Episode
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis (1)
Overview
The Doctor and Ace battle the time traveller Lady Peinforte and the Cybermen for possession of the incredibly powerful Nemesis statue, which is on its way back to the planet Earth to rendezvous with a destiny set in stone by the Doctor himself.
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 25
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1988-11-23
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Silver Nemesis (1) is Episode 8 in Season 25 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1988-11-23. The runtime is 25 min.
Previous / Next
Episode 7: The Happiness Patrol (3)
As the Doctor leads the Pipe People towards reclaiming their world, Helen A faces betrayal from those closest to her.
Episode 9: Silver Nemesis (2)
As hostilities break out between factions vying for ownership of the comet, the Doctor goes after the worst of the lot - Cybermen, using Ace's upgraded boom box to flood Cyber Communications with jazz music while trying to locate the whereabouts of the fleet beyond this mere scouting party.
More episodes from this season
Episode 6: The Happiness Patrol (2)
The Doctor and Earl manage to escape from the Kandy Man and join up with the planet's natives, the Pipe People, enlisting their help to rescue Ace.
Episode 10: Silver Nemesis (3)
With the Cyber Fleet poised nearby, the Doctor may have no choice but to let them have Nemesis. Meanwhile, Lady Peinforte and Richard navigate modern society, De Flores encounters an open betrayal, and Ace combats Cybermen with a slingshot.
Episode 5: The Happiness Patrol (1)
The Earth colony Terra Alpha, the future. With the aid of her sweet-natured executioner, Helen A, ruler of the planet, has ensured the population is happy - on pain of death! The Doctor and Ace decide to fight for the right to be miserable.
Episode 11: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1)
The Doctor and Ace visit the Psychic Circus on the planet Segonax, where they find the standard of judging at the talent contest distressingly astringent.
Episode 4: Remembrance of the Daleks (4)
The Omega device is in jeopardy. A giant Dalek warship hangs above the Earth. London has become a battleground for ruthless alien intelligences.
Episode 12: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2)
The Doctor and Ace reach the Psychic Circus, where the Doctor is imprisoned with the other contestants while Ace draws the attention of the Chief Clown.
Episode 3: Remembrance of the Daleks (3)
The Doctor plans to let one of the Dalek factions have the Hand of Omega (but not too easily, of course) while keeping Gilmore and his military men preoccupied in a safe territory, but that plan could be threatened by a mole in their midst and a miscalculation on the Doctor's part.
Episode 13: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (3)
Mags helps the Doctor escape and Deadbeat leads him to Ace, where Bellboy tells them what happened to the Psychic Circus.
Episode 2: Remembrance of the Daleks (2)
With two factions of Daleks involved in a race war on Earth, the Doctor takes care of old business by having the Hand of Omega ceremoniously but quietly buried in a churchyard. His actions do not go unobserved, and leaving behind a bored Ace without a purposeful outlet could spell trouble as well.
Episode 14: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (4)
Mags goes to find Ace and Kingpin, pursued by the Chief Clown, while the Doctor confronts the power behind the Psychic Circus.