Doctor Who S2 • Episode 5
Rise of the Cybermen
First aired
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Production Code
2.5
Written by
Tom MacRae
Directed by
Graeme Harper
Runtime
45 minutes
Story Type
Two-Parter
Time Travel
Present
Alternate Reality
UK Viewers
9.22 million
Appreciation Index
86
Synopsis
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.