Government Time Agency conflict
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and the Seventh Doctor’s encounters with agents of the Government Time Agency, including Winifred Bambera and Mordred, who attempt temporal manipulation to change history.
Arc Timeline
Season 26
15 eventsUNIT vehicles roll into position at Lake Vortigern as Zbrigniev establishes tight radio contact with Salamander Six Zero, relaying an escalating electrical disturbance near the dig site. Brigadier Bambera’s impatience …
Bambera’s urgent attempt to contact Salamander Six Zero is met with static and fragmented transmissions revealing severe electrical distortion. After repeated failed attempts she abandons hope for immediate contact, accepts …
The Doctor observes ominous supernatural signs at the besieged Gore Crow Hotel while questioning Bambera's grasp on the escalating crisis. Bambera forcibly brings in a captured Ancelyn, announcing her assumption …
Bambera and Ancelyn move rapidly through the dense trees, the military officer keenly aware that time is slipping away with every step. Ancelyn’s formal address grates on her nerves, disguising …
Warmsly guides Ancelyn through the dig site, blending academic legend with personal obsession to recount the myth of Excalibur's origin at the lake. His dry recitations contrast sharply with the …
As Bambera and the Brigadier confront the immediate crisis at the dig site, previously undisclosed dangers emerge when Warmsly finally reveals that two people remain trapped underground—including the Doctor. The …
The Brigadier assumes a dual role as he processes perimeter updates from Bambera while tending to Ace’s visibly battered state and uncertain mood. His military response—coordinated with Bambera’s efficiency and …
Trapped in the Gore Crow Hotel with the Brigadier, the Doctor learns that Bambera and Ancelyn are still alive but heading toward a nuclear missile convoy guarded by Bambera's UNIT …
The Doctor entrusts Ace with Excalibur and a piece of protective chalk before departing with the Brigadier in Bessie. As the vehicle speeds away, Ace and Shou exchange awestruck reactions …
As the Gore Crow Hotel darkens under Morgaine’s encroaching sorcery, Ace completes a protective chalk circle on the flagstones and arranges Shou’s scabbard and Excalibur within its confines. The narrowing …
Ancelyn and Mordred’s long-simmering feud erupts into a violent clash amid the ancient ruins, each knight hurling insults and challenging the other’s honor. The Doctor intervenes at the brink of …
UNIT forces and Ancelyn’s knights remain locked in brutal combat while Mordred stands apart, mocking the futile bloodshed. The Doctor intervenes but Mordred’s shout cuts through the noise, shattering every …
The Doctor stumbles through the ruins of the Gore Crow Hotel and finds Ace and Shou Yuing trapped beneath debris. Despite the devastation and their narrow escape, the Doctor’s first …
Morgaine seizes Excalibur as the Doctor advances, but Ace creates a diversion by tackling her. The Doctor catches the sword midair while Morgaine snarls orders at her forces. The Destroyer …
With Morgaine's forces closing on their position and the Destroyer's imperviousness laid bare, conventional strategies collapse under the weight of failure. Brigadier seizes the initiative in a desperate gamble, betraying …