly a little shocked.
"No not really. I just sort of make it up as I go along. Best way that is." The Doctor grinned and turned a corner making his way into the Accident and Emergency ward when suddenly a woman flung back a curtain and headed straight for the doctors.
"Doctor?"
"Yes?" All three replied in unison and smiled at her.
"I only need one doctor…I want to know when my friend can be discharged now he has the medicine."
"You're friend is?" The Doctor asked quickly before either Dagless or Sanchez could reply.
"Vince Noir."
"Right…Uhh…Dagless? Your patient?"
"Yes and yes he can be discharged, you can go whenever you're ready."
"Thank you." The woman smiled and returned to her friend in one of the cubicles.
"Aha!" The Doctor suddenly called and set off jogging down the corridor "This way! Allons-y!"

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Marenghi: Originally I didn't want to include the 'Allons-y' but the actor, who played the Doctor, insisted we slipped it in.

Learner: I told him no, this is an English show, it isn't French but no he insisted. In the end I think he slipped it in himself and after the eighth take we got bored of it and I was getting frustrated so eventually we sacked him.

Marenghi: Yes but luckily we had filmed pretty much everything we needed for that show.

Learner: Yes otherwise I wouldn't have sacked him and we would have had to put up with him for longer.

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The Doctor flew down corridors and flung himself round corners, Sanchez and myself kept up the pace with him brilliantly. We eventually stopped and found him starring at the spider-man who was glaring back while hissing at the time traveller.

"Hello there, oh aren't you beautiful!" The Doctor cooed, Sanchez gave Dagless a confused look but he waved it away and continued watching "Why don't you come with me? We can find a nice place for you to live! I'll take you away from this nasty hospital." The Doctor took a step forward but suddenly stopped as a gunshot rang out through the corridor. He starred in alarm at the spider-man who dropped down to the floor stone dead. The Doctor glanced up from the dead body and saw Thornton Reed this time with a smoking shotgun slung over his shoulder and a cigar in his mouth "What did you do that for?" He bellowed, anger clearly showing on his features.
"You didn't get rid of him so I did it for you." Reed took several steps forward before the Doctor stopped him.
"Get away from me! I don't like people near me with guns." The time traveller stooped and checked the pulse of the spider creature but got nothing.

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Learner: (While laughing) We originally didn't intend for the spider to be killed.

Marenghi: (Also begins laughing)

Learner: I turned to Garth when we were out of ear shot of the Doctor Who actor and I said to him, I said Garth…Kill he spider-man and he looked at me, smiled, took the script from my hands that I was holding at the time and went to edit it with some tipex and a biro. The end result was fabulous!

Marenghi: Brilliant!

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Dagless headed up toward the roof of the hospital and gazed out at the town below him. The sun was just setting in the sky.

The Doctor left not too long after the spider creature had been shot. He was furious, I could tell but Reed did what he had to do. He had to guard the patients in his hospital. And of course Won Ton had informed him to dispose of the creature so of course Reed had to obey.
Now as I stand up here and think of the spider-man I can't help but think about the Doctor and all the great adventures we once had together.
I have a feeling he may return though; he left his brown coat.

Dagless looked down toward the entrance of the hospital and noticed the three people he had seen to in the cubicle in the afternoon.

There goes the girly looking man with his two friends still shouting 'what' over the ringing in his ears. Those people were among many who were saved by Thornton Reed from the spider creature. What did the Doctor do? Sod all that's what.

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Marenghi: Well I hoped you enjoyed the episode I wrote for this large collaboration, it has been fun and…Yeah that's it really.

Learner: We would say see you next series but I doubt there will be a second series of Darkplace after so long.

Marenghi: Mmm I doubt you'll ever see us again…Ever.

Learner: (Aside) Well no, you'll be on my show, Man to Man with Dean Learner with the rest of the cast from this television special.

Marenghi: Oh right…No one told me about that.

Learner: I did…I told you last week.

Marenghi: Did you? (Learner nods) Oh well…See you there then viewers!

Learner: Yes and thank you for watching Darkplace again and don't forget to catch Man to Man with Dean Learner which will be on in…Is it one week or two weeks time? (To someone off camera) Two? Maybe more? Right well…Just look out for the adverts on Channel four.