Tardisode 5

Tardisode 5

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Tardisode 5
Doctor:	[[doctor::Tenth Doctor (not present in episode)]]
Companion(s):	Rose Tyler, Mickey Smith (not present in episode)
Main setting:	Pete's World
Key crew
Writer:	Gareth Roberts
Director:	Ashley Way
Producer:	Sophie Fante Jo Pearce
Release details
Story number:	1
Release number:	Series 2
Premiere broadcast:	Internet broadcast

Synopsis

A mission briefing from Gemini calls all Preacher agents into action, describing Cybus Industries, how thousands of people have gone missing, John Lumic, the head of Cybus Industries, and his latest "upgrade" - the Cybermen. 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"...

Plot

The Doctor, Rose, and Mickey land in a Parallel world, where Rose's father and Mickey's grans is still alive, Mickey's role in this world is bigger then we know and an old enemy of The Doctor's is back and, unfortunately, new and improved...

Cast

• Ricky Smith - Noel Clarke
• Voice of Gemini - Robert Booth

Production crew

• Executive Producer - Russell T Davies
• Executive Producer - Julie Gardner
• Script Editor - Simon Winstone

Continuity

• This is a prelude to DW: Rise of the Cybermen.

Production notes

• Noel Clarke makes his second Tardisode appearance, this time as Ricky Smith. He is the only core cast member to appear in the webcasts.

External links

• Tardisode 5 on the BBC Media Selector