Jackson (Rise of the Cybermen)
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A technician was an employee of John Lumic in 2007.
Following Mr Crane's request for "track number 19", he obliged, playing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" over the sound of screaming victims to cyber-conversion.
He worked on Battersea Power Station's computers and drove an International Electromatics lorry for the purpose of transporting Cybermen to the country mansion where Jackie Tyler celebrated her birthday. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes
The technician's name is not given in Rise of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)"]. He briefly appears in a deleted scene in The Age of Steel [+]Loading...["The Age of Steel (TV story)"], in which the technician's name is revealed to be Jackson. This name is also used in the shooting script for the episode.[1] However, he is only referred to as a "guard" in the previous episode's script.[2]
