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* The costume and make-up for the Cryons continued to evolve during this time; the silvery wisps of hair near the mouth were a particularly late addition, suggested by John Nathan-Turner to help conceal the join between the mask and the actor's skin. | * The costume and make-up for the Cryons continued to evolve during this time; the silvery wisps of hair near the mouth were a particularly late addition, suggested by John Nathan-Turner to help conceal the join between the mask and the actor's skin. | ||
* Trevor Raymond was originally cast as Statton, but he suffered a broken arm and had to drop out of the production. He was replaced by [[Jonathan David]], who had been hired to play the Cyber Lieutenant. David, in turn, was replaced by Brian Orrell, while Orrell's original role as a Cyberman was taken by John Ainley. | * Trevor Raymond was originally cast as Statton, but he suffered a broken arm and had to drop out of the production. He was replaced by [[Jonathan David]], who had been hired to play the Cyber Lieutenant. David, in turn, was replaced by Brian Orrell, while Orrell's original role as a Cyberman was taken by John Ainley. | ||
* For the tombs on Telos, the production returned to the same gravel quarry in Gerrards Cross where [[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)| | * For the tombs on Telos, the production returned to the same gravel quarry in Gerrards Cross where ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'''' ''was filmed, at the insistence of Ian Levine. It looked suitably barren on the recce, but when it came to filming, all kinds of flora had sprouted up in the spring weather. As the story was missing from the archives at the time, Levine meticously researched the sets to get the details right and was disappointed that they weren't recreated. | ||
* [[Michael Kilgarriff]] reprised his role as the Cyber Controller from [[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)| | * [[Michael Kilgarriff]] reprised his role as the Cyber Controller from ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'''', despite ''having gained a considerable amount of weight since then. [[Matthew Robinson]] said, "There wasn't enough silver foil in the world to disguise the girth". | ||
* Michael Kilgarriff was confused by the plot and worried about the violence. | * Michael Kilgarriff was confused by the plot and worried about the violence. | ||
* According to Patrick Mulkern of ''Radio Times'', [[Matthew Robinson]] "fought the lighting crew to keep the sewer scenes dark and effectively creepy" and had the idea of changing the Cryons from male to female. | * According to Patrick Mulkern of ''Radio Times'', [[Matthew Robinson]] "fought the lighting crew to keep the sewer scenes dark and effectively creepy" and had the idea of changing the Cryons from male to female. | ||
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* ''Human Cyborg'' - An interview with Professor [[Kevin Warwick]] | * ''Human Cyborg'' - An interview with Professor [[Kevin Warwick]] | ||
* ''The Cyber-Generations'' - A gallery of Cybermen throughout the series | * ''The Cyber-Generations'' - A gallery of Cybermen throughout the series | ||
* [[Radio Times | * ''[[Radio Times]]'' listings for ''Attack of the Cybermen'' and ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' (DVD-ROM) | ||
* A [[1969 (releases)|1969]] article from The Listener (DVD-ROM) | * A [[1969 (releases)|1969]] article from The Listener (DVD-ROM) | ||
* Isolated score | * Isolated score | ||
