Cyberman Ident Interruption (TV story)

The Cyberman Ident Interruption was an interruption by a Cyberman, specifically a Mondasian Cyberman voiced by Nicholas Briggs, preceeding the BBC One debut broadcast of The Doctor Falls.

Duncan Newmarch is performing his regular continuity announcement when the transmission is interrupted. The testcard appears briefly before the voice of a Mondasian Cyberman introduces the network. Newmarch is heard raging at the Cyberman for what they have done to "[his] door". The Cyberman announces that they will do the announcement while Newmarch will be "upgraded". Newmarch is subsequently upgraded as the Cyberman states that "time is running out for the Doctor".

At the same time, a variant appeared on BBC One Northern Ireland, featuring the same Cyberman audio but interrupting an announcement by Paul Buckle. In contrast to Newmarch's angry reaction, a startled Buckle asks the Cyberman how it got "in here".