Secret Code (webcast)

Secret Code was the fifth mini-episode and twenty-third release published exclusively on the BBC's Defending the Earth! website on 13 May 2006 to coincide with series two of Doctor Who, specifically the story Rise of the Cybermen. It was written by Joseph Lidster and produced by Rob Francis.DWM 367 - Production Notes
The webcast featured Ricky Smith in the first part, and Mickey Smith in the second, both parts bookending the alternate reality game Cybus Spy. However, the exact narrative details are unknown, as this webcast is lost media, due to the fact that it was hosted on obselete versions of media playing software — and — and no official or unofficial rerelease of this webcast exists. However, the BBC provided a "text message" version of the dialogue, thus providing some details about the narrative, although only for part one.
== Plot ==
=== Part one ===
Ricky Smith tells the readers of Defending the Earth! that there is a code on the Internet that can bring down Cybus Industries, and that they should get help from "someone".
=== Part two ===
to be added
== Cast ==
* Ricky Smith/Mickey Smith - Noel Clarke (uncredited)
== Crew ==
* Writer - Joseph Lidster
* Producer - Rob Francis
== Worldbuilding ==
* Ricky wishes "good luck".
* Ricky also refers to himself as "London's most wanted".
== Notes ==
* Sharing the same issue as the alternate reality game Cybus Spy and the Millingdale tie-in website, there is no explanation as to how Ricky is able to communicate/interact with the Doctor's universe, especially considering how Rise of the Cybermen made it clear that even standard travel between universes is usually impossible.
** There is also no explanation as to when Ricky recorded his message, as the room in which he did is the same as as Mickey's flat, 90 Powell Tower.
== Continuity ==
* Mickey Smith sends a video message to his readers. (WC: Lifeboat Museum, Torchwood House, Deffry Vale School, Tick Tock, Operation: Paris)
* Ricky Smith first appeared in TV: Rise of the Cybermen.
* GAME: Cybus Spy takes place between parts one and two of this story.
== External links ==
== Footnotes ==
Category:2006 webcasts
Category:Who is Doctor Who? webcasts
Category:Stories set in Pete's World
Category:Stories set in 2007
Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes