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| 121[1] – Earthshock | |||
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| Directed by | Peter Grimwade | ||
| Written by | Eric Saward | ||
| Script editor | Antony Root Eric Saward (uncredited) | ||
| Produced by | John Nathan-Turner | ||
| Executive producer(s) | None | ||
| Music by | Malcolm Clarke | ||
| Production code | 6B | ||
| Series | Season 19 | ||
| Running time | 4 episodes, 25 minutes each | ||
| First broadcast | 8–16 March 1982 | ||
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Earthshock is the sixth serial of the 19th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 8 to 16 March 1982. This serial marks the final regular appearance of Matthew Waterhouse as Adric and his climactic death, with the final episode featuring unique silent credits in loving memory of the character. It is also the first to feature the Cybermen since Revenge of the Cybermen in 1975.
The serial is mainly set on Earth and a deep-space freighter in 2526. In the serial, the Cybermen plot to wipe out Earth, where a conference of multiple planets are planning to form a military pact to defeat the Cybermen in a war.
- ^ From the Doctor Who Magazine series overview, in issue 407 (pp26-29). The Discontinuity Guide, which counts the unbroadcast serial Shada, lists this as story number 122. Region 1 DVD releases follow The Discontinuity Guide numbering system.