Clone (TV series)

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Clone
Starring Jonathan Pryce
Mark Gatiss
Stuart McLoughlin
Fiona Glascott
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running timeApproximately 30 Minutes
Production companiesRoughcut TV
Chase TV
Original release
Network BBC Three
Release17 November (2008-11-17) 
22 December 2008 (2008-12-22)

Clone is a BBC Three comedy series starring Jonathan Pryce and Mark Gatiss, centered on the creation and education of the world's first human clone. Its first series of six 30-minute episodes premiered on 17 November 2008. After a planned second series was vetoed by BBC Three, Gatiss hinted at plans for a big-screen version, however this failed to materialize.

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Story

Intended to be a prototype super soldier who will eventually replace Britain's volunteer Army, his creator, the brilliant scientist Dr Victor Blenkinsop discovers, to both his horror and distaste, that his new super weapon is not quite the awe-inspiring creation he expected. In fact, the clone is more likely to hug someone than shoot them. This modern-day Dr Frankenstein and his monster go on the run hoping to find the neurological trigger that will fix the clone and unlock his superhuman abilities. Unfortunately, they must also avoid Colonel Black and his crack team of security agents, whose mission is to find them and kill them.

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Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Alive"17 November 2008 (2008-11-17)
Dr. Victor Blenkinsop creates the world's first human clone but, instead of being the world's supreme fighting machine as intended, he turns out to be a naive, clumsy and peaceful child in an adult's body. Desperate to fix his mistake, Dr Blenkinsop escapes his vengeful military paymasters (under Colonel Black) and hides with the clone in a small village. He meets the landlady Rose Bourne, who is also a math genius. Her brain may hold the key to 'fixing' the clone's memory implants.
2"Albert"24 November 2008 (2008-11-24)
Victor's attempts to learn more about Rose's medical history is hampered by his own poor people skills. The clone- now called 'Albert' after Albert Einstein- continues to suffer from an inability to blend in. Dr. Blenkinsop's assistant Ian is forced by Colonel Black into activating the clone's tracking device. Just in time, though, Victor successfully diverts the signal to make it appear as if it is centered in France.
3"The Line"1 December 2008 (2008-12-01)
Victor manages to divert the tracking signal coming from the Clone's wrist to appear to as if it's originating from different locations all over the world, changing at 12-hour intervals. Meanwhile, the Clone causes trouble at the pub and Victor has to introduce it to 'the Line', which he should not cross. Victor also develops his cover as a travel writer, causing him to have to attend dull events and visit boring tourist sites. Ian, implanted with a hidden camera during a 'party' at MI7, discovers Victor's location in the Lake District. Black, after being drawn to the Andes Mountains and Hawaiian Islands, finds out the true location of the Clone.
4"The Ian Cam"8 December 2008 (2008-12-08)
Clone learns about money and all the things you can buy with it. Meanwhile, Victor tries to convince Rose she has early onset Alzheimer's in an attempt to get a map of her brain that will help fix Clone. He succeeds in getting it, and finds out that Rose is in love with him. Ian discovers that Colonel Black put a camera in his eye.
5"Dude"15 December 2008 (2008-12-15)
Victor constructs a cortical remapping device to fix Clone based on the information he learned about Rose's brain. Victor also deals with the fact that it appears Rose is in love with him, something he learned during the brain scan. It ends up that Rose was not in love with Victor, but with the Scottish doctor Victor pretended to be during the brain scan. Clone learns about being cool and tries to become friends with the coolest kid. He succeeds in this when he steps in water and the cortical remapping device electrocutes him. He accidentally tells Rose about Victor having a map of her brain. Meanwhile, Ian fails in losing the eye camera by crying, but a dog gets the camera as a result of licking Ian. Victor gains hope when Clone tells him which weapons are most efficient in shooting oneself through the head. Rose forces her way into Victor's house and discovers the brain maps and Clone's remapping device, which makes her flee in fear.
6"The Librarian"22 December 2008 (2008-12-22)
Victor comes clean with Rose about Clone. Throughout their day they meet an American librarian who seems to know a lot about Victor and Clone. Colonel Black finds their location, but they manage to escape. The episode ends on a cliffhanger as Victor flees with Clone and the librarian reveals himself to be an older version of Victor.

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