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Classic Who S25 • Serial 3 · (3 episodes)

Silver Nemesis

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First aired Wednesday, November 23, 1988
Production Code 7K
Written by Kevin Clarke
Directed by Chris Clough
Runtime 75 minutes
Time Travel Present
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) Doctor Who?
Inventory: (Potential Spoilers!) Fez
Locations Windsor Earth England
Synopsis

The arrival of a mysterious comet heralds impending danger from enemies both old and new. As Ace helps the Doctor defend Earth, she is confronted with a dangerous question... "Doctor Who?"

3 Episodes:

First aired Wednesday, November 23, 1988
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Kevin Clarke
Directed by Chris Clough
UK Viewers 6.1 million
Appreciation Index 71

Synopsis

The Doctor and Ace battle the time traveller Lady Peinforte and the Cybermen for possession of the incredibly powerful Nemesis statue, which is on its way back to the planet Earth to rendezvous with a destiny set in stone by the Doctor himself.

First aired Wednesday, November 30, 1988
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Kevin Clarke
Directed by Chris Clough
UK Viewers 5.2 million
Appreciation Index 70

Synopsis

As hostilities break out between factions vying for ownership of the comet, the Doctor goes after the worst of the lot - Cybermen, using Ace's upgraded boom box to flood Cyber Communications with jazz music while trying to locate the whereabouts of the fleet beyond this mere scouting party.

First aired Wednesday, December 7, 1988
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Kevin Clarke
Directed by Chris Clough
UK Viewers 5.2 million
Appreciation Index 70

Synopsis

With the Cyber Fleet poised nearby, the Doctor may have no choice but to let them have Nemesis. Meanwhile, Lady Peinforte and Richard navigate modern society, De Flores encounters an open betrayal, and Ace combats Cybermen with a slingshot.

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