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|range             = Main Range
|number in range = 240
|series            = ''[[Main Range]]''
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|number in range   = 240
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|doctor           = Sixth Doctor
|featuring       = [[UNIT]]
|featuring         = [[Lewis Price]]
|enemy           = [[Cybermen]], [[Daniel Hopkins]]
|enemy             = [[CyberNeomorph]]s, [[Daniel Hopkins]]
|setting         = [[London]], [[1980s]]
|setting           = [[London]], [[1992]]
|writer         = [[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]]
|writer           = Andrew Smith (writer)
|director       = [[Jamie Anderson]]
|director         = [[Jamie Anderson]]
|music          = [[Steve Foxton]]
|producer          = [[John Ainsworth]]
|sound          = [[Steve Foxton]]
|music            = [[Steve Foxon]]
|cover           = [[Lee Johnson]]
|sound            = Steve Foxon
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|cover             = [[Lee Johnson]]
|release date   = [[12 July (releases)|12 July]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|epcount          = 4
|format         = 4 parts, 2 CDs
|publisher         = Big Finish Productions
|production code = BFPDWCD240
|release date     = 12 July 2018
|isbn           = ISBN-978-1-78178-829-5
|format           = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|prev           = Iron Bright (audio story)
|production code   = BFPDWCD240
|next           =  
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-78178-829-5 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78178-830-1 (digital)
|trailer = Doctor Who - Hour of the Cybermen
|prev             = Iron Bright (audio story)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the two hundred and fortieth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]].  
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the two hundred and fortieth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Blake Harrison]] as [[Daniel Hopkins]], [[Russ Bain]] as [[Lewis Price]], [[David Banks]] as the [[Cyber-Leader (Hour of the Cybermen)|Cyber Leader]] and [[Mark Hardy]] as the [[Cyber-Lieutenant (Hour of the Cybermen)|Cyber Lieutenant]].
 
The story is noted for [[David Banks]] and [[Mark Hardy]] reprising their respective roles of the Cyber-Leader and the Cyber-Lieutenant for the first time for Big Finish, and for the first time in performed ''Doctor Who'' since ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' 30 years earlier.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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The discovery of a signal being transmitted into space, and of a [[spacecraft]] whose crew are desiccated [[corpse]]s, provides a possible answer. But the true enemy is an old foe of the Doctor's.
The discovery of a signal being transmitted into space, and of a [[spacecraft]] whose crew are desiccated [[corpse]]s, provides a possible answer. But the true enemy is an old foe of the Doctor's.


The [[Cybermen]] have been patient, setting their plans in place over a number of [[year]]s. As the final stage is implemented, in the darkest hour, the Doctor must identify who among his allies he can trust.
The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] have been patient, setting their plans in place over a number of [[year]]s. As the final stage is implemented, in the darkest hour, the Doctor must identify who among his allies he can trust.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Riva]] - [[Frog Stone]]
* [[Riva]] - [[Frog Stone]]
* [[Daniel Hopkins]] - [[Blake Harrison]]
* [[Daniel Hopkins]] - [[Blake Harrison]]
* [[Atriss]]/[[Bill Parker]]/[[Weaver|Captain Weaver]] - [[Wayne Forrester]]
* [[Atriss]] / [[Bill Parker]] / [[Weaver (Hour of the Cybermen)|Captain Weaver]] - [[Wayne Forester]]
* [[Lewis Price]]/[[Kel (Hour of the Cybermen)|Kel]] - [[Russ Bain]]
* [[Lewis Price]] / [[Kel (Hour of the Cybermen)|Kel]] - [[Russ Bain]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Lee Johnson]]
* Producer & Director - [[Jamie Anderson]]
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Steve Foxon]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Writer - [[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]]
* Senior Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Cybermen created - [[Kit Pedler]] and [[Gerry Davis]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* Riva, Atriss, and Kel are [[Veridian]]s from [[Veridia]].
* Hopkins lost his family five years ago. He encountered the Cybermen four years ago.
* The Cybermen's attack on Veridia, where they killed or converted tens of thousands of Veridians, occurred three or four years ago.
* [[Cyber-conversion]] begins with changing the biological chemistry of the subject, increasing [[adrenalin]] and [[endorphin]]s.
* The [[Cyber-Force]] is a typical [[Cyber-Fleet]] of at least twenty [[Cyber-Warship]]s, with a conservative estimate of two hundred thousand Cybermen. They hide on the sea bed beneath the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
* The flagship contains [[Cyber-Control (Telos)|Cyber-Control]].
* The Cybermen use a [[Cyber-shuttle|shuttle]].
* Cybermen measure time in "[[cycle]]s."
* Each warship has several vaults, each holding at least a thousand [[cyber-pod]]s, which serve as [[hibernation unit]]s.
* [[Water]] is a compound of [[hydrogen]] and [[oxygen]]. The Cybermen's weapons evaporate hydrogen molecules.
* The Cybermen broadcast a message in all languages to everyone on Earth, giving them one hour to surrender.
* Cyber-[[nanotechnology]] is sentient. UNIT does not have the capability to detect [[cyber-technology]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* Recording of this story took place on [[15 November (production)|15]] and [[16 November (production)|16 November]] [[2017 (production)|2017]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
* Recording of this story took place on [[15 November (production)|15]] and [[16 November (production)|16 November]] [[2017 (production)|2017]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
* A trailer for this story was released [[4 May (releases)|4 May]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]].
* A trailer for this story was released [[4 May (releases)|4 May]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]].
* [[Warlock's Cross (audio story)|''Warlock's Cros''s]] takes place in [[1994]], dating ''[[The Helliax Rift (audio story)|The Helliax Rift]]'' to [[1984]]. The original mission to Warlock's Cross occurred in [[1987]], just after Daniel lost his family, which was five years before ''Hour of the Cybermen'', dating this story to 1992.
* Like many other Sixth Doctor Main Range stories, from ''[[Iron Bright (audio story)|Iron Bright]]'' onwards, the credits track contains no [[producer]] readout. [[John Ainsworth]] is credited as producer on the Big Finish website.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor hopes that [[dinosaur]]s are not responsible for a deserted [[London]] again. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'')
* Price and Hopkins reference previously meeting the Doctor in his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Helliax Rift (audio story)|The Helliax Rift]]'')
* The Doctor mentions that Cybermen have utilised the poles before. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'')
* The Cyber-Leader immediately identifies the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'')
* The Cybermen are of the design identified by [[ArcHivist]] [[Hegelia]] as "[[CyberNeomorph]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'')


== External links ==
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Hour of the Cybermen was the two hundred and fortieth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Andrew Smith and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Blake Harrison as Daniel Hopkins, Russ Bain as Lewis Price, David Banks as the Cyber Leader and Mark Hardy as the Cyber Lieutenant.

The story is noted for David Banks and Mark Hardy reprising their respective roles of the Cyber-Leader and the Cyber-Lieutenant for the first time for Big Finish, and for the first time in performed Doctor Who since Silver Nemesis 30 years earlier.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Answering a call from UNIT, the Doctor arrives in London to find the streets deserted, apart from looters in possession of a valuable commodity - water.

Britain is suffering an extreme and bizarre drought. The cause is suspected to be extra-terrestrial.

The discovery of a signal being transmitted into space, and of a spacecraft whose crew are desiccated corpses, provides a possible answer. But the true enemy is an old foe of the Doctor's.

The Cybermen have been patient, setting their plans in place over a number of years. As the final stage is implemented, in the darkest hour, the Doctor must identify who among his allies he can trust.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Riva, Atriss, and Kel are Veridians from Veridia.
  • Hopkins lost his family five years ago. He encountered the Cybermen four years ago.
  • The Cybermen's attack on Veridia, where they killed or converted tens of thousands of Veridians, occurred three or four years ago.
  • Cyber-conversion begins with changing the biological chemistry of the subject, increasing adrenalin and endorphins.
  • The Cyber-Force is a typical Cyber-Fleet of at least twenty Cyber-Warships, with a conservative estimate of two hundred thousand Cybermen. They hide on the sea bed beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The flagship contains Cyber-Control.
  • The Cybermen use a shuttle.
  • Cybermen measure time in "cycles."
  • Each warship has several vaults, each holding at least a thousand cyber-pods, which serve as hibernation units.
  • Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen. The Cybermen's weapons evaporate hydrogen molecules.
  • The Cybermen broadcast a message in all languages to everyone on Earth, giving them one hour to surrender.
  • Cyber-nanotechnology is sentient. UNIT does not have the capability to detect cyber-technology.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Alternate cover.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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