History Recap / DoctorWhoS30E1PartnersInCrime

'''Original air date:''' April 5, 2008

'''Production code:''' 4.1

Written by Creator/RussellTDavies.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: As the Doctor says, once mom and dad have their babies, they don't need a nanny anymore, especially a nanny that's an accomplice to a crime. Cue Miss Foster's short but [[{{Pun}} impact-filled]] trip to the ground. Also counts as SheKnowsTooMuch since according to the Doctor, the Adipose are aware that breeding on a Level 5 Planet is against Galactic Law, so they need to get rid of their "accomplise."

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: As the Doctor says, once mom and dad have their babies, they don't need a nanny anymore, especially a nanny that's an accomplice to a crime. Cue Miss Foster's short but [[{{Pun}} impact-filled]] trip to the ground.

'''The Doctor:''' I just want a ''mate.''\\

'''Donna:''' You just want to ''mate?''\\
'''The Doctor:''' ''A'' mate! I just want '''a''' mate!\\
'''Donna:''' Well, you're not matin' with me, sunshine!

* TheArtefact:

* KarmaHoudini: The Adiposian First Family completely gets away with illegally using Earth to breed their next generation by eliminating Miss Foster.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Miss Foster is convinced that, as the "nanny" of the baby Adipose, she'll be welcomed with open arms by the First Family. There are two problems. One, once the children are back with the parents, they no longer need a nanny. Two, and more importantly, using a "level five" planet as a breeding ground is a strict violation of galactic law under the Shadow Proclamation... and Miss Foster is the only evidence that links the children to the Earth. Cue...

-->'''Miss Foster''': Oh, it's a beautifully ''fat'' country. And believe me, I've traveled a long way to find obesity on this scale.

'''The Doctor:''' Exactly! Mum and Dad have got the kids now, they don't need the nanny anymore!\\

--->'''The Doctor:''' Instructions from the Adiposian First Family… [Miss Foster]'s wired up the tower block to convert it into a levitation post. Oh. Oooooooh. We're not the ones in trouble now… ''she'' is!

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: A variation as the Doctor races to warn Miss Foster of the message he just saw.
-->'''The Doctor:''' Listen, I saw the Adiposian instructions. They know it's a crime, breeding on Earth, so what's the one thing they want to get rid of? Their accomplice!\\

She promptly starts hauling a ridiculous amount of luggage out of the car boot and shoving it into the Doctor's arms, saying she's been ready to go for ages. The Doctor warns that it is a hard life but accepts her, saying that he just wants a mate. She misunderstands this to mean that he wants "to mate", saying he's just a "long streak of nothing" and exclaiming, "Well, you're not mating with me, sunshine!" The misunderstanding mostly resolved, Donna then calls her mum to say she's put the car keys in a certain bin for her to collect before asking a blonde woman to tell her mother, "That bin there". While Donna returns to the TARDIS, the woman — a sad-looking Rose Tyler — walks off down the street and disappears into thin air...

A child sees them as it ascends, waving at them. They wave back as the Doctor admits that as a weight loss plan, the Adipose birthing has its merits. They see Cofelia in another beam on her way up to the nursery ship. The Doctor pleads with her to get over to the roof; the Adiposian First Family is aware that their actions are illegal, which means they need to get rid of their accomplice. Cofelia dismisses the threat because she's the nanny — but the Doctor remains worried, exclaiming, "''Exactly!'' Mum and Dad have got the kids now — they don't need the nanny anymore!" At that moment, the levitation beam carrying Miss Foster is switched off, and gravity is a cruel mistress as the Doctor comforts a horrified Donna. Immediately afterwards, the nursery ship leaves Earth.