All language subtitles for The War Between the Land and the Sea 2025 S01E02 720p BluRay HEVC x265 BONE.mkv3-eng

REPORTER: All over the world,

humanity reacts
to the simple fact -

the species that came before us
has woken up.

HANA: The Unified
Intelligence Taskforce

was created
to deal with alien life forms.

BARCLAY: I haven't
got clearance. I'm Grade Ten.

I work in transport.
I'm a clerk.

- Almost.
- (SCREECHES)

TRINITY: The first official
meeting with Homo aqua

will begin here.

My name is Kate
Lethbridge-Stewart,

Commander-in-Chief of the
Unified Intelligence Taskforce.

And I hope
this will be the start

of a great endeavour
to find peace.

We have a gift for you.
My children.

But they choked on your oil
and poison and excrement.

I must state that
we recognise the problems...

You are not known to us.
We would speak...

...with him.

(THUNDER CRACKS)

(HELICOPTER BLADES WHIR)

- (GASPS)
- With me, please, sir.

I suggest that this,
um, meeting is adjourned...

- ...while we, er...
- Follow me.

...while we regroup.

(CHATTER)

His name's Barclay
Pierre-Dupont.

He's a Grade Ten,
works in logistics.

- Family?
- Ex-wife and teenage child.

Bring them in,
put them in an interview room.

I want his file on my screen
by the time I get downstairs.

Kate Lethbridge-Stewart.

Yeah, I know.
I book your taxis.

Sit down.

We weren't expecting this.

Obviously.

Me either.

So help me understand.

Out of nearly eight billion
humans on this planet,

why do Homo aqua
want you as Ambassador?

I don't know.

What communications
have you had

with Homo aqua prior to today?

None.

Never.

I mean, I had a goldfish once.
Is that relevant?

This isn't a joke, Mr Dupont.

I'm not joking.

He was called Simon.

Right now, a team of experts
are trawling through

every detail
of your private life.

Every text message,
every email, every photo,

everyone you've ever met.

SHIRLEY: Barclay Pierre-Dupont,
born 15.11.82.

- Get me his immediate family.
- Yes, ma'am.

Vehicles en route.

MIN: Parents deceased. Married
Barbara Nyamai, June 2003.

Divorced November 2022.

The split was amicable.

Whatever he's done,
I'm not part of it.

We're not even together!

I understand, ma'am. Sit down.

MAN: Teenage child. Kirby, 16.

Lives with the mother.
Studying A levels.

SHIRLEY: Seize all devices

and bring them in
for questioning right now.

My family have got nothing
to do with this.

They don't even know I'm here.

I never asked for this
to happen, OK?

But I do wanna help.

And the thing is...

...you need me.

Am I right?

Well...

...am I right?

REPORTER: The first day
of H20 diplomacy

has concluded with an abrupt
change of Ambassador.

(REPORTERS CLAMOUR)

Sir Jonathan Hynes has made
no comment over his dismissal,

and the identity

of the new Ambassador
has been suppressed.

This man is the most important
person on the planet.

Don't we have a right to know
who he is?

We cannot allow
a foreign species

to dictate
our diplomacy process.

This is dangerous.

- Prime Minister...
- The H20 Committee

will not allow a random
civilian to represent them.

Kate, you're to go back
in that room and tell her.

We choose our Ambassador

and the committee's decision
is final.

I'd do it myself, but
it doesn't look good, does it,

if I'm the one in there
when war breaks out?

Not when you can blame UNIT.

Sorry.

That's not what I meant.

Look, maybe it's better
woman to woman.

If that's what she is.
Is that what she is?

(HYNES STAMMERS)

Please, Kate.

We're relying on you.

KATE: Thank you for this
unscheduled consultation.

I am Kate Lethbridge-Stewart,
Commander-in-Chief

of the Unified
Intelligence Taskforce

and representative
of the H20 Committee.

The committee has requested
urgent action

regarding the role
of Human Ambassador.

Rather than appoint
this civilian,

they request that you trust
in our original candidate.

You talk of trust...

...while meeting in secret.

In the dark.

We would hear
from the Ambassador.

Mr Dupont is unprepared.

We would hear...

(FORCEFULLY)
...from the Ambassador.

Come closer.

Hello.

Um...

Do... Do you have a name?

Is that a thing?
Cos...I'm Barclay.

It's Scottish.

Well, my...my gran was...

My gran was Sc...Scottish.

My title will not translate.

But you may call me Salt.

Salt.

Hi.

(SOFTLY) Listen,
I'm just a regular guy.

I work in an office.

I don't know about
diplomacy or politics.

I don't even own a decent suit.

We chose you for your humanity
and compassion,

not your expertise.

Your leaders would replace you.

But what do you want?

I'm...

I'm...I'm...I'm fine

- with whatever they decide.
- No.

What do you really think?

I think...

...this process is about
everybody, right?

The whole world.

It's not just prime ministers
and presidents.

It's real people, like me,

who worry about their bills
and their kids.

I mean, I'm a nobody.

I get it, but I think...

...maybe it's time people
like me had more of a voice.

We hear you...

...Ambassador.

It is decided.

Your request has been heard
and denied.

Barclay will be present
at dawn tomorrow,

or negotiations will end.

Oh, no.
Where are you taking me?

Huh?

What about my family?

Please, I don't wanna be shot.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Are you gonna kill me?

I forgot my gun.

- Really?
- No.

- (DOOR SLAMS SHUT)
- Agh!

Look, look, look, look,

I'm not a spy
or a collaborator.

And I wasn't disrespecting
anyone,

if that's how it sounded,
all right?

And my mouth,
it just goes on autopilot.

I mean, the same thing happened
when I proposed to my ex.

It took me about 20 minutes
to get to the ring...

Barclay.

I need someone I can work with.

Well, yeah, of co...

Of course you do, yeah.

And I think
I can work with you.

What?

Wait, hang on, I mean...

About five minutes ago, you
were trying to get rid of me.

I have to tread carefully.

All UNIT wants
is a peaceful settlement,

but there are levels and levels
of politics at play here,

international rivalries
that go way back.

The truth is,
I've spent my whole life

fighting for this planet.

Now, with your help...

...I get to build
a better world for everyone.

I don't wanna let you down.

I mean, I keep thinking about
the time I mixed up the taxis,

and you ended up in...

Splott. I remember.

But Homo aqua chose you
for a reason...

...and I'm prepared to give you
a chance.

OK, er...

...S0 what happens now?

Now...

...your life changes.

(SIREN WAILS)

OVER RADIO:
The Ambassador's transport

now arriving
at diplomatic hotel.

Clear the corridors.

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

Security protocols. All
delegates and diplomatic staff

are being relocated
for their own safety.

But for how long?
And what about my family?

- Can I call them?
- BARBARA: Barclay!

- Dad!
- Hey-eh.

What the hell's going on?

I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know.

Barclay will be present
at dawn tomorrow,

or negotiations will end.

(VIDEO REWINDS)

"We hear you." That's
what she said to him - "we".

And if that's true,

how was she communicating
with her people?

Maybe she's wearing an implant.

Well, they could have
shared consciousness.

Or some kind of
mycorrhizal network.

Maybe they've mastered sound
in a way we don't understand,

using frequencies
we can't even hear.

- Like Mariah Carey.
- (LAUGHS)

I noticed something earlier

when Sir Jonathan presented
the flower.

Everyone focused on her,
but look...

The exact moment she inhales...

...they all do,

even the ones in the water.

She's softening her language.

She used sarcasm,

like she's learning, adapting.

They want an everyman
as Ambassador.

But is that what she is?
Cos she's extraordinary.

CHRISTOFER: Those remains
are en route to the lab.

And the H20 Committee
are kicking off.

They want to see you.

So we're just accepting
her choice of Ambassador?

What if he's not up to it?

Their race has survived
under the sea for millennia

with centuries
of social, evolutionary

and technological advantage.

She's running this show,
whether we like it or not.

Evening.

Didn't think
you were in tonight.

I volunteered.
Didn't want to miss this.

- Let's prep one for imaging.
- Mm-hm.

Careful.

We'll take tissue samples.
Prep some slides.

(MACHINE HUMS)

But you...you work in admin.

You're not an ambassador!

You couldn't even
finish your wedding speech!

Only cos your dad spilt wine
all over it.

- Ugh!
- On purpose!

So you're literally the person
they're talking about on TV?

Like, all the time?

Yeah, but you can't say a word.
Not to anyone.

BARBARA: Who are we gonna tell?
We're prisoners!

But Dad is famous!

BARCLAY: OK, just look
on the bright side.

Look at the view. It's nice.

And this room, it's amazing,
isn't it? It's huge.

Am I the only person living
in the real world right now?

What about work? And school?

Kirby's got that coach trip
on Thursday.

- A coach trip?!
- Yeah.

Oh, I'm glad you've got
your priorities in order.

Never mind the massive
international crisis!

Er, no, I'm not sure
the minibar's included.

- Sue me.
- So, if you're an ambassador,

does that mean you get to make,
like, actual decisions?

No. God, no. They've got, like,
this whole committee

who writes everything,
does the policy.

- I just have to read it out.
- But then, like, why you?

I don't know.

- She just chose me.
- What's she like?

Well...

...I mean, she's kind of
like us, but she's...

Like, I dunno.

- She's beautiful.
- Beautiful?

- Yeah.
- She's a fish.

She's not a fish.

She's not a fish,
and she's not a person.

She's something else.

Anyway, I'm not even supposed
to be talking about this.

- Convenient.
- Barbara, do you...do you

really think I asked for this?

I have no idea,

because it turns out
my ex-husband,

who can't even assemble
flat-pack furniture...

- Furniture, God.
- ...Is a secret agent

who lied about his job
and is now saving the world!

S0 excuse me
if I have questions.

I'm making the most
of this massive bath.

(SIGHS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(DOOR CLOSES)

We're putting an enormous
amount of pressure on one man.

I hope he's up to it.

My father taught me
to rely on instinct over intel.

Trust my gut.

He'd say...

(SPEAKS ARABIC)

He sounds very wise, your dad.

He is.

You should meet him.

What does your instinct say?

Oh, I've seen ordinary people
achieve extraordinary things.

But they're usually travelling
with the Doctor.

And Barclay has you...

...by his side.

The oceans cover 71%
of this planet's surface.

The human race
is quite literally surrounded.

And if it comes to war...

...I wonder if
we even stand a chance.

Let me take your mind off it.

DR BANGURA:
Are those tissue samples ready?

MARKO: Yep, two seconds.

(LOW CONVERSATION)

(THUNDER RUMBLES)

You're late.

Your citizenship is approved.

Welcome to Britain.

What about my mother?

Hey! What about my mother?!

(THUNDER RUMBLES)

Thanks, Maria. Hello, darling.

Can't stop. Gallery opens
Friday, and Sue's got Covid.

- It's been chaos.
- OK. Fill me in later, yeah?

Yeah. Oh, your guests -

they're waiting
in the dining room.

Generals, sorry to keep you.

Hey, take your time.

Look at this spread.

Homo aqua tissue samples.

Know thine enemy.

Oh, I haven't eaten all day.

We know what
they're gonna ask for, right?

- (CHUCKLES)
- What do we do?

Don't worry.
Leave the fish to us.

It'll be the death
of the energy industry.

Of your livelihood.

We've run simulations.

Look at the impact of wars

and the pandemic
on Western economies

and multiply that by 100.

We'll be sliding
into recession.

The public
are already panicked.

My mother was in the bank
today,

- emptying her account.
- Yeah, which one?

(ALL CHUCKLE)

The President's sole focus
is to protect

the stability
of the US economy.

Mine is to protect
my companies.

That's what we hoped you'd say.

But with UNIT running
the diplomacy,

there's constant opposition.

Hmm. Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
has influence -

with the H20 Committee

and with your Prime Minister.

Not to worry.

Harry's attentions are divided
at the moment,

and he always listens
to his biggest donor.

Good.

We'll need you onside
when we brief him.

- Oh, you had me at recession.
- (GENERAL LAUGHS)

(PHONE PINGS)

Oh, shi...

(REPORTERS CLAMOUR)

How's he on the news?

He's supposed to be a secret.

REPORTER:
The H20 Diplomacy Committee

are denying
all interview requests.

The only thing we do know
about Barclay Pierre-Dupont,

our new Ambassador,
is that the world is watching.

OVER RADIO: Copy that.
The route is clear.

The route is clear.

Go on, Dad!

(KEYPAD BEEPS)

Morning, Colonel. Mrs Bingham.

Commander.

What do we know about the leak?

The photo was emailed to the
press by an anonymous source.

Except I've cross-matched
the image

with CCTV from the hotel.

The photographer was
General Dominique Dussolier,

- the French representative.
- Quelle surprise!

She's been undermining NATO
since she first drew breath.

And if she discredits UNIT,

she gets more influence
over the H20 Committee.

Get the French Ambassador
on the phone.

I'm in the mood
for a bollocking.

Press Association is still
demanding access to the hall.

I'm not sure
we want to get them offside.

Fine. Lt them in.
But no live TV.

50 people maximum,

and anyone who
steps out of line gets barred.

I'm sorry, General Dussolier,

your access to the hall
has been revoked.

Come with us, please.

(SPEAKS FRENCH)

Just stick to the text on
your screen and you'll be fine.

Keep your body language
and your vocal tone neutral

at all times.

No crossed arms,
no raised voice,

no sign of aggression
or impatience.

Everything you say or do or
think has to come through us.

What's the point
of being Ambassador

if all I'm doing is reading?

There is a team of 43 people

working round the clock
on this document -

UN diplomats
and wartime negotiators

vetting every last syllable.

Prime ministers,
presidents, royalty.

Frankly, it's a miracle
we got past the contents page.

You cannot go rogue.

- Are we ready?
- We're all behind you.

Well, yeah, literally.
I'm the one standing up there.

You can do this.

Oh, God. (EXHALES)

I can't stop shaking.

Tell the press
no camera flashes,

and keep an eye
on Barclay's obs.

Blood pressure 138 over 90.
Bit high.

Pulse is 82 and steady.

KATE: Is Downing Street online?

- Prime Minister?
- Yes, we're here.

All right. Good luck, everyone.

Mrs Bingham?

Open seals.

(WHIRRING)

Ambassador, are you OK?

Ambassador?

- Barclay?
- Mmm? Yeah?

Oh, sorry. Yes, yes, yes,
I'm here. It's me.

Hello again.

That's not scripted.

Barclay.

Sorry. (CLEARS THROAT)

I bid you welcome, Ambassador,

and bring to session
this diplomatic congress.

On behalf of all nations,
I would like to say...

...how sorry I am
about your children.

Are you a parent?

Yes, yes, he's a parent.
Teenage child, Kirby.

Barclay, just say yes.

Yes.

I can't imagine
what that was like for you.

Your apology is appreciated.

KATE: Now back to the text,
please.

We begin today
by hearing proposals

to formalise our peace treaty.

But first...

...we request...

...a glass of water.

Um, is...

Well, it's... Is... Is that...?
Can we?

Water from the river.

From the river?

What? They drink river water?

Barclay, read the screen.

Er, we will arrange that
immediately.

- Go, go, go!
- (SIREN WAILS)

Move! Let's go! Come on!

If, er, I could return
to the agenda, we'd like...

We will wait.

OK.

Oh, OK.
They...they said OK.

Defensive formation.
In and out, quick as you can.

Keep your eyes on the water!

Don't turn your back,
not for one second.

The glass requires
decontamination.

Shall I place it
in the airlock?

The water is not for us.

It is for you.

Sorry... Sorry, I don't...
I don't understand.

You will drink it.

Hold on, Barclay.
Get me intel on that water.

You...will...drink.

Er...

Just, like, actually drink it?

E. coli's guaranteed.

Dysentery, meningitis
and legionnaire's disease.

KATE: Barclay,
do not drink the water.

- What do...what do I say?
- Stand by.

Um, with respect,
I am unable to drink this.

Why?

- The water is contaminated.
- Why?

She knows why.
Skip to 16, paragraph 12.

We're aware of
the current pollution crisis

and are putting...

These are the words
of a politician -

vetted and craven and hollow.

You would answer.

Barclay, stick to the script.

Barclay.

Ambassador,
refer to your screen.

Why?

Barclay, no!

Because we were stupid.

That's the truth of it.

And the whole planet's
going to hell right now

because we didn't understand

the consequences.

But now you do.

Yeah.

Yeah, now we do.

This is too risky.

No, wait.

Still, every day, water
companies are pumping

poison and sewage
into our rivers and oceans,

all the while dishing out
bonuses to their bosses.

And the thing is, we are
letting them get away with it!

We're just sat at home,
flicking through our phones,

making tea, thinking it's
someone else's problem!

But it's not. This is my fault.

We all played our part.
Now we have to help fix it.

And the thing is,

our kids know this!

Our kids.

They're way ahead of us!

Why aren't we listening?

Well, today's the day we start.

I think you are
my favourite human.

(CROWD CLAMOURS)

Come on.

BARCLAY: Oh, I feel amazing!

I'm sorry, but...but I do.

It's like...
It's like I wanna run.

I just wanna...
I just wanna run for miles.

I've got so much energy
right now!

- Run!
- What?

You're ridiculous.

You know, I was thinking
about you today.

Me?

When I was standing up there
like a lemon,

I was thinking about
all those things you'd told me,

- you and your hippy mates.
- They're not hippies,

and that's not even a word
any more, so...

Well, I just wish
that I'd listened sooner.

But I'm listening now,
I promise you.

- (LAUGH) Who even are you?
- Oh!

- I don't know, but I like it.
- You're on telly again.

You're always on telly,
aren't you?

They're calling you passionate.

- Passionate!
- That's me.

You haven't been passionate
since Christmas 2010.

Oh, oh!

Oi, oi!

- (ALL LAUGH)
- I need a drink.

Here.
Tastes better than river water.

Mm.

Do you know,
it just hit me just now.

This is history in the making.

Right now. And I'm part of it.

I'm a...
I'm a historical figure.

- It's crazy, isn't it?
- OK.

So what's she like, then,
your fishy ambassador?

Are you jealous?

- Please!
- She is.

You are. You're jealous.

Can we order room service now?

BARBARA: Sure.

I'll have the fish.

The H20 Committee
have prepped new models

for environmental regulation.

The Greens have been trying
to achieve these targets

for decades.

That timeframe
will be a challenge.

The H20 Committee consulted
with industry on that.

Moving on, the French consulate

have lodged
an official complaint

over General Dussolier's
removal from the hall.

They want her reinstated.

Tough.
They've seen the evidence.

Uh-uh. She's denying it,
and she has influence.

I think it'd be dangerous
to shut her out.

Fine. Fine.
We've got bigger problems.

Meanwhile, we've been debating
communication theories,

how the Homo aqua Ambassador
is able to send

and receive information
seemingly instantaneously.

Yeah, we're looking into
oceanic mycelium networks.

Mycelium? Well, that's
the mushrooms, right?

Mushrooms are the reproductive
organs of mycelium networks.

Wait, I'm eating reproductive
organs on my toast?

Mycelium networks
are the fungal threads

believed to connect
individual plants and trees

to share and recycle
vital minerals.

SHIRLEY: A lot of these
theories are debatable.

Yes, I know. But if algae and
fungi interact in a similar way

when in water,

or if water itself forms
some kind of network...

Homo aqua, amphibia,
grandis -

all these species could
potentially be interconnected.

Like a hive mind?

KATE: What if the pearl

- is their connection point?
- Or filter.

God, they're so far
ahead of us,

it's difficult to comprehend.

We're literally children
playing guessing games.

(DEVICE PINGS)

- Dad?
- Hmm?

Couldn't sleep?

(WHISPERS) Thank you.

I just read your big speech
again.

Mm-hm?

It's more of a ramble.

It made me...
It made me proud, though.

Really?

But with all the attention,

are you going to be safe
doing this?

Yeah, course.

- Do you promise?
- Yes.

Promise.

They're moving you
out of here tomorrow,

putting you in a proper
safe house, away from all this.

OK?

I'd rather stay here with you.

The whole world's changing,
Dad.

Well, maybe it needed to.

Maybe it's for the best.

Your family will be moved
to a safe house this morning.

We're separating civilians
from diplomatic staff.

BARCLAY: I know. Can I see them
before they go?

No, sorry, you're here all day.

Barclay, hi.
Rose-Marie Hunt. Nice suit!

- No interviews!
- What can you tell us

about Homo aqua's demands?

How confident are you that
we can achieve what they want?

How are you coping
under the pressure?

And what happens
if you mess this up?

Hiya.

Text on screen, please.

Once again, I bid you welcome

and bring to session
this diplomatic congress.

World leaders have consulted
with climate scientists

and private enterprise on
the subject of ocean pollution.

We can guarantee a 50%
reduction by 2065.

Further reduction
will then be exponential.

20657

Correct.

50%.

Yes.

Explain.

It will take time to raise
the finance and resources

to tackle the problem,
but world governments

are committed to making it
a priority.

40 years?

Yes.

This is unacceptable.

An operation of this scale

will stretch our resources
to their limits.

We regret we cannot guarantee
a significant reduction

of ocean pollution
in a shorter timeframe.

So this is your final offer?

You've waited millions of years
beneath the ocean.

Now we are asking for
just 40 more years to reset,

to give you what you want.

You are asking...

...for 15,000 revolutions
of the sun...

...when scores of us
are dying every day.

Should we wait...

...while your engines
deafen us...

...while your trawlers
ravage our home...

...while we choke
on your plastic and sewage?

We cannot hear

or see

or breathe.

So tell me...
why we should live like this

for just one day longer.

(WHISPERS) I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.

I believe that you are sorry.

But are your leaders?

BARCLAY: The world is united

in its desire
for meaningful change.

Do they wish...

...that they could achieve this
sooner?

Yes, of course.

Do they want...

...to accelerate this process?

BARCLAY: We are committed
to undoing

the damage we have inflicted
on our planet.

How committed?

It is our greatest desire.

Then we shall grant it.

Sorry, what do you mean?

Your greatest desire...

...iIs happening.

(THUNDER CRASHES)

(CRASHING AND RUMBLING)

What's happening?

I don't know.

(RUMBLING AND CRASHING)

- Do you hear that?
- Is it a storm?

That's no storm.

KIRBY: It's plastic.

- Mum... Mum!
- Oh, my God!

(SCREAMING)

Turn the car around.

Turn it around!
Get us out of here!

It's happening everywhere
all at once.

The plastic's coming out
of the oceans into our cities.

It's not just the oceans,
it's coming out of the Thames,

out of the Nile, the Hudson.

Lock down the building.

Get everyone
to the lower levels.

Quick as you can. Come on.
Come on, move it!

- Stop looking!
- Keep going, keep going!

Barclay, we need to leave.
Right now. Come on.

Now!

You have to stop!

We are cleaning up your mess!

(PHONE RINGS)

Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait. You OK?

BARBARA:
Barclay, what's happening?

(TYRES SCREECH)

They're cleaning up the ocean -
the plastic, the pollution.

- They're giving it back.
- We're in a car. It's chaos.

What? You're outside?!

We can't get to the safe house.
We can't cross the river.

Oh, for God's sake!
Just... Just, er... Just...

Just come to the hall. Tell
the driver it's Imperial House.

Imperial House. Can you take us
to Imperial House?

- (ENGINE ROARS)
- (TYRES SQUEAL)

- There's nowhere to go!
- Don't worry, OK?

- We're getting out...
- (KIRBY SHRIEKS)

- (CRASHING)
- (KIRBY SCREAMS)

Kirby, listen to me.

We have to run for it,
but I need to help the driver.

- Is he...? Is he...?
- Don't look at him! Listen!

Get out and run in there
and find your dad.

I'll be right behind you.

Promise me! Just run!

- I-l promise.
- Go!

(RUMBLING)

(CAR ALARM BLARES)

Hey.

Can you hear me?

I'm so sorry.

(CAR ALARM CONTINUES)

(PHONE RINGS)

- Barclay!
- Where are you?

We're here.
Find Kirby! They're outside!

(CAR ALARM CONTINUES)

Kirby!

Kirby!

(BARCLAY GRUNTS)

Get down!

You OK?

Yeah.

Let's go!

BARBARA: Barclay!

Come on!
Come on, come on, come on!

Quick!

Go, go, go, go, go!

Go, go! Come on, come on!

Reports are coming in

from all over the world,

from dozens of major cities...

All across Manhattan,
the sky is raining plastic.

(SPEAKS MANDARIN)

(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)

Police have issued a directive.

The streets are not safe.
Everyone should stay indoors.

Do not go outside.

What have they done?

They're declaring war.

REPORTER: 114 years after
she began her maiden voyage,

the Titanic has finally reached
her destination.

Just one of
the impossible sights

on the streets of New York
today.

Streets that are now
unrecognisable.

NEWS REPORT: World leaders
have called for calm

as the clean-up operation
begins.

Major cities around the world
remain paralysed,

with a damage bill
in the hundreds of billions.

Former Albion Party leader
Felix Gladstock

has branded Storm H20
as "a call to arms".

Every citizen of this planet
is now at war!

It is time to unite against
the common enemy, Homo aqua.

(VOICES ECHO AND OVERLAP)

Out of nearly eight billion
humans on this planet,

why do Homo aqua want you
as Ambassador?

We would hear
from the Ambassador.

Find Kirby!

All we want
is a peaceful settlement.

We would hear
from the Ambassador!

- They're declaring war.
- She's a fish.

KATE: Barclay?

You work in admin.
You're not an ambassador!

Keep your body language
and your vocal tone neutral

- at all times.
- Everything you say or do

- has to come through us.
- KATE: Barclay?

We are cleaning up your mess!

KATE: Barclay!

BARCLAY: Ambassador...

...we approached this congress
in good faith,

but your actions
have jeopardised

the diplomatic process.

Humanity wants
a peaceful settlement, not war.

This war began a long time ago

and it was started by you.

Now we have simply returned
what is yours.

(SIGHS)

Look, there's words here
I'm supposed to say,

but the fact is you're cleverer
than we are. That's obvious.

He's off script again.

This is like
working with the Doctor!

Look, I understand why
you did this, really, I-I do,

but it was a mistake.

People were hurt.

And my family were out there,
and they could've died!

Now things are worse.

We're scared.

When humans are scared,
they do terrible things.

Are you threatening us?

No, no. No, no, no. No,
definitely not. No, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. No, I'm not.

Enough, Barclay. I mean it,

or, God help me,
I'll come down there.

Get back to the text.

The United Nations of the Earth
demand an armistice agreement,

with immediate effect,
for the duration of these talks

to safeguard humanity

and protect a path
towards long-term peace.

There will be three conditions.

One, that pollution of oceans
and waterways ceases

with immediate effect.

We were expecting this.
Addendum two, paragraph one.

World governments are working
with industry

on urgent solutions
to this crisis.

Our second requirement

is formal designation
of borders.

Prepared for that too.
OK, this is good.

We are happy to consider
large areas

of all seas that are exclusive
to Homo aqua.

Areas are not acceptable to us.

We require all water.

What does she mean?
Clarify that.

Sorry,

all water?

The entirety of all oceans
and waterways.

(AUSTRALIAN ACCENT) Sorry.
Excuse me.

We're an island nation.

Are we permitted passage
across the oceans?

No.

The human race evolved
to live on land,

not in the waters or the sky.

She said sky.
D-Do they want the skies now?

GUNSBERG:
You live in the ocean.

The skies are not your concern!

The air above the ocean
is the ocean.

This is our space.

Are you seeking to ground
all air transport?

Transport over land
iS your concern.

Transport across water
will not be permitted.

But that's ridiculous!

Barclay, you're losing control.

Trade between continents

is an essential function
of the modern world!

Yes! Our continent relies
on food imports!

We will take questions
from the Ambassador.

Barclay...

There's no prep for this.

- We don't have responses.
- You are amphibian!

You don't own the sky!
You cannot starve our people!

We will take questions

- from the Ambassador!
- You're holding us hostage!

What about the Channel Tunnel?

The world cannot function

without
cross-continental travel.

How dare you!

How dare you come in here
and dictate

the future of the human race!

You are condemning
developing countries to death!

(SHOUTS) Enough!

(FEEDBACK ECHOES)

(MALE VOICE)
We will take questions

from the Ambassador only.

- Whoa.
- Voice has changed.

Her intonation is...male.

Never mind the voice.

Look at him.

I'm getting spikes
in testosterone, cortisol

- and ketotestosterone.
- What,

so she's a man now?

l... I don't know.

Sorry.

They... Th-They're sorry.
They'll... They'll shut up.

Sit...down...

...and shut up!

SHIRLEY: How's she doing that?

STEVE: Incredible.

BARCLAY: Like I said,
people are scared.

They fear what
they don't understand.

They don't mean to offend.

Well done, Barclay.

We'll need time.

These proposals aren't
something we can solve

in days or weeks,
or even months.

But while we negotiate,
we insist on a formal armistice

to maintain peace
between our species.

We have given two conditions
for this armistice.

There is a third.

And it is simple.

We stand here in your rooms
of concrete and steel

and dust and light,

burning our eyes
and our lungs...

...and we will endure no more.

So our next meeting...

...will be

here.

- Atlantic Ocean.
- How are they doing this?

Check those co-ordinates.

North of the equator,
just off the coast

- of West Africa.
- Is it an island?

- No.
- They want to meet

on a ship?

What's the third co-ordinate?

- South? West? What's M?
- Barclay, that's open water.

Please clarify
the third co-ordinate.

Your metric unit
for length and depth.

You would like us to meet...

...underwater?

You talk of peace and equality.

So prove your commitment

and meet us in our world.

SHIRLEY: Romanche Trench,
one of the deepest

waterways on the planet.
25,000 feet. Five miles down.

Manned submersibles
have imploded

- in less than half that.
- Barclay,

don't agree to anything.

Will you meet us, Barclay,
at the bottom of the ocean?

OK.