Gridlock (novel) the inventor of a hydrogen-based power system for cars – green energy – that sinister forces, most likely representing the oil industry, seek to suppress. His disability is aggressive-sympathetically handled, for example he actively embraces the word 'spastic', claiming it back, taking it away from the term of abuse it had become (in the UK) at the time of publication. Gridlock (novel) Gridlock is a 1991 novel by Ben Elton. The novel depicts a near-future London in which traffic congestion has reached almost critical levels, such that accidents in a few key places could bring the entire city's traffic network
Gridlock (Doctor Who) production team had trouble getting one of the side walls wet. "Gridlock" was broadcast directly after the FA Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Watford on BBC One. Had the match gone into extra time, the episode would have been postponed until the following week. Overnight ratings showed that the episode was watched by 8 million viewers, which increased to 8.41 once time-shifted viewers had been taken into account. This placed it as the second most-watched programme of the week on BBC One, and the seventh overall. "Gridlock" received an Appreciation Index of 85. IGN's Travis Fickett rated "Gridlock" an