UK, 19 April 1975-10 May 1975
4 episodes, average 25m
videotape, colour, 4:3
mono, English
Previous Serial: Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
Next Serial: Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Series: Doctor Who (1963-1989) – series 12, episode 13-20
A British television science fiction serial directed by Michael E. Briant from scripts by Gerry Davis.
Premise
The Doctor returns to the space station Nerva but thousands of years before their encounter with the Wirrn. It is currently a warning beacon for Jupiter’s new moon, a planet of gold. Most of the Nerva’s crew are dead and behind it are the Doctor’s old enemies, the Cybermen.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Michael E. Briant [parts 1-4]
© BBC 1975 [parts 1-4]
BBC [parts 1-4]
Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe [parts 1-4]
Production Unit Manager: George Gallaccio [parts 1-4]
[Written] By: Gerry Davis [parts 1-4]
Script Editor: Robert Holmes [parts 1-4]
Studio Lighting: Derek Slee [parts 1-4]
Film Cameraman: Elmer Cossey [parts 1-4]
Film Editor: Sheila S. Tomlinson [parts 1-4]
Title Music by: Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop [parts 1-4]
Title Music Arranged by: Delia Derbyshire *
Incidental Music: Carey Blyton [parts 1-4], Peter Howell *
Studio Sound: Norman Bennett [parts 1-4]
Film Sound: John Gatland [parts 1-4]
Special Sound: Dick Mills [parts 1-4]
Costume Designer: Prue Handley [parts 1-4]
Make-up: Cecile Hay-Arthur [parts 1-4]
Visual Effects Designer: James Ward [parts 1-4]
Title Sequence: Bernard Lodge [parts 1-4]
Designer: Roger Murray-Leach [parts 1-4]
Production Assistant: John Bradburn [parts 1-4]
Assistant Floor Managers: Rosemary Hester *, Russ Karel *
Cast
Part One
Tom Baker (Doctor Who)
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)
Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan)
Jeremy Wilkin (Kellman)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt (Commander Stevenson)
William Marlowe (Lester)
Alec Wallis (Warner)
David Collings (Vorus)
Michael Wisher (Magrik)
Christopher Robbie (Cyberleader)
Part Two
Tom Baker (Doctor Who)
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)
Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan)
Jeremy Wilkin (Kellman)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt (Commander Stevenson)
Kevin Stoney (Tyrum)
David Collings (Vorus)
William Marlowe (Lester)
Michael Wisher (Magrik)
Brian Grellis (Sheprah)
Christopher Robbie (Cyberleader)
Michael Jones (first Cyberman)
Part Three
Tom Baker (Doctor Who)
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)
Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan)
Jeremy Wilkin (Kellman)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt (Commander Stevenson)
William Marlowe (Lester)
Kevin Stoney (Tyrum)
David Collings (Vorus)
Brian Grellis (Sheprah)
Michael Wisher (Magrik)
Christopher Robbie (Cyberleader)
Michael Jones (first Cyberman)
Part Four
Tom Baker (Doctor Who)
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)
Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt (Commander Stevenson)
William Marlowe (Lester)
Kevin Stoney (Tyrum)
David Collings (Vorus)
Brian Grellis (Sheprah)
Michael Wisher (Magrik)
Christopher Robbie (Cyberleader)
Michael Jones (first Cyberman)
Uncredited
Alec Wallis [Warner]
Alternative Titles
The Battle for the Nerva – part four working title
The Beacon in Space – part one working title
The Gold Miners – part three working title
The Plague Carriers – part two working title
Return of the Cybermen – working title
The Revenge of the Cybermen – working title
Links
Extracts included in
This Is Your Life: Tom Baker (2000)
References
Books
- Doctor Who Program Guide 25th Anniverary Edition by James C. Armstrong Jr, Michael L. Brown p.47 – credits, episode list
- Doctor Who: The Television Companion by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker pp.282-284 – credits, synopsis, review
