Earthshock (TV story)

The Doctor and his companions Adric, Nyssa and Tegan materialize on a freight ship en route to Earth.

Cast
Peter Davison (The Doctor) Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) (Tegan Jovanka) (Cyberleader)

Bad Guys
Cybermen.

Story Notes
This is one of the few serials in which the ending credits have been changed from the regular credits. Adric's gold math medal is shown broken in pieces while the credits roll in silence.

Broadcast Dates
Episode 1 - 8th March 1982 6:55pm

Episode 2 - 9th March 1982 7:05pm

Episode 3 - 15th March 1982 6:55pm

Episode 4 - 16th March 1982 7:05pm

Continuity
A major plot element involves the use of Adric's gold math medal (the gold star worn on his tunic to asphixiate a Cyberman. This was seen before in Revenge of the Cybermen.

The Cybermen use emotional words like "Excellent". Positive emotion is supposedly absent in Cybermen.

Cultural References
A major plot element is the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

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