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{{Infobox TV|
story name= The Moonbase|
image=[[Image:The_Moonbase.jpg|250px]] |
series=[[Doctor Who]] - [[TV stories|TV Stories]] |
number= 33 |
doctor=[[Second Doctor]] |
companions= [[Ben Jackson]]<br/>[[Polly]]<br/>[[Jamie McCrimmon]]|
enemy= [[Cybermen|The Cybermen]]|
year= [[The Moon]], [[2070]]|
writer= [[Kit Pedler]] |
director= [[Morris Barry]] |
producer= [[Innes Lloyd]] |
broadcast date= [[11th February]] - [[4th March]] [[1967]] |
format= 4 25-minute Episodes |
production code= [[List of production codes|HH]]|
previous story= [[The Underwater Menace]]|
next story= [[The Macra Terror]] }}


*'''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''', a TV story of the [[Second Doctor]]'s era.
'''The Moonbase''' was the sixth story of [[Season 4]] of ''Doctor Who''. The return appearance of the [[Mondasian Cyberman|Cybermen]] solidified their place as one of the series' key villains. This story was the first in ''Doctor Who'' history with sequences taking place on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon]].


*The '''[[Moonbase]]''', a base built on [[the Moon]] attacked by [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] in [[2070]].
==Synopsis==
A mysterious virus is wrecking havoc among the crew of the Earth's weather control station on the moon. While investigations into the strange disease are in progress, International Space Headquarters Earth puts the entire Moonbase into strict quarantine - the Doctor, Ben, Polly and Jamie included!


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To take matters worse, the personnel of the Moonbase inexplicably vanish, and vital weather control equipment is sabotaged. Who is responsible? The Director of the base suspects the time-travellers. But the Doctor fears a ruthless enemy from his own past responsible... that the evil Cybermen have returned...
[[Category:Disambiguation]]
 
==Plot==
''to be added''
 
==Cast==
* [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Patrick Troughton]]
* [[Ben Jackson]] - [[Michael Craze]]
* [[Polly]] - [[Anneke Wills]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]]
* [[Hobson]] - [[Patrick Barr]]
* [[Benoit]] - [[Andre Maranne]]
* [[Nils]] - [[Michael Wolf]]
* [[Sam]] - [[John Rolfe]]
* Voice from [[Space Control]] - [[Alan Rowe]]
* [[Ralph]] - [[Mark Heath]]
* [[Dr. Evans]] - [[Alan Rowe]]
* Scientists - [[Barry Ashton]], [[Derek Calder]], [[Arnold Chazen]], [[Leon Maybank]], [[Victor Pemberton]], [[Edward Phillips]], [[Ron Pinnell]], [[Robin Scott]], [[Alan Wells]]
* Voice of Controller [[Rinberg]] - [[Denis McCarthy]]
* [[Cybermen]] - [[John Wills]], [[Sonnie Willis]], [[Peter Greene]], [[Keith Goodman]], [[Reg Whitehead]]
* Cybermen Voices - [[Peter Hawkins]]
 
==Crew==
*[[Assistant Floor Manager]] - [[Lovett Bickford]]
*[[Costumes]] - [[Sandra Reid]], [[Mary Woods]], [[Daphne Dare]]
*[[Designer]] - [[Colin Shaw]]
*[[Film Cameraman]] - [[Peter Hamilton]]
*[[Film Editor]] - [[Ted Walter]]
*[[Make-Up]] - [[Gillian James]], [[Jeanne Richmond]]
*[[Producer]] - [[Innes Lloyd]]
*[[Production Assistant]] - [[Desmond McCarthy]]
*[[Script Editor]] - [[Gerry Davis]]
*[[Special Sounds]] - [[Brian Hodgson]]
*[[Studio Lighting]] - [[Dave Sydenham]]
*[[Studio Sound]] - [[Gordon Mackie]]
*[[Theme Arrangement]] - [[Delia Derbyshire]]
*[[Title Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
 
==References==
===[[:Category:Cybermen|Cybermen]]===
*[[Cybermat]]
 
===[[:Category:Culture|Culture]]===
*[[Phantom Piper]]
 
===[[:Category:Earth|Earth]]===
*[[Hawaii]]
*[[Pacific Ocean]]
 
===[[:Category:Earth technology|Earth technology]]===
*The [[Gravitron]] runs on [[thermonuclear]] power.
 
===[[:Category:Food and Beverages|Food and Beverages]]===
*The virus is in the [[sugar]].
*Polly serves much [[Coffee]] and [[Tea]].
 
===[[:Category:Planets|Planets]]===
*[[Mars]]
*[[Earth]]
*[[Moon]]
 
===[[:Category:Science|Science]]===
*[[acetone]]
*[[oxygen]]
*[[plastic]]
*[[virus]]
*[[gravity]]
*[[flying saucer]]
 
===[[:Category:Timeline|Timeline]]===
*The Doctor mentions that he studied under [[Joseph Lister|Lister]] in [[Glasgow]] in [[1888]].
 
==Story Notes==
*Working title; '''The Return of the Cybermen'''.
*This is the first story in which [[John Levene]] (who later played Sergeant Benton) appears.
*In an early edit of the script the Cybermen had names.
 
===Ratings===
*Episode 1 - 8.1 million viewers
*Episode 2 - 8.9 million viewers
*Episode 3 - 8.2 million viewers
*Episode 4 - 8.1 million viewers
 
===Myths===
''to be added''
 
===Location Filming===
''to be added''
 
===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
*Just how strong is the tea tray?
 
==Continuity==
*The final clip of the episode leads into [[The Macra Terror]].
*The Cybermen shoot energy from their hands, this style is later repeated in [[Rise of the Cybermen]].
*There are various references to [[The Tenth Planet]].
*A flashback to this story appears in [[Earthshock]].
 
==DVD, Video and Other Releases==
''to be added''
 
==Target Novelisations==
''to be added''
 
==See Also==
*[[The Tenth Planet]]
 
==External links==
 
* [http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=hh Outpost Gallifrey '''The Moonbase''' page]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_2h.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Moonbase''']
*[http://homepages.bw.edu/~jcurtis/Scripts/Moonbase/intro.html '''The Moonbase''' transcripts]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/photonovels/moonbase/ Photonovel of ''The Moonbase'' on the BBC website]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/moonbase/ '''The Moonbase''' BBC episode guide]
* [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/hh.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to '''The Moonbase''']
 
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[[Category:Second Doctor episodes|Moonbase, The]]
[[Category:Cybermen episodes|Moonbase, The]]
[[Category:1967 television stories|Moonbase]]
[[Category:Stories set in 2070|Moonbase]]
[[Category:Stories set on the Moon|Moonbase]]

Revision as of 15:41, 5 October 2007


The Moonbase was the sixth story of Season 4 of Doctor Who. The return appearance of the Cybermen solidified their place as one of the series' key villains. This story was the first in Doctor Who history with sequences taking place on Earth's Moon.

Synopsis

A mysterious virus is wrecking havoc among the crew of the Earth's weather control station on the moon. While investigations into the strange disease are in progress, International Space Headquarters Earth puts the entire Moonbase into strict quarantine - the Doctor, Ben, Polly and Jamie included!

To take matters worse, the personnel of the Moonbase inexplicably vanish, and vital weather control equipment is sabotaged. Who is responsible? The Director of the base suspects the time-travellers. But the Doctor fears a ruthless enemy from his own past responsible... that the evil Cybermen have returned...

Plot

to be added

Cast

Crew

References

Cybermen

Culture

Earth

Earth technology

Food and Beverages

Planets

Science

Timeline

Story Notes

  • Working title; The Return of the Cybermen.
  • This is the first story in which John Levene (who later played Sergeant Benton) appears.
  • In an early edit of the script the Cybermen had names.

Ratings

  • Episode 1 - 8.1 million viewers
  • Episode 2 - 8.9 million viewers
  • Episode 3 - 8.2 million viewers
  • Episode 4 - 8.1 million viewers

Myths

to be added

Location Filming

to be added

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

  • Just how strong is the tea tray?

Continuity

DVD, Video and Other Releases

to be added

Target Novelisations

to be added

See Also

External links

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