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story name= Rise of the Cybermen| | story name= Rise of the Cybermen| | ||
image= [[Image:RiseoftheCybermen.jpg|250px]]| | image= [[Image:RiseoftheCybermen.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[TV stories|TV Stories]] | | series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[TV stories|TV Stories]] | | ||
number= | | number= [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]]| | ||
story number = 5| | |||
doctor=[[Tenth Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Tenth Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Rose Tyler]]<br>[[Mickey Smith]]| | companions= [[Rose Tyler]]<br>[[Mickey Smith]]| | ||
enemy= [[Cybermen]]<br>[[John Lumic]] <br> [[Mr. Crane]] | | enemy= [[Cybermen]]<br>[[John Lumic]] <br> [[Mr. Crane]] | | ||
setting= [[Pete's World|Alternate Earth]], [[1st February]] [[2007]] | | |||
writer= [[Tom MacRae]]| | writer= [[Tom MacRae]]| | ||
director= [[Graeme Harper]]| | director= [[Graeme Harper]]| | ||
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broadcast date= [[13th May|13]] [[May]] [[2006]] | | broadcast date= [[13th May|13]] [[May]] [[2006]] | | ||
format= 1x45 minute Episode | | format= 1x45 minute Episode | | ||
production code= [[ | production code= [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]], Episode 5 | | ||
previous story = [[The Girl in the Fireplace]] | | previous story = [[The Girl in the Fireplace]] | | ||
next story= [[The Age of Steel]] }} | next story= [[The Age of Steel]] }} | ||
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{{Quote|Man will be reborn as Cyberman, but you will perish under maximum Deletion.|[[Cybus Cyberman|Cybermen]]}} | {{Quote|Man will be reborn as Cyberman, but you will perish under maximum Deletion.|[[Cybus Cyberman|Cybermen]]}} | ||
'''Rise of the Cybermen''' was the fifth story of [[ | '''Rise of the Cybermen''' was the fifth story of [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The first half of a two part story, it reintroduced the [[Cybermen]] to the series with a new look and origin. | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
Revision as of 19:49, 2 August 2008
Man will be reborn as Cyberman, but you will perish under maximum Deletion.
Rise of the Cybermen was the fifth story of Series 2 of Doctor Who. The first half of a two part story, it reintroduced the Cybermen to the series with a new look and origin.
Synopsis
The Doctor and Rose and Mickey become trapped and face an old enemy on an alternate Earth doomed to disaster!
Plot
The TARDIS accidentally falls through a hole in the time vortex, crash-landing and apparently dead, cut off from the universe from which it draws energy. It's arrived in what turns out to be London in a parallel universe: almost, but not quite, the same. There are zeppelins in the sky, the population use advanced EarPods instead of mobile phones, and Rose's father Pete is alive - and a very successful businessman.
The Doctor manages to find a small part of the TARDIS which is still alive, and gives up a bit of his life to help his Ship regenerate. Since this will take around 24 hours, he reluctantly agrees to let his companions explore the parallel Earth, but he chases after Rose to persuade her not to seek out her "father".
One of the powerful players on this Earth is John Lumic, owner of Cybus Industries. Lumic is obsessed with the extension of life through cybernetics, since he is confined to a wheelchair by a fatal condition. His latest experiment, a human "upgrade", is nearing completion, and Lumic has one of his scientists killed for raising ethical objections. He has his henchmen round up bands of homeless people and take them to the Cybus factory at Battersea Power Station and "upgrade" them. He also later has a meeting with Pete Tyler and the President of Britain, the latter of whom refuses to allow Lumic to carry on his experiments. Knowing that the President will be attending Jackie Tyler's birthday that night, Lumic accesses the security arrangements and house plans in Jackie's mind via her EarPods and orders a new batch of upgrades be created.
The Doctor and Rose witness a crowd pause as the EarPods they wear download information directly into their brains, and this advanced technology piques the Doctor's interest. The EarPods are manufactured by Cybus, who also own Pete's company, Vitex. The Doctor decides to attend Jackie Tyler's birthday celebration, since the President and many other high profile guests will be there and he may be able to find out more about the Pods.
Mickey, left to his own devices, seeks out his Gran, who died in his universe. While visiting her he's abducted by two people in a blue van: Jake and Mrs Moore, who take him back to their base where they meet Ricky, Mickey's double from this universe. The three of them are the "resistance", a team who have been investigating Cybus' abductions of homeless people with the help of an inside agent. Their contact has just advised that a group of "upgrades" is leaving the Cybus factory. The resistance head off to tail the Cybus truck, taking Mickey with them.
Disguised as catering staff, the Doctor and Rose infiltrate the party, but before they can find out anything useful Lumic's "upgrades" arrive, and the Doctor recognises them as Cybermen. They smash their way into the house and kill the President before rounding up the rest of the guests to be upgraded into Cybermen themselves.
Rose, the Doctor and Pete manage to get outside, where they meet up with Mickey and the others, but Ricky and Jake's guns are useless against the Cybermen, who surround them. The Doctor tries to surrender, claiming he volunteers for the upgrade, but the Cybermen refuse; as "rogue elements", they are to "perish under maximum deletion..."
Cast
- The Doctor - David Tennant
- Rose Tyler - Billie Piper
- Mickey Smith / Ricky Smith - Noel Clarke
- Jackie Tyler - Camille Coduri
- Pete Tyler - Shaun Dingwall
- John Lumic - Roger Lloyd-Pack
- Jake Simmonds - Andrew Hayden-Smith
- The President - Don Warrington
- Rita-Anne Smith - Mona Hammond
- Angela Price/Mrs Moore - Helen Griffin
- Mr. Crane - Colin Spaull
- Dr. Kendrick - Paul Antony-Barber
- Morris - Adam Shaw
- Soldier - Andrew Ufondo
- Newsreader - Duncan Duff
- Cyber-Leader - Paul Kasey
- Cybermen's voice - Nicholas Briggs
- Cybermen - Gethin Jones (uncredited), Kevin Wickenden (uncredited)
Crew
to be added
References
- International Electromatics, a front company for Cybus Industries, has the same name of the company used by Tobias Vaughn in the Doctor's universe.
- The Doctor explains the destruction of the Time Lords made it near-impossible to cross between universes, though he doesn't explains how, exactly.
- The Doctor powered a green crystal with ten years of his life to power the TARDIS once more so that it can return home. We don't know whether he meant ten years of his entire lifespan or only of current incarnation.
- Veronica of Reykjavík hand made flower sculptures for Jackie's '39th birthday'.
- One of the first homeless people who is transformed into a Cyberman (the one talking to one of the freedom fighters) appears later in Blink.
Story Notes
- Early reports erroneously gave the title of this story as "Rise of the Cyberman."
Ratings
to be added
Myths
- According to The Sun, Lloyd Pack broke his leg just days before filming began on the episode, requiring the scripts being rewritten to place his character, John Lumic, in a wheelchair. Writer Tom MacRae told Doctor Who Magazine in issue #369 that no rewrites were necessary: the script had always had Lumic in a wheelchair.
Location Filming
to be added
Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
- The film crew is reflected in Mickey's gran's glasses.
- Rose informs the Doctor that Mickey's parents are gone, but had stated earlier in Rose that she would have to tell his mother about his death. Foster mother?
- If they are on a paralel Universe then there should be a paraell Doctor to stop the cybermen awell as using "Normal World" Doctor.There are no evidence yet about a Paralell Doctor
- Doesn’t the Doctor have a telepathic link with the TARDIS? So how come he doesn’t know it’s not dead?
- About three seconds after successfully producing a working prototype, Lumic has Cyberfactories all around the world. Efficient, isn't he?
- The Doctor and Rose dont have earpods when they are possing as the cataring staff , wouldn't they get noitced.
Continuity
- Ricky Smith's name refers back to the previous Doctor's insistence on calling him that name to annoy him, particularly while visiting Cardiff. (DW: Boom Town)
- The Doctor has previously travelled to an alternate universe in Inferno, EDA: The Shadows of Avalon, NA: Blood Heat and an alternate universe comes this one in DW: Battlefield.
- The sequel to this story is The Age of Steel.
- The Cybus Industries Cybermen, Mickey Smith, Jake Simmonds and Pete Tyler all reappear in Army of Ghosts and Doomsday.
- PDA: Loving the Alien featured an alternate Earth where the humans embraced Cyber technology.
- Rise of the Cybermen is partially inspired by Marc Platt's BFA: Spare Parts.
DVD and Other Releases
- This was released on a vanilla DVD along side The Age of Steel and The Idiot's Lantern.
- It was also released as part of the Series 2 box set.
See Also
- "The Invasion" (similar story)
- "Genesis of the Daleks" (similar story)
- "Father's Day" (similar story)
External Links
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of Rise of the Cybermen
- The Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide to Rise of the Cybermen
- Outpost Gallifrey page - Rise of the Cybermen
