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"The Tomb of the Cybermen"
Episode 1
Series Doctor Who
Season 5, Episode 1
Doctor Who 5.01 001
Air date September 2nd, 1967
Writers Kit Pedler; Gerry Davis
Director Morris Barry
Producers Peter Bryant
Starring Patrick Troughton; Frazer Hines; Deborah Watling
Episode guide
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"The Evil of the Daleks (Part 7)"
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"The Tomb of the Cybermen (Part 2)"

"Episode 1" is the title to the first chapter in "The Tomb of the Cybermen" storyline from season five of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the first episode of the season and the 170th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Morris Barry and written by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis. It was produced by Peter Bryant. This episode first aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom on September 2nd, 1967.

In this episode, the Second Doctor and his companions Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield travel in the TARDIS to the planet Telos where they find a human archaeological team excavating an ancient tomb in the side of a mountain. At first the Doctor appears disinterested in their work until he learns that they believe it to be the original resting site of the Cybermen.

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Principal Cast[]

Actor Role
Patrick Troughton Second Doctor
Frazer Hines Jamie McCrimmon
Deborah Watling Victoria Waterfield

Guest Stars[]

Actor Role
Roy Stewart Toberman
Aubrey Richards Professor Parry
Cyril Shaps John Viner
Clive Merrison Jim Callum
Shirley Cooklin Kaftan
George Roubicek Captain Hooper
George Pastell Eric Klieg
Alan Johns Ted Rogers
Bernard Holley Peter Haydon
Ray Grover Crewman

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