Revenge of the Cybermen

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UK Viewers

9.5 million

Appreciation Index

57

Synopsis

The orbit of Jupiter, the 25th century. Arriving back on the Nerva Beacon much earlier in history, the Doctor and his friends discover the satellite beset by space plague while its crew struggles to keep space traffic away from Voga, the newest moon of Jupiter. But what is the connection between Voga, the plague, and some old enemies of the Doctor?

Part Two

First aired

Saturday, April 26, 1975

Runtime

25 minutes

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Directed by

UK Viewers

8.3 million

Synopsis

The Doctor transmits Sarah Jane and Harry down to Voga to cure Sarah Jane of the Cybermat's poison but Kellman's sabotage means he is unable to bring them back.

Part Three

First aired

Saturday, May 3, 1975

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

8.9 million

Synopsis

The Cybermen force the Doctor, Stevenson and Lester to carry bombs to the centre of Voga while Sarah Jane, Harry and Tyrum decide to contact Vorus.

Part Four

First aired

Saturday, May 10, 1975

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

9.4 million

Appreciation Index

58

Synopsis

The Doctor, Harry and Lester try to destroy the Cybermen's relay device, while the Vogans prepare to destroy Nerva even though Sarah Jane is still on board.

Characters

Fourth Doctor

Tom Baker

Sarah Jane Smith

Elisabeth Sladen

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Revenge of the Cybermen / Silver Nemesis

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HARRY SULLIVAN IS AN IMBECILE!

To be honest this story takes a while to really get going, the first 3 parts are kind of boring after the opening. The Cybermen look cool in this episode, especially with the head mounted weapons, but the voices are abysmally bad, like they did not even try to make it sound robotic or computerized in any way

The scene where the Doctor steers the beacon away from colliding was very well done though, the effects in this episode are pretty decent

Jonathan_

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Review last edited on 27-04-25

I liked this. :) I don't have a lot to say about this one, and I wasn't, like, SUPER into it, but I had a decently fun time with this. Reminds me of Evil of the Daleks, though I can't figure out why.

B.

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Review last edited on 24-04-25

I found this story a mixture of interesting and dull, such a mix-match of ideas that it ruins my enjoyment of it truly
I'm not that much a fan of the Cyberman design in this story. They're too bulky and have the least scariest design. Their sound design is also not great neither is their power set or physicality. The shaking of people's shoulders is funnier than it should be
Not sure about the writing style or choices, but I'm fond of the dynamic between Sarah Jane, the Doctor, and Harry in this story, they just give Harry such a hard time. If I were him I'd leave.
The civil war on Voga is distracting and kind of useless it ruins the flow and takes away from the real story that the Cybermen are there for, I liked the conceptual choice for the caves, gave the story a new environment
Not a big deal but that Cyber Snake Mat thing looks terrible, where are my little Cyber Mat boys, they are way better. Cuter and creepier

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Review last edited on 24-03-25

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Revenge of the Cybermen wasn't bad, but it was pretty boring. Though there were strong moments of suspense and tension early on, it pretty quickly devolved into a very boring series of flat-feeling scenes of boring dialogue. Maybe something about the planet of gold could have been done in an interesting way with the Cybermen, but it really feels like that wasn't achieved.

The reuse of sets from Ark in Space wasn't a bad idea. It's a good use of time travel to save a bit of money in a way that wasn't necessarily a creative hindrance. Exploring the same setting, especially an alien and futuristic one, across an extended time period - that sounds very interesting. Yet that feels like a piece of trivia in Revenge of the Cybermen more than an important or relevant plot point.

Still, Tom Baker and Elizabeth Sladen do a lot to still make this a fairly pleasant viewing experience. I'm not so sure Harry stood out as much in this one, but it's still a fun TARDIS crew and I was having some good fun before the third and fourth episodes kind of bored me.

dema1020

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Review last edited on 11-02-25

was a mistake

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Review last edited on 24-11-24