Doctor Who: The Moonbase, Episode 4
The Moonbase, Episode 4
- 152.
- Season: 4
- Episode: 26
- First Aired: 3/4/1967
- Prod Code: HH
Trying to take his companions to Mars, the Doctor instead ends up on the Moon in the year 2070. Earth's weather is controlled by means of gravity waves directed from an internationally-run Moonbase, but the staff of the Moonbase are suffering from a mysterious outbreak of plague, and moments after the Doctor and his friends enter the entire Moonbase is placed under quarantine. The Doctor offers to help find a cure for the plague, which he suspects is no plague at all – and he's right. The base's food supplies have in fact been poisoned by Cybermen from the colony world Telos, who intend to seize control of the Graviton and use it to destroy the Earth – not as revenge for the destruction of Mondas, but simply and logically to eliminate a potential threat. Add a recap »
- Writers:
- Gerry DavisKit Pedler
- Director:
- Morris Barry
- Stars:
- Patrick Troughton (Dr. Who)
- Anneke Wills (Polly)
- Frazer Hines (Jamie)
- Michael Craze (Ben)
- Recurring Role:
- Reg Whitehead (Cyberman)
- Peter Hawkins (Cybermen Voices)
- Barry Ashton (Scientist)
- John Rolfe (Sam)
- Alan Rowe (Dr. Evans)
- Guest Star:
- Victor Pemberton (Scientist)
- Robin Scott (Scientist)
- Alan Wells (II) (Scientist)
- Peter Greene (Cyberman)
- Keith Goodman (Cyberman)
- Sonnie Willis (Cyberman)
- John Wills (Cyberman)
- Derek Calder (Scientist)
- Patrick Barr (Hobson)
- André Maranne (Benoit)
- Michael Wolf (Nils)
- About five minutes into the episode one of the injured crew is in the infirmary when the Cybermen reassert control. He gets up off of his bed and sneaks behind the guard, who's watching the door, not the beds. The guard is at the foot of an empty bed, and when the mind-controlled crewman reaches the left side of the foot of the bed (about one inch behind the guard) he then walks all the way around the bed (via the head of the bed) to get to the right side foot of the bed and hit the guard from behind. Not only is he no closer than he was on the left side of the foot of the bed, he could've just stepped one step forward to move to the right side. edit »
- A string is visible supporting the second cybership when it arrives in this episode. edit »
- Why do the Cybermen punch only one hole in the dome? edit »
- When Evans sneaks into the control room, he puts the padded helmet on the wrong way. edit »
- Stars are visible from the moon during lunar day when the lunar surface would be far too bright. edit »
- DVD: This episode was included in the Doctor Who: Lost in Time DVD set (BBCDVD 1353, Warner Home Video E2083) released in November 2004.
Video: This episode was included in Doctor Who: Cybermen: The Early Years (BBCV 4813) released in July 1992. Released in U.S.A./Canada (Warner Home Video E1104) in March 1993. edit »
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