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Doctor Who: Earthshock

Doctor Who (1963)

Doctor Who: Earthshock

BBC Home Video (Mar 08, 1982)
TV Series | Action | Adventure | Science Fiction
UK | English | Color | 01:37
Digital
1 disc
Region 1

The TARDIS arrives on Earth in the 26th Century in a cave system containing numerous dinosaur fossils. The Doctor's party comes under suspicion from a military force, led by Lieutenant Scott, who are investigating the disappearance of a group of palaeontologists and geologists. They are all then attacked by androids - the true culprits - under the control of the Cybermen.

The Doctor manages to deactivate a bomb intended by the Cybermen to destroy an imminent peace conference. He then follows the bomb's activating signal to an approaching space freighter, commanded by Captain Briggs, on board which it transpires that an army of Cybermen are concealed.

An attempt by Adric to thwart the Cybermen's plans result in the freighter being inadvertently sent millions of years into the past, where it explodes and causes the extinction of the dinosaurs - and also the death of Adric. The Doctor destroys the Cyber Leader by forcing into its chest unit some gold fragments from a badge previously worn by Adric.


Cast View all

Peter Davison The Doctor
James Warwick Scott
Clare Clifford Kyle
Janet Fielding Tegan
Sarah Sutton Nyssa
Matthew Waterhouse Adric
Steve Morley Walters
Suzi Arden Snyder
Ann Holloway Mitchell
Anne Clements First Trooper
Mark Straker Second Trooper
David Banks Cyber Leader
David Bache Cyberman
Graham Cole Cyberman
Nikki Dunsford Trooper
Jonathan Evans Soldier Marshall
Barney Lawrence Android
Caroline Mary Simmons Android

Episodes View details

19 Earthshock (1) 25 min | Mar 08, 1982

The TARDIS crew arrives on Earth in the 26th Century in a cave system where a military force is investigating the disappearance of a palaentological expedition.

Director: Peter Grimwade
Writer: Eric Saward
Guest stars: June Bland (Berger), Beryl Reid (Briggs), David Banks (Cyber Leader), Mark Hardy (Cyber Lieutenant), Mark Fletcher (First Crew Member), Anne Clements (First Trooper), Clare Clifford (Kyle), Ann Holloway (Mitchell), Alec Sabin (Ringway), James Warwick (Scott)
20 Earthshock (2) 25 min | Mar 09, 1982

The TARDIS crew arrives on Earth in the 26th Century in a cave system where a military force is investigating the disappearance of a palaentological expedition.

Director: Peter Grimwade
Writer: Eric Saward
Guest stars: June Bland (Berger), Beryl Reid (Briggs), David Banks (Cyber Leader), Mark Hardy (Cyber Lieutenant), Mark Fletcher (First Crew Member), Anne Clements (First Trooper), Clare Clifford (Kyle), Ann Holloway (Mitchell), Alec Sabin (Ringway), James Warwick (Scott)
21 Earthshock (3) 25 min | Mar 15, 1982

The TARDIS crew arrives on Earth in the 26th Century in a cave system where a military force is investigating the disappearance of a palaentological expedition.

Director: Peter Grimwade
Writer: Eric Saward
Guest stars: June Bland (Berger), Beryl Reid (Briggs), David Banks (Cyber Leader), Mark Hardy (Cyber Lieutenant), Mark Fletcher (First Crew Member), Anne Clements (First Trooper), Clare Clifford (Kyle), Ann Holloway (Mitchell), Alec Sabin (Ringway), James Warwick (Scott)
22 Earthshock (4) 25 min | Mar 16, 1982

The TARDIS crew arrives on Earth in the 26th Century in a cave system where a military force is investigating the disappearance of a palaentological expedition.

Director: Peter Grimwade
Writer: Eric Saward
Guest stars: June Bland (Berger), Beryl Reid (Briggs), David Banks (Cyber Leader), Mark Hardy (Cyber Lieutenant), Mark Fletcher (First Crew Member), Anne Clements (First Trooper), Clare Clifford (Kyle), Ann Holloway (Mitchell), Alec Sabin (Ringway), James Warwick (Scott)