Season 25, Episode 3 | 3 parts | First broadcast: 23 November – 7 December 1988 | Writer: Kevin Clarke | Director: Chris Clough
Cast
- Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor
- Sophie Aldred as Ace
- Fiona Walker as Lady Peinforte
- Anton Diffring as De Flores
- David Banks as the Cyber Leader
Summary
Three centuries after the Doctor launched a mysterious silver statue called Nemesis into orbit to keep it from falling into the wrong hands, its decaying orbit brings it crashing back to Earth in 1988, igniting a three-way race to claim it. The time-travelling sorceress Lady Peinforte, a scheming Neo-Nazi named De Flores, and an invading force of Cybermen all converge on the statue, forged from the living metal validium, forcing the Doctor and Ace to prevent its immense power from being unleashed.
Interesting Facts
- Broadcast to coincide with Doctor Who’s actual 25th anniversary on 23 November 1988, this story was produced as a special celebratory serial for the occasion.
- David Banks makes his fourth and final appearance as a Cyber Leader in the classic series, a role he had played across several Cybermen stories.
- Lady Peinforte is depicted as possessing dark secrets about the Doctor’s true, mysterious nature, tying into the era’s ongoing “Cartmel Masterplan” hints about his hidden past.
- The production was documented behind the scenes by an American television crew for a special about the making of Doctor Who tied to the anniversary.
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