The Cybermen Break Out of the Tomb | The Tomb of the Cybermen | Doctor Who

[@Hedgehoginthetardis]

Now these are proper Cybermen! Eerie, creepy, un-settling, and vaguely humanoid but in a grotesque machine-like way. Their more zombie-slow like movements make it more apparent that there is something living inside those suits, and their dead emotion-less faces always make them an un-predictable presence. You aren't always sure what they're going to do, but you still don't want to be anywhere near them. Also, the music in this scene: absolute perfection. The classic era really did have some stand-out soundtracks, and this is clearly one of them.

[@sillygoose635]

The other cybermen are prosper too.

[@vullord666]

Honestly I started watching the modern/revived series and just never felt anything threatening or scary from the modern cybermen. I mean at that point I had seen a billion other killer robot movies. I got that they were iconic but that’s it. It wasn’t until Capaldi kept bringing up the Mondasian cybermen and Moffat gave him a storyline with them as his goodbye present that I realized how much better the earliest versions of the cybermen were. Then I looked at all the different versions and they really got gradually more generic robots (except for that one midpoint where they sounded and looked nearly completely human) as time went on.

[@notapplicable6985]

@@vullord666 I kinda like the cybus cybermen, but only in their first two parter apperence.

[@adrianh332]

Sort of like a politician then?

[@Rajesh-Koothrappali]

I wish they had the first design, but, with the head of the ones from the 5th doctor

[@loonylucy169]

The music used in this scene is one of my faverate peices of music used in Doctor Who ever!!! It is really affective and adds to the creepy awakening and movemont of the Cybermen. Absolute perfection! Fantastic!!!

[@ftumschk]

Agreed, it's very atmospheric. Amazingly, it wasn't written for this scene - it wasn't even written for Doctor Who - but was a piece called "Space Adventure" by Martin Slavin. "Space Adventure" had already been used in _The Tenth Planet_ and would go on to feature in some other stories.

[@ian_b]

Agreed. I just came here just to listen to it!

[@Eltonlaleham]

@Loony Lucy you are trillions of ways right these Cybermen are awesome in trillions of ways

[@woffus]

I remember watching this on TV when it originally aired and being totally engrossed. In a later scene a Cyberman is injured and all this foamy stuff came out. It was chilling to this 7 year old kid. Love it!

[@gorillaau]

The pre-time war Doctor Who was creepy, even if some of the effects looked like bad matte painting and green screens. Cyberman are very human but otherwise soulless. No personality, just the good of the cyber race.

[@andysmith1996]

I remember seeing it as a kid too. It's one of my earliest memories. This scene and the Cybermats really freaked me out.

[@ashdude55]

Iconic scene, but you forgot the iconic line that follows. "You shall be like us", and those chilling voices too.

[@Lythgoemania]

That part of the scene is already on the channel.

[@harryturner8701]

Different part of the scene

[@Tardisius]

" You've no home planet, no influence, nothing. You're just a pathetic bunch of tin soldiers skulking about the galaxy in an ancient spaceship." The Doctor, 'Revenge of the Cybermen' April 1975 =))

[@stephenmurphy2212]

"Emotions! Laugh, Pride, Hate, Fear!... Have you no emotion, then?" -- First Doctor, "Tenth Planet", 1966.

[@thedw6688]

"Have you no Heart?" "That is a part we removed."-Cyberman,"Tenth Planet", 1966

[@Gamer-wh4ih]

So murph how do I keep running into you?

[@sarwatali1618]

"Alright go ahead kill us"-the second doctor tomb of the Cybermen

[@DarkAdonisVyers]

Love, not laugh. Laugh is an action, not an emotion.

[@TARDISArchives]

An iconic scene :) Not to dissimilar to me getting up on a Monday morning mind you!

[@thedoctor3764]

Cool

[@monkeytime3169]

TARDISArchives Hey look! TARDISARCHIVES! That's interesting

[@ericmadsen9655]

TARDISArchives I saw this on BBC AMERICA during a classic DW specials.

[@simsforever791]

TARDISArchives same lol

[@pacetti07]

Eric Madsen The modern show runners of DOCTOR WHO could learn a few things on what made the classic series so good for so long.

[@LegendKiller1fan]

I sure do hope they find more missing episodes in my life time. There are still 97 missing episodes. Keep Searching BBC!!!

[@Hilda_ogden]

Hawk DA Bear They are missing.

[@reubenmanzo2054]

I have a list of episodes that have some intact scenes here and there. Wherever the scenes were delivered from, the rest of the episode is probably in the same spot. This list is as follows: Galaxy 4 (1) The Daleks' Master Plan (1, 3 & 4) The Savages (4) The Tenth Planet (4) The Power of the Daleks (1 & 5) The Highlanders (1) The Macra Terror (2) The Evil of the Daleks (7) The Abominable Snowmen (4) Fury from the Deep (2, 4-6) The Wheel in Space (1) If these could be recovered, it would take the number of missing episodes down to 80. A step in the right direction.

[@Nosregni]

Sixties Cybermen had the best music.

[@xanderhubrecht7641]

Ya totaly

[@satum__]

Space Adventure Pt. 2. I was used in the Tenth Planet, Moon base Tomb, and Web

[@loonylucy169]

I agree

[@Stiffd1]

But the fuckers still can't play Trombone - or find the Anadin!

[@frippp66]

always good to hear 'Rite of Spring' for one more re-mix

[@cassandramorgan1600]

I'm 26 years old born in 1993 and this was one of my top five favourite episodes of classic who it was one of the shortest in Patrick Troughtons season then at the time but one of the best under seige stories in my opinion it also influenced future stories and actors in the time to come... Bring these Cybermen back!!

[@SLagonia]

The visuals and the music form a perfect harmony - They make these creatures truly terrifying. It's a lost art.

[@user06killer]

Now, that is a proper music for Cybermen awaking

[@UnchainedAmerica]

this music score will give you the right kind of earworms for decades. I can still hear the drums 10 years later after I heard it the first time.

[@MoniqueFromPlymouth]

Regardless of anyone's opinion about the story, you cannot help but be impressed by the production values of "Tomb of the Cybermen." Especially this scene with the Cybermen coming out of the tombs. When I first seen it back in 1992 on TV not long after the episodes were found, I expected the show would be frugal with the production. Aside from a few flaws (ex: when the Cyber Controller's head almost came off after he was slammed against a control board), it looks high budget for its time.

[@UnchainedEruption]

Tomb of the Cybermen was amazing

[@wallacebiddle7008]

yeh its defonatly a classic story Tomb of the cybermen, web of fear, power of the daleks, and evil of the daleks, was pat troughtons best stories i think. Although nearly all of his stories are good to be fare underwater menace accepted.

[@stevemcqwark7061]

One of the best scenes and stories in all of Doctor Who's history! Love Tomb of the Cybermen, a true classic in any and every sense of the word. Can't give the story enough praise!

[@Lythgoemania]

I don't really understand the hype over this one to be honest. It's quite a scary and atmospheric story but I don't think it's anywhere near being a classic. I prefer Moonbase and The Invasion.

[@stevemcqwark7061]

Personal preferences man. I love both stories mentioned but Tomb I hold dear for a reason or two, so of course there'll be bias haha.

[@slumdogjay]

1960’s Cybermen have never been equalled. Especially not in the modern era.

[@JohnCastillo-t1c]

I love that the person who unleash the Cybermen is the same person who unleash Kharis in The Mummy (1959).

[@fredfungalspore]

The Cybermen are so strong they can't even break through the All Mighty Glad Plastic Wrap from Woolworths....:)

[@sergieflys23]

Fred Fungus Lol

[@EditedAF987]

I mean they have just woken up from hibernation, they’re still a bit groggy

[@DTM-Books]

I love the surreal electronic music of '60s Dr. Who. It's tragic that so many of those episodes were lost.

[@BabPenguin]

I don't know what it is but there is something about these cybermen that take you down the uncanny valley.

[@krozjr5009]

It’s because they aren’t just metal-plated like the new ones, the arms bend and crease in ways similar to clothing, almost as thought it’s just another layer of their being.

[@robotx9285]

@@krozjr5009 That's a neat detail which the modern cybermen don't have. Barring the modernized og cybermen.

[@callingdrwoodrue2339]

Met Frazer hienz at a convention. He singed my copy of this adventure and we had a great chat about behind the scenes. Truly a humble guy

[@MBoh34]

Awesome scene, the cybermen come out so slow but the scary thing is you can't stop them

[@R.e.m.y.H.]

I remember this scene from "The Cybermen Early Years" VHS tape. For many years this was the only scene from Tomb that I could see, and it looked so cool! I really wanted to see this story every time I watched that tape!

[@turntsnaco824]

Love the music at about 1:48 till the end. Psychedelic. :D

[@JAKECOT_CENTER]

Jeez I wish the cybermen could be this scary in the new series

[@Lythgoemania]

I say bring back the Mondas Cybermen! And Capaldi agrees with me, so it could happen.

[@iHuzza]

Robert Lythgoe Weren't the Mondas Cybermen the ones that appeared in Nightmare in Silver and Dark Water? Either way, I definitely agree that the Cybermen should go back to at the very least an updated version of the Invasion design or maybe even one of these or the Tenth Planet models, the new Iron-Man duplicates simply aren't scary whatsoever.

[@Lythgoemania]

iHuzza I mostly meant the Tenth Planet versions with that comment.

[@iHuzza]

Robert Lythgoe I think that while they'd be really good in terms of the fear effect, thoe Cybermen were very easily defeated, they'd have the Gold weakness of the future Cybermen alongside all of that Radiation weakness that they'd had. Personally, while it's not as scary, I'd go with an updated version of the Invasion models as they are still sort of creepy, however don't come with the weaknesses of their earlier counterparts.

[@ewan.cartwright]

iHuzza It is as of yet unconfirmed, some people think the 'Closing Time' Cybermen are Mondas because there's no Cybus Industries logo.

[@hugodrax71]

Hard to fathom why some people started knocking this story after it was found, complete, in Hong Kong in 1991 - "it's not as great as we thought blah blah blah". It's a brilliant story - totally deserves its status as a Who classic

[@Eltonlaleham]

The Cybermen in this story are well menacing in billions of ways and this story is the best Cyberstory ever.

[@achsdu17]

These are some creepy Cybermen, but the 1st ones take the cake. I wish Doctor Who would redesign the current ones to look more human like and back to primitive roots.

[@Lythgoemania]

^This!

[@Cybermat47]

Totally agree. The first Cybermen are creepy as hell. If you haven't listened to 'Spare Parts', listen to it now.

[@Lythgoemania]

CelticPred1997 Still better than RTD's "Cybermen" (I use that term loosely).

[@Lythgoemania]

CelticPred1997 I'll just say that at least the new Cybermen don't say "delete, delete". *Shudder*.

[@philipptapsell3112]

+Cybermat47 I'm listening to it now. I'm listening to all monthly releases in order and I'm on 34 (Spare Parts).

[@Charon.1]

So eerie... and the music gives it a kind of creepy psychodelic atmosphere

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Before The Enemy of the World this was the only complete story in the Patrick's second season in fact this is the only Cybermen story with all the eps in the B&W era of Dr Who.

[@liljrae9684]

These old Dr Who episodes are true timeless. Still feels futuristic!

[@Eltonlaleham]

This Cybermen story is ace in billions of ways

[@louisebelcher1312]

These are scary for simple reasons; buildup and fantastic acting done by the actors in the cybermen costumes. You do not need a big budget and good filming equipment. Music also helps, and this particular piece is fearmongering.

[@fredfungalspore]

The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was one of the sound effects units of the BBC, created in 1958 to produce incidental sounds and new music for radio and, later, television. The unit is known for its experimental sounds ...

[@bradleywillard2361]

My personal favourite Second Doctor scene from my favourite Second Doctor story, well chosen for Throwbackthursday

[@TomTom-dq2id]

Hopefully they'll find more episodes.

[@ForViewingOnly]

Stunning set, and very memorable scene. The plodding pace of the Cybermen here makes me think of Lucio Fulci's late 70's 'Zombie Flesh Eaters'.

[@SamuelBlack84]

"Father must see my uniform"

[@__-zd9hg]

These scene is great because it shows off a great part of the cyberman theme music, displays a bit of a slip up before yer man says "administration", reminding us it's live and also shows the cybermen at their creepiest, when it looks like they're horrible insects hatching from eggs. I did wonder if the actors were trying really hard not to fall out of their pod in those awkward costumes. They probably can't see or move very well.

[@NerdX151]

Always love how the 60's Cybermen were walking like zombies. 10 times more effective than the stupid stomping, because you are reminded that there is actually a corpse in there.

[@azurerainbow4637]

Klieg was so stupid thinking the Cybermen would help him and not spare his life.

[@ToldTellTV]

The first classic Doctor Who story I had seen, growing up with modern who. Safe to say I was, and still am, absolutely infatuated with their older appearances and the sheer horror it invokes. Brilliant television!

[@TayoEXE]

I love both Cybermen generations. It's pretty annoying to keep hearing "THE CYBERMEN WERE SO MUCH SCARIER BACK THEN."

[@zl3791]

Exactly, they honestly werent. They were goofy if anything.

[@horaciosi]

@@zl3791 I groan and sigh everytime people say the Tenth Planet Cybermen are scary. No they're not. They look silly, act silly and sound silly.

[@martinrobo123]

@@zl3791 but they were better in classic who to modern who

[@martinrobo123]

@@horaciosi oh so you think shouting delete isn't silly? Because it damn well is

[@horaciosi]

@@martinrobo123 No.

[@Jagdtoq]

Creepy music and creepy Cybermen make for a very creepy show.

[@Dinozilla626]

One of my favourite classic stories

[@ciarantimothy8081]

This story in my eyes is a timeless classic

[@mariothedevil1537]

The moment that changed history...

[@briang.2218]

I do like the old Cybermen for their eerie style, but I will admit I actually quite liked the Cyberiad Cybermen design in Nightmare in Silver too -- they're entirely different styles of fear factor, though. This one is meant to be unearthly and uncanny, the Cyberiad is meant to be intimidating in a kind of 'Jesus there's a lot of them, and they're all kind of indestructible' sort of way -- similar to the Dalek depiction in RTD's run.

[@Yggi11]

"These emotionless automatons will be grateful to me!"

[@medievalist]

Even though it's idiotic reasoning, it's precisely how some people would think. I find it utterly believable, unfortunately.

[@RyoCaliente]

Space Adventure, still the best Doctor Who theme.

[@ItsCrossbow]

Best cybermen music and classic who cybermen are clear of new who cybermen

[@CharlieInDaUK]

He cliffhanger at the end of the first part of remembrance of the Daleks. That Dalek coming up the stairs for the first time, great for #ThrowbackThursday

[@jensablefur155]

Excluding the Cybermat attack scene, and making concessions for some appalling accents, Tomb is pure gold. Proper season 5 awesomeness.

[@SuperHydra93]

love the music when they break out

[@arthurmorgan6359]

These cybermen are creeper than the modern ones

[@hopebgood]

Totally agree

[@Engineer_Who]

Ah, yes. Back when the Cybermen were actually scary. And the score wasn't just an orchestra playing "I Am the Doctor" for the zillionth time.

[@TGM_Productions]

Garrett Hicks I was generally, scared of these Cybermen.

[@krozjr5009]

No, the score was “Space Adventure (Part 2)” for the zillionth time. I still know which I prefer.

[@sillygoose635]

Still are, tbh, and it wasn't playing i am the doctor, it was space adventure pt 2 for the trillion time.

[@icemachine79]

@@sillygoose635 Only the 3rd time, actually. It was used in "The Tenth Planet", "The Moonbase", and here.

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

*wakes up* "Time to get up, I guess​." *2 years later* "Finally got out of there."

[@beefusthemighty]

The Saran Wrap can't hold us back anymore!

[@Calvero52]

I just finished watching this yesterday. Wonderful story! I always have a softspot for the original version of the Cybermen :) Jamie: "That's really the end of the Cybermen, isn't it?" Doctor: "Yes Jamie. On the other hand, I never like to make predictions."

[@MrDalek2150]

"They shall never pass Toberman. The door is closed." - Toberman R.I.P Roy Stewart, died in 2008 I think, not to be confused with the silent film actor or Roy Stuart.

[@daftyofficial]

This is my favourite classic episode by a mile!

[@DeceasedDuck]

first ever episode i ever watched and it is amazing

[@trevpr1]

I remember this. I would have been four years old.

[@Mindrust69]

Such a prolific scene. I really enjoyed this story.

[@Cookiefanxo]

I love how the old cybermen used to karate chop people to death and the new ones use electro. 😂

[@DaringNote62]

you can't forget this scene

[@that-british-whovian]

I think something people nowadays won’t understand is what watching this in the early 90s was like, “The Tomb of the cybermen” had spent 20 years building up a mythos unto itself and because there were no copies and episodes at this point regularly returning and to suddenly see what was at the time the legendary lost story return was an event for Doctor who fans, so I can only imagine what it must have been like to be amongst the first to sit down and watch the silver giants emerge from the tombs, all I know is at the first viewing the sound was out of sync

[@JBexplores]

60s Who had the best soundtracks holy crap

[@scrmepal]

I was a kid when this first aired, and i remember those horrible Cybermats as well....:)

[@justine_holloway]

the music is awesome

[@TommyRayzer]

I get the sense from the Cyber actors actions and the sound effects that we are supposed to believe that the material encasing each Cyber tomb is much stronger than it is shown to be here. Quite funny.

[@lfkpics3884]

Got to love the music

[@davidstevenson9517]

Thank you, DW, for offering this. I last watched this in 1966, aged 3, from the safety of behind the corner of the couch, to my parents amusement. Terrifying!🤖🤤

[@MrPatters]

This episode does all the right things a horror-centered episode should.

[@xMrCh33s3x]

One of the few 2nd Doctor episodes I watched. You would think that the cybermen would use a containment more advanced than plastic film, but I'm not complaining. It's a cool scene.

[@jakefessi8045]

This is one of most creepiest mysterious sequences in the show's history

[@kyokushinkaikid]

Me waking up on a Sunday after too many beers.

[@AndrewChapman]

What a coincidence, I was watching "The Tomb of the Cybermen" just the other day.

[@azurerainbow4637]

The Tomb of The Cybermen was the only 4-part story in the show's 5th year during Patrick Troughton's era.

[@HaloPrime212]

This is what cyber man should be the kind that give you nightmares when you hear the music

[@jazzyjay1701]

Wow what great music

[@CircussCake]

This is one of my favorite songs from classic who :]

[@declansheehan1768]

Can this guy really be that intelligent if he continuously insists that the Cybermen would be willing to help him?

[@sergieflys23]

Declan Sheehan True, The Cybermen don't like to help others. Usually they would convert others into Cybermen.

[@sergieflys23]

***** Percisely. Klieg doesn't Understand the Cybermen Like the Doctor Does.

[@NerdX151]

Actually that is not always the case. As far as the mondasian Cybermen go, they would be willing to work with others if there was any logic to it. For example, if they encountered a scientist that could create something they wanted, they would gladly let him do so... but he wouldn't last long.

[@DestroyerGamingHD]

If you think about it, mondasian cybermen are very honest about their rewards for helping them, but it always requires the person to undergo cyber-conversion, which none of them do (like the guy in The Invasion).

[@nathanplante4570]

The fans consider Tomb to be the best Cyberman story, and I agree with them! By the way, 👽👽👽👽👽 means that this story gets 5 out of 5 stars!

[@thomasstevens2746]

Amazing music

[@toij3597]

This gave me nightmares so terrifying

[@borgduck]

Imagine showing this to a kid from 1967 who is already scared by the Cybermen being awoken, only to suddenly be confronted by The Silence (?).

[@therougewalker1288]

The 60s were the only era to get the cybermen just right. 70s-80s were too emotional and the nuwho ones are just generic robot villains.

[@MLPvipiao]

2:19 What creature is that!? Woah! What is it saying? It tells me to subscribe? What, where did it go.... wait, what went... where? I cant remember... I just have this feeling I should subscribe to the Doctor Who youtube channel.

[@martinwood744]

These Cybes play a mean trumpet!

[@johnrider5701]

This scared the crap out of me when I was a kid. The music was fantastic and should be reused by the modern show ,

[@dawnfinch8232]

This was my Era of the Doctor these cybermen plus the music was scary 😮

[@PrincessPinkHeart2702]

It’s really impressive that this show’s creators came up with the name ‘cyber man’ all the way back in the 1900’s.

[@icefarrow7959]

Not really, computers and networks existed back then too.

[@korystephens3318]

​@@icefarrow7959right. Plus you have the Avengers ep The Cybernauts

[@09philj]

*Fumbles with clingfilm menacingly*

[@chikowashere]

Is it wrong that I kinda want a black and white episode of Doctor Who now. I was gonna say season but I'll settle for an episode.

[@LordSlarr]

Yeah, the 60s episodes had a certain atmosphere that hasn't been done again. It's not just the black and White its the grainy quality and suppressed sound and Imaginative set design and music. I would love another in its style.

[@glentor3]

+Lord Slarr..... Kind of like the original 'Twilight Zone'. It had a quality that has never been captured again.

[@sarahlee6641]

The cybermen going back into the tomb, almost looks like a copy on rewind of this clip!..

[@mattitheraptor8894]

What is the background song? Or is it unkown?

[@ZAYZable]

Как же я раньше не замечала, что у изначальных кибермэнов было только 3 пальца?! О.о Ведь не раз смотрела эту серию!( Первоначальные кибермэны были няшками) ^_^

[@nma52b]

Breaching through the saran wrap of hibernation.

[@brendy4546]

Does anybody know where I can find this music?

[@tebz3002]

me and the boys when someone steals the beans