In 1953, the day before Queen Elizabeth II is crowned, the Doctor and Rose arrive in London. The Doctor makes friends with Tommy Connolly, a teenager whose grandmother is concealed because she has no facial features and no brain activity. This is a regular occurrence for people who bought inexpensive television sets from Mr. Magpie’s company, Magpie Electricals, for the coronation. As Rose investigates the store, she discovers that Mr. Magpie is being controlled by “the Wire,” a fugitive who has transformed into an electrical being and is using the televisions to consume enough minds to rebuild its body. She also takes Rose’s face. When the Doctor learns of this, he becomes furious and uses a gadget he invents to stop the Wire’s scheme. The people whose faces and minds were eaten are given back, and London is able to watch the coronation without fear.