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|producer= [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] | |producer= [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] | ||
|novelisation= The Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation) | |novelisation= The Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation) | ||
|adapted into= Return of the Cybermen (audio story) | |||
|epcount=4 | |epcount=4 | ||
|broadcast date= [[19 April (releases)|19 April]] - [[10 May (releases)|10 May]] [[1975 (releases)|1975]] | |broadcast date= [[19 April (releases)|19 April]] - [[10 May (releases)|10 May]] [[1975 (releases)|1975]] | ||
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|made next= Genesis of the Daleks (TV story) | |made next= Genesis of the Daleks (TV story) | ||
|script=The Scripts: Tom Baker 1974/5 | |script=The Scripts: Tom Baker 1974/5 | ||
}} | }}'''''Revenge of the Cybermen''''' was the fifth and final serial of [[season 12]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The story saw the return of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] as lead villains for the first time since ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' in 1968 and their only appearance (barring flashbacks and cameos) until ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' in 1982. | ||
'''''Revenge of the Cybermen''''' was the fifth and final serial of [[season 12]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The story saw the return of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] as lead villains for the first time since ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' in 1968 and their only appearance (barring flashbacks and cameos) until ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' in 1982. | |||
Like ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' earlier in the season, ''Revenge'' went through a difficult scripting process. Davis' original plot bore almost no resemblance to the transmitted episode, with the action taking place on a deserted space casino. More rewriting from Davis followed, and the action now largely took place on [[Nerva Beacon]]. However, the script included no [[Vogan (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Vogans]], with their place being taken by a group of half-starved Welsh gold miners. [[Script editor]] [[Robert Holmes]] largely rewrote the episodes. Holmes added the Vogans and got rid of the human gold miners entirely, as well as a female member of the Nerva crew named Anitra. ([[INFO]]: ''Revenge of the Cybermen'') | Like ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' earlier in the season, ''Revenge'' went through a difficult scripting process. Davis' original plot bore almost no resemblance to the transmitted episode, with the action taking place on a deserted space casino. More rewriting from Davis followed, and the action now largely took place on [[Nerva Beacon]]. However, the script included no [[Vogan (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Vogans]], with their place being taken by a group of half-starved Welsh gold miners. [[Script editor]] [[Robert Holmes]] largely rewrote the episodes. Holmes added the Vogans and got rid of the human gold miners entirely, as well as a female member of the Nerva crew named Anitra. ([[INFO]]: ''Revenge of the Cybermen'') | ||
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* In the absence of a concrete idea of how [[Tom Baker]] would be portraying the new Doctor, [[Gerry Davis]] originally elected to essentially write the character as a timid, reserved figure in the vein of the [[Second Doctor]], including the use of such signature elements as his 500-year diary. | * In the absence of a concrete idea of how [[Tom Baker]] would be portraying the new Doctor, [[Gerry Davis]] originally elected to essentially write the character as a timid, reserved figure in the vein of the [[Second Doctor]], including the use of such signature elements as his 500-year diary. | ||
* Originally, the Cybermen costumes from [[The Invasion|''The Invasion'']]'' ''were to have been used, but only two had survived, and in poor condition. This necessitated entirely new outfits, which included chest panels constructed from the innards of old television sets and trousers which, for the first time, were not tucked into the Cyber-boots. | * Originally, the Cybermen costumes from [[The Invasion|''The Invasion'']]'' ''were to have been used, but only two had survived, and in poor condition. This necessitated entirely new outfits, which included chest panels constructed from the innards of old television sets and trousers which, for the first time, were not tucked into the Cyber-boots. | ||
* [[Gerry Davis]] was unhappy with [[Robert Holmes]]'s rewrites on what turned out to be his final contribution to the series. He also disliked the title. [[John Dorney]] adapted Gerry's original draft as part of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[The Lost Stories]]'' range and released under its [[Return of the Cybermen (audio story)|originally-planned title]] | * [[Gerry Davis]] was unhappy with [[Robert Holmes]]'s rewrites on what turned out to be his final contribution to the series. He also disliked the title. [[John Dorney]] adapted Gerry's original draft as part of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[The Lost Stories]]'' range and it was released under its [[Return of the Cybermen (audio story)|originally-planned title]] in [[March (releases)|March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]. | ||
* [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] hated the production, feeling it belonged to the old way of doing things. He didn't like the Vogans, the masks, or the way the actors played Vogans with "Shakespearean projected shouting". He was particularly unhappy with the incidental music score by [[Carey Blyton]], which had been commissioned by director [[Michael E. Briant]] (who had previously worked with Blyton on [[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|''Death to the Daleks'']]). Hinchcliffe made substantial edits and changes to the score for the final transmitted version, along with getting BBC Radiophonic Workshop staffer [[Peter Howell]] to uncreditedly provide a few replacement music cues. After this, [[Dudley Simpson]] would be the only composer employed on the show all the way through to the end of Season 17, with the notable exception of the two serials directed by [[Douglas Camfield]], who refused to work with Simpson. | * [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] hated the production, feeling it belonged to the old way of doing things. He didn't like the Vogans, the masks, or the way the actors played Vogans with "Shakespearean projected shouting". He was particularly unhappy with the incidental music score by [[Carey Blyton]], which had been commissioned by director [[Michael E. Briant]] (who had previously worked with Blyton on [[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|''Death to the Daleks'']]). Hinchcliffe made substantial edits and changes to the score for the final transmitted version, along with getting BBC Radiophonic Workshop staffer [[Peter Howell]] to uncreditedly provide a few replacement music cues. After this, [[Dudley Simpson]] would be the only composer employed on the show all the way through to the end of Season 17, with the notable exception of the two serials directed by [[Douglas Camfield]], who refused to work with Simpson. | ||
* The secret radio transmitter disguised as a clothes brush, used by Kellman, is the very same prop that appears in ''[[Live and Let Die]]''. The prop was handed over by none other than [[Roger Moore]] himself when he visited the BBC in 1973. He later told ''[[Radio Times]]'' that the props master, not recognising Moore, had paid him two shillings and sixpence (12½p in decimal currency) for the item: "I'd popped into the Beeb [BBC] for a cup of tea and spotted a notice about an upcoming ''Doctor Who'', so I thought the darlings would be so cash-strapped they'd need anything they could get their hands on. It wasn't MGM, after all. But I didn't expect to walk out with two and six!" | * The secret radio transmitter disguised as a clothes brush, used by Kellman, is the very same prop that appears in ''[[Live and Let Die]]''. The prop was handed over by none other than [[Roger Moore]] himself when he visited the BBC in 1973. He later told ''[[Radio Times]]'' that the props master, not recognising Moore, had paid him two shillings and sixpence (12½p in decimal currency) for the item: "I'd popped into the Beeb [BBC] for a cup of tea and spotted a notice about an upcoming ''Doctor Who'', so I thought the darlings would be so cash-strapped they'd need anything they could get their hands on. It wasn't MGM, after all. But I didn't expect to walk out with two and six!" | ||
