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* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]] | * [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]] | ||
* [[Rose Tyler]] - [[Billie Piper]] | * [[Rose Tyler]] - [[Billie Piper]] | ||
*[[Jackie Tyler (Pete's World)|Jackie]] [[Jackie Tyler|Tyler]] - [[Camille Coduri]]<ref>Coduri plays two Jackies; the [[Jackie Tyler|main universe Jackie]] and [[Jackie Tyler (Pete's World)|the parallel one]] shortly before being converted.</ref> | * [[Jackie Tyler (Pete's World)|Jackie]] [[Jackie Tyler|Tyler]] - [[Camille Coduri]]<ref>Coduri plays two Jackies; the [[Jackie Tyler|main universe Jackie]] and [[Jackie Tyler (Pete's World)|the parallel one]] shortly before being converted.</ref> | ||
* [[Mickey Smith]] - [[Noel Clarke]] | * [[Mickey Smith]] - [[Noel Clarke]] | ||
* [[Peter Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]] - [[Shaun Dingwall]] | * [[Peter Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]] - [[Shaun Dingwall]] | ||
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* [[Crane (Rise of the Cybermen)|Mr Crane]] - [[Colin Spaull]] | * [[Crane (Rise of the Cybermen)|Mr Crane]] - [[Colin Spaull]] | ||
* [[Newsreader (Rise of the Cybermen)|Newsreader]] - [[Duncan Duff]] | * [[Newsreader (Rise of the Cybermen)|Newsreader]] - [[Duncan Duff]] | ||
*[[Cyber-Leader]] - [[Paul Kasey]] | * [[Cyber-Leader]] - [[Paul Kasey]] | ||
*[[Cyberman|Cyber-Voice]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Cyberman|Cyber-Voice]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
=== Uncredited cast === | === Uncredited cast === | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
*Jake and Mickey save a [[Young woman (The Age of Steel)|young woman]] when they shut down the signal. | * Jake and Mickey save a [[Young woman (The Age of Steel)|young woman]] when they shut down the signal. | ||
* A Cyberman reports that [[6500 (number)|6500]] people have been converted. | * A Cyberman reports that [[6500 (number)|6500]] people have been converted. | ||
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* Lumic has Cyber factories in seven [[continent]]s. | * Lumic has Cyber factories in seven [[continent]]s. | ||
* Lumic has operations in [[South America]]. | * Lumic has operations in [[South America]]. | ||
*Jake and Mickey decide to [[Liberation of Paris|liberate]] [[Paris (Pete's World)|Paris]]. | * Jake and Mickey decide to [[Liberation of Paris|liberate]] [[Paris (Pete's World)|Paris]]. | ||
=== Businesses === | === Businesses === | ||
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* Several elements of this story refer back to [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', specifically, the Cybermen using a form of [[mind control]], characters being startled by a mock-up Cyberman, and Cybermen killing with electricity from their hands. | * Several elements of this story refer back to [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', specifically, the Cybermen using a form of [[mind control]], characters being startled by a mock-up Cyberman, and Cybermen killing with electricity from their hands. | ||
* People often confuse the power cell the Doctor used to vaporise the Cybermen as being his sonic screwdriver. The most amusing example is in ''Surviving Fury from the Deep'', where [[Frazer Hines]] mistakenly refers to the Doctor using his screwdriver to destroy the Cybermen. | * People often confuse the power cell the Doctor used to vaporise the Cybermen as being his sonic screwdriver. The most amusing example is in ''Surviving Fury from the Deep'', where [[Frazer Hines]] mistakenly refers to the Doctor using his screwdriver to destroy the Cybermen. | ||
*According to an interview with [[Andrew Hayden-Smith]], and comments given by [[Russell T Davies]] in a press conference, Ricky and Jake were initially intended to be gay and lovers. A deleted scene included in the Complete Series Two DVD box set confirms this. It was cut because [[Julie Gardner]] and [[Phil Collinson]] were both concerned that no groundwork had been laid to suggest a romantic relationship between the two characters. | * According to an interview with [[Andrew Hayden-Smith]], and comments given by [[Russell T Davies]] in a press conference, Ricky and Jake were initially intended to be gay and lovers. A deleted scene included in the Complete Series Two DVD box set confirms this. It was cut because [[Julie Gardner]] and [[Phil Collinson]] were both concerned that no groundwork had been laid to suggest a romantic relationship between the two characters. | ||
*The scene of Mr. Crane ripping off his EarPods had a section cut for time. After Crane rips off his EarPods, he approaches some Cybus guards who are standing stone-faced outside the International Electromatics truck and tries to ask one of them, Jackson, for answers as to what Lumic's done. The guard doesn't even blink or move an inch as Crane gets more demanding. Frustrated by a lack of answers, Crane gripes, "Right. Time I went freelance..." and stomps off to go confront Lumic. | * The scene of Mr. Crane ripping off his EarPods had a section cut for time. After Crane rips off his EarPods, he approaches some Cybus guards who are standing stone-faced outside the International Electromatics truck and tries to ask one of them, Jackson, for answers as to what Lumic's done. The guard doesn't even blink or move an inch as Crane gets more demanding. Frustrated by a lack of answers, Crane gripes, "Right. Time I went freelance..." and stomps off to go confront Lumic. | ||
*Mrs. Moore was going to be killed when she and the Doctor were escaping from the awakening Cybermen. In the same scene, the two Cybermen who woke the army were going to have different voices. This was changed due to both [[Helen Griffin]] and the character being popular with the crew. | * Mrs. Moore was going to be killed when she and the Doctor were escaping from the awakening Cybermen. In the same scene, the two Cybermen who woke the army were going to have different voices. This was changed due to both [[Helen Griffin]] and the character being popular with the crew. | ||
*In the original script, the emotive Cyberman euthanised by the Doctor was an eleven year-old boy. | * In the original script, the emotive Cyberman euthanised by the Doctor was an eleven year-old boy. | ||
*In the original script, Rose killed the Cyberconverted Jackie. | * In the original script, Rose killed the Cyberconverted Jackie. | ||
*The climactic action involving the destruction of the Cyber-Controller originally took place in a lift rather than on the roof, with the transformed Lumic trying to break through the compartment's floor. | * The climactic action involving the destruction of the Cyber-Controller originally took place in a lift rather than on the roof, with the transformed Lumic trying to break through the compartment's floor. | ||
*In the original ending, the link between the TARDIS and the other universe was just sufficient to allow the Doctor to take "his" Jackie there, to be united with the "other" Pete, while Rose elects to continue travelling with the Doctor. However, [[Russell T Davies]] subsequently felt that this was too depressing a choice to confront Rose at this stage in the season, especially given that the alternative world would be revisited in the finale. | * In the original ending, the link between the TARDIS and the other universe was just sufficient to allow the Doctor to take "his" Jackie there, to be united with the "other" Pete, while Rose elects to continue travelling with the Doctor. However, [[Russell T Davies]] subsequently felt that this was too depressing a choice to confront Rose at this stage in the season, especially given that the alternative world would be revisited in the finale. | ||
*Lumic's expression of "Excellent!" is a reference to the off-key rendition of the word that the Cybermen have used in previous stories (beginning with the [[Fourth Doctor]] story ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''). | * Lumic's expression of "Excellent!" is a reference to the off-key rendition of the word that the Cybermen have used in previous stories (beginning with the [[Fourth Doctor]] story ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''). | ||
*It was thought that Uskmouth Power Station could be shut down for six hours to allow the crew to film, but an unseasonable cold snap, and the resulting increased power demand, made this impossible. | * It was thought that Uskmouth Power Station could be shut down for six hours to allow the crew to film, but an unseasonable cold snap, and the resulting increased power demand, made this impossible. | ||
*The scene with the Cyberman with the malfunctioning emotional inhibitor was meant to be filmed at Victoria Park Playground in Cardiff. At this stage, the woman was called Kerry rather than Sally, and the encounter took place during the journey to Battersea, which meant that it also featured Rose, Mickey, Pete and Jake. This was abandoned due to snowy weather. | * The scene with the Cyberman with the malfunctioning emotional inhibitor was meant to be filmed at Victoria Park Playground in Cardiff. At this stage, the woman was called Kerry rather than Sally, and the encounter took place during the journey to Battersea, which meant that it also featured Rose, Mickey, Pete and Jake. This was abandoned due to snowy weather. | ||
*''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenter [[Gethin Jones]] played one of the Cybemern in the street, as he was filming a segment for the show. | * ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenter [[Gethin Jones]] played one of the Cybemern in the street, as he was filming a segment for the show. | ||
*It was originally supposed to be ambiguous as to whether Mickey or Ricky was killed by the Cybermen. | * It was originally supposed to be ambiguous as to whether Mickey or Ricky was killed by the Cybermen. | ||
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* ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' also saw the use of emotions to kill Cybermen. | * ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' also saw the use of emotions to kill Cybermen. | ||
* Mickey says he saved the world with a yellow truck. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | * Mickey says he saved the world with a yellow truck. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | ||
* Rose mentions that she's seen the Cybermen before, citing the Mondasian Cyberman's head that was displayed in [[Henry Van Statten]]'s [[The Vault (Dalek)|underground museum]] in [[2012]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | * Rose mentions that she's seen the Cybermen before, citing the Mondasian Cyberman's head that was displayed in [[Henry Van Statten]]'s [[The Vault (Dalek)|underground museum]] in [[2012]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | ||
* The Doctor recognises the events taking place because "there are Cybermen in our universe". Indeed, there are several species of Cyberman in [[N-Space]], and the Doctor previously encountered the [[CyberMondan]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)|Origins of the Cybermen]]'') the [[CyberTelosian]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'') the [[CyberFaction]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Early Cybermen (audio story)|The Early Cybermen]]'') the [[CyberNomad]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'') the [[CyberNeomorph]]s, ([[TV]]: | * The Doctor recognises the events taking place because "there are Cybermen in our universe". Indeed, there are several species of Cyberman in [[N-Space]], and the Doctor previously encountered the [[CyberMondan]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)|Origins of the Cybermen]]'') the [[CyberTelosian]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'') the [[CyberFaction]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Early Cybermen (audio story)|The Early Cybermen]]'') the [[CyberNomad]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'') the [[CyberNeomorph]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') and the [[CyberIsomorph]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') | ||
* The Doctor has previously had conversation with leading Cybermen regarding emotions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]];'' [[AUDIO]]'': [[Real Time (audio story)|Real Time]];'' [[WC]]'': [[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]'') | * The Doctor has previously had conversation with leading Cybermen regarding emotions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]];'' [[AUDIO]]'': [[Real Time (audio story)|Real Time]];'' [[WC]]'': [[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]'') | ||
* The [[Mondas | * The [[Mondas]]ian Cybermen of the Doctor's universe would also use [[earpiece]]s to mind control humans. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'') | ||
* When preparing to infiltrate the Cybus conversion factory, Mickey proclaims his annoyance of always being "the tin dog". ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | * When preparing to infiltrate the Cybus conversion factory, Mickey proclaims his annoyance of always being "the tin dog". ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | ||
* Upon learning about the emotional inhibitors, the Doctor says to Mrs Moore, "Do I have that right?" This echoes the same line said by the [[Fourth Doctor]] when he was faced with the prospect of destroying the [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | * Upon learning about the emotional inhibitors, the Doctor says to Mrs Moore, "Do I have that right?" This echoes the same line said by the [[Fourth Doctor]] when he was faced with the prospect of destroying the [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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* It was also sold on Issue Ten of the [[Doctor Who DVD Files]], along with the first part of this episode, ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]''. | * It was also sold on Issue Ten of the [[Doctor Who DVD Files]], along with the first part of this episode, ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]''. | ||
=== | === Blu-Ray releases === | ||
* This story was released in the Series 2 Blu-Ray set in [[November (releases)|November]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] along with the rest of the series. Despite not being filmed in HD, the Blu-Ray features an upscaled picture and fewer compression artefacts. | * This story was released in the Series 2 Blu-Ray set in [[November (releases)|November]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] along with the rest of the series. Despite not being filmed in HD, the Blu-Ray features an upscaled picture and fewer compression artefacts. | ||
**This release was initially bundled with the first seven series of the revived ''Doctor Who''. | ** This release was initially bundled with the first seven series of the revived ''Doctor Who''. | ||
=== Digital releases === | === Digital releases === | ||
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