Revenge of the Cybermen
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Jump to navigationJump to search| Story Code: 4D / Season 12 | UK Airdate: 19 Apr to 10 May 1975 | Doctor: Tom Baker |
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This story aired in the following known countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. If no month is noted, the actual airdate is not confirmed, and is a close approximate. (Refer also to Selling Doctor Who for expanded airdates.)
| Netherlands | Oct 75 | PAL |
| Bahrain | ? | PAL |
| United Arab Emirates | 76? | PAL |
| Hong Kong | Feb 77 | PAL |
| Australia | May 77 | PAL |
| New Zealand | Aug 78 | PAL |
| United States* | Sep 78 | NTSC |
| Maldives? | 78? | PAL |
| Canada | Nov 78 | NTSC |
| Gibraltar | 79? | PAL |
| Brunei | Feb 79 | PAL |
| Nigeria | Mar 79 | PAL |
| Swaziland | Apr 79 | PAL |
| Chile | May 79 | NTSC |
| Mexico | Jun 79 | NTSC |
| Malta | Nov 79 | PAL |
| Puerto Rico | Nov 79? | NTSC |
| Italy | Feb 80 | PAL |
| Costa Rica | Feb 80 | NTSC |
| Ecuador | May 80 | NTSC |
| Nicaragua | Aug 80 | NTSC |
| Colombia | Sep 80 | NTSC |
| Brazil | 80? | PAL |
| Venezuela | 81 | NTSC |
| Honduras | ? | NTSC |
| Bahrain | Jan 82? | PAL |
- (*) The US date is based on the airdates for WTEV, which was the first US station to screen the initial package of 98 Tom Baker episodes.
- This story was dubbed into Spanish (for Latin America); Italian; French; Catalan, Galician and Spanish (for Spain); Turkish; and Japanese, and subtitled in Dutch, Croatian, Chinese and Swedish.
- It was also released as a subtitled VHS in Japan.
- This story was often shown after The Ark in Space, the stories being screened in production code order.
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Reissue
- The story was reissued in the mid-1980s, during the THIRD WAVE of sales.
| Monaco | Nov 83 | PAL |
| Sri Lanka | Jun 84? | PAL |
| Saudi Arabia | mid-85? | NTSC |
| Barbados/Saint Lucia | Jan 86 | NTSC |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Feb 86 | NTSC |
| Armed Forces Network | Apr 86 | NTSC |
| Bahamas | Sep 86 | NTSC |
| Taiwan | Oct 86 | NTSC |
| Yugoslavia | Oct 86 | PAL |
| Greece | Jan 87 | SECAM |
| Malaysia | May 87 | PAL |
| Spain | Mar 88 | PAL |
| Turkey | Aug 88 | PAL |
| France | Apr 89 | SECAM |
| Philippines | Aug 89? | NTSC |
| Japan | Sep 89 | NTSC |
| Sweden | Oct 96 | PAL |
| Poland | May 02 | PAL |
- Based on the number of known screenings worldwide, this is by far the number one top selling Doctor Who story of all, reaching over 42 countries. (The Ark in Space takes the second position.)
- The story was later dubbed into German and released on DVD.
US TV Guide descriptions
More Information
Title: Revenge of the Cybermen
- Part 1: Dr. Who and his friends encounter a strange plague from space.
- Part 2: Sarah is infected with the plague.
- Part 3: The Cybermen plan to destroy the planet of gold before the Vogans destroy them.
- Part 4: Dr. Who and Sarah await the biggest explosion in history.
- Compilation: After Dr. Who and his friends are exposed to a strange plague, Sarah becomes infected.
