In December 1986, a new planet appears in the Solar System which turns out to be a long-lost twin of Earth's named Mondas. Its inhabitants are the Cybermen.In December 1986, a new planet appears in the Solar System which turns out to be a long-lost twin of Earth's named Mondas. Its inhabitants are the Cybermen.In December 1986, a new planet appears in the Solar System which turns out to be a long-lost twin of Earth's named Mondas. Its inhabitants are the Cybermen.
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- TriviaThe first ever appearance of The Cybermen.
- GoofsA boom microphone shadow is cast on Tito's head after he hangs up the telephone.
- Quotes
Krail: You must come and live with us.
Polly Wright: But we cannot live with you! You're different. You've got no feelings.
Krail: Feelings? I do not understand that word.
The Doctor: Emotions. Love. Pride. Hate. Fear. Have you no emotions, sir?
Krail: Come to Mondas and you will have no need of emotions. You will become like us.
[Mondas is draining Earth of its energy]
Cyberman: You must come and live with us.
Polly: But we cannot live with you, you're... you're different, you've got no feelings.
Cyberman: Feelings? I do not understand that word.
The Doctor: Emotions! Love, pride, hate, fear! Have you no emotions, sir?
Cyberman: Come to Mondas and you will have no need of emotions. You will become like us.
Polly: Like you?
Cyberman: We have freedom from disease, protection against heat and cold, true mastery. Do you prefer to die in misery?
Polly: But look, surely I... it's possible for us not to lose Earth's energy?
Cyberman: It is inevitable.
Polly: Then you don't mind if we all die.
Cyberman: Why should we mind?
The Doctor: [outraged] WHY? WHY?
Polly: Because millions and millions of people are going to suffer and die horribly!
Cyberman: We shall not be affected.
Polly: Don't you think of anything except yourselves?
Cyberman: We are equipped to survive. We are only interested in survival. Anything else is of no importance. Your deaths will not affect us.
Polly: But I can't make you understand, you're condemning us all to die! Have you no heart?
Cyberman: No, that is one of the weaknesses that we have removed.
- Crazy creditsWriter Kit Pedler's name is misspelled in the opening titles to several of this story's episodes.
- Alternate versionsThe BBC Video release of this story features a "reconstructed" version of the missing fourth episode made by combining a fan-recorded audio track with surviving clips, screen photographs called "telesnaps", and production stills.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Doctor Who Confidential: Confidential Christmas 2008 (2008)
- SoundtracksBlast Off!
Composed by Roger Roger (uncredited)
The Doctor's alien race are very long-lived, but they can regenerate into younger bodies when necessary. In this case, Hartnell passed the role onto Patrick Troughton, "the Second Doctor". I enjoyed this serial, even if the Cybermen looked rather silly. The last of the four chapters is lost, so for this release the producers commissioned an animated re-creation, using the existing audio tracks.
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- Runtime23 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1