TARDISodes — Season 1, Episode 5: Prelude to Rise of the Cybermen

Episode synopsis

A mission briefing from Gemini calls all Preacher agents into action. It describes Cybus Industries, John Lumic, the head of Cybus Industries, and his latest "upgrade" - the Cybermen. It also tells how thousands of people have gone missing. The briefing ends, and the laptop it was playing on is closed by Ricky Smith (Mickey's counterpart on the parallel Earth), who drives away in a van just as an advertisement for Cybus Industries is heard on the radio, announcing: "Coming soon, the ultimate upgrade."

About TARDISodes

A web series made to promote the second series of Doctor Who in 2006. Each episode acts as a prequel to the events of the corresponding episode.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Prelude to New Earth
• E2Prelude to Tooth and Claw
• E3Prelude to School Reunion
• E4Prelude to the Girl in the Fireplace
• E6Prelude to the Age of Steel
• E7Prelude to the Idiot's Lantern
• E8Prelude to the Impossible Planet
• E9Prelude to the Satan Pit
• E10Prelude to Love & Monsters
• E11Prelude to Fear Her
• E12Prelude to Army of Ghosts
• E13Prelude to Doomsday