Colony Ship Escape Ladder

Temporary rope ladder rigged by Turlough and the Orderly for covert descent from the ship's upper hatch to ground level.

2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S21E7 · Frontios Part 1

Acid jar shatters on Orderly

The Colony Ship Escape Ladder serves as both infrastructure and a stage for the accident, its rungs stretching between the upper hatch high above and ground level. It supports Tegan’s descent as Turlough’s focus is split between the jar and the warning shouted below. Its creaking wood and metal groan under shifting weight as the crisis unfolds.

Before: The ladder is rigidly installed and supporting both Tegan’s descent and Turlough’s precarious balance atop the hatch.

After: The ladder remains in place but shows signs of strain and sudden tension from the diverted movements during the chaos.

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S22E2 · Attack of the Cybermen Part 2

Cybermen ambush halts Lytton’s advance

The rope ladder proves the team's fragile lifeline to the TARDIS control room, their weight straining its wooden rungs as they ascend one by one. Its creaking protests briefly narrows the team's focus before Lytton's violent interruption forces an abrupt halt to progress up the shaking wooden supports.

Before: Rigged from the tunnel's ceiling grating, its rungs bearing fresh stains from previous climbers

After: Remains suspended and intact despite the ambush, its promise of escape temporarily deferred by the violent intervention

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