Favourite sixties Cybermen Story

[Deleted]

Very difficult for me but I would have to choose The Moonbase as I loved the atmosphere in it. Very tempted to choose Wheel though. I also love Tomb as well.

[Deleted]

I love the invasion. Can I vote for the 2nd half of the invasion???

[richardwoods]

Got to be the Invasion.

[Deleted]

You can vote for the Invasion if you want to,Shawn. It includes the second part

[mat walker]

My vote is for tomb.I have a soft spot for tomb because I remember the overwhelming joy I had when I first found out it had been found.And the strong memory of watching it for the first time on video with my family.
Also its very atmospheric and well directed.The scene with the cybermen coming out of the tombs coming down the ladders and walking towards the doctor and party still sends a bit of a chill down my spine even now.
That may have something to do with the music though which is excellent.

[steven g]

I think Tomb is probably the best Cybermen story of the 60s, I too love the scenes of the Cybermen coming to life with Space Adventure playing, it's so simple yet so compelling to watch too, the music really helps with the atmosphere and tells you that this is a big, big moment in the story.

[PaulF]

I absolutely adore 'The Tenth Planet' - It doesn't matter how iconic is, it's just a brilliant story:

- The sets are brilliant, especially the south pole. Accompanied by that amazing incidental music it's such a brilliant atmosphere.

- The characters other than the TARDIS crew are brilliant: Cutler being a great standout!

- The Cybermen look great: I personally think they're in their best incarnation in this story: the human-like remains underneath the armour, the voices disturbing and their very blunt way of putting things ('People die all over your world yet you do not care about them.') are both thought-provoking and correct...in a disturbing way.

- Hartnell, while not leaving the show as an action hero, has, I believe, the most upsetting exit of any Doctor. For 3 years he has been the grandfather figure who we've grown to love; and then, right before our eyes, the grandfather figure is quite clearly dying...and then he actually does die...it truly is saddening.

I do enjoy all the Cybermen stories from the 60s; but Tenth always stands out to me as the iconic Cyberman story.

[Robert Lia]

I love The Invasion, Tomb is second for me, I wont comment on Wheel in Space as I have not seen it proper. Moonbase I am sure will be good but until I see it with the animation I cant vote for it.

Tenth Planet I still enjoyed though

[tom rogers]

A tough one, no doubt.

i love Tenth Planet for the same reasons others have stated, and especially for the Cybermen themselves - it really brings the "living corpses" idea to the forefront. Dead voices and eyes, and those human hands at the end of cybernetic arms!

Tombs is terrific all around, and has some of the best Pat Troughton lines ever. His talk with Victoria about his family, and his put down of Klieg regarding the Doctor's special method of learning information ("I keep my eyes and ears open and my mouth shut.") are brilliant.

Moonbase has that claustrophobic atmosphere of terror that really makes the story sing. 

Wheel in Space is the hardest one for me to judge as so much of it is missing and I never saw the original broadcast, but from what survives it looks like a worthy successor to the previous stories.

The invasion, though, is probably my favorite. The story is good even over eight episodes, the Cybermen are scary, the Doctor and companions are in top form, and Kevin Stoney is just great. I still love to hear him say, "Packerrrr!"

[Michael D. Kimpton]

I love "The Tomb of the Cybermen" and I love "The Invasion", but I was taken aback by how well "The Moonbase" turned out. The story is goofy (in the good Doctor Who kind of way) and the characters are really enjoyable to watch. The animated reconstructions of Episodes 1 and 3 really enhance the mood. Great serial!

[Brad Phipps]

Tomb is best.

Moonbase a close second.

Invasion is good but it takes 17 episodes before you actually see a Cyberman.

Tenth Planet is ok but the outfits are very dated, the voices were probably well thought out on paper but sound poor and Hartnell's ill health makes the story stumble part way through. That said, the final episode is probably great.

Wheel is not the best. I don't know why they spend so long in the 1960s to introduce the Cybermen.

[DavidGreene]

Invasion for me all the way, it was my first serial I ever watched. However, it was still a tough decision because these are some really good stories.  Tomb is really high on my list and The Tenth Planet has the creepiest Cybermen design, I just love the way you can see their eyes, and I can't wait for the region 1 release of The Moonbase.

[Alex Dering]

I preferred Tomb, mainly because it's complete. Tenth Planet was good, but with the missing episode AND the regeneration, it's hard to accept it as a Cyberman story. It's the First Doctor's departure story, oh, and here's this enemy that will end up becoming a staple of the program. No other Doctor's regeneration had to be "shared" in quite this way. Even the Master's involvement with regeneration-related stories is as an established character. It's almost like he's brought in because he's a known quality. "Oh, right, the sociopath with a time machine. There's a good combination. At least the fans will know what to expect, and we can sneak in a city folding in on itself."

As for Tenth Planet. In New York, the MoMA had a Magritte exhibit, and one of the paintings is of two people embracing. The effect is, very much, like seeing two of the Cybermen from Tenth Planet. I wonder if the costumers were Magritte fans. Here's the link: www.google.com/search?q=magritte+lovers&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=PWu&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=eOnhUs_EJ-bSsASh64G4Ag&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=1490&bih=647&dpr=0.9#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=UDimqXeBsIIwkM%253A%3BfdoWzSBKkbXb6M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F4.bp.blogspot.com%252F-Zh60yL7vy1o%252FTvI4O7SzDtI%252FAAAAAAAAAio%252FKu6YPb9Vvr0%252Fs1600%252FThe%25252BLovers%25252B-%25252BRene%25252BMagritte.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fdeniselevertov.blogspot.com%252F2011%252F12%252Flos-amantes.html%3B1600%3B1175

[johnforbes]

WIS, because it would be nice to actually watch more of its missing episodes. It would mean the missing ep count had gone down

[Will Weller]

In the end I picked Tomb of the Cybermen. But The Moonbase and The Invasion are also great in my opinion!