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|image = IOTC.JPG | |||
|main character = [[Colin Baker]], [[Nicola Bryant]] | |||
|enemy = [[Cyber-Controller]] | |||
|setting = [[London]], [[1990s]] | |||
|writer = [[Kevin Davies]] | |||
|director = [[Kevin Davies]] | |||
|producer = [[Kevin Davies]] | |||
|broadcast date = [[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[1993 (releases)|1993]] | |||
|network = [[BBC One]] | |||
|series = (''[[More than 30 Years in the TARDIS|More than]]'') ''[[30 Years in the TARDIS]]'' skits | |||
|prev = Return of the Dinosaurs (home video) | |||
|next = Untitled 2 (More than 30 Years in the TARDIS home video){{!}}Untitled 2 | |||
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'''''Invasion of the Cybermen''''' was the fifth skit included amongst the interviews within ''[[More than 30 Years in the TARDIS]]''. Although the first half of the skit was included in ''[[30 Years in the TARDIS]]'', a second half bringing in a [[Cybermat]] was only present in ''More than…''. The skit broke the fourth wall, featuring [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] as themselves (and discussing their ''[[Doctor Who]]'' roles) but also real [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] in a parodical recreation of the [[St Paul's Cathedral]] scene in ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''. The skit had no on-screen title, with it instead appearing in the chapters list of the VHS release of ''More than 30 Years in the TARDIS''. | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to | The [[Cyber-Controller]] passes his [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] in review before they begin slowly descending the steps of [[St Paul's Cathedral]], loosely trailing [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]], who are bantering about the role of the [[companion]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television series. Eventually, Bryant interrupts the conversation to point out their pursuers' presence to Baker, who claims he knew the whole time. They duck into an alleyway where Baker boasts that he "[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|once shot a Cyber-Controller, and really enjoyed it]]". However, they are soon attacked by a flying [[Cybermat]]. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* | * [[Colin Baker]] - Himself | ||
* [[Peri Brown]] - | * [[Peri Brown]] - Herself | ||
* [[Cyber-Controller]] - [[Steve Gostelow]] | * [[Cyber-Controller]] - [[Steve Gostelow]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Cyber-Leader]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]] | ||
* [[Cyberman | * [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] - [[Steve Austin]], [[Paul Langley]], [[John Morosini-Whelan]], [[Kevin Ryan]], [[Paul Slade]], [[Dean Taylor]], [[Graham Tonge]] | ||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
* [[Writer]] - [[Kevin Davies]] | * [[Writer]] - [[Kevin Davies]] | ||
* [[Director]] - [[Kevin Davies]] | * [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Kevin Davies]] | ||
* [[Producer]] - [[Kevin Davies]] | * [[Producer]] - [[Kevin Davies]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* The [[Cybermat | * The [[Cybermat]]s reappear for the first time since ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' in [[1975 (releases)|1975]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:29, 15 March 2024
Invasion of the Cybermen was the fifth skit included amongst the interviews within More than 30 Years in the TARDIS. Although the first half of the skit was included in 30 Years in the TARDIS, a second half bringing in a Cybermat was only present in More than…. The skit broke the fourth wall, featuring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant as themselves (and discussing their Doctor Who roles) but also real Cybermen in a parodical recreation of the St Paul's Cathedral scene in The Invasion. The skit had no on-screen title, with it instead appearing in the chapters list of the VHS release of More than 30 Years in the TARDIS.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Cyber-Controller passes his Cybermen in review before they begin slowly descending the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, loosely trailing Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant, who are bantering about the role of the companion in the Doctor Who television series. Eventually, Bryant interrupts the conversation to point out their pursuers' presence to Baker, who claims he knew the whole time. They duck into an alleyway where Baker boasts that he "once shot a Cyber-Controller, and really enjoyed it". However, they are soon attacked by a flying Cybermat.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Colin Baker - Himself
- Peri Brown - Herself
- Cyber-Controller - Steve Gostelow
- Cyber-Leader - Nicholas Pegg
- Cybermen - Steve Austin, Paul Langley, John Morosini-Whelan, Kevin Ryan, Paul Slade, Dean Taylor, Graham Tonge
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Cybermats reappear for the first time since Revenge of the Cybermen in 1975.
