Cyberman (audio drama series)

Cyberman
Big Finish Productions audio drama
Series	Cyberman
Written by	Nicholas Briggs (Series 1) James Swallow (Series 2)
Directed by	Nicholas Briggs
Produced by	Nicholas Briggs Jason Haigh-Ellery
Length	8x70 minutes

Cyberman is a series of Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . Eight audio plays were produced in 2 series of 4 CDs. ^[1] The series takes place during a fictional time in the Doctor Who universe known as the Orion Wars. ^[2] During the Orion Wars, humanity is at war with androids who no longer wish to be under human control. ^[2] The center of the action is Project Scorpius, a "military project gone dark, off the books." ^[3]

The series is produced by Nicholas Briggs and Big Finish Managing Director Jason Haigh-Ellery.

Cast

Series 1 (2005)

• Samantha – Hannah Smith
• Paul Hunt / Comms / Security – Barnaby Edwards
• Hendry/Helliton/Glaust/Karen's Father/Protester/Guard – Ian Brooker
• Duncan Levinson / Captain / Pilot / Public Address / Soldier – Toby Longworth
• SSC Control/Operations Officer/Helm – Samantha Sanns
• Comp – Samantha Sanns
• Admiral Karen Brett – Sarah Mowat
• Captain Liam Barnaby / Nash – Mark McDonnell
• Computer – Hannah Smith
• Cyberman/CyberPlanner/Control/Guard/Reporter – Nicholas Briggs

Series 2 (2009)

• Liam Barnaby – Mark McDonnell
• Samantha Thorn – Hannah Smith
• Paul Hunt – Barnaby Edwards
• Hazel Trahn – Jo Castleton
• Yan – Ian Brooker
• Chessman – Ian Brooker
• Milo Taggart – Andrew Dickens
• Louis Richter – Toby Hadoke
• Merced – Martin Trent
• Becca Trahn – Cal Jaggers
• Janice Webb – Jess Robinson
• The News – Stuart Crossman
• Cybermen/CyberPlanner – Nicholas Briggs

Episodes

Series 1 (2005)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"Scorpius"	Nicholas Briggs	Nicholas Briggs	Paul, Karen, Liam, Samantha, Cybermen, Cyber-Planner	September 2005 (2005-09)
The human race is at war with its own android creations. The story centers around several characters, but mostly concerns Admiral Karen Brett, who is in command of the Redoubtable. [2] Brett is a character who will do whatever needs to be done to finish the job during wartime. [2] The Cybermen don't appear until about half way through the audio drama and their own need to survive mirror's Brett's motivations. [2] The character of Paul Hunt is in league with the Cybermen, though the other characters don't know this yet. [2]
2	"Fear"	Nicholas Briggs	Nicholas Briggs	Paul, Karen, Liam, Samantha, Cybermen, Cyber-Planner	October 2005 (2005-10)
The Orion War situation is worsening by the day. The human race is sleepwalking towards extinction. Now, the time is right for the next phase of the Cyber plan to begin.
3	"Conversion"	Nicholas Briggs	Nicholas Briggs	Paul, Karen, Liam, Samantha, Cybermen, Cyber-Planner	November 2005 (2005-11)
The Cybermen... The great civilisation we could have been... if we'd taken another path. A purer path. The Scorpius strategy is now in full operation. There will be victory in Orion...
4	"Telos"	Nicholas Briggs	Nicholas Briggs	Paul, Karen, Liam, Samantha, Cybermen, Cyber-Planner	January 2006 (2006-01)
The Earth's government is under Cyber control. The only hope for civilisation is that androids and humans can work together. But the Cybermen intend to activate their Master Hibernation Vault on Telos, releasing billions of Cybermen.

Series 2 (2009)

1. "Cyberman – Released Items". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
2. Mollmann, Steve (9 August 2009). "Cyberman: Scorpius Review". Unreality SF. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
3. "A review of the Big Finish audio-drama, 'Cyberman: Project Scorpius.'". The Fireside Table. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

External links

• Cyberman at the Big Finish Website

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released

v t e Doctor Who : Cyberman stories
Television First Doctor The Tenth Planet Second Doctor The Moonbase The Tomb of the Cybermen The Wheel in Space The Invasion Fourth Doctor Revenge of the Cybermen Fifth Doctor Earthshock "The Five Doctors" Sixth Doctor Attack of the Cybermen Seventh Doctor Silver Nemesis Tenth Doctor "Rise of the Cybermen" / "The Age of Steel" "Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday" "The Next Doctor" Eleventh Doctor "Closing Time" "Nightmare in Silver" Twelfth Doctor "Dark Water" / "Death in Heaven" "World Enough and Time" / "The Doctor Falls" Thirteenth Doctor "The Haunting of Villa Diodati" "Ascension of the Cybermen" / "The Timeless Children" "The Power of the Doctor" Other appearances Major "Cyberwoman" Minor The War Games The Mind of Evil Carnival of Monsters "Dalek" "The Pandorica Opens" / "The Big Bang" "A Good Man Goes to War" "The Day of the Doctor" "The Time of the Doctor" "Face the Raven" "Hell Bent" "Once, Upon Time" / "The Vanquishers" See also Dimensions in Time Tardisode "Twice Upon a Time"
Audio Spare Parts Legend of the Cybermen
Books Iceberg Made of Steel
Video games Destiny of the Doctors Top Trumps "Blood of the Cybermen" Return to Earth The Mazes of Time The Eternity Clock Legacy Lego Dimensions
Stage Doctor Who Prom Doctor Who Live

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