Kingdom Of The Cybermen

Kingdom Of The Cybermen was the first story of Season 35 of Doctor Who. It was written by Andrew Peregrine, directed by Sandy Johnson and featured Richard E. Grant as the Doctor, Beverley Cressman as Abigail Norwood and Laurie Holden as Mohana.

## Kingdom Of The Cybermen

### Director

Susan Belbin

This is the first story for Mohana and the first under the Paramount Deal.

Synopsis

Lost in time, separated from the TARDIS, the Doctor and Selene find themselves at the centre of a medieval tournament at Tintagel Castle. The knights who carry the banner of King Mark are legend, among them Sir Kahedin and the valiant Sir Tristan. The strength and bravery of these heroes will not serve them, however, in battle against the soulless black knights who arrive at the castle to issue a grim ultimatum: submit for upgrade or be deleted. The travellers recognize these dark figures as modified Cybermen, but there is more at stake than the cyber conversion of Kingdom Kernow. A temporal paradox of incredible power has been created by these events, and the Doctor and his companion are not the only lost souls to have fallen through time.

Plot

Part 1

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Cast

The Doctor - Richard E. Grant

Selene - Beverley Cressman

Mohana - Laurie Holden

The Master - Eric Roberts

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Crew

Executive Producer - David Renwick

Writer - Andrew Peregrine

Producer - Susan Belbin

Script Editor - Steven Moffat

Director - Sandy Johnson

Director of Photography - Geoff Harrison

Production Designer - John Asbridge

Visual Effects - Orange Tree VFX

Make-Up Designer - Vanessa White

Casting Director - Andy Pryor

Music - Julian Stewart Lindsay

Costume Designer - James Baylan

Edited by - Mark Lawrence

Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer

Title Music - Julian Stewart Lindsay

Title Sequence by Mike Tucker

Memorable Quotes

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Background Information

Production History

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Development

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Production

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Post-Production

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Reaction

Part One received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 9.08m viewers. It ranked at 31st over the week.

Part Two received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 9.22m viewers. It ranked at 29th over the week.

Part Three received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 9.39m viewers. It ranked at 30th over the week.

Story Notes

This story is the first to feature episodes 45 minutes in length since (DW: Revelation of the Daleks).

This is the first Doctor Who story on television not to be made and broadcast in the 4:3 aspect ratio, with it being in 14:9, albeit shown letterboxed in a 4:3 frame on analogue.

This is the first story produced by Susan Belbin and script edited by Steven Moffat, as well as the first for David Renwick as showrunner and executive producer.

This is the first story for a script editor, where their first story in the role is one they have also written. This would occur again for Paul Cornell in (DW: The Winner's Protector), albeit co-written with Russell T Davies.

This story is the first to be repeated on BBC Choice the following evening after broadcast. This would continue on.

Continuity

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