Earthshock is the sixth serial of the 19th season of the British
science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first
broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 8 to 16 March 1982.
This serial marks the final regular appearance of Matthew Waterhouse
as Adric and his climactic death, with the final episode featuring
unique silent credits in memory of the character. It is also the first
to feature the Cybermen since Revenge of the Cybermen in 1975.The
serial is mainly set on Earth and a deep space freighter in 2526. In
the serial, the Cybermen plot to wipe out Earth, where a conference of
multiple planets are planning to form a military pact to defeat the
Cybermen in a war.As the TARDIS materialises in Earth's future, Adric
argues with the Fifth Doctor about the lack of attention and respect
he receives compared to Nyssa or Tegan. They explore a series of caves
and are caught by soldiers led by Lieutenant Scott; Professor Kyle,
accompanying Scott, accuses the four of killing the rest of her
archaeological team. The Doctor convinces them to help, and Kyle leads
them to the bodies of her team, near where they find an odd metal
hatch. The group is attacked by androids, killing some of Scott's men,
but the Doctor defeats them. He suspects the androids were guarding
the hatch, and eventually opens it to reveal a powerful bomb that
could destroy the planet. The Doctor and Adric defuse the bomb and
trace its signal back to a freighter that is entering the Solar
System. Scott and Kyle join the Doctor as they return to the TARDIS
and travel to the freighter. The Doctor instructs the others to wait
in the TARDIS while he and Adric explore the ship, and find a similar
number of corpses in the cargo holds, before they are caught by the
ship's security and taken to Captain Briggs, where they try to explain
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