Stark (novel) on this novel, which was subsequently made as "Stark", a television miniseries. It was a joint production by the BBC and the ABC (the British and Australian national broadcasters). Ben Elton played the lead role, with Colin Friels as Sly and Jacqueline McKenzie as Rachel. There were some differences between the novel and the miniseries; some characters were renamed, and the ending was different. Elton's subsequent two novels, "Gridlock" and "This Other Eden", also deal with environmental themes and are set in a dystopian future. "Alternative 3", a 1977 British television hoax masquerading as a documentary, shared some themes with
Gridlock (Doctor Who) Abide With Me, he explains to Martha that he is indeed the last Time Lord and tells her his planet was destroyed in the Time War. "Gridlock" is the third in a trilogy which began with series one's "The End of the World" and series two's "New Earth". Novice Hame and the green crescent seen on the mood patches previously appeared in "New Earth". Head writer and executive producer Russell T Davies wanted to visit the same world each year to maintain a sense of continuity, something that could be hard to do with "Doctor Who" formula. Producer Phil Collinson