The Age of Steel
- Episode aired Nov 3, 2006
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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The Cybermen take control of London as the population is enslaved and the Doctor and his friends become fugitives.The Cybermen take control of London as the population is enslaved and the Doctor and his friends become fugitives.The Cybermen take control of London as the population is enslaved and the Doctor and his friends become fugitives.
Nicholas Briggs
- Cybermen
- (voice)
Kevin Hudson
- Cyberman
- (uncredited)
Ruari Mears
- Cyberman
- (uncredited)
Kevin Wickenden
- Cybermen
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe marching of thousands of mind-controlled Londoners to Battersea (referred to by the Doctor as "sheep") echoes the Pink Floyd song "Sheep" from their album Animals, where the sheep are led into the "valley of steel" to be slaughtered. The album also features a shot of Battersea Power Station on its cover, with a pig floating above it just like Lumic's own airship. Pink Floyd is known for incorporating the Doctor Who (1963) theme music into live performances of the song "One of These Days".
- GoofsWhen Mickey decides to stay behind, The Doctor tells him to take Rose's phone since it has the code. Mickey should already have that code on his phone. He sent it to Rose from his phone.
- Quotes
Mickey Smith: You're just making it up as you go along!
The Doctor: Yup. But I do it brilliantly.
- ConnectionsEdited from Doctor Who: Rose (2005)
- SoundtracksRose's Theme
Written by Murray Gold
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Emotional roller-coaster
Once again, Doctor Who delivers the goods by the bucket load. It has humour ("You're just making it up as you go along!" "Yup, but I do it brilliantly"), action, monsters (in this case still more kick-ass cybermen), tragedy and scare tactics. In short, just what the doctor ordered (pun intended). The way that the emotions move from one to the other is done so well that there is no feeling of "get on with it". So, chalk up 3 out of the last 4 episodes that have made you laugh, then made you cry, and made you go "eek".
In terms of character development, this is clearly the clincher for Noel Clarke's Mickey (and Ricky). Being one of the Doctor's companions, you know that he will do the right thing, and may even suspect the manner that he does it. However, it is still an emotional wrench when he confirms his future path.
While "The rise of the Cybermen" had more of the sinister build up to terror, "The Age of Steel" is an all out blast. Like "Alien" compared to "Aliens" - both true classics, but in different ways. Can the series keep it up at this level? Let's hope so.
In terms of character development, this is clearly the clincher for Noel Clarke's Mickey (and Ricky). Being one of the Doctor's companions, you know that he will do the right thing, and may even suspect the manner that he does it. However, it is still an emotional wrench when he confirms his future path.
While "The rise of the Cybermen" had more of the sinister build up to terror, "The Age of Steel" is an all out blast. Like "Alien" compared to "Aliens" - both true classics, but in different ways. Can the series keep it up at this level? Let's hope so.
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- May 20, 2006
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- Albert Embankment, London, England, UK(The Doctor and Rose say goodbye to Mickey)
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- Runtime45 minutes
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