Written by Derrick Sherwin from a story by Kit Pedler, co-creator of the Cybermen, the Second Doctor’s ‘enemy of choice’ clash with him for the fourth and final time - eventually.
Made at a time when the future of our favourite show was in some doubt, ‘The Invasion’ was and is a thrilling eight-part epic, the deliberate prototype story for the new format, placing the Doctor firmly on present-day Earth and bringing the alien monsters here.
…Patrick Troughton meets UNIT meets the Cybermen for a true classic that brought Outer Space to Earth and launched a new era.
