http://community.livejournal.com/doctorwhy/2389.html

Watching the new Knight Rider (hey, I got up at 3A to work on reporting the election, needed some brainless viewing), one character “Billy” (played, ironically enough by the same actor who was President Roslin’s assistant on BSG) was asked who he was supposed to be (Halloween episode).. “Captain Jack Harkness”. Response by Bruce Davison: the time travelling bisexual?

J/P=?

In the introductory narrative retired actor Kevin Stoney says: “It had the working title ‘Return of the Cybermen’. The story was however later retitled ‘The Invasion’ to keep the appearance of the adversaries a surprise until halfway through the story.”
That made good sense! However, the commentator continues: “Unfortunately in some regions, the Radio Times published a picture of a Cyberman alongside the episode listing of part one. This somewhat spoiled the surprise appearance of the cybermen in part 4.” (www.recons.com/recons/lc19.htm)

So about spoilers, nothing new under the sun, really. Well, maybe the Cybermen appear very early in this Xmas Special, or the tabloids had already spotted them on the set.
Funny enough, from this old story parts 1 and 4 don’t exist anymore, like many of the Patrick Troughton episodes. What I am watching is a reconstructed version by Loose Cannon, the production company that reconstructs lost early Doctor Who episodes with in-production photos. In 2006, the missing parts 1 & 4 have been reproduced by the animation studio Cosgrove Hall, who previously created the webcast “Scream of the Shalka”.

Let’s enjoy the coming Xmas Special though. I’m really in suspense if it will be a rewrite of the old story or a completely new one…

… Well, no. The old one is a 20th century cold war story and introduction to UNIT, while the décor of the Xmas Special trailer looks more Victorian. Unless of course it is an ‘introductory’ decoy…

Spoiler for the Return of the Cybermen of 1968: UNIT had a working missile defence system!

Woop! Isn’t that Miranda Richardson of Black Adder fame? I repeat, Woop!

No, it is Dervla Kirwan of Ballykissangel and Goodnight Sweetheart fame.

Her web-site is: http://www.dervla-kirwan.co.uk/