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Silver Nemesis

Rating		Votes
10	5%	4
9	3%	3
8	8%	7
7	22%	19
6	32%	28
5	13%	11
4	15%	13
3	1%	1
2	1%	1
1	0%	0
Average Rating 6.2
Votes 87

Synopsis

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide

The Doctor and Ace visit England in 1988, where three rival factions - the Cybermen, a group of Nazis and a 17th Century sorceress named Lady Peinforte - are attempting to gain control of a statue made of a living metal, validium, that was created by Rassilon as the ultimate defence for Gallifrey.

The statue has three components - a bow, an arrow and the figure itself - that must be brought together in order for it to be activated. They have been separated since 1638 when, in order to foil the first attempt by Peinforte to seize it, the Doctor launched the figure into orbit in a powered asteroid.

This asteroid has been approaching the Earth at twenty-five yearly intervals ever since, leaving a succession of disasters in its wake, and has now crash-landed near Windsor Castle.

The Doctor plays the three factions off against one other and eventually appears to concede defeat to the Cyber Leader. However, this is just part of a carefully-laid trap, and the Cybermen's fleet is totally wiped out by the statue.

Episode Endings

A spaceship touches down near Windsor and the occupants emerge. Ace asks who they are, and the Doctor replies: 'Cybermen.'

The Doctor discovers on a scanner that there are thousands of previously-invisible Cyber warships waiting above the Earth.

Ace asks the Doctor: 'Who are you?' He smiles and puts a finger to his lips.

Has Prerequisite Story

1 out of 26 (3.8%) raters say this story requires a previous story.

Extended Ratings

Plot

6.3

(30)

Acting

6.6

(30)

Effects

6.5

(30)

Replay

6.3

(29)

Ace - Dorothy McShane

Cybermen

Cast

The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy

Ace - Sophie Aldred

Cyber Leader - David Banks

Cyber Lieutenant - Mark Hardy

Cyberman - Brian Orrell

De Flores - Anton Diffring

Jazz Quartet Member - Courtney Pine

Jazz Quartet Member - Adrian Reid

Jazz Quartet Member - Ernest Mothle

Jazz Quartet Member - Frank Tontoh

Karl - Metin Yenal

Lady Peinforte - Fiona Walker

Mathematician - Leslie French

Mrs Remington - Dolores Gray

Richard - Gerard Murphy

Security Guard - Martyn Read

Skinhead - Chris Chering

Skinhead - Symond Lawes

Director:

Chris Clough

Writer:

Kevin Clarke

My Rating/Review

Latest Community Reviews

Classic TV Series

From the Reviewer:

User Rating:

7

Plot Rating:

8

Acting Rating:

7

Replay Rating:

9

Effects Rating:

8

Has Prerequisite(s):

Unsure

Reviewed By: EcclestonSmithReview Date: 1/30/19 9:37 pm

0 out of 3 found this review helpful.

This is my first old who Cybermen story and i really likes it

Classic TV Series

From the Reviewer:

User Rating:

4

Plot Rating:

2

Acting Rating:

5

Replay Rating:

3

Effects Rating:

4

Has Prerequisite(s):

No

Reviewed By: shady_toffeeReview Date: 1/21/19 6:59 pm

0 out of 0 found this review helpful.

Perhaps the strangest Doctor Who story I've seen so far. It's a crazy mishmash of random plot elements and characters almost like a soup rather than a script. It would have worked as a simple Cyberman episode but all the randomness that goes on makes it confusing and hard to watch for me personally. The saying 'less is more' could not be more applicable in this situation.

Classic TV Series

From the Reviewer:

User Rating:

2

Plot Rating:

2

Acting Rating:

4

Replay Rating:

2

Effects Rating:

5

Has Prerequisite(s):

No

Reviewed By: BlueboxReview Date: 1/14/18 2:10 am

0 out of 0 found this review helpful.

This story is such a mess, I’m just going to list some things that fill this story that isn’t add anything; The queens walk on
The Skinheads,
Mrs Remington.

The storyline has some promise, several factions fight over a sentient weapon. That’s a great concept but nothing happens with it. The neo nazis just turn up and get killed, the cybermen just come off as weak and Lady Peinforte is just bonkers.

And it’s supposed to be the 25th anniversary! I like how everyone just ignores that these days.

Classic TV Series

From the Reviewer:

User Rating:

3

Plot Rating:

3

Acting Rating:

2

Replay Rating:

2

Effects Rating:

3

Has Prerequisite(s):

No

Reviewed By: adamelijahReview Date: 5/18/15 10:16 pm

0 out of 0 found this review helpful.

Silver Nemesis is a weird mix of Cybermen, Nazis , and magic. The plot is hard to follow and illogical with some bizarre occurrences such as the Doctor and Ace's trip t to Windsor Palace to get help with the Silver Nemesis from the military by speaking to the Queen. It suffer from poor acting and poor effect with many of the scale models looking particularly poor.

On the positive side, there are some good scenes with the Doctor and Ace just hanging out together that are enjoyable to watch. In addition. I also have to admit to liking the action scene in the third episode. The scene did make the Cybermen look pathetic but it was probably the best shot sequence of the story and Ace and her slingshot are fantastic. There's also some hints of the Doctor having a deeper and perhaps more darker plan as well as some secrets, which was intriguing. I also like a bit of the Jazz

Overall this is probably the worst Cybermen story of all time because it really undermines them as a threat.Beyond the Cybermen, the story is overwhelmed by far too many character for a three parter and poor handling of them.

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