Cybermen (CON episode)

Cybermen
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	Rise of the Cybermen
Broadcast date:	13 May 2006 (Full length), 19 May 2006 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	27'23" (Full length), 10'33" (Cut Down)
Key crew
Narrator:	Mark Gatiss
Memorable moment
Doctor Who Confidential
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Cybermen was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Rise of the Cybermen.

Aspects of production covered

• The logistics of the scene in which the people of Pete's World stop during the daily download.
• The relevance of the story in terms of present-day concerns about modern technology and information spread.
• Bringing back the Cybermen and redesigning them for a modern audience.
• Filming of the Cybermen smashing through the windows into parallel Jackie's home.

Additional topics covered

• The history of the Cybermen in the classic series.
• Physicality and movement of the Cybermen performers.

People interviewed

• David Tennant, The Doctor
• Lynsey Muir, 3rd Assistant Director
• Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
• Andrew Collins, Critic & Broadcaster
• Clayton Hickman, Editor, Doctor Who Magazine
• Graeme Harper, Director, Episode 5
• Neill Gorton, Creature Effects Designer
• Martin Rezard, Senior Technician
• Paul Kasey, Cyber Leader
• Ailsa Berk, Choreographer
• Nicholas Briggs, Cyber Voice
• Noel Clarke, Mickey Smith

Music list

• "Title Music (from 'A Clockwork Orange')" by Wendy Carlos, Album: A Clockwork Orange Soundtrack
• "Where's Your Head At?" by Basement Jaxx, Album: Rooty
• "Renegade Master '98 (Fatboy Slim Old Skool Remix)" by Wildchild, Album: Ultimate Club Mix
• "Live Forever" by Oasis, Album: Definitely Maybe
• "In The Shadows" by The Rasmus, Album: Now That's What I Call Music 58 (also used in CON: Shadow Play)
• "I Predict A Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs, Album: Employment
• "Rossini: La gazza ladra - Overture (The Thieving Magpie)" by Gioachino Rossini, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit, Album: Rossini: 8 Overtures
• "Op. 64 Act I The Knights' Dance (Danse des chevaliers)" by Sergei Prokofiev, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa, Album: Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Highlights
• "Play Dead" by Björk feat. David Arnold, Album: Debut

Crew

Executive Producer   Mark Cossey

Executive Producers for Dr Who   Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner

Series Producer   Gillane Seaborne

Produced & Directed by Zoë Rushton

General production staff Assistant Producer - Geoff Evans Production Co-Ordinator - Hannah Simpson Production Manager - Zoë Scott Production Team Assistants - Bethan Evans, Claire Jones Researchers - Alexander Gratton, Hannah Williams	Camera and lighting department Camera - Dewi Davies, Eric Huyton, Aled Jenkins, Johnny Rogers, Andy Smith Runners - Rhian Arwel, Alia Bianco, Lucy Lutman Special and visual effects Colourist - Simon Meek	General post-production staff Editor - Rob Mansell Sound Dubbing - Peter Jeffreys Sound - Steve Hoy, John McCombi, Kevin Meredith

bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential
BBC Wales
© BBC MMVI
Not every person who worked on this episode was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.

Elements retained in Cut Down

• The logistics of the scene in which the people of Pete's World stop during the daily download.
• Filming of the Cybermen smashing through the windows into parallel Jackie's home.

Home video releases

Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series DVD box set released on 20 November 2006.