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Exterminate, exterminate... oops, sorry, wrong character. It's just that, with the Daleks so instantly recognizable thanks to their catchphrase, how come the Cybermen have to remain silent the whole time? It's always sort of bugged me, even though those metallic creatures are scarily effective without the aid of words. Why did I make this digression? Because The Invasion: Episode 6 is when the aforementioned villains (Cybermen, not Daleks) make their proper entrance, having been reduced to cameos in parts 4 and 5.

Chapter five, in particular, ended in a most foreboding way, as Jamie, having descended into the sewers to photograph the extraterrestrial threat and help convince the authorities it isn't some kind of joke, was attacked by the supposedly unstoppable Cybermen. He manages to escape (he had to, since he is the Doctor's sidekick) and joins the rest of the team, ready to hear the Time Lord's summation of what is going on. Meanwhile, Vaughn realizes his allies might not intend to honor their part of the deal they struck with him, and decides to prepare the necessary countermeasures.

The multiple conspiracy gimmick brings an increase in pace and tension, thanks to which Episode 6 improves a great deal on previous chapters: with the Cybermen's presence unveiled, there is something real to fear, and the scene where they march on the streets of London is more than enough to make us overlook certain things that tend to weaken the plot (Troughton's function being limited to mere exposition of facts, for example). As in the rest of The Invasion, the best performance is given by Kevin Stoney, who really enjoys the various layers of evil the Vaughn character allows him to exploit.

Overall, a pretty solid episode. Not essential Doctor Who, but quite close.

Doctor Who: The Invasion: Episode 6 starts as Jamie (Frazer Hines), Zoe (Wendy Padbury) & Isobel (Sally Faulkner) are rescued from the Cybermen in the sewer & report back to Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart (Nicholas Courtney), however the Brigadier can't act without permission from his superiors in Geneva & the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) is worried as the Cyberman invasion could take place at any moment. The Doctor also discovers with Professor Watkins (Edward Burnham) help that the 1000's of International Electromatic products around the world contain a special circuit which will enable the Cybermen to send a hypnotic signal & immobilise Earth's population so the Cybermen will be virtually unchallenged as they take control of the world...

Episode 16 from season 6 this Doctor Who adventure was originally aired here in the UK during December 1968, directed by Douglas Camfield this episode is pretty good but there's a certain something missing. The script by Derrick Sherwin from a story by Kit Pedler seems to be going on forever, this is Episode 6 & I have to admit I'm a little bored of it & there's still two episode left. I'm resigned to the fact that the Cybermen have been wasted in this story & they make nothing more than a cameo appearance, to be honest it's all been about Vaughn & you could exchange the Cybermen for any Doctor Who monster & the story wouldn't significantly change. The Doctor himself has been strangely passive & underused in this episode, he spends the entire time in Isobel's house looking through a microscope before explaining in layman's terms the plot. Then there's the sudden rescue of Professor Watkins which isn't shown as the location filming went over time with passers-by hampering & holding things up so his rescue had to be canned as well as shots of the Cybermen marching by the Houses of Parliment, Hyde Park & Tower Bridge which is a real shame because the scene with them marching in front of St. Paul's cathedral is highly effective. The Invasion just isn't exciting me, I think the story is dull & only has a couple of strong points going for it, namely the Cybermen, Vaughn & Zoe's knickers...

The end of this episode features the, ahem, 'invasion' of London by the Cybermen, unfortunately while there is supposed to be 100's of Cybermen everywhere the BBC budget only stretched to six costumes so we see six Cybermen walking down a street & six walking down the steps of St. Paul's cathedral in an iconic scene that is very atmospheric & stylish although it lasts but a few seconds. I know the makers were working under certain conditions & I can understand that but this so called invasion is pretty weak & it won't convince anyone. The Cybermen really do look great though & their electronic voices are very effective & cold. As I mentioned in my comment for Episode 1 the animator's got Zoe's initial costume wrong & to prove it back at Isobel's house she changes back into her rather sexy catsuit, very nice...

The Invasion: Episode 6 is probably the best episode so far but still isn't quite the classic action packed Cyberman filled alien invasion that I was hoping for, it's still perfectly watchable especially if your a Doctor Who fan but other's should bear in mind this is pretty slow going & rather dated.

Review for all 8 episodes:

This is a truly classic story of the Cybermen invading Earth with the help of megalomaniac businessman Tobias Vaughn played brilliantly by Kevin Stoney. The villainous Vaughn is a superb character, performed to perfection and is actually the main adversary for The Doctor with the Cybermen very much in the background. This is not a bad thing as the Cybermen when they do appear have more impact and do their job as a 'monster' perfectly (especially in iconic scenes rising from the sewers to be seen starting to position themselves at locations such as St. Paul's Cathedral). Menacing, exciting and entertaining. Meanwhile Vaughn does his job perfectly, intellectually and verbally jousting with The Doctor better than any Cyberman really could.

To keep such quality up over 8 episodes is very impressive and it does so with cleverness and style. This is an all time classic, one of the greatest. It is a wonderful blend of great acting by regular cast and guest cast, characterisation, dialogue and direction (by Douglas Camfield). It has a good helping of action, tension, an intelligent script and is top notch storytelling from writers Sherwin and Pedler. Great stuff! All 8 episodes 10/10.