The Age of Steel
- Episode aired Nov 3, 2006
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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The Cybermen take control of London as the population is enslaved and the Doctor and his friends become fugitives.The Cybermen take control of London as the population is enslaved and the Doctor and his friends become fugitives.The Cybermen take control of London as the population is enslaved and the Doctor and his friends become fugitives.
Nicholas Briggs
- Cybermen
- (voice)
Kevin Hudson
- Cyberman
- (uncredited)
Ruari Mears
- Cyberman
- (uncredited)
Kevin Wickenden
- Cybermen
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe marching of thousands of mind-controlled Londoners to Battersea (referred to by the Doctor as "sheep") echoes the Pink Floyd song "Sheep" from their album Animals, where the sheep are led into the "valley of steel" to be slaughtered. The album also features a shot of Battersea Power Station on its cover, with a pig floating above it just like Lumic's own airship. Pink Floyd is known for incorporating the Doctor Who (1963) theme music into live performances of the song "One of These Days".
- GoofsWhen Mickey decides to stay behind, The Doctor tells him to take Rose's phone since it has the code. Mickey should already have that code on his phone. He sent it to Rose from his phone.
- Quotes
Mickey Smith: You're just making it up as you go along!
The Doctor: Yup. But I do it brilliantly.
- ConnectionsEdited from Doctor Who: Rose (2005)
- SoundtracksRose's Theme
Written by Murray Gold
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A Classic.
The "Rise of the Cybermen" / "Age of Steel" two-parter still remains the best Cyberman story since Doctor Who's 2005 revival.
Tom MacRae bravely takes the iconic villains, reinvents them & makes their history more relevant to every-day viewers by linking their inception to pre-existing modern technologies we rely on whilst simultaneously exploring both sides of the moral debate between the individualistic freedoms of humanity versus maintaining long lasting peace, health & stability in the form of indistinguishable uniformity.
It's a genius script which dares to make bold creative choices, questioning the ethical limitations of scientific endeavours - whether if in order to preserve humanity, we must sacrifice the humanity within ourselves & if that's ultimately a price worth actually paying?
Most other writers make the Cybermen nothing more than glorified robots whereas Tom constantly reaffirms the fact that these mechanical beings are indeed HUMAN underneath, grounding the narrative with far more personal stakes & stronger motivations for each character featured. It's a massive shame he's only written 3 Who episodes in total.
Plus, it takes a fiercely intelligent person to find a way of debating the morality of the Cybermen's actions. It's not often you can find a way of having the Doctor make an entertaining & captivating philosophical argument against a piece of emotionless machinery & yet he succeeds in doing so, regardless.
Tom MacRae bravely takes the iconic villains, reinvents them & makes their history more relevant to every-day viewers by linking their inception to pre-existing modern technologies we rely on whilst simultaneously exploring both sides of the moral debate between the individualistic freedoms of humanity versus maintaining long lasting peace, health & stability in the form of indistinguishable uniformity.
It's a genius script which dares to make bold creative choices, questioning the ethical limitations of scientific endeavours - whether if in order to preserve humanity, we must sacrifice the humanity within ourselves & if that's ultimately a price worth actually paying?
Most other writers make the Cybermen nothing more than glorified robots whereas Tom constantly reaffirms the fact that these mechanical beings are indeed HUMAN underneath, grounding the narrative with far more personal stakes & stronger motivations for each character featured. It's a massive shame he's only written 3 Who episodes in total.
Plus, it takes a fiercely intelligent person to find a way of debating the morality of the Cybermen's actions. It's not often you can find a way of having the Doctor make an entertaining & captivating philosophical argument against a piece of emotionless machinery & yet he succeeds in doing so, regardless.
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- Albert Embankment, London, England, UK(The Doctor and Rose say goodbye to Mickey)
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- Runtime45 minutes
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