The Incident at CovColCosCon

The Incident at CovColCosCon is the fourth episode of the first season of Truth Seekers. It is the fourth episode of the series overall.

Synopsis
It’s the day Helen’s been waiting for – Coventry Collectibles & Cosplay Convention. Elton is preparing to take her & her Dalek costume along. When Gus discovers his hero, the visionary Dr. Peter Toynbee, is speaking at the convention he decides to join the trip – & Richard comes along for the ride too. But deep in the bowels of the convention centre there’s something distinctly sinister going on.

Plot
Helen becomes increasingly excited as the day of CovColCosCon approaches. She, Elton, Gus and — reluctantly, Gus' father — Richard, all pack the Smyle van and ready to attend the event. As they arrive at the event, however, Helen finds that she is, once again, unable to leave the van and attend the festival.

Astrid queries Elton on why Helen is not attending the event, and he reveals that it is the same each year, wherein she is unable to leave the van despite creating a costume and making it to the event in person. When Astrid asks why, Elton begins telling a story about when they were children, but remarks that id doesn't matter too much.

As they enter the festival, Richard and Gus go to attend a paranormal panel, but find that there is only one ticket available. Gus leaves to find another, and Richard enters the event without him. When Gus returns, he is shocked and angry to find that his father has used his ticket and that he is not permitted to enter the panel.

Meanwhile, Astrid and Elton look around the CovColCosCon building. They come across a room full of men and a woman chanting. She threatens the two, but they brush it off as a costume/act for the contest. Moments later, Elton remarks that they must leave as Helen could be about to enter the CovColCosCon contest for the first time.

Richard and the other attendees at the event find themselves in a trance caused by the man holding the panel. Moments later, something red is injected into Richard's eye, and when he is awoken, he is unaware of what has just happened. Meanwhile, Gus makes a deal with Helen that she will help his YouTube channel gain more popularity if he takes her Dalek costume into the contest and wins. Eventually, he does win.

Cast

 * Nick Frost as Gus Roberts
 * Malcolm McDowell as Richard
 * Samson Kayo as Elton John
 * Susan Wakoma as Helen
 * Emma D'Arcy as Astrid
 * Simon Pegg as Dave
 * Taj Awal as Elara
 * Julian Barratt as Peter Toynbee
 * Jon Rumney as Doctor Connelly
 * Peter Rugman as Young Peter Toynbee
 * James Parsons as Scraggly Man
 * Ranjit Krishnamma as Terry
 * Hon Ping Tang as Atlas