Eric Saward who wrote two of the three 1980’s Cybermen stories took it on the chin saying that it was just impossible to write a scene with an emotionless villain. They are meant to be cold emotionless beings encased in metal life support systems yet they continually show anger, fear, annoyance and even pride. Created by script writer Gerry Davis and medical scientist Kit Pedler, the Cybermen are unique in that they are monsters that say much about humanity and its obsession with technology and fear of death.Īppearing opposite 6 of the seven doctors in the classic series (even Pertwee got a brief scene in the Five Doctors), the Cybermen are an awkward adversary it must be said. Ofcourse the Cybermen are not actually responsible for the 1st Doctor’s regeneration, but they do appear in the last William Hartnell story, where viewers saw the character die for the first time, only to be reborn in another form. Introduced as far back as 1966, the Cybermen have the unusual honor of being the first monster to ‘kill’ the Doctor.
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