Earthshock: Part Three 

The Doctor and Adric are taken prisoner aboard the freighter after they've discovered one of the crewmen dead. Captain Briggs is upset at the delay the disappearance of three crew members ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Grimwade

Writer:

Eric Saward (by)

Stars:

Peter Davison, Beryl Reid, James Warwick

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Peter Davison	...	The Doctor
Beryl Reid	...	Briggs
James Warwick	...	Scott
Clare Clifford	...	Kyle
Janet Fielding	...	Tegan
Sarah Sutton	...	Nyssa
Matthew Waterhouse	...	Adric
June Bland	...	Berger
Alec Sabin	...	Ringway
David Banks	...	Cyber Leader
Mark Hardy	...	Cyber Lieutenant

Storyline

The Doctor and Adric are taken prisoner aboard the freighter after they've discovered one of the crewmen dead. Captain Briggs is upset at the delay the disappearance of three crew members has caused but the Doctor denies having anything to do with that. Meanwhile, the Cyber leader activates the Cybermen they've placed in the ship's hold and sets off to take control of the ship. Unbeknown to anyone, a member of the crew is assisting the Cybermen in their quest but the Doctor finds a way to hold them off, at least temporarily.

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Plot Keywords:

cyberman | 26th century | 2520s | year 2526 | fifth doctor | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode was watched by 9.8 million viewers on its original transmission.

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Goofs

When Tegan and her crew arrive at the stairs and discover the shipmen murdered by the Cybermen, there is a member of the film crew in the shadows in the background, reading a script.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Cyber Leader: My army awakes, Doctor!

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Connections

Featured in Doctor Who Confidential: Episode #4.14 (2008)

User Reviews

Absolutely terrific episode.

The first thing that stands out about part three, is the direction. Peter Grimwade did a superb job directing this, so many times you watch episodes, such as Day of the Daleks, and see an invasion force of one or two. This was shot, and delivered in such a clever way, that you get the impression that there are numbers of Cybermen.

Every single thing about this one works, it's fast paced, thrilling, action packed, with Tegan on top form. I never particularly like the Cybermen outside of the 1960's episodes, Earthshock was the exception to the rule, and I think Part three was the best of the lot.

The scene of the Cybermen marching along the corridor, is arguably the most iconic shot from 80's Doctor Who.

Love it 10/10

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 1982 (UK)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1