Tardisode 5

Tardisode 5 was the fifth of the Tardisode series of mini-episode prologues to Doctor Who series two. This Tardisode was a prelude to the episode Rise of the Cybermen.

Plot
A mission briefing from Gemini calls all Preacher agents into action. It describes Cybus Industries, John Lumic, the head of Cybus Industries, and his latest "upgrade" — the Cybermen. It also tells how thousands of people have gone missing. The briefing ends, and the laptop it was playing on is closed by Ricky Smith (Mickey's counterpart on the parallel Earth), who drives away in a van just as an advertisement for Cybus Industries is heard on the radio, announcing: "Coming soon, the ultimate upgrade"...

Cast

 * Ricky Smith - Noel Clarke
 * Voice of Gemini - Robert Booth

Crew

 * Executive Producers - Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner
 * Script Editor - Simon Winstone

Continuity

 * Gemini forewarns the upgrade program. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen)
 * The unknown person referred to by the code name "Gemini" here is later revealed to be an alternate version of Pete Tyler. (TV: The Age of Steel)