TEXT: "THE INVASION" BY DERRICK SHERWIN FROM A STORY BY KIT PEDLER First broadcast - 14th December 1968 Running time - 24 minutes 44 seconds [SCENE_BREAK] 1. LONDON. DAY (A storm of electronic noise floods London. Cybermen fling open manhole covers and climb from the sewers. A phalanx of Cybermen advance down the steps in front of Saint Paul's Cathedral.) [SCENE_BREAK] 2. INT. LAB, TRAVERS' HOUSE. DAY (The DOCTOR lies on the floor, just coming around from the unconsciousness induced by the Cybermen's hypnotic signal. ZOE and ISOBEL are by his side whilst JAMIE gently slaps the side of his face. Professor WATKINS and Captain TURNER are also gathered around, looking on.) DOCTOR: Oh! ISOBEL: Oh, are you all right Doctor? DOCTOR: (Painfully coming to.) Oh... Oh... Oh, wha... Oh! Oh, my! (The DOCTOR is helped to a sitting position, and still in pain, puts his fingers to his ears.) JAMIE: Doctor! The invasion, it's begun. DOCTOR: Yes Jamie, I'd rather gathered that. I... is everyone else all right? TURNER: (Together.) Yes. ISOBEL: (Together.) Yes, we're fine. DOCTOR: Oh, what about the Brigadier, and... and the rest of the men? TURNER: I'll check. (TURNER stands and goes into the next room to the R/T unit.) DOCTOR: (OOV, still in discomfort.) Oh! Oh! (JAMIE and ZOE mutter something, out of sight, as TURNER goes over to the radio.) TURNER: (Into the R/T microphone.) Captain Turner calling UNIT control, Captain Turner calling UNIT control. Are you receiving me, over? (There is no response. ZOE, JAMIE, and the others gather around where TURNER is seated.)
SUMMARY:
With the entire world unconscious apart from the Doctor and his friends, the Cybermen are poised to invade and only Zoe, the Brigadier and a missile crew can stop them.