History Recap / BigFinishDoctorWho058TheHarvest

* Flatline: See also HoistByHisOwnPetard.

** And of course, there's no mention of [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic either, which disproportionately affected the UK]], and which happened between the above edit[[note]]Jan 2020[[/note]] and this one[[note]]Jul 2020[[/note]]. Just shows you how fast history can move.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: SubvertedTrope. Hex believes anything the Doctor tells him 'cause he "lives in a box the size of a public toilet which is bigger than [[BiggerOnTheInside his nan's house on the inside]]."

* HistoryRepeats: Attempt by [[spoiler: the Cybermen]] to gain emotional ingenuity somewhat recalls the Daleks' claimed intent in ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E9TheEvilOfTheDaleks The Evil of the Daleks]]''.* HoistByHisOwnPetard: David Garnier, after using the Cybermen as a blunt instrument to get what he wants out of Ace, Matthias and the Doctor, finds out the hard way that the Cybermen have minds of their own when they begin regarding human beings as threats - and don't appreciate his efforts to command them. Cue fatal barrage of gunfire.

* FailedFutureForecast: This story aged ''fast''.
** It's set in 2021, and as of 2020, not only has the EU not turned into the more authoritarian "[[UnitedEurope Euro-Combine]]", but Britain is no longer a member. Oh, and we [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E7TheWheelInSpace still don't have those space stations Zoe came from, either.]]
** And of course, there's no mention of [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic the COVID-19 pandemic the previous year either which disproportionately affected the UK]], something which happened between the above edit[[note]]Jan 2020[[/note]] and this one[[note]]Jul 2020[[/note]].

* FailedFutrueForecast: This story aged ''fast''.

* {{Callback}}: Attempt by [[spoiler: the Cybermen]] to gain emotional ingenuity somewhat recalls the Daleks' claimed intent in ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E9TheEvilOfTheDaleks The Evil of the Daleks]]''.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: David Garnier, after using the Cybermen as a blunt instrument to get what he wants out of Ace, Matthias and the Doctor, finds out the hard way that the Cybermen have minds of their own when they begin regarding human beings as threats - and don't appreciate his efforts to command them. Cue fatal barrage of gunfire.

* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: This story aged ''fast''. It's set in 2021, and as of 2020, not only has the EU not turned into the more authoritarian "[[UnitedEurope Euro-Combine]]", but Britain is no longer a member. Oh, and we [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E7TheWheelInSpace still don't have those space stations Zoe came from, either.]]
** And of course, there's no mention of [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic the COVID-19 pandemic the previous year either which disproportionately affected the UK]], something which happened between the above edit[[note]]Jan 2020[[/note]] and this one[[note]]Jul 2020[[/note]]. Just goes to show how quickly a [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp Great Historical Mess Up]] can come along.

* {{Callback}}: Attempt by [[spoiler: the Cybermen]] to gain emotional ingenuity somewhat recalls the Daleks' claimed intent in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E9TheEvilOfTheDaleks The Evil of the Daleks]]''.

* BodyHorror

* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: This story aged ''fast''. It's set in 2021, and as of 2020, not only has the EU not turned into the more authoritarian "[[UnitedEurope Euro-Combine]]", but Britain is no longer a member in 2021. Oh, and we [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E7TheWheelInSpace still don't have those space stations Zoe came from, either.]]

* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: This story aged ''fast''. It's set in 2021, and as of 2020, not only has the EU not turned into the more authoritarian "[[UnitedEurope Euro-Combine]]", but Britain will no longer be a member in 2021. Oh, and we [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E7TheWheelInSpace still don't have those space stations Zoe came from, either.]]

* HeelFaceDoorSlam: The Cybermen wish to become more human. The Doctor has a ''massive'' distrust of them.
** ILied.

Later, the party is in full swing, but Hex isn't in the mood for any of it. However, he soon finds himself being chatted up by one of the girls Mark mentioned - namely Ace (undercover in HR); over the course of their time together, Ace probes Hex for some information about the hospital - unaware that Garnier is having her watched. The two soon find themselves being chased by an 8-foot-tall brute in a Mercedes and escaping on Hex' motorcycle, a chase that only becomes more harrowing after the driver gets out to chase them ''on foot,'' very nearly catching up with them before Hex manages to shake him. Eventually, Hex drops Ace off at Totter's Lane (now a car park); however, the events of the night have left him suspicious and he follows her into the TARDIS, where - after a lot of horrified shouts of "oh my god" on Hex's part - the Seventh Doctor explains that they're on a mission to uncover some misuse of alien tech at the hospital.

Meanwhile, the hospital is running a mysterious "C-program", in which a man identified only as Subject One has been given new flesh and organs and ''feelings'' for the first time, which leaves him looking grotesque but feeling amazing. It's soon revealed that Dr Farrer has been performing similar procedures on other subjects, with the necessary human organs supplied by patients who wouldn't have survived anyway - most notably Hex's friend. For good measure, Garnier has been empowered to use any resources necessary to keep the project supplied and protected, and that includes making use of C-program's newest product...

In the confusion that follows, Ace and Mathias are captured and Hex barely manages to escape with the Doctor's help. After explaining Cybermen to him on the taxi ride back to the TARDIS, the Doctor then makes a risky journey into the restricted floor itself, ''just'' managing to materialize inside the hospital without getting the TARDIS stuck inside a way. However, it's not long before the two end up getting separated, leaving Hex to witness Garnier ordering Farrer to harvest the organs of Ace and Mathias for the C-Program; though Farrer protests this, Garnier leaves one of the new Cybermen behind to make sure the operation goes as planned.

Elsewhere, the Doctor manages to stumble into Subject One's room, where he is soon cornered by Garnier and one of the Cybermen; however, Subject One orders the Doctor's life spared, claiming to recognize him. As it turns out, the patient is actually a Cyberleader and knows of the Gallifreyan's long-standing opposition to the Cyber-race, but reasons that his superior knowledge of medicine and technology can be used to aid C-Program. Over the course of the meeting that follows, Garnier reveals that the European Government have made a deal with a shipwrecked crew of Cybermen: Subject One will teach them how to reverse-engineer and replicate the xenotech taken from the ship, allowing the Euro-Combine Administration to convert human volunteers into cyborg astronauts without the need to eat, drink or even breath, guaranteeing them a headstart in the global space race and the budding colonisation of space.

All the Cybermen asked for in return was to be given new flesh bodies and the ability to feel. Which, the now half-organic Cyberleader claims, is what the Cybermen really want: unlike Telos and Mondas before it, Earth is much more hospitable to organic life, and would allow the former Cybermen an opportunity to enjoy the ability to indulge in sensory input and interact with the environment in a way they haven't experienced in centuries. The Doctor is ''almost'' inclined to believe the story, partly because he's still [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho034SpareParts wrecked with guilt over his role in the survival of the Mondas people]]. However, he does try to explain that converting humans into Cybermen is ''a very bad idea''. Garnier predictably doesn't listen, and soon demands that the Doctor use his knowledge to help the converted Cybermen: despite their best efforts, Subject One and his crew keep suffering from organ rejection syndrome, requiring constant replacements; the Doctor might be able to come up with a solution.

Elsewhere, Ace and Mathias are just about to be made into organ donors when Hex intervenes, allowing Farrer enough leeway to dispatch the Cyberhuman on duty via the automated surgical tools. Unfortunately, it soon turns out that the Cyberhumans are now aware that one of their number has been destroyed, and are now determined to eliminate all threats to the program... threats to the program including all humanity. As a result, the Cyberhumans arm themselves with guns from the security locker and begin massacring their way through the hospital, killing anyone in sight. For good measure, Garnier ends up getting gunned down as well when he tries to call off the attack.

It's at this point that Subject One reveals that the Cyberhumans are under his command. It turns out most of his spiel to the Doctor was a lie: although they do crave flesh and emotion for the strategic advantages an organic mind can offer, the Cybermen don't exactly intend to settle down peacefully. In fact, they're planning to use the hospital as a factory to begin the conversion of the entire human race, having all the resources they need to remain independent of the outside world. With one of the Cyberhumans now ready to kill the Doctor at a moment's notice, Subject One orders him to begin emergency surgery on the ailing Cybermen immediately.

Thomas Hector "Hex" Schofield, a young London nurse in 2021, comes into work on his birthday and finds out that a mate of his is in A&E. Although he's usually got a strong stomach, Hex isn't used yet to seeing people he actually knows being cut open, and he has to take a moment to step outside. His friend Dr. Mark Mathias tells him to take it easy -- they'll go out drinking later to celebrate Hex' birthday and take their mind off of things. Mark has taken the liberty of inviting every single cute girl he knows in the hospital, telling them all that Hex fancies them.

One of those cute hospital girls, Ace (undercover in HR), tries to get to know Hex a bit better, but the two soon find themselves being chased by an 8-foot-tall brute and escaping on Hex' motorcycle. He drops Ace off at Totter's Lane (now a car park), gets a bit suspicious and follows her into the TARDIS, where the Seventh Doctor explains that they're on a mission to uncover some misuse of alien tech.

Meanwhile, the hospital is running a mysterious "C-program", in which a man is given flesh and organs and ''feelings'' for the first time, which leaves him looking grotesque but feeling amazing.

Hex is in ''way'' over his head, but he agrees to help the two out and get them into the hospital morgue. While the Doctor hacks [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho087TheGathering the universal hospital security System]], Hex and Ace convince Dr. Mathias (who is hung over ''and'' an idiot) to let them into the morgue to look for some "files". They're a bit disturbed when the morgue doesn't have any data on Hex' dead mate from the previous day. It is, however, full of Cybermen.

Seven confronts the doctors in charge, who reveal that they're scavenging tech from a crashed Cybermen shapeship and using it to create perfect astronauts who would never need to eat, breathe or entertain themselves. They're funded by the European government in an attempt to keep up in the global space race and the budding colonisation of the moon and surrounding space. In return for the Cyberman xenotech, they've agreed to grant the crash survivors a flesh body and the abiility to feel. Which, the now half-organic Cyberleader claims, is what the Cybermen really want.

The Doctor is ''almost'' inclined to believe that story, partly because he's still [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho034SpareParts wrecked with guilt over his role in the survival of the Mondas people]]. He does try to explain to the doctors that converting humans into Cybermen is ''a very bad idea''. They don't listen, and inevitably, the Cybermen themselves turn out to be lying as well: although they do crave flesh and emotion for strategic purposes, they don't exactly intend to settle down peacefully. But since humans don't yet have the technology to keep the organs harvested from the dead (including Hex' dead friend) alive inside Cybermen bodies, the Cybermen crew soon expire. One swiftly halted attempt at cutting open Ace for spare parts later, all the Cybermen, organic or otherwise, break down.

Hex makes sure that Dr. Mathias (who got shot during that whole ordeal and conveniently develops amnesia) will be alright until the emergency team arrives. He says goodbye and rushes after Ace and the Doctor, fully aware that he's got ''no'' idea what he's getting into, but excited to find out.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard / TheDogBitesBack: Dr. Garnier.
** As well as the Cyberleader.

* Flatline: See also [[spoiler: HoistByHisOwnPetard]].

** The Doctor reads Hex' file and discovers something very interesting. As we find out later, he's [[spoiler: Tommy, Cassie's son from the Forge story arc.]]
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: The Cybermen [[spoiler: wish to become more human]]. The Doctor has a ''massive'' distrust of them.
** [[spoiler: ILied]].
* HiddenInPlainSight: How Hex escapes from [[spoiler: The Cybermen in the Morgue]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard / TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: Dr. Garnier]].
** As well as [[spoiler: the Cyberleader]].

* LiteralMinded: The Cybermen are told the program must be protected. [[spoiler:As humans threaten the program they try to eliminate humanity.]]

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: This story is set in 2021.

* ShoutOutToShakespeare: The Doctor says [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} sound and fury]].

* ShoutOutToShakespeare: The Doctor says [[Theatre/Macbeth sound and fury]].

* ShoutOutToShakespeare: The Doctor says [[Theatre/Macbeth "sound and fury"]].