Anthony Flanagan

A spaceship hurtles out of control towards a boiling sun with the Doctor and Martha trapped on board. They have only 42 minutes to uncover the saboteurs, but, with a mysterious force starting to possess the crew, they had better work quickly.

The environmental terrorist group, Divine Earth, has stormed the Thames Barrier and is threatening to flood London if the Government doesn't publish a secret document entitled Aftermath. An emergency meeting of senior Ministers and security services is called, and an engineer explains the death and destruction they face if the terrorists carry out their threat. The Deputy Prime Minister denies any knowledge of the Aftermath document, making it impossible to meet the terrorists' demands.

Lister confides her hopes for a future with Ann Walker to her aunt, as Ann's neighbor Mrs. Priestley's inkling about the two women's relationship presents a threat. Meanwhile, John Booth is surprised at his own romantic success. The Rawson brothers step up their attempts to out-maneuver Lister in the coal business. Marian grows annoyed that her sister is treating Shibden like a hotel. Lister's tenant Sam Sowden's mouthy behavior causes problems for his son Thomas.

DCI Lewis and DI Mayne investigate the murder of a popular vet, Ruth Turner, in the hills north of Manchester.

Following an investigation on a call-girl who drugs her clients to steal their belongings, the private eye helps protect a community centre run by a Catholic priest. After it is assailed by a gang of teenage hooligans and when the priest gets severely burnt when the building is subject to an arson attack, Vincent must use all of his powers of deduction to work out who is behind the violence.