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Cold War

Episode 7
Written by Matthew Parkhill
Directed by Ben C. Lucas

The Nautilus and the Dreadnought both become lodged in the Arctic ice. Nemo offers to tow the Dreadnought out, if he can use their forge to repair their broken U-bolt. It’s the only way any of them will survive. Millais, in fact Nemo’s childhood friend Billy, knows that Nemo is headed, ultimately, for London and the Company’s offices.

The Arctic Ocean. Through the Northeast passage to Halvar, then where? These thoughts are rocked by a shell. The Dreadnought behind them. A massive ice sheet before them. The Nautilus hits the ice, preventing a dive. The Dreadnought hits the ice and its propellers jam. Nemo offers to tow the Dreadnought out, if he can use their forge to repair their broken U-bolt. It’s the only way any of them will survive.

Millais reveals his identity to Nemo, but is not receptive to Nemo’s attempts to reconnect. The school was Billy’s one chance, and Nemo ruined his future. Humility is shocked to discover that her fiancé is on the Dreadnought, and Loti tells Kai she will move on — life has no happy endings.

As Humility works the forge to fix the U-bolt, Pitt tries to impress himself on his future bride. The Dreadnought crew start a game of cricket against the Nautilus. As they play, Millais knows Nemo is headed, ultimately, for London and the Company’s offices. The heart of the beast. Millais tells Nemo that his father signed away his lands to protect Nemo, who was at school in England, susceptible to injury by the Company.

Humility completes repairs. When she says she won’t return to him, Pitt reveals he paid Humility’s mother to bail out her father’s failing business, with her hand part of the deal. He tries to hold Humility under lock and key, but Loti stabs Pitt in the foot and they flee to the Nautilus.

Nautilus begins to pull the Dreadnought free. Millais will find a telegraph station and warns Crawley that Nemo is headed for London. But Pitt defies orders and opens fire on the Nautilus. Nemo untethers the Dreadnought, damaging a rivet as he does. The Nautilus dives. But can they cross the Arctic below the ice before their air runs out?

Cast (in order of appearance):

• Shazad Latif as Nemo
• Andrew Shaw as Jiacomo
• Arlo Green as Turan
• Ling Cooper Tang as Suyin
• Benedict Hardie as Edward Cuff
• Tyrone Ngatai as Kai
• Kayden Price as Blaster
• Elvis as Archie the Dog
• Pacharo Mzembe as Boniface
• Georgia Flood as Humility Lucas
• Céline Menville as Loti
• Cameron Cuffe as Algernon Pitt
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• Luke Arnold as Captain Billy Millais
• Jacob Collins-Levy as Captain Youngblood
• Darren Gilshenan as Punch
• Ashan Kumar as Ranbir
• Donnie Baxter as Marine Farr
• Lukas Whiting as Lord Parmoor
• Damien Garvey as Director Crawley
• Dhruv Rao as Dakkar
• Paddy Duffy as Young Billy
• Socratis Otto as Mr. Haris
• Riley Armstrong as School Boy
• Barend Havenga as Dreadnought Crew Member