Angel of the North ( TV story ) Angel of the North was the twenty - third episode of the first series of " K9 " . Synopsis . Gryffen is taken by Thorne to the crash site of a Fallen Angel , the spaceship that the space - time manipulator was found in . In the frozen wastes of his native Canada , Gryffen faces his own demons and again , the dreaded Korven . K9 and Starkey try to rescue Gryffen from this most evil of alien menaces . Gryffen finds the STM ' s missing dimensional stabilizer unit which he needs to control it properly . With it comes a mystery ! Plot . Somewhere in the frozen wastes of Canada , a technician calls a Department inspector . He can ' t get a piece of machinery open . It won ' t budge . While the inspector is on his way , the technician reaches through some slime and experiences a strange distortion . He looks up and screams . At Gryffen ' s house , Gryffen is at the STM when the distortion happens . He asks K9 what ' s going on . K9 says he ' s finding it difficult to keep still . He asks if 48 north by 120 means anything to Gryffen . Gryffen says that ' s where the Fallen Angel crashed . Something is happening there to affect the STM and K9 . All this time the ship has been quiet . It ' s as if something has awakened or some element has been activated . Gryffen decides it is the temporal stabiliser , the missing element and the reason he hasn ' t mastered the STM . He tries to conquer his agoraphobia . He takes a few steps outside , but when his fingertips let go of the door , he stumbles and rushes back inside . Darius comes and helps him up , shocked he tried to go outside . Gryffen agrees it was ridiculous . Later , Gryffen contacts June and tells her he needs to get to the Fallen Angel . He believes the temporal stabiliser is still there and if he gets it , he can to get the STM working accurately . He was thinking about the travelsuit she once told him about . She says it is still experimental and it ' s a very hazardous journey . Thorne , who is working behind June , leaves . Later , he tells Lomax about the conversation and is ordered to assist Gryffen in every way possible . Thorne brings Gryffen the virtual reality encasement suit . He says he and June have agreed to assist Gryffen on his trip . The suit will help him with his phobia . He assures Gryffen it ' s perfectly safe and has passed the highest security tests . K9 is not confident . Gryffen puts on the suit . Thorne will be travelling with him and a small security team . He ' ll personally see Gryffen is safe and sound . Thorne smiles at K9 and Darius , making Darius suspicious . As they leave the house , Gryffen panics and protests as two CCPCs pull him out . K9 wakes Starkey and the three argue about the matter . June arrives , asking where Gryffen is . She is told the situation . Thorne , Gryffen and the CCPCs arrive at the crash site , where Gryffen admires a piece of wreckage . Back at Gryffen ' s house , Jorjie has arrived . She asks about Gryffen and Thorne ' s trip . K9 isn ' t entirely sure but has an uneasy feeling about it . He decides to travel there . Gryffen finds a helmet . Thorne tells him to get on with his work . Gryffen finds the stabiliser in a puddle of slime . After retrieving the stabiliser , Thorne tells Gryffen to bring it and they ' ll go back home . As Thorne and the CCPCs leave , Gryffen spots something of interest : empty pods . Thorne says there is nothing in them . Gryffen says the " nothings " have escaped . Whatever they are , they are loose in the tunnels . K9 tells the team he will need them all to operate the STM . Starkey , Darius and Jorjie finish setting all the instruments and powering it up . Starkey tells Jorjie to hold the instrument he ' s on . He goes downstairs and jumps through the STM portal after K9 . They are transported to Canada . K9 says that they only have 2 hours before the portal closes behind them . Starkey spots the crash site and they move towards it . The CCPCs roughly take Gryffen away from the pods . He drops the stabiliser . As they take Gryffen out , Gryffen demands to know what was in the pods . Thorne says it ' s not for him to question . He ' s a scientist , paid to do whatever scientists do . Thorne orders a Canadian CCPC to get a squadron and scour the tunnels . K9 and Starkey arrive at the base . They go through the tunnels , to be met by a Korven . He takes aim , but is shot by K9 before he can fire . Gryffen tells Thorne he doesn ' t have the stabiliser . He must have dropped it when the CCPCs manhandled him . They meet Starkey and K9 , who tell Gryffen about the Korven . Gryffen realises the Korven was in the pods and that the ship and the STM are Korven technology . K9 notes there are over a hundred Korven in the area . Thorne decides they should all leave . Gryffen tells K9 and Starkey they have to go back for the stabiliser . When they return to the site , K9 gives Gryffen and Starkey a diversion by flying around the CCPCs , making animal sounds . Gryffen grabs the stabiliser , but is met by a CCPC . He throws it to Starkey . K9 and Starkey leave as the CCPCs chase Gryffen . He runs down a corridor , where he meets a Korven . It fires at him , but misses . Gryffen spots a door and goes outside . The Korven and the CCPCs start a battle . With only minutes left , Starkey asks K9 where Gryffen is . K9 says that he went outside , which surprises Starkey . K9 shows Starkey the way out of the tunnels where they meet Gryffen at the transportation spot and head home . Thorne asks the CCPC where Gryffen is and is told he is outside . When Thorne asks about the stabiliser , the CCPC tells him that Starkey had it which causes Thorne to grin knowingly . As Gryffen goes to the STM , K9 strongly advises against activating it with that device . The Korven are more dangerous than the Jixen , more dangerous than any alien he has encountered and could have only come to Earth to further their aggression . They want to rule time and space . If they had the missing piece , they may allow the Korven to enter . Gryffen finds that K9 ' s enhancement code appears on his screen when he brings the stabiliser near his console . Starkey asks what K9 ' s enhancement code is doing in Korven technology . K9 has no answers . Gryffen says that until they find out , the stabiliser is out of operation . The team are happy that K9 is stuck on Earth with them for a long time . References . " to be added " Story notes . Ratings . " to be added " Myths . " to be added " Filming locations . " to be added " Production errors . " to be added " Home video releases . This episode is featured in the following DVD sets :