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story name= Revenge of the Cybermen| | story name= Revenge of the Cybermen| | ||
image= [[Image:st--4d33.jpg|250px]]| | image= [[Image:st--4d33.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[Doctor Who]] - [[TV stories|TV Stories]] | series=[[Doctor Who]] - [[TV stories|TV Stories]] | | ||
number= 79 | | number= [[Season 12]]| | ||
story number= 79| | |||
doctor=[[Fourth Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Fourth Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Harry Sullivan]] | | companions= [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Harry Sullivan]] | | ||
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*[[Title Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]] | *[[Title Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]] | ||
*[[Visual Effects]] - [[Jim Ward]] | *[[Visual Effects]] - [[Jim Ward]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
''to | *This takes place after the [[Cyber-Wars]]. | ||
*During the Cyber-Wars the [[glittergun]] was used to great affect by [[humanity]]. | |||
*The [[Mondasian Cybermen|Cybermen]] plan to destroy [[Voga]] because of it's high density of [[gold]]. | |||
*The Doctor says to the Cybermen ''"You've no home planet, no influence, nothing."'', which may refer to either [[Mondas]] or [[Telos]]. | |||
*The Doctor, Sarah and Harry have been to the 'beacon' before, in the future when it becomes [[Nerva Beacon]]. | |||
*[[Phobic energy]] is associated with recent [[transmat]] use. | |||
*The [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] has been travelling back through time to reach the Doctor and co. | |||
*Once they finish using it the [[time ring]] disappears. | |||
==Story Notes== | ==Story Notes== | ||
[[Image:St--4d24.jpg|thumb|200px|A new Cybermat.]] | [[Image:St--4d24.jpg|thumb|200px|A new Cybermat.]] | ||
* This story features a new form of [[Cybermat]]. | * This story features a new form of [[Cybermat]]. | ||
* This is the first story to feature the [[Cyber-Leader]] | * This is the first story to feature the [[Cyber-Leader]]. | ||
*The [[Radiophonic Workshop]]'s [[Peter Howell]], later to become one of the series' regular incidental music composers, made his uncredited debut on this story when he was asked by producer [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] to add to, and enhance, the score provided by [[Carey Blyton]]. | |||
*This story had a working titles of; '''The Revenge Of The Cybermen''', '''Return Of The Cybermen''', additionally; | |||
:*Part 1 had a working title of: '''The Beacon In Space''' | |||
:*Part 2 had a working title of: '''The Plague Carriers''' | |||
:*Part 3 had a working title of: '''The Gold Miners''' | |||
:*Part 4 had a working title of: '''The Battle For The Nerva''' | |||
*A number of sets in this story were reused from ''[[The Ark in Space]]'', which was recorded immediately before it. | |||
*The Cybermen's voices were provided for the first time by the actors inside the costumes. | |||
*Five of this story's guest cast had played notable roles earlier in ''Doctor Who'''s history: [[Kevin Stoney]] as [[Mavic Chen]] in ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' and as [[Tobias Vaughn]] in the previous Cyberman story, ''[[The Invasion]]'', [[Christopher Robbie]] as the [[Karkus]] in ''[[The Mind Robber]]''; [[Ronald Leigh-Hunt]] as Commander [[Radnor]] in ''[[The Seeds of Death]]''; and [[William Marlowe]] as [[Mailer]] in ''[[The Mind of Evil]]''. [[Michael Wisher]] would go on to play [[Davros]] in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'', which came after ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' in production order. | |||
*The Vogon seal is reused by designer [[Roger Murray-Leach]] in ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]''. | |||
===Ratings=== | ===Ratings=== | ||
9. | *Part 1 - 9.5 million viewers | ||
*Part 2 - 8.3 million viewers | |||
*Part 3 - 8.9 million viewers | |||
*Part 4 - 9.4 million viewers | |||
===Myths=== | ===Myths=== | ||
''to | *The Cybermen's desire for revenge in this story, as reflected in the title, is out of keeping with their unemotional characters. ''(The Cybermen are not seeking revenge in their attack on Voga but trying to destroy a potential threat; it is the Vogans who incorrectly assume that their motive is revenge.)'' | ||
=== | ===Filming Locations=== | ||
' | *Wookey Hole Caves, Wells, Somerset | ||
*[[BBC Television Centre]] (Puppet theatre, TC1, TC8), Shepherd's Bush, [[London]] | |||
===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ||
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*The Vogans have an endless supply of gold but have no defence against the Cybermen. | *The Vogans have an endless supply of gold but have no defence against the Cybermen. | ||
*The launching of the [[Skystriker]] is represented by rather obvious NASA stock footage of a Saturn V rocket taking off. | |||
==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
* This story takes place after the | * This story takes place after the Cyber-Wars, which started in [[2526]] in ''[[Earthshock]]''. | ||
*The Cybermen's first home planet Mondas was destroyed in [[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', while their second home planet Telos was destroyed in [[BFA]]: ''[[Telos (audio drama)|Telos]]''. | |||
*The discrepancy over how many moons Jupiter should have is resolved in [[EDA]]: ''[[To the Slaughter]]''. | |||
==DVD Video and Other Releases== | ==DVD Video and Other Releases== | ||
===Video Releases=== | |||
Released as ''Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cyberman'' | Released as ''Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cyberman'' | ||
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[[Image:B00004CIQM_02_LZZZZZZZ.jpg|centre|thumb|76px|1990's release]] | [[Image:B00004CIQM_02_LZZZZZZZ.jpg|centre|thumb|76px|1990's release]] | ||
===Laserdisc=== | |||
It was also one of the select Doctor Who stories to be released on laserdisc. | It was also one of the select Doctor Who stories to be released on laserdisc. | ||
==Target Novelisations== | ==Target Novelisations== | ||
'' | *Novelised as ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' by [[Terrance Dicks]]'' in [[1976]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/revengecybermen/ BBC. | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/revengecybermen/ BBC Episode Guide to '''Revenge of the Cybermen'''] | ||
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_4d.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide | *[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=4d Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide: '''Revenge of the Cybermen'''] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_4d.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - '''Revenge of the Cybermen'''] | ||
*[http://grke.net/anorak/Revenge.html (Fan Based Site) Episode Synopsis of Revenge of the Cybermen] | *[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/4d.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): '''Revenge of the Cybermen'''] | ||
*[http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?863 The Tardis Library: Video release information for Revenge of the Cyberman] | *[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/stories/revengeofthecybermen The Locations Guide to Doctor Who - '''Revenge of the Cybermen'''] | ||
*[http://grke.net/anorak/Revenge.html (Fan Based Site) Episode Synopsis of '''Revenge of the Cybermen'''] | |||
*[http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?863 The Tardis Library: Video release information for '''Revenge of the Cyberman'''] | |||
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