Shears' Abusive Authority
Sergeant Shears abuses his authority, imprisoning the Doctor and Sarah unjustly. The Doctor must assert legitimate authority against Shears' authoritarianism. This clash highlights the Doctor's commitment to justice and his willingness to challenge corruption within institutional power structures.
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Season 11
2 eventsOfficer Shears exercises absolute military authority in a detention centre, dismissing the Doctor's claims of UNIT affiliation and Sarah's protest of innocence. He summarily sentences all three to indefinite detention …
Lodge seizes on the Doctor and Sarah’s desperate whispers to propose an escape through violence, but the Doctor quickly realizes the prisoner’s ulterior motives. They stage a fight to create …