‘The Space Hotel’

‘THE SPACE HOTEL’

A FOUR-PART STORY BY TIM BRADLEY

Synopsis

The TARDIS takes the Doctor; Nyssa and Billy to Rotenhend Hotel 360 in the 37th century. They meet a rude hotel manager and murders take place.

Episode Contents

Introduction

Part One Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Part Two Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8

Part Three Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12

Part Four Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16

Appendix: Song Lyrics*

Tim Bradley’s cover of ‘The Space Hotel’ signed by Sarah Sutton

Tim Bradley with Sarah Sutton at ‘GEEKS Salisbury Comic Con 2017’, City Hall, Salisbury, July 2017

captshade’s photo designs of the space hotel (Rotenhend Hotel 360)

Cast of Characters

THE DOCTOR – PETER DAVISON
Time-Space Traveller

NYSSA – SARAH SUTTON
His Trakenite Companion

BILLY WALKER – TIM BRADLEY
Male; young freelance photographer.

GORDON ROTENHEND – JOHN SESSIONS
40s, belligerent, rude and loud manager of Rotenhend Hotel 360.

LADY MITE – ELIZABETH MORTON
Mid-30s, mysterious lady, old acquaintance of the Doctor.

LARRY COOPER – PAUL CHUCKLE
Bumbling businessman in space, similar character as Oliver Hardy/Paul Chuckle.

BOB HILL – BARRY CHUCKLE
Bumbling businessman in space, similar character Stan Laurel/Barry Chuckle.

ELIZABETH ROTENHEND – FRANCESCA ANNIS
Mid-30s, friendly, effective but lazy wife of Gordon Rotenhend.

JOEL ROTENHEND –
20s, lazy son of Gordon and Elizabeth Rotenhend.

BRUCE –
Paranoid android waiter at Rotenhend Hotel 360.

ENUJI –
Alien; non-English speaking waitress at Rotenhend Hotel 360.

ADMIRAL JONATHAN BROWN – MICHAEL COCHRANE
Elderly, old-fashioned space-farer, resident of Rotenhend Hotel 360.

TRUK –
40s, overly passionate chef at Rotenhend Hotel.

MR. STEDMAN –
40s, male, sickly guest at Rotenhend Hotel (in ‘Part One’).

JOSEPH ‘JOE’ FIELDING –
20s, male guest at Rotenhend Hotel, lover of Jo (in ‘Part One’).

JOSEPHINE ‘JO’ WATERHOUSE –
20s, female guest at Rotenhend Hotel, lover of Joe (in ‘Part One’).

WEERD CHANCELLOR –
Pompous chancellor of the alien Weerd (in ‘Parts Two and Three’).

WEERD ELDER –
Servant to the Weerd Chancellor (in ‘Parts Two and Three’).

JANET –
1st elderly female resident of Rotenhend Hotel 360.

LORRAINE –
2nd elderly female resident of Rotenhend Hotel 360.

VAL –
1st female hotel guest in Roman simi-suite (in ‘Part Two’).

PETE –
1st male hotel guest in Roman simi-suite (in ‘Part Two’).

LES –
2nd female hotel guest in Roman simi-suite (in ‘Part Two’).

JOHNNY –
2nd female hotel guest in Roman simi-suite (in ‘Part Two’).

RYAN –
1st boy playing football in Soccer simi-suite (in ‘Part Two’).

DAVID –
2nd boy playing football in Soccer simi-suite (in ‘Part Two’).

MALE GUEST (in ‘Parts One; Two and Three’); COMPUTER VOICE (female); TOURIST (hologram in ‘Part One’); BARMAN (in ‘Part One’); SECURITY GUARD (in ‘Part One’); BAND LEADER (in ‘Part One’); GANG LEADER (in ‘Part One’); NEWSBOY (in ‘Part Three’); WEERD #1 (in ‘Part Three’); WEERD #2 (in ‘Part Three’); WEERD #3 (in ‘Part Three’); THEME PARK ANNOUNCER (in ‘Part Four’)

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‘Nyssa of Traken’ originally created by Johnny Byrne
‘Billy Walker’ and ‘Gordon Rotenhend’ created by Tim Bradley

© Tim Bradley, 2016

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