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* This is not the Doctor's first encounter with a Cyberman purported to be an automated game-playing machine. When the [[Eighth Doctor]] encountered the [[Silver Turk]], a [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]], it too attacked its 'controllers'. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk (audio story)|The Silver Turk]]'')
* This is not the Doctor's first encounter with a Cyberman purported to be an automated game-playing machine. When the [[Eighth Doctor]] encountered the [[Silver Turk]], a [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]], it too attacked its 'controllers'. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk (audio story)|The Silver Turk]]'')
* The Doctor mentions the Cybermen's weakness to [[gold]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'')
* The Doctor mentions the Cybermen's weakness to [[gold]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'')
* A dummy from [[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'' and aliens from [[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'' can be seen in the background.
* A dummy from ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'' and aliens from ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'' can be seen in the background.
* A [[Blowfish]] from ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]] and [[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'' can also be seen when the Cybermites are first seen.
* The Doctor says the children are under his protection. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'').
* The Doctor says the children are under his protection. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'').
* [[Angie Maitland|Angie]] and [[Artie Maitland]] [[time travel|travel]] in [[the TARDIS]], as they had previously blackmailed Clara into taking them along. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]'')
* [[Angie Maitland|Angie]] and [[Artie Maitland]] [[time travel|travel]] in [[the TARDIS]], as they had previously blackmailed Clara into taking them along. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]'')

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Nightmare in Silver was the twelfth regular episode of the seventh series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.

Synopsis

Hedgewick's World of Wonders: the perfect theme park day out. And ground zero for a deadly silver resurrection.

Plot

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Cast

References

Alien Species

  • The head of a Uvodni and upper body of a Blowfish can be seen on display inside the room housing the chessboard.

Incarnations

  • Whilst under possession by the Cyber-Planner, the Doctor mimics the Ninth Doctor's accent and catchphrase of "Fantastic", as well as the Tenth Doctor's of "Allons-y".
  • During the taking over of the Cybermite, the Doctor let them see the regeneration power, by showing him his previous incarnations.

Games

Cultural references from the real world

  • Porridge is inside an undefeated "automated" chess player. This is very similar to real-world the Turk, who was too exhibited as an undefeatable chess-playing machine, but was actually controlled by a man inside.

Story notes

  • The episode's title, Nightmare in Silver, is reminiscent of Silver Nemesis, in that, in both cases, the "Silver" is referring to Cybermen.
  • A working title for the episode was The Last Cyberman.[1]
  • The Cyber-Doctor answers to Clara's question of "More Cybermen?" with "They're waking from their tomb right now." which is a possible reference to the television story TV: Tomb of the Cybermen.
  • When the Doctor lets the Cyber-Doctor access his memories on regeneration, his previous ten incarnations are seen. Each image of an incarnation is taken from photograph stills used as promotional material during the respective actors' tenures.

Ratings

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Filming locations

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Production errors

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.

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Continuity

Home video releases

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External links

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References