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:

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

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

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

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

[as the Cybermen are softening a bridge door]
The Doctor: [to Adric] What is the square root of 3.69873?
Adric: About 1.92321.
[the Doctor enters it into the freighter's computer and 1.923208 appears on the monitor]
Berger: [next to the bridge door] That's not possible!
The Doctor: Oh, he's very good, and almost right.

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Connections

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

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