Stories TV Tales of the TARDIS Tales of the TARDIS Episode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Earthshock (TOTT version) 1 image Overview Characters Reviews 2 Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview First aired Wednesday, November 1, 2023 Written by Eric Saward Directed by Peter Grimwade Runtime 97 minutes Story Type Companion Exit Time Travel Past, Future Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Spaceship, Companion sacrifices themself, Companion Death Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Cyber-Wars Location (Potential Spoilers!) Briggs' freighter, Earth Synopsis A conference to unite military powers against the Cybermen is taking place and the Cybermen plot to destroy the Earth by crashing a space freighter into it. The Doctor must stop them, whatever the cost... Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Fifth Doctor Adric Nyssa Tegan Jovanka Cybermen Spoiler!Click to reveal 👀 Cyber-Leader Spoiler!Click to reveal 👀 Show All Characters (6) Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 2 reviews 25 November 2024 · 9 words Review by Rock_Angel 1 Omnibus format somehow works better for classic some how Like Liked 1 24 August 2024 · 145 words Review by WhoPotterVian Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! Quite a novel approach to presenting a classic series omnibus. It contains an opening and closing scene with Peter Davison and Janet Fielding reprising their roles, and gives us some much-needed closure regarding the Doctor and Tegan's grief for Adric. By showing us the Fifth Doctor and Tegan properly acknowledging Adric's death, and how lost it made them feel, it actually improves on the original version of Earthshock. The main Earthshock story is easily a highlight of the Peter Davison era. It's a dark and gritty tale that makes good use of the Cybermen, and gives Adric the best companion exit he could have had. I love the idea that the space freighter he is trapped on is the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, as it places the Doctor on the backfoot and means Adric is a fixed point that he can't change. Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating67 members 4.07 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 107 Favourited 7 Reviewed 2 Saved 1 Skipped 0 Owned 0 Related Stories Target Collection Doctor Who: Earthshock Rating: 3.67 Story Skipped Book More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Target Collection Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Tales of the TARDIS (Minisode) Earthshock (TOTT Minisode) Rating: 3.96 Story Skipped Minisode Reviews (2) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Tales of the TARDIS Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Classic Who S19 • Serial 6 · (4 episodes) Earthshock Rating: 4.09 Story Skipped TV Reviews (3) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who (1963-1996) Set of Stories: Fifth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Other variations of this story We define a variation as another way of experiencing the exact same story - like a reconstruction or an omnibus edition. Classic Who S19 • Serial 6 · (4 episodes) Earthshock Rating: 4.09 Story Skipped TV Reviews (3) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who (1963-1996) Set of Stories: Fifth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote