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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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144 comments

  • Doctor J

    November 10th, 2012 - 9:37pm

    (THE NEW CYBERMEN ARE AWESOME) That is what they should have been when they came back. I’m glad they are finally re-disinged cause the CYBUSMEN look too robotic but these ones look close to human which makes them alot better and more serious.

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  • doctorwhoone

    November 10th, 2012 - 3:27pm

    If anyone wants to see a video featuring pictures of these new Cybermen, copy and paste this onto YouTube –

    *SPOILERS* – FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW CYBERMEN [SERIES 7 PART 2 – 2013]

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    • KORSAIR

      November 10th, 2012 - 3:34pm

      I’ve seen the new design and very nice it is too.

    • itdalek

      November 10th, 2012 - 6:52pm

      i like them a bit but i like cybermen with panels on the front like on all the old mondas cybermen or something like the earth shock cybermen

  • joe (joeandteddy)

    November 10th, 2012 - 11:15am

    Just seen an image of the new Cybermen…and all i can say is….WOW!

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    • doctorwhoone

      November 10th, 2012 - 3:44pm

      Hey Joe, long time no speak 🙂

    • joe (joeandteddy)

      November 10th, 2012 - 5:53pm

      hi there Jason. i recently closed my Youtube account, because youtube is more or less boring now. i know that you are too closing your youtube account soon. we can stay in touch as im gonna make a new deviant art so ill add you on there:)

    • doctorwhoone

      November 10th, 2012 - 6:21pm

      Excellent 😉

  • That Whovian over there

    November 10th, 2012 - 9:25am

    The new Cybermen look great – so much better than the Cybus ones! 😀

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  • John Smith

    November 10th, 2012 - 8:39am

    Oh! Did you guys see the redesigned Cybermen? I managed to find a picture of them! YOU HAVE TO SEE THEM!

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  • DALEKSKITTLES

    November 10th, 2012 - 8:23am

    do you think these new cybermen would be able to kill a dalek in a battle??
    bronzeRTD dalek v new cybermen

    pargium dalek v new cybermen

    who would win???

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    • John Smith

      November 10th, 2012 - 8:41am

      I’m a bigger fan of the Cybermen compared to the Daleks but I hate to say it but from what I’ve seen of the new Cybermen… Probably not. Maybe… But probably not. They still have those cheesy little arm guns and no “HEAVY DUTY LASER CANNONS!” but you never know. They could be tougher than they look.

    • edoe101

      November 10th, 2012 - 9:16am

      I’d rather have the Cyberman win.
      In Army Of Ghosts/Doomsday four Daleks annihilated a lot of RTD Cybermen. But with these new Cybermen, maybe they would be able to destroy a Dalek. I hope so, as the Cybermen are my favourite monsters.

    • Trenzalore 64

      November 10th, 2012 - 10:32am

      They seem to march like the old ones. That was the main thing i liked about the cybermen.

  • Doctor Stu

    November 9th, 2012 - 9:07pm

    Aah, I don’t like the new cybermen as much as the old ones. It would be cool if they were mondas cybermen and they have came to earth to fight the cybus ones

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    • Anonymous

      November 9th, 2012 - 10:16pm

      They are Mondas ones, they have been since TPO

    • John Smith

      November 10th, 2012 - 8:43am

      They are the Mondas ones. The Cybus ones died out yonks ago. The new look Cybermen are boss. DO NOT DISS THEM! From my point of view I never liked the Cybus design and I’m glad that they’re gone. I wonder what they’re voice will sound like. I hope they’re not all high pitched and annoying like the Moonbase-Tomb of the Cybermen ones. EARTHSHOCK VOICES FOR THE WIN!

  • Jamie

    November 9th, 2012 - 8:16pm

    Pictures of the new Cybermen are now online! They look amazing! 😀

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    • booboo

      November 9th, 2012 - 8:20pm

      here if anyone wants to see them http://healthytowers.tumblr.com/

    • Esterath

      November 9th, 2012 - 8:29pm

      What do you think of them, booboo?

    • booboo

      November 9th, 2012 - 9:03pm

      brilliant, much prefer them

    • Mr Evil Fez

      November 9th, 2012 - 9:16pm

      Totally agree Booboo, didn’t like them at first but now I think they’re better than the cybusmen and I want a action figure of them! 😉

    • Andrew Hall

      November 9th, 2012 - 9:21pm

      Not keen on the new design, i prefer the Cybus ones to be honest, must be in the minority of fans who do.

    • John Smith

      November 10th, 2012 - 8:46am

      The Cybus ones were way to chunky and clunky. Cybermen should be stealthy, like Weeping Angles. You turn around and then… BAM!!! They’re right behind you. The Cybus ones were all show and no go. I recon that these new Cybermen will be a hit with younger fans and older fans of the show.

    • John Smith

      November 10th, 2012 - 10:37am

      How about this… A Cybermen picks up a Dalek and throws it over the edge of a cliff or something? I’d like to see a Dalek compete with that!

  • edoe101

    November 9th, 2012 - 7:55pm

    Yowza. This is great news! I’m glad the Cybermen are back, and combined with the mighty pen of Neil Gaiman, then it can only mean great things.

    Wow, this site has changed a lot. Last time I was here, the comment colour scheme was blue. I used to be here under the name of 5yberman.

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  • Steampunk Doctor

    November 8th, 2012 - 6:18pm

    WARRICK DAVIS !!!!!

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  • 11matt

    November 8th, 2012 - 5:08pm

    Colin baker is going to be on i am a celebrity get me out of here

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    • Some bloke

      November 8th, 2012 - 5:38pm

      Everyone keeps posting this, i suggest everyone reads the comments below before posting 🙂

    • 11matt

      November 8th, 2012 - 7:54pm

      sorry

    • Some bloke

      November 8th, 2012 - 8:40pm

      no promblem 🙂

  • the astronaut of death

    November 8th, 2012 - 4:55pm

    guys i have found this site and someone has seen the new cybermen during filming and they have posted a discription

    Very similar to the Cybus ones, but they have tighter armour and Tomb of the Cybermen-like faces!!! Really shiny. The armour is like slim-fitted rubber, similar to the new Sontarans, but silver. Guns fixed on arms, and the leader has an extra gun.

    They’re walking softly, slowly, and quietly, like the Hartnell/Troughton era Cybermen

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    • 11matt

      November 8th, 2012 - 5:07pm

      sounds good

    • Dalek Strategist

      November 8th, 2012 - 6:04pm

      These new Cybermen sound “Excellent!” 😉

    • doctorwhoone

      November 8th, 2012 - 7:13pm

      Whats the name of this website ?. I wouldn’t mind a look 🙂

    • booboo

      November 8th, 2012 - 8:00pm

      its come from twitter accounts and just copied elsewhere, you can see them all here https://twitter.com/search?q=%23dwsr&src=hash

    • Trenzalore 64

      November 9th, 2012 - 4:31pm

      These new cyberman sound classy, i will miss the cybus cybermen and their marching. But bring on the new ones!!

    • Esterath

      November 9th, 2012 - 4:46pm

      I won’t. I hated the Cybusmen.

  • Esterath

    November 8th, 2012 - 4:49pm

    Wow! The new Cybermen sound awesome!

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  • John Smith

    November 8th, 2012 - 9:19am

    Cybermen, CYBERMEN, CYBERMEN! YES! I Love the Cybermen they’re my favourite Doctor Who enemy (until the got their Cybus industries redesign). I hope that Gaiman will jump to his senses and make a Mondas Cyber story. I heard about the cast and it sounds fantastic. WARWICK DAVIS!

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  • Doctor Who Crazy Ross Muscroft

    November 7th, 2012 - 8:43pm

    Neil Gaiman tweeted me some ideas of title names including ‘One Rani Toomany’, ‘The Fish Timelord’ and ‘Old Time Moonbase’.

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    • Some bloke

      November 7th, 2012 - 9:23pm

      I think these are jokes LOL

    • Mr Evil Fez

      November 8th, 2012 - 7:23am

      But then we know the first word has 3 letters, the 2nd has 4, and the 3rd has 8. The — Cybermen?

    • John Smith

      November 8th, 2012 - 9:21am

      It’s probably going to be called “The last Cybermen”. To be honest I hate how with so many Doctor Who stories the Cybermen are always scavenging the universe, being a run down load of metal men and there’s only five of them.

  • the astronaut of death

    November 7th, 2012 - 7:36pm

    i have a feeling this ep is going to be a matt smith classic

    also conin baker ( the 6th doctor) is going to be in this years im a celeberity get me out of here .it starts at 9:00pm on sunday on itv1

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  • DarkKnightDalek

    November 7th, 2012 - 6:33pm

    Looking Forward!!!!!!

    But No 5 inch figures 🙁

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    • Emperor Omega

      November 7th, 2012 - 11:04pm

      I know, right? CO couldn’t have picked a worse time for them to alter the scale of the New Series figures. What if these Cybermen are a whole new design? We’d never be able to set them up against any of the old Doctors. 🙁

    • DarkKnightDalek

      November 8th, 2012 - 3:53pm

      I KNOW so so so sad 🙁

      but it will save me some money becuase i will not be collecting them any more

      so now i am thinking of collecting Batman figures

    • Emperor Omega

      November 8th, 2012 - 5:32pm

      True, there are some upsides to this. Personally, I’ve started collecting figures from ‘HALO’. I only have 3 so far, but there’ll be plenty more. 🙂

    • Anonymous

      November 9th, 2012 - 9:42pm

      Just seen the new design. Love it! Still bummed about no 5 inch figure, though. 🙁

    • John Smith

      November 10th, 2012 - 8:47am

      CHARACTER OPTIONS!!!!!!! They honestly couldn’t of picked a worse time. AHHHH! RAGE FACE! And I love the new design!

  • RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND

    November 7th, 2012 - 5:54pm

    great!

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  • dalek eternal

    November 7th, 2012 - 5:51pm

    booboo did u know colin bakers in im a celibrity get you out of here

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    • dalek eternal

      November 7th, 2012 - 5:51pm

      mean im a celebrity get me out of here lol

    • Some bloke

      November 7th, 2012 - 5:57pm

      yeah he’s in it

    • DarkKnightDalek

      November 7th, 2012 - 6:35pm

      i bet he will not last for long

      and maybe people will not like him.

    • The Twelfth Cyber Legion

      November 7th, 2012 - 6:47pm

      When does it start???

    • Mr Evil Fez

      November 7th, 2012 - 6:48pm

      I think Sunday.

    • Some bloke

      November 7th, 2012 - 6:51pm

      yeah sunday

    • Anonymous

      November 7th, 2012 - 8:53pm

      I think people will like him. He’s a really nice man, but being nice isn’t always enough. He’s getting my support though, that’s for sure.

    • The 14th Doctor

      November 7th, 2012 - 9:41pm

      ^That was me

  • Mr Evil Fez

    November 7th, 2012 - 5:40pm

    This 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. 😉

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  • Mr Zarbi

    November 7th, 2012 - 4:12pm

    Cybermen! (Hope the ice warriors return as well)

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    • droney

      November 8th, 2012 - 5:11am

      They are.

    • Some bloke

      November 8th, 2012 - 7:39am

      supposedly

    • droney

      November 9th, 2012 - 4:53am

      Yes ep 8

    • Some bloke

      November 9th, 2012 - 9:08am

      how do you know? 🙂 TELL ME!!!

    • John Smith

      November 10th, 2012 - 8:48am

      It was either the Ice-Warriors or the Zygons… Mhh… ICE-WARRIORS!

  • Doctordredd67

    November 7th, 2012 - 3:49pm

    Hope they dont have the OUT OF FOCUS title sequence that they had this autumn. It looked terrible.

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    • Jack

      November 7th, 2012 - 5:13pm

      I completely agree with you! It looked awful!

    • Mr Evil Fez

      November 7th, 2012 - 5:31pm

      I think they will have it again and I like it the title sequence.

    • Some bloke

      November 7th, 2012 - 5:41pm

      I really didn’t like the different image per story on the logo thing, looked awful!

    • doctorwhoone

      November 7th, 2012 - 7:22pm

      Sadly 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 😀

    • AndZa09

      November 8th, 2012 - 8:40am

      Ya i loved those titles made by Billy Da Kid UK

  • Dalek Jake

    November 7th, 2012 - 3:35pm

    Neil Gaimam writing the Cybermen! Can’t Wait

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  • Anonymous

    November 7th, 2012 - 3:34pm

    I hope they make there redisghn more human looking like in the tenth planet

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  • Some bloke

    November 7th, 2012 - 3:21pm

    This is going to be episode 13, so it should be pretty epic 🙂

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    • Esterath

      November 7th, 2012 - 3:41pm

      Episode 12.

    • Some bloke

      November 7th, 2012 - 3:50pm

      no 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

    • Ben Roberts

      November 7th, 2012 - 4:24pm

      The 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.

    • Some bloke

      November 7th, 2012 - 4:34pm

      ok 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

  • doctorwhoone

    November 7th, 2012 - 2:43pm

    Warwick ‘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’.

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    • The TARDIS

      November 7th, 2012 - 7:03pm

      Hands up for Real Time Cybermen!!!

  • AlphaOmega

    November 7th, 2012 - 2:17pm

    I hope they have a better role than in Closing Time…

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  • Dalek Strategist

    November 7th, 2012 - 1:22pm

    Cybermen? Well, maybe they’re redesigning them! Oh well, I hope they’re gonna get more of an appearance than they did in Series 6.

    Reply
  • The 14th Doctor

    November 7th, 2012 - 12:01pm

    Normally, 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!

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    • The Macra Terror

      November 7th, 2012 - 3:57pm

      They 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.

  • Doctor Stu

    November 7th, 2012 - 11:53am

    sounds good

    Reply

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