Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)

Ascension of the Cybermen was the ninth episode of series 12 of Doctor Who.

Synopsis
Separated in a galaxy still dealing with the aftermath of the deadly Cyber-Wars, the Thirteenth Doctor and her companions are separated both from each other and from the TARDIS. Banding together with the last dredges of humanity, they must all attempt to find Ko Sharmus and the Boundary before Ashad, or any other remaining Cyberman forces, can locate them…

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Jodie Whittaker
 * Graham O'Brien - Bradley Walsh
 * Yasmin Khan - Mandip Gill
 * Ryan Sinclair - Tosin Cole
 * - Sacha Dhawan
 * Ashad - Patrick O'Kane
 * Ravio - Julie Graham
 * Ko Sharmus - Ian McElhinney
 * Yedlarmi - Alex Austin
 * Feekat - Steve Toussaint
 * Bescot - Rhiannon Clements
 * Ethan - Matt Carver
 * Fuskle - Jack Osborn
 * Brendan - Evan McCabe
 * Patrick - Branwell Donaghey
 * Meg - Orla O'Rourke
 * Michael - Andrew Macklin
 * Sergeant - Caolán Byrne
 * Voice of Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs
 * Cybermen - Matthew Rohman, Simon Carew, Jon Davey, Richard Highgate, Richard Price, Mickey Lewis, Matthew Doman, Paul Bailey

Crew
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Technology

 * The Doctor has given Graham a neural inhibitor system, which ought to act against a Cyberman's emotional inhibitor.
 * The Doctor has given Yaz a particle projector, which should project gold particles into the air, as an affront to the Cybermen.
 * The Doctor has given Ryan a rudimentary force field device, to shield the area when the Cybermen arrive.
 * Team TARDIS and the refugee group are attacked by Cyberdrones at their place of encampment.

Vehicles

 * The Doctor, Ryan and Ethan steal a Cyberfighter, another is taken by the Lone Cyberman.
 * Cyberfighters are a class of Cyber-shuttle, which is itself a type of small Cybership. They run on warp drives.
 * Graham, Yaz and company escape on the humans' Gravraft, which they later manage to land on a Cyber-Army war carrier ship.

Individuals
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The Doctor
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Science
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Species

 * Cyberdrones attack the refugees.

Locations
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Food and beverages
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Story notes

 * This episode had a "cold opening".
 * The episode had a smooth transition from the "cold opening" into the title sequence, with the scene going through the eye of a Cyber-helmet.
 * This is the second episode of the Thirteenth Doctor's era to feature the "middle eight" section of the Doctor Who theme during the closing credits, following The Woman Who Fell to Earth.
 * According to the subtitles, the two Pete's World design Cybermen with Ashad are "Cyberguards".

Ratings
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Filming locations
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Production errors
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Continuity

 * The Doctor has informed Yaz that Cybermen are "allergic" to gold. They plan to exploit this weakness with a particle projector. (TV: Revenge of the Cybermen, Earthshock, Silver Nemesis, Battlefield, Nightmare in Silver; AUDIO: Last of the Cybermen)
 * Yaz says she and Graham have experience surviving in the vacuum of space. (TV: The Ghost Monument)
 * The Doctor refers to the Lone Cyberman acquiring the Cyberium from her. (TV: The Haunting of Villa Diodati)
 * once again affirms that "everything is about to change". (TV: Spyfall)
 * The Ninth Doctor previously faced an army of Daleks forged from humans by the Dalek Emperor and were sickened by themselves for it following the near-annihilation of the species. (TV: The Parting of the Ways)

Home video releases
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