[2] In the story, alien investigator Sarah Jane Smith gets engaged to her boyfriend, Peter Dalton.
As Luke, Clyde, and Rani regain consciousness, the Doctor introduces himself, swiftly revealing that they and K9 are the only people in the hotel; the Trickster has trapped them in a looping second, cutting them off from the rest of the world, and the TARDIS.
Clyde's attempt to enter the TARDIS results in him becoming charged with artron energy, allowing him to attack the Trickster.
Strengthened by his love for Sarah Jane, Peter ends the deal, returning the hotel to the moment before the Doctor's arrival.
[citation needed] Nigel Havers had previously played Nick in the Eighth Doctor audio drama No More Lies.
It had been intended by the production team that Lethbridge-Stewart would appear in the story and meet the Tenth Doctor, but actor Nicholas Courtney was recovering from a stroke and unable to take part.