# Doctor Who Series 4 in the USA and Sarah Jane Adventures on Sci Fi Channel.

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**Created:** [March 28, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-4-in-the-usa-and-sarah-jane-adventures-on-sci-fi-channel/443000 "2008-03-28T01:44:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-4-in-the-usa-and-sarah-jane-adventures-on-sci-fi-channel/443000/41 "2008-04-20T04:01:51Z")

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[QUOTE=StGermain]  
I watched it as a take-off on the Posiedan Adventure, including the deaths along the way.

The one thing I didn’t catch is why Mr. Copper thought he’d get 10 years in prison if he stayed on board when the rescue team came to Titanic. I didn’t see him do anything illegal. Why’d he have to stay on Earth?

StG  
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According to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_the_Damned_%28Doctor_Who%29):

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> At the end of the episode, the Doctor teleports to Earth with the ship’s historian Mr. Copper (Clive Swift), who admits he is a salesman who lied about his credentials to travel. Before leaving in the TARDIS, the Doctor allows him to build a new life.

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**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-4-in-the-usa-and-sarah-jane-adventures-on-sci-fi-channel/443000/42 "2008-04-20T09:13:11Z")

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[QUOTE=StGermain]  
The one thing I didn’t catch is why Mr. Copper thought he’d get 10 years in prison if he stayed on board when the rescue team came to Titanic. I didn’t see him do anything illegal. Why’d he have to stay on Earth?  
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It seems that SciFi made a few cuts – including the scene containing Copper’s confession.

Silly SciFi.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-4-in-the-usa-and-sarah-jane-adventures-on-sci-fi-channel/443000/43 "2008-04-20T12:59:59Z")

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[QUOTE=StGermain]  
I watched it as a take-off on the Posiedan Adventure, including the deaths along the way.

The one thing I didn’t catch is why Mr. Copper thought he’d get 10 years in prison if he stayed on board when the rescue team came to Titanic. I didn’t see him do anything illegal. Why’d he have to stay on Earth?

StG  
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That matches how I viewed it. I guessed it helped.

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