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| | |image = Tardisode 5 Attention Preachers Gemini Calling.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Tardisode]]s'' | |||
|series= | |season number = Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005) | ||
|number= | |story number = 5 | ||
|story number= | |main character = [[Peter Tyler (Pete's World)|Gemini]] | ||
| | |featuring = [[Ricky Smith|Ricky]] | ||
| | |enemy = [[John Lumic]] | ||
|enemy= | |setting = [[Pete's World]] | ||
|setting=[[Pete's World]] | |writer = Gareth Roberts | ||
|writer= | |director = [[Ashley Way]] | ||
|director=[[Ashley Way]] | |producer = [[Sophie Fante]], [[Jo Pearce]] | ||
|producer=[[Sophie Fante]] | |broadcast date = 6 May 2006 | ||
|broadcast date= | |format = [[Mini-episode]] | ||
|format= | |production code = | ||
|production code= | |prev = Tardisode 4 | ||
| | |next = Tardisode 6 | ||
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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]]''. | |||
== | == Plot == | ||
A mission briefing from Gemini calls all [[The Preachers|Preacher]] agents into action | 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"... | ||
== | == 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'' | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
*This | * 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 (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]]'') | |||
== External links == | |||
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ram/bb/tardisode5_16x9_bb.asx Tardisode 5 on the BBC Media Selector] | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 3 November 2024
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]]
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]]
- Ricky Smith - Noel Clarke
- Voice of Gemini - Robert Booth[1]
Crew[[edit]]
Worldbuilding[[edit]]
to be added
Notes[[edit]]
- 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]]
- Gemini forewarns the upgrade program. (TV: 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. (TV: The Age of Steel)
External links[[edit]]
Footnotes[[edit]]
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