November 7th, 2012
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Confirmed for 2013: Cybermen and Stellar Cast
Confirmed for 2013: Cybermen and Stellar Cast
From the official site…
The Doctor will come face-to-face with some old enemies…
We can confirm that the Cybermen will be menacing the universe once again when Doctor Who returns for a run of eight epic episode in spring, 2013.The iconic enemies will feature in an adventure directed by Stephen Woolfenden and written by the acclaimed Neil Gaiman whose previous episode was the Hugo Award-winning, The Doctor’s Wife.
Starring Matt Smith as the Doctor and Jenna-Louise Coleman as the new companion, the episode co-stars Warwick Davis (Life’s Too Short and Harry Potter), Tamzin Outhwaite (EastEnders and Hotel Babylon) and Jason Watkins (Being Human and Lark Rise to Candleford) as a band of misfits on a mysterious planet…
Steven Moffat, Lead Writer and Executive Producer, told us, ‘Cybermen were always the monsters that scared me the most! Not just because they were an awesome military force, but because sometimes they could be sleek and silver and right behind you without you even knowing. ’ He added, ‘And with one of the all-time classic monsters returning, and a script from one of our finest novelists, it’s no surprise we have attracted such stellar names as Tamzin, Jason and Warwick.’
You can check out Cyber-galleries and enjoy clips from Cyberman stories in their very own Cyber-section or revisit Neil Gaiman’s previous Doctor Who adventure by watching interviews with the writer and clips from The Doctor’s Wife.
The Cybermen last appeared in 2011’s Closing Time but debuted in 1966 opposite William Hartnell’s Doctor in the classic The Tenth Planet. Over the years they have proven constant in their attempts to terrorise the Time Lord, invade our planet and destroy humanity… Secrecy surrounds all future adventures but we can’t wait to find out more about the Cybermen’s latest deadly gambit!
Doctor Who returns on December 25th for the Christmas Special and is back for a run of eight episodes in spring, 2013.
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doctorwhoone
November 7th, 2012 - 7:22pmSadly guys, that’s a trend that will continue with the next 8 episodes 🙁
Hopefully once series 8 has been commissioned by the BBC, the title sequence will go back to the way it was for series 5 and 6, or perhaps a whole new title sequence for Matt Smith could be made, like the video ‘Doctor Who Series 7 opening titles / intro 2012 /13 – VIEW IN HD’ made by ‘Billy Da Kid UK’ which I recommend taking a look at, it is absolutely awesome 😀
The TARDIS
November 7th, 2012 - 7:03pmHands up for Real Time Cybermen!!!
Some bloke
November 7th, 2012 - 6:51pmyeah sunday
Mr Evil Fez
November 7th, 2012 - 6:48pmI think Sunday.
The Twelfth Cyber Legion
November 7th, 2012 - 6:47pmWhen does it start???
DarkKnightDalek
November 7th, 2012 - 6:35pmi bet he will not last for long
and maybe people will not like him.
DarkKnightDalek
November 7th, 2012 - 6:33pmLooking Forward!!!!!!
But No 5 inch figures 🙁
Some bloke
November 7th, 2012 - 5:57pmyeah he’s in it
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
November 7th, 2012 - 5:54pmgreat!
dalek eternal
November 7th, 2012 - 5:51pmmean im a celebrity get me out of here lol
dalek eternal
November 7th, 2012 - 5:51pmbooboo did u know colin bakers in im a celibrity get you out of here
Some bloke
November 7th, 2012 - 5:41pmI really didn’t like the different image per story on the logo thing, looked awful!
Mr Evil Fez
November 7th, 2012 - 5:40pmThis is brilliant news, I heard it earlier on BBC Radio 2. I love the Cybermen and Neil Gaiman will make them more menacing and evil than ever. Warwick is a really good actor and he’s a nice addition to The Cyberman. 😉
Mr Evil Fez
November 7th, 2012 - 5:31pmI think they will have it again and I like it the title sequence.
Jack
November 7th, 2012 - 5:13pmI completely agree with you! It looked awful!
Some bloke
November 7th, 2012 - 4:34pmok fair enough, but which ever way you look at it, we’re both right, because although it is a christmas special, its still the sixth episode in the series. It’s not like you can skip over it
Ben Roberts
November 7th, 2012 - 4:24pmThe Christmas episode doesn’t count as episode 6. The production code for the Christmas episode is 7.X (series 7 – Xmas), and the production code for episode 6 is 7.6. So, this episode will be episode 12. Episode 13 is being written by Moffat.
Mr Zarbi
November 7th, 2012 - 4:12pmCybermen! (Hope the ice warriors return as well)
The Macra Terror
November 7th, 2012 - 3:57pmThey haven’t had a single two parter under the Moffat era. I think personally this is a superb oppurtunity to redesign them again , the best versions need to be looked at, The Moonbase/Tomb Cybermen were for me the very best but I do also have a soft spot for The Invasion ones going crazy in the sewers.
Some bloke
November 7th, 2012 - 3:50pmno 13, there are 8 episodes in the spring next year, not including the christmas special. The christmas special counts as episode 6, therefore the cybermen will be in episode 13
Doctordredd67
November 7th, 2012 - 3:49pmHope they dont have the OUT OF FOCUS title sequence that they had this autumn. It looked terrible.
Esterath
November 7th, 2012 - 3:41pmEpisode 12.
Dalek Jake
November 7th, 2012 - 3:35pmNeil Gaimam writing the Cybermen! Can’t Wait
Anonymous
November 7th, 2012 - 3:34pmI hope they make there redisghn more human looking like in the tenth planet
Some bloke
November 7th, 2012 - 3:21pmThis is going to be episode 13, so it should be pretty epic 🙂
doctorwhoone
November 7th, 2012 - 2:43pmWarwick ‘Star Wars’ Davies ? . . . . NICE !!!! 😀
I saw Warwick recently recently at the London MCM Expo during the last weekend of October. He was there also back in May this year.
Wish the Cybus version of the Cybermen where deleted now, there boring, not as fun as they where in my view, and I don’t like the idea that the Mondasian Cybermen of our universe now look like them but with a different chest plate in place of the Cybus logo. Ours should return with a new design, or one that has never been seen on screen like the ones in the 6th Doctor online story ‘Real Time’ or the 8th Doctor comic strip ‘The Flood’.
AlphaOmega
November 7th, 2012 - 2:17pmI hope they have a better role than in Closing Time…
Dalek Strategist
November 7th, 2012 - 1:22pmCybermen? Well, maybe they’re redesigning them! Oh well, I hope they’re gonna get more of an appearance than they did in Series 6.
The 14th Doctor
November 7th, 2012 - 12:01pmNormally, I wouldn’t be that fussed. The Cybermen have been in it a bit too much in SM years. But NEIL GAIMAN is writing it! He’ll give the Cybermen some of their menace back!
Doctor Stu
November 7th, 2012 - 11:53amsounds good