"Doctor Who" Rise of the Cybermen (2006)

Director:

Graeme Harper

Writers:

Tom MacRae (written by)
Gerry Davis (characters "Cybermen") ...

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (2005)

Original Air Date:

13 May 2006 (Season 2, Episode 5)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Upon landing on an alternate version of the Earth, The Doctor, Rose and Mickey learn that Peter Tyler is apparently alive and well. Lurking in the shadows are creatures made to destroy - one of The Doctor's greatest fears have come true...the Cybermen are reborn.

Plot Keywords:

Tardis | Cyberman | Alien | Time Lord | Companion

Cast

David Tennant	...	The Doctor
Billie Piper	...	Rose Tyler
Camille Coduri	...	Jackie Tyler
Noel Clarke	...	Mickey Smith
Shaun Dingwall	...	Pete Tyler
Roger Lloyd-Pack	...	John Lumic (as Roger Lloyd Pack)
Andrew Hayden Smith	...	Jake Simmonds (as Andrew Hayden-Smith)
Don Warrington	...	The President
Mona Hammond	...	Rita-Anne
Helen Griffin	...	Mrs. Moore
Colin Spaull	...	Mr. Crane
Paul Antony-Barber	...	Dr. Kendrick
Adam Shaw	...	Morris
Andrew Ufondo	...	Soldier
Duncan Duff	...	Newsreader

Runtime:

45 min | 45 min (50 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:U

Trivia:

Adam Shaw was cast at a day's notice.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: A crewmember and a camera are reflected in Mickey's Gran's glasses when Mickey meets her.

Quotes:

Cyberman: You will be deleted
The Doctor: But we surrender!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Doctor Who Confidential: Welcome to Torchwood (#2.12)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Entertaining Despite Some Flaws

This is a strange episode where the Tardis travels to an alternative universe where everything is the same but different . One in which Rose Tyler was never born , her would be father is very much alive , where everyone travels via blimps and where a megalomaniac is trying to reach immortality via cybernetics .

If you ignore one of the all time classics from the original series ( inferno from 1970 ) then this is a fairly entertaining two part story . Director Harper makes the best asset of night filming , something seen only very rarely in the original show . Some of the acting is superb especially from Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler and even David Tennant is impressive especially in the cliffhanger that'll have you gasping as to how the Doctor and his friends will get out of that one !

Despite the positives there are some negatives . Despite some good performances Noel Clarke is once again terrible while Don Warrington is wooden but Roger Lloyd Pack gives just about the worst performance ever seen in the show's revival as a cross between Trigger and Davros ( Trigos ? ) . I suppose we should be charitable and say that children watching this won't notice the acting or the fact previous continuity has been totally ignored and they begged their parents to be allowed to watch this show simply to see the Cybermen . Fair enough . You can't help thinking it could have been just a little bit better though