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|broadcast date = 6 May 2006
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'''''Tardisode 5''''' was the fifth of the [[Tardisode]] series of mini-episode prologues to ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|series two]]. This ''Tardisode'' was a prelude to the episode ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]''.


==Synopsis==
== Plot ==
A mission briefing from Gemini calls all Preacher agents into action, describing Cybus Industries, how thousands of people have gone missing, John Lumic, the head of Cybus Industries, and his latest "upgrade" - the Cybermen. The briefing ends, and the laptop it was playing on is closed by Ricky Smith (Mickey's counterpart on the parallel Earth), who drives away in a van, just as an advertisement for Cybus Industries is heard on the radio, announcing: "Coming soon, the ultimate upgrade"...
A mission briefing from Gemini calls all [[The Preachers|Preacher]] agents into action. It describes [[Cybus Industries]], [[John Lumic]], the head of Cybus Industries, and his latest "upgrade" the [[Cybusman|Cybermen]]. It also tells how thousands of people have gone missing. The briefing ends, and the laptop it was playing on is closed by [[Ricky Smith]] (Mickey's counterpart on the [[Pete's World|parallel Earth]]), who drives away in a van just as an advertisement for Cybus Industries is heard on the radio, announcing: "Coming soon, the ultimate upgrade"...


==Plot==
== Cast ==
* [[Ricky Smith]] - [[Noel Clarke]]
* Voice of [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|Gemini]] - [[Robert Booth]]<ref>[[DWMSE 14]], pg. 61</ref>
 
== Crew ==
* [[Executive Producer]]s - [[Russell T Davies]], [[Julie Gardner]]
* [[Script Editor]] - [[Simon Winstone]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Cast==
== Notes ==
*[[Ricky Smith]] - [[Noel Clarke]]
* Noel Clarke makes his second Tardisode appearance, this time as [[Ricky Smith]]. He was the only core cast member to appear in the webcasts.
*Voice of Gemini - [[Robert Booth]]
* This minisode features the very first appearance of the Preachers emblem — a spray-painted circle with a "P" drawn inside. The graffiti continues to appear long after the Preachers have completed their work and disbanded, even echoing into [[the Doctor's universe]] in the ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' episode ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'')
 
== Continuity ==
* Gemini forewarns the [[upgrade]] program. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'')
* The unknown person referred to by the code name "Gemini" here is later revealed to be an alternate version of [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'')


==Production crew==
== External links ==
*[[Executive Producer]] - [[Russell T Davies]]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ram/bb/tardisode5_16x9_bb.asx Tardisode 5 on the BBC Media Selector]
*[[Executive Producer]] - [[Julie Gardner]]
*[[Script Editor]] - [[Simon Winstone]]


==Continuity==
== Footnotes ==
*This is a prelude to [[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]''.
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==External links==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ram/bb/tardisode5_16x9_bb.asx Tardisode 5 on the BBC Media Selector]
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Tardisode 5 was the fifth of the Tardisode series of mini-episode prologues to Doctor Who series two. This Tardisode was a prelude to the episode Rise of the Cybermen.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

A mission briefing from Gemini calls all Preacher agents into action. It describes Cybus Industries, John Lumic, the head of Cybus Industries, and his latest "upgrade" — the Cybermen. It also tells how thousands of people have gone missing. The briefing ends, and the laptop it was playing on is closed by Ricky Smith (Mickey's counterpart on the parallel Earth), who drives away in a van just as an advertisement for Cybus Industries is heard on the radio, announcing: "Coming soon, the ultimate upgrade"...

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Noel Clarke makes his second Tardisode appearance, this time as Ricky Smith. He was the only core cast member to appear in the webcasts.
  • This minisode features the very first appearance of the Preachers emblem — a spray-painted circle with a "P" drawn inside. The graffiti continues to appear long after the Preachers have completed their work and disbanded, even echoing into the Doctor's universe in the Torchwood episode Captain Jack Harkness)

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. DWMSE 14, pg. 61