Although aiming to land in New York City, the Doctor and Rose arrive in 1950s London on the eve of Queen Elizabeth's coronation. Rose immediately notices the large number of TV antennas sprouting from every rooftop but is told by Mr. Crabtree the local TV man that he's selling the TV's for £5 each. She and the Doctor also see people being bundled into cars and driven away. Upon further investigation, rose and the Doctor realize that a creature, The Wire, is feeding on peoples' brainwaves leaving them faceless and mindless. With the help of a teenager whose grandmother has been taken away, the Doctor begins to uncover what is happening. Rose soon becomes one of the wire's victims.
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