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'''''The Tomb of the Cybermen''''' was the first serial of [[season 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It introduced the first [[Cyber-Controller]] and the [[Cybermat]]s. | '''''The Tomb of the Cybermen''''' was the first serial of [[Season 5 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It introduced the first [[Cyber-Controller]] and the [[Cybermat]]s. | ||
It is the earliest [[Second Doctor]] serial to survive in its entirety and, from its recovery in the early 1990s until the recovery of ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'' in 2013, it was the only complete serial extant from season 5. | It is the earliest [[Second Doctor]] serial to survive in its entirety and, from its recovery in the early 1990s until the recovery of ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'' in 2013, it was the only complete serial extant from season 5. | ||
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* [[Morris Barry]] wanted Michael Kilgarriff to play the Cyber Controller right from the beginning. However, Kilgarriff had never seen ''Doctor Who'' before and knew nothing about the Cybermen. So when Barry approached him about the role, he was very surprised to learn that the part would involve him being encased in silver and that he would not have any lines. Three days later, he telephoned Barry and agreed to do the role. | * [[Morris Barry]] wanted Michael Kilgarriff to play the Cyber Controller right from the beginning. However, Kilgarriff had never seen ''Doctor Who'' before and knew nothing about the Cybermen. So when Barry approached him about the role, he was very surprised to learn that the part would involve him being encased in silver and that he would not have any lines. Three days later, he telephoned Barry and agreed to do the role. | ||
* This is Victoria's only televised story that does not take place on Earth. | * This is Victoria's only televised story that does not take place on Earth. | ||
* This is the only story of [[Season 5]] not to consist of six episodes. | * This is the only story of [[Season 5 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 5]] not to consist of six episodes. | ||
* [[Deborah Watling]] admitted the scene in which Victoria gets sealed inside the sarcophagus was difficult for her to film due to her claustrophobia. | * [[Deborah Watling]] admitted the scene in which Victoria gets sealed inside the sarcophagus was difficult for her to film due to her claustrophobia. | ||
* [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Frazer Hines|Frazer Hine]]<nowiki/>[[Frazer Hines|s]] came up with the gag of the Doctor and Jamie holding each other's hands themselves. They did so without the director's knowledge, so that he'd have no choice but to leave it in. | * [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Frazer Hines|Frazer Hine]]<nowiki/>[[Frazer Hines|s]] came up with the gag of the Doctor and Jamie holding each other's hands themselves. They did so without the director's knowledge, so that he'd have no choice but to leave it in. | ||
