Dream - Eaters ( TV story ) Dream - Eaters was the ninth episode of series 1 of " K9 " . Synopsis . An ancient stone obelisk is unearthed by the Department , unleashing an alien force that makes everyone sleep and dream . Starkey , Darius and Jorjie face their worst nightmares . Gryffen tries to communicate with the alien and stop the nightmares from destroying life on Earth . The Bodach feed on brain waves . What better entry than human nightmares ? Plot . Starkey is chased by a Jixen in a mysterious , misty place of plants and a strange stone obelisk . He finds Jorjie and then Darius , who is terrified . He points to a strange creature behind them , then wakes , but is still in the nightmare when he is attacked by a Jixen . He runs to K9 , who identifies an alien threat . K9 is not talking of the Bodach , but himself . K9 fires and Starkey wakes up . K9 tells him it is the afternoon . Starkey wakes Gryffen , who was talking in his sleep . Gryffen had a bad dream . Darius is dreaming he is in Mariah , surrounded by clowns , pleading with her to let him out . She says she is taking him to the circus . K9 spots Darius sleeping and begging to be let out of the car . At Jorjie ' s house , she is woken by her dog whistle . She has been contacted by K9 , who remotely recalibrated the whistle . Jorjie admits she had a nightmare . When she calls the gang clowns , Darius grows fearful . Gryffen tries to phone her mother , but she doesn ' t answer . No one does . Gryffen shows the gang a view of an empty street . Everyone is asleep . Starkey faints when he hallucinates that Gryffen has turned into a strange alien . K9 wakes him . Gryffen ' s psychrotron detects London is being bombarded by psychic energy . Everyone is being made to sleep and dream , save K9 . As a robot , he does not sleep . Gryffen suggests wearing tin - foil hats to shield them . On her way to the mansion , Jorjie sees people asleep on the street . She arrives but an alien is behind her . The alien keeps trying to get into the mansion , demanding the Eye of Oblivion . Starkey recognises the alien from his dream . It is a Bodach , come to feast . When Darius threatens to go out , the Bodach leaves . Gryffen looks up the Bodach . They feed on nightmares . Starkey recognises the stone obelisk in the book as the one in his dream , but he didn ' t see the eye , just the eye socket . Gryffen gets out a package holding Department Artefact 781 ( the Eye of Oblivion ) . This is what is putting everyone to sleep . K9 confirms the Eye ' s disturbance brought the Bodach to Earth and it wants it back . It takes control of everyone who has been walking in their sleep . Gryffen enters a hypnotic state to enter the dreamscape . The team finds the sleepwalkers at the door and K9 asleep . Starkey tries to use an alarm clock to wake K9 but fails . Darius starts to feel drowsy . K9 enters the dreamworld with Gryffen . The Professor says that if the Eye is put in the obelisk , everyone on Earth will fall asleep . K9 suddenly leaves . Starkey and Jorjie try to keep the main door closed while Darius , now asleep and under the Bodach ' s control , opens the back door for it . Darius takes the Eye . Gryffen wakes up and notices it gone . Gryffen alerts Jorjie and Starkey to the Bodach , whose sleeping army surrounds them . Darius gives the Eye to the Bodach . K9 flies past and takes off its mask . It is June , in the same trance as the rest of the Bodach ' s army . Gryffen says the Bodach have no physical form . They control others through their sleep . June is their avatar . She attacks K9 with the Eye . The army falls asleep when she departs . K9 goes to destroy the obelisk , the Bodach ' s link to Earth , but June puts the Eye in . K9 tries to ram the obelisk , but it is protected by a force field that knocks out his weapons . Jorjie puts on the helmet and enters the dreamworld . She shows June a fake love tattoo for Darius . June grows angry and wakes . K9 tells June to remove the Eye and leave , then destroys the obelisk . Story notes . " to be added " Ratings . " to be added " Myths . " to be added " Filming locations . " to be added " Home video releases . This episode is featured in the following DVD sets :