Characters appearing or mentioned in this episode
Helen Jardine
Steel
Sapphire
Robert Jardine
Sarah Jardine (mentioned only)
Henry Jardine (mentioned only)
Constable Brian Trulalley (not named until
"Escape Through a Crack in Time" Part 6)
Didja Notice?
At 7:24 on the DVD, Sapphire feeds Weetabix cereal to Helen.
Weetabix is a whole grain wheat breakfast cereal in the
UK.
Sapphire shows an ability to reverse
recent events in time to make them happen again. She is not
able to go so far as 24 hours, however. In
"Escape Through a Crack in Time" Part 6, she is able to take
time back half a day. In the later storyline "The Railway
Station" she is able to "hold" time for a day after the
creature they are confronting takes time back over multiple
days.
Sapphire tells Robert that only the "something" that
exists in the time corridor is able to take time back as far
as it wishes, backward, forward, or sideways.
At 18:19 on the DVD, a Tho' Moore Ipswich antique clock is
seen in the Jardine house. Thomas Moore of Ipswich was a
clockmaker in 18th Century England.
At 19:29 on the DVD, we see that Sapphire is able to tell
the age of objects when she touches them (a paranormal
ability called psychometry).
At the end of the episode, the voice behind the boarded-up
door of Helen's room convinces Rob to recite from memory
"Goosey Goosey Gander". This is a British nursery rhyme from
the 18th Century or earlier.
Memorable Dialog
you're supposed to be the diplomat.mp3
we had to sink the ship.mp3
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